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WEBBCLiving is an award-winning, ultimate guide to living your best life in British Columbia—whether you’re a visitor to the province or a local looking for insider advice.An exclusively digital publication, we cover the pillars of local travel, food & drink, shopping & style, health & fitness, home & garden and entertainment.
Eating locally and the ‘100-Mile Diet’ - BC Living
WEBThe ‘100-Mile Diet’ phenomenon. I feel fairly confident that most people who think about food and sustainability are aware of the 100-Mile Diet.The year-long local food experiment of Vancouverites Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon has become a global phenomenon.. While many of us would love to achieve a 100-mile diet, most of us leave it as an ideal to work toward rather than one we work to ...
Food & Drink Archive - BC Living
WEBBCLiving is an award-winning, ultimate guide to living your best life in British Columbia—whether you’re a visitor to the province or a local looking for insider advice.An exclusively digital publication, we cover the pillars of local travel, food & drink, shopping & style, health & fitness, home & garden and entertainment.
Complete Guide to Managing a Home Renovation - BC Living
WEBBathrooms and kitchens: Basic renovations start at $400/sq ft. After that, keep a running tally of costs for fixtures and additions. Other rooms: A good starting point for calculating the cost of rooms aside from the kitchen and bathroom is $200/sq ft. Again, keep track of add-ons to approximate the overall cost.
10 Practical Ways to Transform Your Life - BC Living
WEBTo improve sleep put your electronic media to bed couple of hours before you hit the sheets, some experts advise. The upside to good sleep: reduced cortisol and increased human growth hormone, which makes you look younger naturally, hence the term “beauty sleep.”. PreviousNext.
BC's Best Guest Ranches - BC Living
WEBSundance Guest Ranch, Ashcroft. Sundance Guest Ranch 's over 100 happy, well-cared-for horses and thousands of acres of varied terrain are located in the warmest, sunniest spot in Canada, with sweeping, panoramic views of the Thompson River Valley. Mount up for a two- to 2.5-hour morning, afternoon (unless the pool beckons) or sometimes evening ...
BC's Best Community Gardens - BC Living
WEBAs population density in urban areas rises, so does the demand for community gardens. Self-sustainable agriculture and the therapeutic qualities of gardening have real appeal for BC residents
Create a Flourishing Balcony Garden - BC Living
WEBGill and Ralph Carder’s balcony garden resembles an old-fashioned herbaceous border (Image: Bob Young) Gill uses a specialty container planting mix and topdresses each pot in spring, adding Sea Soil and a little seaweed collected from the beach. Before recycling any potting soil, Ralph sifts it to remove old roots.
Grow Citrus Plants Indoors - BC Living
WEBHow to care for indoor citrus plants. When citrus trees are in bloom and fruiting they require extra water. Allow the surface of the root ball to dry out between watering. When the top 7 cm (3 in.) are dry, pour room-temperature water over the root ball until it drains into the saucer; this helps to reduce buildup of excess salts from fertilizers.
Create an Indoor Living Wall of Plants
WEBThe cost of a living wall depends on its size. Greenstems provides a total service including consultation, installation, plants and initial maintenance for $125 – $150 per pocket. Green over Grey charges the same amount per square foot for its hydroponic system, but cabinetry to house the pump is extra. Individual pockets can be purchased ...