Advertisement · 728 × 90

Posts by Spiral Farm (Kootenay Permaculture)

Preview
An Exclusive Tour of Kim's Home Garden An ethereal, edible meadowscape.

poosh.com/kim-kardashi...

23 hours ago 3 1 0 0
Dans la forêt | Bande-annonce
Dans la forêt | Bande-annonce YouTube video by Les Films du 3 Mars

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw93...

2 days ago 1 0 0 0
A 7 Year Story: Bonanza Corridor and Slocan Valley Focal Areas
A 7 Year Story: Bonanza Corridor and Slocan Valley Focal Areas YouTube video by Slocan River Streamkeepers

A great project in the Slocan Valley, BC
Kootenay Connect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3zP...

1 week ago 3 0 0 0
Preview
Planète bleue, idées vertes | Semer la résilience climatique dans son potager Depuis 25 ans, à Kamouraska, Patrice Fortier, semeur, cultive des variétés ancestrales de plantes pour les adapter au climat nordique du Bas-Saint-Laurent et en récupère les semences, qu’il distribue ...

www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...

1 week ago 1 0 0 0

Imo, rewilding is missing out on profound opportunity by reclaiming farmland for "nature". These 2 land uses can be hybridized for both "nature" and "farming" purposes. Take a look at the tactics and goals of rewilding:

"The first step is usually to introduce herds of large grazers,..."

1 week ago 8 2 4 1
Preview
The ‘unfair’ job of being a conservationist in a world working against nature Jessie Panazzolo was given a stuffed gorilla when she was 3, and from then on, she always wanted to be a conservationist. But a reasonable career track of being gainfully employed or on a livable…

Conservationists face grueling conditions, low pay, & a rising mental health crisis.

On the Mongabay Newscast with @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, Jessie Panazzolo discusses "eco-grief" & why the industry must stop exploiting passion to build a more sustainable future for those protecting the planet.

1 week ago 53 18 0 0
She’s 82 and Still Farming | Vancouver Island
She’s 82 and Still Farming | Vancouver Island YouTube video by Cappuccino Ballet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOWZ...

2 weeks ago 7 1 0 0
Advertisement
Preview
Yukon man grows pineapple at home — and it only took 9 years | CBC News When Alex Oberg finally cut into the fruit for a taste, it was a bit sour. 'We maybe could have waited a little bit longer,' he said.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

2 weeks ago 3 0 0 0
Preview
Slocan River Riparian Restoration 2025 In 2025, with the support of local landowners and Funding from Regional District of Central Kootenay Local Conservation Fund and Fortis BC, Slocan River Streamkeepers implemented The Slocan River R…

slocanriverstreamkeepers.wordpress.com/slocan-river...

2 weeks ago 2 1 0 0
Preview
Enhancing Forest Resilience through the Mother Tree Project in British Columbia | One Earth This project will support the continued research of The Mother Tree Project, a long-term field experiment to identify future forestry management practices that will help our forests remain productive,...

www.oneearth.org/projects/enh...

2 weeks ago 1 0 0 0
Post image

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

2 weeks ago 18121 6866 168 254
A 7 Year Story: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor & Slocan River Valley
A 7 Year Story: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor & Slocan River Valley YouTube video by Kootenay Conservation Program

A 7 Year Story: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor & Slocan River Valley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tieh...

@srstreamkeepers.bsky.social

2 weeks ago 0 0 0 0
"The best April fools joke is the ones birders played on ourselves"
"Red-headed woodpeckers:" Next to a small bird with a long, sharp beak, a black-and-white body and a red head.
"Every other woodpecker"  Shows pictures of Pileated, Downy, Hairy Acorn and Red-bellied woodpeckers, all  of which are some variation on a bird with a black-and-white body and a bright red head."

"The best April fools joke is the ones birders played on ourselves" "Red-headed woodpeckers:" Next to a small bird with a long, sharp beak, a black-and-white body and a red head. "Every other woodpecker" Shows pictures of Pileated, Downy, Hairy Acorn and Red-bellied woodpeckers, all of which are some variation on a bird with a black-and-white body and a bright red head."

Happy April fools/ birding season to all who celebrate!🐦🦆🦅
#AprilFools #WoodpeckerWednesday #Birdsky

2 weeks ago 10 3 0 0
Preview
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

2 weeks ago 108 53 10 12
Advertisement
Preview
Nature-based Solutions Master List - Global Earth Repair Convergence 2026 - Global Earth Repair Foundation There are many natural solutions to the ecological polycrisis, here are the most notable, most of whom will be under discussion at the Convergence.

globalearthrepairfoundation.org/nature-based...

