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SPRING 2015
COMOX VALLEY FARMERS' MARKET
MOVES BACK OUTSIDE
ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE INSIDE
comox valley
ed.11 APRIL 2015
MERVILLE ORGANICS GROWERS' CO-OP GROWS!
comox valley
Small Scale Farming,
Strong Food System
By Arzeena Hamir, Amara Farm
News has just emerged from NASA
that California has 1 year of water left.
The vast majority of our fruits and
vegetables come from this single state
so what happens when the supply
chain runs dry? Even if we are able to
source food from elsewhere, we know
that conventional agriculture, which
produces the bulk of our meat, grains,
fruits and vegetables, creates almost
20% of all planetary greenhouse gases.
As we struggle to find solutions to
all of these issues, one answer may be
found in small-scale agriculture.
Small-scale farms tend to use smaller
machines and more hand-labour,
thereby decreasing carbon dioxide
emissions. In addition, they tend to
stock animals at lower densities, as opposed to confined animal feedlot operations
(CAFOs), where the methane emissions can be a huge problem. Small-scale farmers are
playing an integral role in moving towards a sustainable future that is less dependant
upon global trade and non-renewable resource extraction.
The Comox Valley is a great example of how a number of smaller farms can create
a strong, resilient food system. Walking around the Saturday Farmers’ Market, you’ll
come across a myriad of products from kohlrabi and turkey bacon to goat milk gelato
and pastured, organic eggs.
So are we not sitting pretty in the Valley?
Take a look around the farming community. Although we have a vibrant farmers’
market, it only represents a small subset of all of our farms. The vast majority of local
farms grow hay for animal feed and over half of all farmers are over the age of 55.
According to Statistics Canada, in 2011 only 25 farmers in the Comox Valley were 35
years old or younger. While older farmers can and do grow beautiful produce, vegetable
growing is physically taxing. The amount of squatting, bending, and lifting would put
any Boot Camp to shame.
The Comox Valley is blessed with a large
amount of arable land, over 30,000 acres. However, only less than 500 acres is in fruit or vegetable
production. Those who own land tend to be older,
closer to retirement than able to get into a new
venture. Luckily the organization Young Agrarians
is working on linking landowners with those
wanting to farm.
Finding the dollars to get into farming is another
matter. One way that consumers can support
farmers is by joining a CSA - Community Supported
Agriculture. Farmers offer a set number of weekly
vegetable boxes and consumers pay for the boxes
at the beginning of the season, when farmers need
the money to purchase seed and equipment.
Farmers are also working together to share
equipment so that each farm does not have to invest in a tractor or walk-in cooler.
Merville Organics is doing just that, supporting new farmers by sharing equipment and
markets that established farms already have.
Lastly, educational opportunities on the North Island are few and far between.
Farming requires a whole slew of skills from soil management to saving seeds, making
compost, breeding animals, and post harvest handling. For the most part, these skills
are shared between farmers. Farm apprenticeships through organizations like SOIL
provide new farmers with hands-on experience. The Young Agrarians hosted a number
of workshops back in March during a day-long skills sharing event. We need to support
more of these and ask our colleges, farmers institutes, and government agricultural
departments to step up to the plate.
Climate change, fluctuating fuel prices and an aging farm population are putting
everyone’s food supply at risk. Small scale farmers hold a major key in solving the issue
but they need the support of the entire community before we can say that the Comox
Valley has a safe, resilient food supply.
Here’s to a great growing year!
Great websites:
SOIL: http://www.soilapprenticeships.com Young Agrarians: http://youngagrarians.org/
Merville Organics: http://mervilleorganics.ca/ Comox Valley Land Access Study: http://www.lushvalley.org/uploads/3/1/5/3/3153429/cvfrtlandaccessfinalreport_-_apr._10_14_1.pdf
In addition, entrance costs into farming, even small-scale vegetable production, can
be quite dramatic. It’s estimated that to for each acre converted into vegetable production costs the farmer at least $10,000 in infrastructure costs. Irrigation equipment,
machinery, and greenhouses are a must in the Valley and prices can be quite high
compared to the mainland.
How do we encourage more farmers to get into production? Do we wait until the
crisis hits, where food prices go through the roof and allow market demand to create
the incentive for more people to farm? Even waiting for this scenario to happen will
require a number of lean years where little affordable produce will be available until
production can ramp up.
Or, can we as a community proactively encourage young people to farm? Studies
from other communities have found that new farmers require things: access to land,
access to capital for infrastructure, and access to training and education.
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~Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
the crossword
Down
Across
1) A possible end to night?
