Family Fun


Farms offer healthful food and family fun

Looking for a fun, family adventure? Visit a U-pick farm! Dozens of local farms are waiting to greet you this summer. Pick your own raspberries, peas, or sunflowers. Take a hayride. Pet the goats. Meet your local farmer, and take home some of the tastiest food around. Don't wait until October to find out how much fun you can have down on the farm. Read on


Great American backyard campout

Looking for a way to kick off your summer? Here's an idea for family fun, no further than your backyard. Sponsored by National Wildlife Federation to encourage families to turn off their televisions, iPods, Wiis, computers, MP3 players, cell phones and all things high tech, and experience a night with Mother Nature including listening for nocturnal wildlife (maybe even seeing a few animals), star-gazing, cooking outdoors, telling stories, and exploring the world right in your own backyard. Read on


Meet Our Advertisers: Cascadian Farm

Although these days Cascadian Farm is a well-known brand of organic foods sold throughout the United States, the Home Farm is located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains and has been producing organic food since well before growing organically became as widespread as it is today. Read on


Tall ships sail into Victoria, B.C.

The world's most famous Tall Ship, star of the silver screen and ports around the world, takes center stage at the Victoria Tall Ships Festival, June 26-29.

The Bounty, built in 1960 for MGM's Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando, makes its first appearance in Victoria in nearly two decades. The 180-foot (54 metre) square-rigged three-master was constructed in Lunenburg, N.S., based on the original ship's drawings still on file in the British admiralty archives. Read on