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Finding Peace and Belonging With Ardelle and Ernie Quantz at Serenity Farm

October 24, 2017

This story is even closer to my heart than others I have shared as it involves my sweet parents and the story of a community farming project. This story is about them, the project they have helped initiate but also indirectly tells so much about me and the path I am on with my work and my passions. These two are responsible for fostering for my love of plants, gardening, food, cooking and of course eating and sharing food with others. Family dinners were foundational in our house. I especially looked forward to Sunday dinners. They were the types of meals you would smell cooking a good part of the day and often involved some of our family’s favourite recipes and there was always dessert. My grandpa would join us every Sunday and sometimes our elderly Austrian neighbour, Joe or other family friends.

We always had a garden growing up and both sides of the family were well rooted in farming communities. I feel so grateful to have grown up in such a loving and caring environment and exposed to good food and taught to cook from a very early age. I was raised to have a deep appreciation for nature and eating with the seasons and from as close to home as possible. I am keenly aware, however, that so many do not have such a supportive and nourishing start to their lives and do not receive the love and support they need to thrive. It is my intention with the telling of these stories around food and healing to not only look at how we can use food to heal our physical bodies but how the act of growing food and caring for plants can be deeply healing on an mental and emotional level.

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Filed Under: Farm, Other, Stories Tagged With: horticultural therapy, Melissa Quantz, Serenity Farm, The Bounty Hunter blog, Victoria

Into the Wild with Isabelle of Namasthé Tea Co

July 25, 2017

 

Isabelle Ranger is an herbalist, forager and teacrafter in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia and is the owner of Namasthé Tea Co. Her diverse French Canadian, Celtic, Scandinavian, Southern Inuit and Native American heritage brings a very unique perspective and depth of knowledge to the world of plants and to the teas she creates. Isabelle began crafting teas for clients while working as an herbalist in Mt. Currie in 2000 and went on to create Namasthé Tea Co. in 2007. Isabelle and her partner Cédric work together to handcraft small batch teas and tisanes, many of which include wild foraged ingredients they gather with great care and respect in the forests, mountain meadows and bogs of British Columbia.

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A Weekend of Food and Photography In Seattle

April 8, 2014

I recently spent the weekend in Seattle. As you might guess it was a weekend all about food and photography. It was a classic Spring weekend in the Pacific Northwest. Torrential downpours, beautiful sunshine and some cool wind thrown in for good measure. It felt very much like Vancouver in many ways but distinctly Seattle in others.

The reason for the trip was to assist at a food photography and styling workshop with food stylist and photographer Aran of Cannelle et Vanille and prop stylist Chelsea of Frolic in Aran’s studio in Seattle. I had seen many photos of Aran’s studio on her blog and Instagram but it was so fun to spend time in the studio. It is simple and simply beautiful. Props artfully arranged in the kitchen, pretty photos on the walls and of course lovely, lovely light.

It is always a pleasure to be in Aran’s presence and see her work with ease and grace. She creates such beauty with food. There is always more to learn from her. It was also fun to meet Chelsea and learn about prop styling and her creative process.

I was happily busy in the kitchen in the morning with Ally getting food ready for lunch and and the styling portion of the workshop and had time to snap a few photos in the afternoon. These first ones are from a pretty Spring scene that Aran and Chelsea styled.

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Filed Under: Other, Stories Tagged With: Aran Goyoaga, Cannelle et Vanille, Chelsea Fuss, Food photography, food styling, Frolic Blog, Melissa Quantz, Seattle, The Bounty Hunter food blog

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