by keith | Feb 11, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
The U.S. National Cancer Institute investigates the causes, prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer by supporting research and clinical trials in its own offices, in labs and medical centres across the United States and throughout the world. In 2013,...
by Kathleen Wilson | Feb 6, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
We went to the Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday last weekend with our friends from Yellow Point Country Home. Events included a seed swap, seed vendors, plant vendors, Seedy Café, garden products, speakers, Farmers’ Market. Keith went to the...
by Kathleen Wilson | Feb 5, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
The cold weather is back and that’s a good thing. We heard rain pelting on the window late Sunday night but by morning we woke up to a snowy wonderland. In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. ~William Blake
by Kathleen Wilson | Feb 3, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
It was such a beautiful day last Saturday – chilly and foggy but the sun broke through for a beautiful afternoon. We are watching the trees and shrubs all start to bud out already. It feels so much more temperate here than we are used to. Up on the mountain we...
by keith | Feb 2, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
Please excuse the long-winded post but once I got going I couldn’t quit! In preparation for spring, I have been doing a ton of reading to catch up on the how-tos and where-fores of looking after animals, plants and the land. Much of it amounts to a review of things I...
by Kathleen Wilson | Jan 30, 2014 | Raven Hill Blog
This house was built in 1986 by the guy who used to live next door. He was the carpentry teacher at (the then) Malaspina College and apparently took his sweet time picking out only the best wood for the framing and finishing of this house. When we toured the house for...
