The intent of this website is to be a bulletin board and learning tool for the people of the Kettle river around issues of food and watershed security. Let it act like the bulletin board you see at a community garden. Until we have a community garden, this is it! Welcome!

Let this be a place to meet other organic farmers and gardeners and food lovers. A place to find what organic food is being produced here locally in our bioregion. This will allow us to see where we are strong and where we are weak concerning our food security. As the shipping and production costs of far away foods become more expensive, local food security will become more important. Go to the 'Needs' group and start a discussion that you need tomato seeds, a mint plant, manure, or a drought tolerant plant for that sunny part of your garden. Go to the 'Surplus' group and start a discussion that you have an excess of raspberry starts that you'd be willing to trade or share, or start a discussion that you have basil and swiss chard coming out of your ears and would like to trade, sell or share it. You can also start your own group about espalier, composting or local food recipes.

Let this also be a place to learn about our watershed basin that supplies our water. A place to learn about our rivers, streams and lakes and what state of health they are presently in. If our Kettle river and the watershed that feeds it are healthy, then so shall we and our food supply be healthy. The Boundary region is a fragile ecosystem that can easily go to scrub and dessert if our water supply is abused. As water becomes a more valuable resource, we need to become more aware of our use of it and respect it as the giver of life.