Love, Transparency, and Resilience – COVID-19 Program Update
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Stories + Recipes
Recipe: Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup
Garden kale around Cortes Island has been growing strong throughout the winter, as this hearty vegetable can withstand temperatures as…
Inspire, Nourish and Support: Reflections on Hollyhock
I have been wanting to offer some reflections from the experience of being a presenter at Hollyhock. As compassionate leaders…
The Next Chapter – Hollyhock Reading List
Looking for something interesting to read while cozying up next to the fire, on vacation, or while commuting into work?…
Fortune Tellers and Whispering Trees: The Story of Hollyhock’s Name
Rex Weyler, one of Hollyhock’s founders and founder of Greenpeace, shares his story on how Hollyhock found it’s name in…
Garden Tip: It’s “Hugel” Time
Towards the end of the season when we are cutting back all of the perennials and digging out the annuals…
Vegan Gluten-Free Bread
We serve a couple thousand bellies each season at Hollyhock, and it isn’t always easy to satisfy all the diverse…
Confronting Complicity: Blindspots and Bananas
I remember being a little girl growing up in London, Ontario. One of a handful of Asian families in the…
Harvesting Basil
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1437-e1567620777143.jpg” image_size=”full”]To harvest basil, it’s best to pick the new growth or the flowering tips at the top of…
Cauliflower and Chanterelle Soup
This season we’ve had a lot of fun digging up our history, including learning more about Cold Mountain Institute, Hollyhock’s…
Raven
Perched near the top of a hill overlooking the ocean, Raven is a yurt-style wooden building with a large round…
Kiakum
Kiakum is a rustic round building nestled into the trees. There is a small skylight and narrow windows, and intricate…
Summer BBQ “No Recipe” Recipe
My husband and I have been “glamping” on our sailboat over the past week in lovely Cortes Bay, on Cortes…
Garden Tip: Making Tea for Transplants
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image1-e1564866173212.jpeg” image_size=”full”][mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image3-e1564865174340.jpeg” image_size=”full”]A healthy start is paramount to success, this rule rings true when starting your day with…
Hollyhock’s famous Orange Chocolate cookies circa 1986
Everyone loves a good recipe handed down in the family. These famous orange chocolate cookies made their debut at Hollyhock…
Olatunji Hall
Babatunde Olatunji was a Yoruba man born to be King in his region of Nigeria. Well-educated as well as initiated…
Cold Mountain Institute
I’m on the trail to Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain trail never ends. Long clefts thick with rock and stones, Wide…
Leadership and Eldership
Co-written by: Mike Rowlands and Denise Williams In her extraordinary autobiography, Becoming, Michelle Obama describes a mindset that helped her…
Digging Garden Beds
For many years, we have delighted the palettes of people all over the world with our famous Hollyhock recipes. Did…
Springtime in the Hollyhock Garden
It was April and the sun was out. After months of wet, cloudy and dreary weather, blue skies hung lightly…
Why we gather as Founders + Friends
From the earliest days of Hollyhock, The “shareholders” (owner/partners), gathered together during the peak of Summer, on the sunny, luxurious…
Rhubarb Compote and Pavlova
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/monika-grabkowska-1585064-unsplash.jpg” image_size=”full”]Ah, rhubarb. That red stalky vegetable that legally passes as a fruit. Offering a good source of dietary…
The Invitation to Serve: Hollyhock’s New Board Chair
In May of 2019, Mike Rowlands succeeded Joel Solomon as Chair of Hollyhock’s Board of Directors. In this letter, he…
Honey Ice cream
This recipe is adapted from Ben Vear Things at Hollyhock are buzzing, and for the first time this year we…
A letter from Joel Solomon, Hollyhock Board Chair
This letter to the Hollyhock community was included in our 2018 Annual Report. Dear friends, I transition from the role…
Homegrown at Hollyhock
Don’t wait for 30 years to be wowed by Hollyhock like I did; get yourself there and prepare to be…
Spring Frittata
Spring is here and the chickens are laying, and laying, and laying, and laying! Farm fresh eggs are worth the…
Territory Acknowledgements: Rewriting the Hollyhock Orientation
Co-written by: Peter Wrinch and Dr. Amie Wolf “These two rows symbolize two paths or two vessels, traveling down the…
Consent & Liberation: A Public Apology
Hollyhock means many things to many different people. As Hollyhock’s Communications Manager, I have the unique privilege and challenge of…
Mushroom Spinach Soup
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0736.jpg” image_size=”full”]I made this soup on a quiet Saturday. It was cold and rainy to start the day, and…