5) Defeat on a mat
8) Flip a lid off
13) Vigorous spirit
14) You might make it up
15) Documentarian Michael
16) Unworldly person
17) With a clean slate
18) Bologna ball game
19) Flipped one's deadbolt
22) Act the agitator
23) If you take this, you'll be sick
24) Andean volcano
27) Tiny charged particle
29) Where the Magi came from
33) "None of the above" alternative
34) Coming-_______story
36) 901 in Roman numerals
37) Went from one side to another?
40) Sound heard after a lot of shots?
41) Yale of university fame
42) Strong suit
43) Munro's pen name
45) Santa Barbara-to-Vegas dir.
46) Had hankering
47) "Go to your room!" commander
49) Completely gratify
50) Extremely anxious or excited
58) Elephant gone amok
59) White-and-black stacked snack
60) Varied group
61) True pain
62) "Star Wars" captain
63) Berserk
64) Ethical standards
65) "Yew" homophone
66) Yardstick units
1) Waiter's offering
2) Thicke of "Growing Pains"
3) Track border
4) Carries out, as laws
5) Comic strip segment
6) Clinched, as a game
7) Water-loving salamander
8) Flower cluster, as on a carrot plant
9) Soup letter
10) Chanel of perfumery
11) Gas station brand
12) One's contemporary
14) Bed of nails user
20) Far from finely ground
21) Be contingent (on)
24) Highland waters
25) Airy courts
26) More than surprise
27) "_____shoe fits ..."
28) 20th largest island in the U.S.
30) Chipmunk snack
31) Dealt a blow, old-style
32) "My bike can't move because it's two-_____"
34) Balder's father
35) Lacking in physical strength
38) Lacquer resin
39) Independent one
44) Exempt
46) "Gulliver's Travels" brute
48) Complies with
49) Upright stone monument
50) Study at the 11th hour
51) Corporate symbol
52) Hunchback in a lab
53) Brandy sniffer
54) "...how does your garden _______?"
55) Ingredient in many lotions
56) They lay nits
57) Spoils of war
the sudoku
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Get Your Fresh, Organic Produce Box Every Week!
Grown by Merville Organics Growers' Co-op
A CSA is a local, farm-based distribution
system for organic produce. It’s all about increasing community access to high-quality, locally
grown produce, but it’s also about farmer-eater
relationships. CSA members pledge to support
local farms, with growers and consumers sharing
the risks and benefits of food production.
CSA members or subscribers purchase shares
in the spring for a share of the anticipated
harvest. Once harvesting begins, from July to
September, members receive weekly shares of
fresh, in-season produce from the farms.
With Merville Organics Growers’ Co-op,
members receive tasty, nutritious produce from
all 5 farms.
To join the CSA program, email [email protected] or visit Merville Organics at the
Comox Valley Farmers’ Market on Headquarters Road, Saturdays, 9 am – noon.
Farm & Garden
How it works:
• Members receive 14 weeks of organic
vegetable box delivery from the last week
of June to the first week of October
• Payment is given in late winter/early
spring to provide necessary start-up funds
for the farms
• Boxes are delivered to central pick-up
locations in the Comox Valley, or at one of
the farms once a week where members can
pick them up
CSA Programs help us to become more
connected – to the food we eat, the land that it
grows from, and to each other. CSA programs are
not a new idea, but they are truly innovative.
Every organic farm needs a community of
dedicated eaters and supporters, and we’re really
excited to have you join in the delicious fun!