2 weeks ago 4 0 0 1
Preview
B.C. Wildlife Federation building artificial beaver dams in Thompson-Nicola The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is working to maintain existing and build new beaver dam analogues and pos...

q101.ca/2026/03/27/b...

3 weeks ago 3 0 1 0
Preview
Field Notes from the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness Brian Lye doing a light-meter reading before shooting 16 mm film in Frisby Valley. Photo: Genevieve Robertson by the Rainbow-Jordan Working Group The first thing you notice is the silence—not the abse...

articulatemag.ca/rainbow-jord...

3 weeks ago 1 0 0 0
Preview
DIY mushroom-growing kits are a problem for Ontario forests | The Narwhal Golden oyster mushrooms have escaped from backyards and compost bins and are spreading fast, altering how Ontario forests grow, decompose and nurture native fungi

Golden oyster mushrooms are spreading fast, altering how Ontario’s forests grow, decompose and nurture important native 'shrooms. And grow-your-own kits are a culprit. thenarwhal.ca/golden-oyste...

3 weeks ago 54 29 1 4
Post image
3 weeks ago 10 2 0 0
Preview
Grasslands and wetlands are being lost to agriculture four times faster than forests Wild ecosystems such as grassland savannas, bush and open wetlands are losing ground worldwide to make way for large pastures and grain fields. A new study found these ecosystems are being converted a...

Globally, wild grasslands and wetlands are being destroyed for agriculture 4x faster even than forests, with 67% of that for livestock.

We can't keep ignoring the elephant in the room: animal farming is killing our living planet.
share.google/3ZRoI47pYd76...

3 weeks ago 161 55 3 2

blueberries,mulberries, walnut, chestnuts, Asian pears, apples, cherry, pears, plums, etc. are growing in the forest garden!

3 weeks ago 2 1 0 0
Advertisement
Preview
How ‘Fire Fungi’ Help Put Burnt Landscapes Back Together | The Tyee Before plants and animals recolonize after a wildfire, fungi get to work.

“In the grand succession of life after a wildfire, the first beings to appear are neither plants nor animals, but fungi.” 🍄🔥 @hannahthomasy.bsky.social reports.

4 weeks ago 94 23 1 2
Webinar 1: Vandana Shiva: The Revolution Starts in the Soil
Webinar 1: Vandana Shiva: The Revolution Starts in the Soil YouTube video by Dr. Elaine's Soil Food Web School

Webinar 1: Vandana Shiva: The Revolution Starts in the Soil
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPTo...

1 month ago 3 1 0 0
Belonging to the Earth: An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Belonging to the Earth: An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer YouTube video by Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Belonging to the Earth: An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyS3...

1 month ago 8 1 0 0
Preview
When We Revive Buried Urban Creeks, What Can Happen? | The Tyee Spurred by advocates, Vancouver has ‘daylighted’ some paved-over waterways. Ducks, and people, are flocking.

Thirty years ago, Mel Lehan had an idea: he wanted more than anything to bring a stream back to life again.

A couple summers ago, his dream was realized. Hanna Hett reports. A @magiccanoe.bsky.social reprint.

1 month ago 42 13 0 3
Post image

Great blue heron on top of large spruce tree.
Slocan Valley, BC

1 month ago 5 1 0 0
Post image

Revelstoke, regional district pass motion to protect 'ancient forest' from logging
City, district hope to protect 11,000 hectares with rare pockets of old-growth inland temperate rainforest
web.archive.org/web/20260316...

1 month ago 9 3 1 0
Preview
Slocan River Riparian Restoration 2025 In 2025, with the support of local landowners and Funding from Regional District of Central Kootenay Local Conservation Fund and Fortis BC, Slocan River Streamkeepers implemented The Slocan River Ripa...

open.substack.com/pub/greglamo...

1 month ago 1 0 0 0
Advertisement
Preview
Rewilding linked to dramatic increases in birds across Scotland New research across Scotland's Northwoods Rewilding Network has revealed striking biodiversity gains on rewilded land, with bird diversity increasing by more than 260% and pollinating insects rising m...

"The results are astonishingly clear. On rewilded land, biodiversity surged across the board, with the number of bird species up 261%. The variety of bumblebee and butterfly species more than doubled, their abundance increased over 10x."

The cure for nature loss exists.
share.google/w30RUdw1902W...

1 month ago 768 352 13 20
Post image

Trees will grow!

1 month ago 9 2 0 0