By Savayda Jarone, herbalist
Each season brings different flavours and medicines to my tea pot. Winter is the cozy season for maximizing comfort with tasty food and drink. The cold and dark provide more indoor hours, more time to dig out my cookbooks to learn new recipes, to try new ingredients, and to play with tea blends.
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By Richard Bell
[Editor’s Note: The Liberals’ commitment to secretive decision-making played a role in their electoral loss. In the PC’s successful campaign, Premier Tim Houston made a commitment to transparency one of his core campaign themes.
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By Jennifer Deacon
Lawrencetown artist Marie Hebert knows exactly when she decided to dedicate her life to becoming a potter.
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By Richard Bell
Residents along the Eastern Shore are up in arms over the possibility that an HRM Municipal Compliance inspector will order the removal of a community-beloved horse from her home at 1783 East Petpeswick Road because of alleged violations of HRM zoning regulations.
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By Richard Bell
The fate of Atlantic Gold’s ambitious plan for four open-pit gold mines along the Eastern Shore, which the company once called “a string of pearls,” is in the hands of provincial and federal regulators. Meanwhile the company is facing 32 charges under the province’s Environmental Act, although the courts have thus far allowed the company one postponement after another.
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By Kaylee Conrod
The Halifax Public Library system recently wrapped up major renovations in Sheet Harbour and Musquodoboit Harbour, adding on to the two buildings. And there have been major upgrades in the strength of the Wi-Fi signals at Sheet Harbour, Musquooboit Harbour, and Middle Musquodoboit to make it even easier for people to access the libraries’ free Wi-Fii.
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Winter Tea Recipes from Savayda Jarome
(See "The Joy of Tea in Winter" by Savadya Jerome for more information on winter tea blending.)
Breath of Life Tea
Mix equal parts:
Balsam fir needles
Mullein
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Sugar and spice and everything nice,
that’s what winter teas are made of
By Savayda Jarone, herbalist
Each season brings different flavours and medicines to my tea pot. Winter is the cozy season for maximizing comfort with tasty food and drink. The cold and dark provide more indoor hours, more time to dig out my cookbooks to learn new recipes, to try new ingredients, and to play with tea blends.
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By Savayda Jarone
Or at least nibble on it! Spruce, fir, and pine tree branches can be much more than festive decorations. Cultures around the world, including the Mi’kmaq, have long used greens from these evergreen trees for food and medicine.
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By Elizabeth MacKinnon
In the increased amount of attention being given to mental health across the country, farmers’ mental health is easily overlooked. Often working alone, being at the whim of the weather, and on the job 24/7, farmers are highly susceptible to mental health issues as an occupational hazard. Farmers as a community face some specific challenges, such as machinery breakdowns, inclement weather, volatile markets, livestock well-being, and a large administrative burden.
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