check out our online calendar at communalbeat.com
APRIL 1-9
APRIL 1 WED
Amanda McCavour: Neon Bloom
Exhibit runs until April 18th
Comox Valley Art Gallery • 580 Duncan Ave., Courtenay
10 AM to 5 PM
Combing Through Natural History
Exhibit runs until April 18th
Comox Valley Art Gallery • 580 Duncan Ave., Courtenay
10 AM to 5 PM
Loonie Tunes Karaoke
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay
9:00 PM
Octopus Learning Spring Break Fun
Octopus Learning • Bishop Rd., Merville
Tracy Peters: Unusual Migration
Exhibit runs until April 18th
Comox Valley Art Gallery • 580 Duncan Ave., Courtenay
10 AM to 5 PM
Pool League Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
APRIL 2 THUR
Season Opener Fundraiser for United Riders of Cumberland
At the White Whale • 975 Comox Road
5:00 PM
Courtenay Book Club
Courtenay Library • 300 Sixth St., Courtenay
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Open Jam Night with Barry & Friends
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 8:00 PM
Jazz Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
An Intimate Night with Allan Josell & His Guitar
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 3 FRI
Speakeasy Electro Swing
Waverley Hotel • 2692 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9:30 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Friday Karaoke Night
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9 PM to 1 AM
Jazz @ Zocalo Café
208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
C of G Auto Pilots Classic Rock duel
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 4 SAT
Aneal and the Experimenters
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St., Courtenay • 7:30 PM
Comox Valley Farmers' Market – Indoors
Native Sons Hall • 360 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 9 AM to 12 PM
Winners Poker Tour
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 1:30 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
C of G
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 5 SUN
Easter Sunday Brunch at Crown Isle
Crown Isle Resort • 399 Clubhouse Dr., Courtenay • 10:00 AM
PlayNation Poker
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 11:30 AM
Karaoke with Milo
Flying Canoe West Coast Pub • 1590 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Meat Bingo
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 1 PM to 3 PM
Acoustic Jam Nite with Bruce & Judy Wing
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 6 MON
Karaoke Night
(EVERY MONDAY)
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
APRIL 7 TUES
First Tuesday Fundraiser Hosted by Judy & Bruce Wing
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 11:30 PM
Kids in the Spotlight
(Runs until the 12th)
Ecole Au Coeur De L'Ile • 1909 Robb Ave., Comox
Octopus Learning Spring Break Fun
Octopus Learning • Bishop Rd., Merville
Pool League Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
APRIL 9 THUR
Octopus Learning Spring Break Fun
Octopus Learning • Bishop Rd., Merville
Open Jam Night with Barry & Friends
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 8:00 PM
APRIL 9-15
APRIL 9 THUR
Shred Kelly at the Waverley
Waverley Hotel • 2692 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9:30 PM
Jazz Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
New Mother Earth
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
An Intimate Night with Allan Josell & His Guitar
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 10 FRI
5h Annual Cumberland Mountain Film Festival
Cumberland Cultural Centre • 2674 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland
Beautiful Bolero Workshop
Florence Filberg Centre • 411 Anderton, Courtenay • 7 PM to 8 PM
Courtenay Little Theatre presents “QUARTET”
by Ronald Harwood
(Runs until the 12th)
Sid Williams Theatre • 442 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7:30 PM
Music Bingo
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay • 7 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Friday Karaoke Night
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9 PM to 1 AM
Forbidden Jazz
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
Tracy Riley & Blaine Dunaway Duel
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 11 SAT
Comox Valley Farmers' Market – Outdoors!
At the Fairgrounds on Headquarters Road • 9 AM to 12 PM
Winners Poker Tour
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 1:30 PM
Comedy Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
SSK Meat Draw
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 2 PM to 5 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Tony Morrison and Friends
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
Dukes of Dodge Celtic Band
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 12 SUN
2015 Cumberland Cross Country Cycling Race
Cumberland Village Park • Dunsmuir Ave,, Cumberland • 9:00 AM
Frontrunners Island Race Series Events Presents - Merville 15K
Merville Community Hall • Highway 19A, Merville
PlayNation Poker
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 11:30 AM
Salsa Sundays -- Salsa/Rueda Dance Classes
(EVERY SUNDAY STARTING 4-12 THRU 4-26)
Gordon Ross Photography Studio
2314 Rosewall Crescent (Tin Town), Courtenay
5:45 PM to 9:15 PM
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
Karaoke with Milo
Flying Canoe West Coast Pub • 1590 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Meat Bingo
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 1 PM to 3 PM
Acoustic Jam Nite with Bruce & Judy Wing
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 13 MON
MusicFest Concert Series: Pharis & Jason Romero in Concert
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 8:00 PM
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
APRIL 14 TUES
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
Tracy Peters: Unusual Migration
Comox Valley Art Gallery • 580 Duncan Ave., Courtenay • 10 AM to 5 PM
Ukrainian Cultural Society Monthly Meeting
Florence Filberg Centre • 411 Anderton, Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Judy & Bruce Wing
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 7 PM to 10 PM
APRIL 15 WED
Loonie Tunes Karaoke
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
Pool League Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
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APRIL 16-22
APRIL 16 THUR
Comox Valley Relay Kick Off Event
Best Western PLUS Westerly Hotel • 1590 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Courtenay Little Theatre presents “QUARTET”
by Ronald Harwood
(Runs until the 18th)
Sid Williams Theatre • 442 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7:30 PM
Open Jam Night with Barry & Friends
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 8:00 PM
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
Jazz Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Oscar Robles
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
3rd Thursday Rock Blues Band Jam
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 17 FRI
CCCTS Cycling
Filberg Centre's Lower Parking Lot
411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay • 10:00 AM
Spring Trivia in Cumberland
Cumberland Cultural Centre • 2674 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland
Swing Hustle Workshop
Native Sons Hall • 360 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7 PM to 8 PM
Music Bingo
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay • 7 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Friday Karaoke Night
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland
9 PM to 1 AM
Mama's in a Rock Band Trio with Susie McGregor
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 18 SAT
Comox Valley Farmers' Market – Outdoors!
At the Fairgrounds on Headquarters Road • 9 AM to 12 PM
Courtenay Gem and Mineral Show 2015
Courtenay Legion • 367 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay
Cumberland Spring Plant Sale
Cumberland • Cumberland, Cumberland • 10 AM to 2 PM
Impact Awards
Filberg Centre • 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay
The Gala of Giving
Filberg Centre • 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay • 11 AM to 3 PM
The Great Big Community Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Comox Valley • Unit C 450 Eighth St., Courtenay
The Humans
Waverley Hotel • 2692 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9:30 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
SSK Meat Draw
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 2 PM to 5 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Celtic Cargo
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
The Tom Cat's - 50's Tribute Band
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 19 SUN
2015 Cumberland Downhill Cycling Race
Cumberland Chinatown • Comox Lake Road, Cumberland
Comox Valley Scotiabank MS Walk
Waverley Hotel • Cliffe Ave, Courtenay • 10 AM to 12:30 PM
Courtenay Gem and Mineral Show 2015
Courtenay Legion • 367 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay
PlayNation Poker
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 11:30 AM
Karaoke with Milo
Flying Canoe West Coast Pub • 1590 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Meat Bingo
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 1 PM to 3 PM
Acoustic Jam Nite with Bruce & Judy Wing
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 21 TUES
Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Judy & Bruce Wing
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 7 PM to 10 PM
APRIL 22 WED
Loonie Tunes Karaoke
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Pool League Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
APRIL 23-30
APRIL 23 THUR
Open Jam Night with Barry & Friends
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 8:00 PM
Jazz Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Derek Edwards - Baloney and Wine
Sid Williams Theatre • 442 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7:30 PM
An Intimate Night with Allan Josell & His Guitar
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 24 FRI
CCCTS Cycling
Filberg Centre's Lower Parking Lot
411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay • 10:00 AM
MusicFest Concert Series: The 24th Street Wailers
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 8:00 PM
Viennese Waltz Workshop
Native Sons Hall • 360 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7 PM to 8 PM
Music Bingo
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay • 7 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Friday Karaoke Night
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland
9 PM to 1 AM
Anderson Jazz
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 7 PM to 9 PM
The Roasters - Roy's Country Rock House Band
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 25 SAT
Comox Valley Farmers' Market – Outdoors!
At the Fairgrounds on Headquarters Road • 9 AM to 12 PM
Comox Valley Yacht Club All Members Celebration
Comox Recreation Centre • 1855 Noel Avenue, Comox
5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Erica Dee
Waverley Hotel • 2692 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 9:30 PM
Neighbourhood Market at Fifth & Harmston
St. John The Divine Church Hall – Courtenay • 579 -5St, Courtenay
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Winners Poker Tour
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 1:30 PM
Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
Just in Time - 10th Anniversary
Sid Williams Theatre • 442 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 7 PM
SSK Meat Draw
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 2 PM to 5 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday
Whistle Stop Pub • 2355 Mansfield Dr., Courtenay • 9 PM
Anela Kahiamoe Trio with KC Hingley & Gary Miles
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 26 SUN
PlayNation Poker
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 11:30 AM
Karaoke with Milo
Flying Canoe West Coast Pub • 1590 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Meat Bingo
Cumberland Hotel • 2714 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland • 1 PM to 3 PM
Acoustic Jam Nite with Bruce & Judy Wing
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
APRIL 28 TUES
Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Judy & Bruce Wing (Tuesday)
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 7 PM to 10 PM
APRIL 29 WED
Loonie Tunes Karaoke
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 9:00 PM
Pool League Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
APRIL 30 THUR
Open Jam Night with Barry & Friends
Mex Pub • 1001 Ryan Rd., Courtenay • 8:00 PM
Jazz Night
Avalanche Bar & Grill • 275 8th St. Courtenay
She Said
Zocalo Café • 208 5 St., Courtenay • 6 PM to 9 PM
ate Night with Allan Josell & His Guitar
Roy's Towne Pub • 4000 South Island Hwy, Courtenay
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Filo Pastry Pizza Recipe
BY CHRIS GRAHAM
Ingredients:
Pizza Crust:
Box of filo pastry (thaw first)
Olive oil (as needed)
Tomato Sauce:
1 small can tomato paste
Olive oil (equal amount to tomato paste)
Garlic (to taste, I use 3-4 medium cloves for a garlic supreme sauce)
Oregano or generic “Italian seasoning”
Salt and pepper to taste
Toppings:
Whatever your heart desires.
