Author Archives: Don Genova

Island Artisans – Reg Barber, Tamper Maker

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Don Genova

Every artisan uses tools of some sort, but who makes the tools?  Sometimes the tools themselves are made by an artisan, and such is the case of this month’s Island Artisan.  I want to introduce you to someone who makes … Continue reading →

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Register for Courses Today!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Don Genova

Time is running short…register today for two courses I'm teaching starting this week. The first one actually begins today, October 5th.  But you don't have to go anywhere to learn.  This is my online version of Food and Travel Writing.  … Continue reading →

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You MUST take this course on Tea…

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Don Genova

I've just come back from a meeting with Daniela Cubelic, the charming proprietor of Silk Road Tea in Victoria.  Silk Road is the site of my tea course this Saturday (Sept. 19th) offered by the University of Victoria Continuing Studies … Continue reading →

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Island Spirits on Hornby Island

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Don Genova

It’s difficult to ‘distill’ the ‘spirit’ you get when you hit the entranceway of Island Spirits Distillery on Hornby Island.  After driving through the dense bush lining the gravel road, a clearing awaits, in which it wouldn’t be unusual to … Continue reading →

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Back to School!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Don Genova

No, I'm not going back to school again, but you could be! Enrolment is now underway for the various courses I teach at UBC and the University of Victoria.  At UBC I teach Food and Travel Writing, so whether you … Continue reading →

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Smoking and Jelling and Garlic and Planting…

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Don Genova

Satisfaction in the summer for me comes from spending hours in the kitchen, preserving stuff from my own garden or from local farms.  Does that sound weird?  I guess I get it from my mother, although I never heard her … Continue reading →

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