A commitment to deepen our climate action
There was once a time where we could imagine that the impacts of climate change were far away: sea-level rise…
Foster community and help drive social change.
Nature
Being the Wilderness
I have long thought of the wilderness as a place that is overwhelmingly feminine. The feminine is the unknown; the…
Water Needn’t Apply – Forest Bathing with Amos Clifford
Amos Clifford, M.A. is one of the leading voices in using nature as restorative justice and self liberation. With a…
Climate Hope
I recently made the trip to Victoria to have dinner with my son Aedan who is in environmental studies at…
Creaturely Migrations on a Breathing Planet
Connecting to the “wild and free” world around us has many benefits. We truly awaken our senses to think critically…
Herbal Jedi – May the Forest be With You
As a Jedi you must be one with the world around you, feeling and reading all of the elements and…
Wildly Familiar: Nature’s Sixth Sense
Oriane Lee Johnston listens to horses much like you would converse with a friend; with care and appreciation. As co-habitants…
Homegrown at Hollyhock
Don’t wait for 30 years to be wowed by Hollyhock like I did; get yourself there and prepare to be…
4 Reasons I Love (to practice) SUP Yoga
Growing up, I was always around water: on the water, in the water, under the water. A fish first and…
World of Imagination: Win a Creative Purpose Mentorship Session
Enter the world of Day Schildkret, author of Morning Altars, artist, and creative purpose mentor. By deep immersion into the…
Paint: an Interrelationship with the Planet
Painting directly from nature can be a reverent communication with the land. This is a process of the seer, seeing,…
Nature is my Muse
Whenever I go into the forest something overwhelms me with a sense of calm. So much of my inspiration is…
We Live In Dandelion Times
“We live in dandelion times” – Amos Clifford A couple weeks ago, I took my first complimentary program at Hollyhock…
Stoned Ape & Fungal Intelligence
In this quirky animation by After Skool renowned mycologist, author, and advocate of bioreditation and medicinal fungi, Paul Stamets describes the…
Harvesting Elderflowers
Inspired by the healing alchemy of old world herbal tonics and brews, Heather Wolf, Founding Brewess of Iggy’s Alive &…
Why is There so Much Beauty in the World?
Why is there so much beauty in the world? Is it all in the eye of the beholder? Does humanity…
Thinking About Science
All things come into question. Even science. In this episode How to Think About Science David Cayley discusses how whoefully ignorant the…
Forest Therapy: 8 Steps for Beginners
Also known as Forest Bathing (from the Japanese “Shinrin-Yoku”), Forest Therapy helps us remember our place in a kin-centric network…
Con Su Permisso in Africa
“Here come the horses!” Although there are just two of them, it might as well be a thundering herd for…
Enchanted Forests
When you take a trip through the forest with me, you never look at a tree in the same way…
The Stars Tell A Story
Relationships offer us a rich opportunity to understand ourselves and how we search for connection. In this video, Dharma teacher…
Cortes Island Wetland and Wildlife Corridor Further Protected by New Conservation Covenant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 48-acre campus of Hollyhock Leadership Learning Centre now under permanent protection The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC)…
Newt X-ing
Why did the newt cross the road? MMMM…. I would have thought that our favourite local newt would have several…
Behind the Misty Isles Life
At 43 feet, Misty Isles is certainly the biggest member of our family! Since purchasing the schooner in 1997, I’ve become known…
From Cold to Crazy
This winter I found myself rolling around in the snow in nothing but a bathing suit. Never in a million…
Nature Boy: George Sirk
[vc_single_image image=”20741″ img_size=”full”][vc_single_image image=”20740″ img_size=”full”]From Margaret Atwood to the Victoria Natural History Society everyone is talking about George Sirk’s new radio program…