For the pizza pictured I used:
Organic Kale (Ironwood Farm)
Beautiful Eggplant (Fiesta Farms)
Asparagus
Sweet peppers
Mozzarella Cheese
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Roast the vegetables (except the kale)
Slice eggplant into thin circles, brush with olive oil, season
with salt and pepper.
Lay the circles flat on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven
until tender.
Slice the peppers and chop the asparagus into bite size pieces.
Brush with oil, season and roast along with the eggplant.
Remove vegetables from oven when nicely roasted
While the vegetables are roasting.
Lay out eight sheets of filo on a flat cookie sheet brushing
each layer with olive oil. (I use parchment paper under the
first layer as it will help to slide the pizza to the cutting board
when done).
Pre-bake the filo until it reaches a light gold color then
remove from oven and allow to cool. This will ensure and nice
crispy crust.
Gabriele’s Gardening
Make the sauce:
Scoop the tomato sauce into a small bowl, add roughly an
equal amount of olive oil. Coarse chop your garlic and add it
to your oil and tomato paste along with the oregano. Stir
until well mixed.
Season to taste.
Spread the sauce evenly over the pastry making sure to get
as close to the sides and corners as possible.
Lay the vegetables out in an appealing way.
Coarsely chop the kale and spread over the vegetables.
Add some grated Mozzarella cheese over the top of
everything.
Sprinkle a bit more oregano then into the oven until the
cheese is nicely melted.
We ate this beauty paired with Blue Moon’s 2012 Sirius
Apple Cider. The crisp cider complemented the savory pizza,
garlic and all. Yum!
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Derek Edwards – Baloney and Wine April 23
Just In Time Choirs April 25
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The Limited Theory of Nutrition
By Barbara Odegard
One of the pleasures of my work life is that
it allows me time to ponder on issues that
concern me and the world I live in. I have always
been curious and wondered if there is any one
thing that can pinpoint where a certain thing
began.
Sustainability has become a main topic of
concern. Not just locally but globally as well. How do we feed the world’s
people and why haven’t we accomplished it yet? I always find it helpful to
understand the history of something as I contemplate possibilities.
order, something governments embraced as tools to manage and create
policy to govern nations.
Food was subjective up until the time that. Atwater, a scientist, discovered a technique to quantify food. The calorie as a numerical expression of
food changed everything. The calorie is the measure of energy contained
in food, an amount sufficient to raise the temperature of a kilogram of
water by one degree. We now knew how much food was needed to
adequately fuel a human. Atwater declared the calorie would determine
the “food supply of the future”.
For the rest of Barbara’s article on how nutrient deficiency has become one
of the greatest health concerns of our time, please go to Farm & Garden on
CommunalBeat.com. Also visit Bryne and Barbara at Ironwood Farm in
Fanny Bay or at the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market.
At the turn of the 20th century the world was on the brink of rapid
changes and discoveries in science and statistics. They were being readily
embraced as the new realisms. These are based on numerical facts and
Spring Keen, Designing For a Cause.
By Matia Meyer
With the spring equinox, all this sun and good weather has got me
thinking forward to summertime; delicious seasonal fruits, bright and
plentiful vegetation, and refreshing swimming spots. Not to mention one
of my favourite activities; music festivals. The valley is rich with musical
talent, and there are always exciting musicians touring from around the
world; the scene is an eclectic mix that also represents the vibrant community
of the Comox valley.
Currently for a school project we have been asked to illustrate and
design two concert-for-a-cause posters of our choice. Designing for a
cause is something I feel strongly about. With so much self-absorption in
our culture, it is important to sit back and think of the well-being of
others; how we can lift each other up as a community using our talents.
We can also give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves; BC’s wolf
population, for example, which is one of the causes I chose to support.
Matia is from the Comox Valley and is an illustration and design student at Capilano University. She designed the poster for
Pieces, Celebrating Textiles that we featured in the March issue of Communal Beat (see photo). For the rest of her article
celebrating Slow Fashion, Art Nouveau and Designing Posters for a Cause, check out Things We Love on the website.
Do you like the looks of this little beauty? Want the recipe? Great!
Check out the center section of this month’s Beat for pictures and an easy to
follow recipe. I’ve included where you can get some of these great ingredients.
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