Hornby Island Blog

Hugelkultur

By Kevin McMahon This spring I created our garden’s first hugelkultur bed with an eye towards a future of low [...]

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Blueberry and Basil Baselito

By Rachelle Chinnery We are enjoying the fruits of hard working farmers and gardeners this August. On Hornby we now [...]

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Huckleberries

It’s huckleberry season on Hornby. Those somewhat tart, succulent little red berries beckoning from the forest are a delight of [...]

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Make it. Bake it. Grow it.

By Rachelle Chinnery Over the past few years the move to ‘Slow’ and ‘Local’ has become mainstream. More people are [...]

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My Favorite Ride

By Kevin McMahon The water tower trail entrance (the one painted by Graham Herbert) is just down the road from [...]

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Hornby Radio

By Phil Bailey Radio broadcasting on the frequency modulating dial has made it to Hornby Island, again … but this [...]

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Medical Care on Hornby: A Love Story

By Rachelle Chinnery I married a man whose many minor injuries and mishaps have made me eternally grateful to live [...]

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Birth of a Clinic – Part 2

By John Grunewald New Clinic Photo Essay A committee was struck (no surprise there) and mandated, with great understatement, to [...]

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