Seeds of Change Conference - Duncan BC

I just returned from the Seeds for Change conference in Duncan, hosted by the Cowichan Green Community. It was well attendeded and the food was as fresh and green as you could imagine. Just Lovely. The focus was on liveable solutions for sustainable communities a vision that is embracing the valley more every day, taking on primarily the form of reducing waste, treading lightly in the first place and supporting the community by buying locally. Although I refuse at this point to give up my lemons and coffee, conference's like this one remind me to try and live by the Hundred Mile Diet as much as possible, we are so blessed here in the Valley to have a mediterrainian climate that is so condusive to growing, just a little glass goes a long way towards growing almost anything. We where honored to listen to Don Genova speak about his personal experience and this was the talk that I went home with that settled in my mind and spirit. Don is a extremelly well educated, well respected foodie who has a story that sings a familiar tune. He grew up with immigrant parents who grew all their own food, and fed their family the most wholesome fresh fare possible. When he left home and began his university years he became a self professed junk food junkie, fast foods prevailed. It took a few years but then he got Crohnes Disease, not a nice thing to cope with, after going to a multitude of doctors and trying various medications Don decided that perhaps food might be at the core of his problem. He changed his diet and viola', his health improved, just to be sure he tested it again and again, every time he indulged in a little too much fast food he became sick. Needless to say Dan is now a flag flying 'Slow Food' proponent. For some reason Vancouver Island has always drawn the kind of people who embrace this attidude, a slower living philosophy in general is the feeling that everyone says is predominate on the Island and especially here in the Valley. Many artists are drawn here most likely for similar reasons, art can not be rushed, good food can not be rushed (unless of course you are eating it raw!) and most Island Folk can not be rushed either. If you would like to adopt this way of life please give me a call to get on my Private Client Service, an automated system that will send you all the new listings before they hit the mls.ca, it will save you looking through everything and give you a bit of a head start.

Happy to show you our beautiful Valley.
All the Best
Sandy
www.remaxlakecowichan.com sandystinson@shaw.ca  (250) 749-6000