Arts Incubator and Land Lab News

Unveiling the Hidden World A typical bracket fungus (polypore) growing on the side of a tree. Note the tough, shelf-like appearance.

Unveiling the Hidden World

Jamie Bell June 1, 2025

We've all seen them: those strange, often unappealing growths protruding from the trunks of older trees. You...

Bridges: Waiting at the Water’s Edge by Tony Eetak “Mud pulls at your feet, the river hums under closed bridges, and the air thickens with thawed-out memory.”

“Mud pulls at your feet, the river hums under closed bridges, and the air thickens with thawed-out memory.”

Bridges: Waiting at the Water’s Edge by Tony Eetak

Digital Salvage June 1, 2025

Beneath still bridges and softened trails, the landscape invites us into a season of return—a ritual written...

Blueberry Patches Abound with Blooms No fertilizers needed here! Our blueberry patches are bursting with these gorgeous blooms, signaling a healthy and natural growing season.

No fertilizers needed here! Our blueberry patches are bursting with these gorgeous blooms, signaling a healthy and natural growing season.

Blueberry Patches Abound with Blooms

Terri Bell June 1, 2025

As the best part of the growing season approaches, the local blueberry patches are looking spectacular, hinting...

Rhubarb Rhapsody Freshly harvested rhubarb, chopped and packaged into four-cup portions for freezing. A key step in our food preservation efforts, ensuring this vibrant, tart bounty can be enjoyed all year long.

Freshly harvested rhubarb, chopped and packaged into four-cup portions for freezing. A key step in our food preservation efforts, ensuring this vibrant, tart bounty can be enjoyed all year long.

Rhubarb Rhapsody

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 31, 2025

There's nothing quite like the vibrant, tart taste of freshly harvested rhubarb – a flavour that is...

New Growth, Old Wisdom New pine growth in the northern forest—a quiet reminder of regeneration, seasonal cycles, and the resilience of nature. In a time of climate change, these soft green tips speak to our responsibility to harvest wisely, replant with care, and root our work in reciprocity.

New pine growth in the northern forest—a quiet reminder of regeneration, seasonal cycles, and the resilience of nature. In a time of climate change, these soft green tips speak to our responsibility to harvest wisely, replant with care, and root our work in reciprocity.

New Growth, Old Wisdom

Art Borups Corners May 31, 2025

New pine growth in the northern forest—a quiet reminder of regeneration, seasonal cycles, and the resilience of...

Tasty Chives! A thriving patch of chives, ready to be harvested for a variety of delicious dishes. This easy-to-grow herb is a fantastic addition to any sustainable garden.

A thriving patch of chives, ready to be harvested for a variety of delicious dishes. This easy-to-grow herb is a fantastic addition to any sustainable garden.

Tasty Chives!

Jamie Bell May 31, 2025

Just look at this vibrant patch of chives we've been nurturing!

The Pine Cone That Wasn’t What looks like a tiny pine cone on a willow branch is actually a fascinating natural phenomenon: a willow pine cone gall, formed by a tiny insect! Nature truly has endless surprises.

What looks like a tiny pine cone on a willow branch is actually a fascinating natural phenomenon: a willow pine cone gall, formed by a tiny insect! Nature truly has endless surprises.

The Pine Cone That Wasn’t

Tony Eetak May 31, 2025

The Weird and Wonderful Willow Pine Cone Gall: An Artistic Discovery.

Split, Stack, and Settle In Getting a head start on winter—cutting and stacking wood before the mosquitoes and ticks take over. We only use older trees and always plant new ones, replacing every log we burned last year. It’s part of our seasonal rhythm and our arts-based approach to sustainable living.

Getting a head start on winter—cutting and stacking wood before the mosquitoes and ticks take over. We only use older trees and always plant new ones, replacing every log we burned last year. It’s part of our seasonal rhythm and our arts-based approach to sustainable living.

Split, Stack, and Settle In

Tony Eetak May 31, 2025

There’s something deeply satisfying about the thunk of a wood splitter cutting clean through a log.

Rhubarb Adventures: A Sweet and Tart Harvest! A bountiful harvest of fresh rhubarb stalks, showcasing their vibrant colours. This easy-to-grow plant is a star of our sustainable garden, offering delicious possibilities for both sweet and savoury dishes.

A bountiful harvest of fresh rhubarb stalks, showcasing their vibrant colours. This easy-to-grow plant is a star of our sustainable garden, offering delicious possibilities for both sweet and savoury dishes.

Rhubarb Adventures: A Sweet and Tart Harvest!

Jamie Bell May 30, 2025

What an adventure we've had with rhubarb this week!

The Joys of Fresh Lettuce Tender leaf lettuce seedlings, among the first to be planted this year, thrive in our grow-beds – a promising start to our community sustainable agriculture and food security program!