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Local Food Movement

June 23, 2017June 13, 2017 Sarah Leave a comment

150 Faces of YYC Growers ~ Local Food Movement

Ever heard of urban farming? What about the local food movement? There’s been a lot going on to increase awareness about eating local and supporting local producers & makers. Hubby and I are proud to a part of YYC Growers and Distributors through our small farm business, Happiness By The Acre. YYC Growers is a farmer/producer owned cooperative here in Calgary, with the vision for sustainable food that is delicious, healthy, fresh and supports community issues like environmental footprints, food security & food democracy.

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In the Garden: Urban Homesteading Progress

August 3, 2016July 30, 2016 Sarah Leave a comment

In the Garden: Backyard Veggie Garden Progress ~ By Bubblegum Sass ~ Urban Homesteading

An update on the progress of our garden is long over due, I think. Earlier in the spring, I shared our garden plans with you. Now it’s time to take a peek at how things are growing.

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In the Garden: 2016 Garden Plan

April 7, 2016 Sarah Leave a comment

Garden Planning ~ Happiness By the Acre (or square foot) ~ Backyard Veggie Gardens

Spring is in full swing, and that means it’s time to turn a bit of attention to the garden. Beyond the basic spring yard cleanup, we also undertake the planning & preparation of our veggie garden. Today I’m sharing a bit about how we plan out our garden, which produces an abundance of fresh veggies for us during the summer months & some stored food for the winter.
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Holiday Gift Guide: Coffee Lovers

November 25, 2015November 19, 2015 Sarah Leave a comment

I’m pretty sure we all have a few folks in our lives who adore coffee. Did you realize that Calgary is home to several famous coffee roasters and baristas? Indeed. No shortage of fabulous coffee inspired gifts when you want to shop local. Here’s some of my top picks:

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Holiday Gift Guide: Dino Lovers

November 23, 2015November 19, 2015 Sarah Leave a comment

Yes. Seriously. My life still revolves a lot around dinosaurs each day, so trying to find interesting dino gifts is definitely on my holiday shopping list. My need for dino gifts is mostly to satisfy our almost-four-year-old, but dinosaurs aren’t just for kids. Here are some ideas that work for the “big kids” too.

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Holiday Gift Guide: For Her

November 18, 2015February 20, 2017 Sarah Leave a comment

Welcome to my next holiday gift guide, where you can find inspiration for the lovely ladies in your life (or maybe you want to add a few of these things to your own wish list). All the featured shops today are from, right here, in Calgary. Which means you can check off both “handmade” and “local” from your list.

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Holiday Gift Guide: For Him

November 16, 2015November 12, 2015 Sarah Leave a comment

Here’s the next edition of the Holiday Gift Guide, featuring great ideas for the dudes in your life. Some guys are hard to shop for, but when you start poking around at all the unique, handmade goodies out there, you’re sure to find something for him.

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Holiday Gift Guide: For Home & Hostess

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 Sarah Leave a comment

I’m diving in good & early with my holiday gift guides this year. I’ve already started quite a bit of my Christmas shopping online from local and Canadian shops, so that I don’t have to worry about things getting delivered in time for gift giving. I also wanted to share some of my ideas with you now, so that you have a chance to work in a few local, handmade goodies into your Christmas shopping list {or even your personal wish list}.

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In the Garden: Garden Planning

March 27, 2015March 30, 2015 Sarah Leave a comment

Gardening Planning ~ Blog post by Bubblegum Sass ~ Garden journals from Taproot Magazine — Seeds from West Coast Seeds and garden journals from Taproot Magazine

There might still be the occasional snowflake falling from the sky these days, but it is time to turn some attention to garden planning & prep. My hubby is truly the brains behind the operation, while I lend my hands & time to the work in the spring, summer & fall. He comes up with our garden plan each year, while he plans out the other yards for his urban farming business. Even the seeds for our own garden get lumped into orders for Happiness By The Acre.

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Celebrating 500!

February 13, 2015 Sarah 2 Comments

Hello there! Welcome to the NEW blog. My sweet hubby breathed some fresh air into my logo and the site design. Whaddaya think? I was feeling like things not only needed a little sprucing up, but that they deserved some sprucing up.

Ummm… not sure how it happened, but suddenly realized this month that I was edging close to 500 posts on this here little blog of mine. This post officially makes 500!! Wowzaa! That feels like a lot of writing. Of course, it’s been spread over the past 4 1/2 years, but still this is a milestone to take note of.

The last time we did a bit of celebrating on the blog, was when I wrote the 200th post. At the time, I shared my top ten fave posts. This time around, I thought I would do something similar, but also include the most popular blog posts. Thanks for walking down memory lane with me. Here we go: