Hit Jericho Beach for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Coming Back This July

Main Stage, Photo: David Niddrie/VFMF

Thanks to “a tremendous outpouring of support” after a huge public outcry, music lovers can rejoice and hit the beach once again this summer for the 46th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) at Jericho Beach Park from July 14-16.

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Hit Jericho Beach for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Coming Back This July

5 Places to Get a Quick Nature Fix in Vancouver

Exploring nature in Vancouver, BC

Photo: Destination BC/Jordan Manley

By now you’ve probably seen countless news stories about how exposure to nature is good for us. It makes us happier, reduces stress and boosts creativity. According to scientists, just listening to birdsong and running water or smelling trees can help us chill out.

In Vancouver, you don’t even have to leave the city limits to spend some time in the woods. Here are five Vancouver parks with a wilderness feel, perfect for a quick nature fix in the city.

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5 Places to Get a Quick Nature Fix in Vancouver

Urban Foraging: Herb Walks and Medicine Talks in Vancouver

Photo: Bronwen Erickson @birchwoodherbals

Photo credit: Bronwen Erickson @birchwoodherbals

By: Jessica Linnay

Between the trees, along the shores, and nestled among foliage throughout Greater Vancouver grow inconspicuously common and incredibly helpful plants: wild growths that not only take root in the soil of our backyards but also in our daily lives in the form of teas, tinctures, ointments, spices, and sustenance. Surely you’ve noticed dandelion greens at the farmer’s market or experienced a powerful cup of nettle tea; but that we pass by these plants in the wild without realizing their value symbolizes a broken connection to nature that local herbalist Bronwen Erickson hopes to renew by hosting Herb Walk & Wild Foraging at Jericho Beach Park on April 2.

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Urban Foraging: Herb Walks and Medicine Talks in Vancouver