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Our vinegar shed is proudly located in the Petty Harbour Fisherman’s Coop in the heart of Petty Harbour.

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This year is the 30th anniversary of the cod morat This year is the 30th anniversary of the cod moratorium with its corresponding effect on rural Newfoundland. But in Petty Harbour on a summer weekend, it feels like the good times never ended. That’s because on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays throughout the summer, Newfoundlanders are once again permitted to fish for cod. It’s called the food fishery and makes adults as giddy as children on Christmas morning. It’s also Come Home Year in Newfoundland. Sure, it’s a marketing ploy on behalf of the government to kick-start the all-important tourist industry after two lean pandemic years. It’s also a moving testament to the power of a place and how it can live within you even when you are far away. In July, Liam and I were lucky enough to attend Come Home Queer, an amazing three-day festival celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Small Point-Broad Cove- Blackhead-Adam’s Cove in Conception Bay North. Organized by our great friend Gerry Rogers (how lucky we were that Gerry and her partner Peg Norman were our first neighbours in St. John’s!), it was entertaining (hello Kelly Loder!), moving beyond words (Denise Cole) and thought provoking. One of the sessions was about what home means. As Drew Brown of the Independent wrote so eloquently in his account of the weekend, “you can find yourself coming home to a place you’ve never been before.” Petty Harbour had its own Come Home Year celebrations this month. We took the opportunity to invite members of the community to see our extensive renovations up close (thanks again to Randy Spacklin and HGTV’s Rock Solid Builds). We had a wonderful crowd come through but Jim Keilley, his sister Patsy and their cousin Bessie Hearn won the party (as my old boss Kim McArthur used to say). Jim and Patsy told us about sliding down the bannister (which is still there) as kids and Bessie roomed for a couple of winters while teaching at Petty Harbour’s Catholic school (1959 and 1960). God knows how there was room for her with 10 kids in the house. But back then, before the moratorium, there was always fish for a feed and no one went hungry.
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Room with a view #beervinegar #eatmorefish Room with a view #beervinegar #eatmorefish
In which an intrepid new resident of Petty Harbour In which an intrepid new resident of Petty Harbour decodes a culinary mystery ... link in bio #eatseal #northatlantic #traditionalfood #wildmeat #tasteslikeoxtail #tryityoulllikeit #sealflipper #sealflipperpie #withalittlehelpfrommyfriends
Food literacy means being proficient in food relat Food literacy means being proficient in food related skills and knowledge. Food fact: vinegar is made from alcohol Food fact: cream is made from butter Food fact: if you need buttermilk for baking, a tablespoon of vinegar in milk makes a great substitute New blog post on food literacy at link in bio. #foodliteracy #foodfact #foodskills #butter #cream #vinegar #alcohol #whipitwednesday #learnbydoing #makemistakes #foodisfun
Food Literacy 101 Food Literacy 101
How often do you imagine something and the reality How often do you imagine something and the reality is even better than what you dreamed? #industrialkitchen #industrialkitchendesign #rawsteel #exposedbeams #salvagefinds #farmhousesink #heartlandstove #biscuitbox #blackwindows #roomwithaview #pettyharbour #newfoundland #rocksolidbuilds #lovewhereyoulive
All my life I’ve dreamt of living in a cottage b All my life I’ve dreamt of living in a cottage by the sea. And growing up in land-locked Toronto, that seemed like a pretty big dream. But now here I am, happily puttering around in my forever home (the only way they are getting me out is feet first) situated in a picturesque fishing village with the North Atlantic just beyond the breakwater. There has been something magical about everything that has happened since Liam and I moved to Petty Harbour. From despair about our fixer-upper ever being finished, to elation at being featured on @hgtvcanada's #rocksolidbuilds; from a pandemic-related urgent need for a new manufacturing space for Wild Mother to finding the perfect location in the Petty Harbour Fishermen’s Co-op (across the harbour from our new house – I can practically smell the vinegar fermenting from my desk as I write this). My brother-in-law says that when I step in shit, I end up smelling like roses. I don’t know about that but I do know from experience that something unexpectedly amazing can often be right around the corner from what looks like the worst situation possible. So from the self-appointed Acid Queen of Petty Harbour, here’s to new beginnings and new horizons. For us all. Hopeful snap by @valhowes
In honour of national #vinegarday, sneak peek of # In honour of national #vinegarday, sneak peek of #beervinegar in their new hood. Pics by @karen_by_the_sea #eatmorefish
#eatmorefish #codliver #likebutter #northatlantic #eatmorefish #codliver #likebutter #northatlantic #eatlocal #fishermansfriend
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