Winter in Our Village
By Brenda Goodine On a long cold night in winter, the Village of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, a small community near the Appalachian Range snuggles in upon itself. Under a cover of wood smoke from “The Castle Inn”, quieted by huge snowbanks and the red rock fortress on either side...
PAMs Teams Benefit from Elks Donation
Stephanie Kelley As any coach in any one of our community sports programs will tell you, it’s difficult to cover the many costs of managing and maintaining the teams. There are uniforms to purchase, entry fees for tournaments, travel costs, equipment…the list is endless! PAMs Varsity and JV Coach...
Happy Valentines Day!
Stephanie Kelley Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day to celebrate love, particularly romantic love. We humans, most of us anyway, love to be in love! And who doesn’t love a good love story? I thought I’d share 3 of my all time favourite classic romance movies with you, “The...
Turmeric Tea or Smoothie for Health
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food… Stephanie Kelley Who needs medication when Mother Nature gave us turmeric.? Take a look at the incredible health benefits of this plant: Digestive Aid Blood Purifier Anti-inflammatory Wound Healer Skin Tonic Analgesic Anti-viral Anti-bacterial Ant-Fungal Antiseptic Anti-carcinogenic Fat Metabolizer...
Lacto-Fermented Vegetables
Stephanie Kelley In the last issue of the Blackfly I described some of my culinary adventures with fermented vegetables. I had made a batch of kimchi, which was by that time ripe enough to eat, and I had just started a batch of traditional sauerkraut. (recipes are in issue...