Terroir & Wild Ecotours

06/03/2025

Canada Finally Admits PFAS Are Toxic—After Decades of Exposure

The Canadian government is moving to classify PFAS—“forever chemicals”—as toxic.

Found in food packaging, cookware, textiles, and cosmetics, these chemicals have been linked to cancer, immune dysfunction, and hormone disruption. Yet, for decades, we were told they were safe. Sound familiar?

PFAS don’t break down, accumulating in human blood, soil, and even drinking water.

Despite long-standing evidence of harm, industries kept using them, raking in profits at the expense of public health.

Now, the government is finally taking action—but only partially. Some PFAS, like Teflon, are being excluded, despite concerns from environmental advocates.

A phased approach will regulate firefighting foams first, followed by consumer products like cosmetics and food packaging. But there’s no clear timeline for industries that claim PFAS are “essential.” Meanwhile, the chemicals remain in our homes, water, and bodies.

How many more toxic exposures will we endure before real accountability happens?

06/03/2025

The lotus flower is not only one of the most spectacular aquatic plants, but also a symbol of purity, resilience and rebirth. Although it grows in dirty and muddy waters, its petals never get dirty - an amazing phenomenon of nature!

- The secret of self-cleaning
The lotus has a unique phenomenon called the lotus effect, which allows it to always remain clean. Its leaves and petals are covered in thousands of hydrophobic microscopic structures that repel water and dirt. When the water drops touch the plant, they roll off and remove dust and mud particles, making the lotus always flawless.

- The plant that is reborn after hundreds of years
Lotus is incredibly resilient. Its seeds can remain viable for hundreds of years and sprout even after being buried for centuries. In China, a lotus seed over 1,300 years old was discovered and successfully replanted!

- A sacred symbol in many cultures
•In Buddhism, the lotus flower symbolizes spiritual enlightenment because it grows out of muddy water but remains pure.
• In Ancient Egypt, it was considered a symbol of life and rebirth, as the lotus closes at night and blooms again in the morning.
• In India, it is the national flower and is associated with the goddess Lakshmi, a symbol of prosperity and beauty.

22/02/2025

Make that a part of your routine!

25/01/2025

One of my favourite
And a signature tea for Terroir & Wild Ecotours

25/01/2025

One of my favourite
And a signature tea for Terroir & Wild Ecotours

18/01/2025

17/01/2025

Witch in the Ditch Circle tonight. Immunity part II

24/12/2024

May this season bring you health, joy and love.
May your Christmas be filled with warmth and happiness.

I am very blessed to have so many wonderful and loving people in my life, this is the greatest gift of all for me.

To My Yoga Community- you all give me opportunities to teach you and learn from you every day. I am thankful for your trust , your constant attendance and all the laughs and sorrows that we share. So many friendships have been made and you constantly bring light and insight into my life. To all who bring me mushrooms and plants found during your walks- thank you so much.

Those who buy my homemade and natural products, and herbal remedies, you are the reason for my creativity.
Hope they keep you healthy and beautiful and restore balance in your life when needed 🍄🍄🍄🍄

Those who have been supporting me on my journey of becoming Clinical Herbalist (still few years of studying ahead of me), thank you for attending my workshops and trusting in me.
I am also learning from you all.
I feel such deep gratitude to all my teachers who are here to support me.

One of my first teacher was my beautiful grandmother. She sadly passed away last year. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about her and miss her terribly.
She tought me so much, her kindness and quiet presence was always the light in my life. Her protective light is still there, I feel it every day.
She instilled in me the love of plants when I was a little girl. And my beautiful grandfather, the love of mushrooms 🍄‍🟫

To all of you who have been coming to my Ecotours, it’s been a blast. These are the wonderful adventures I look forward to every month. So much work is done behind the scenes at the moment and we will greet the new season with more fun and excitement than ever!!!
To those, who help with the tours behind the scenes - a huge thank you.
Fiona- you enhance the whole experience with your beautiful and creative delights and I am very fortunate to have you working at Terroir & Wild Ecotours as our Chef.
I hope to see you all in the Wild Next Year! 🍄🌱

I am also very fortunate to be the President of La Chaine des Rottiseurs in Nova Scotia- a role that I am very proud of.
Another gift, that has fallen into my life unexpectedly.

To all my amazing family and friends- your constant love, friendship and support, make me a better person.

Wishing you peaceful time with the hope that New Year will also bring much needed peace and healing around the world.

The New Year will begin very soon, and like seeds planted deep in the earth, we will rise with renewed energy to dance the Sunlight again!!!

‘Come home to the forest
Where time goes slow,
and breath is mellow.
Where thoughts find rest,
and calm comes to nest.

Come home to the woods
to be friends with trees,
and listen to the breeze.
to wander through trails,
and mend your sails.

Come home to nature
When your heart is hurting,
or your soul needs healing.
When something feels wrong,
or you just need place to belong.

The forest awaits
Come home. Be healed’

11/12/2024

Only 5 spaces left for Our January 17th Witch in the Ditch workshop.
Book your spot now as they will go quickly.

07/12/2024

This year for Christmas gift yourself and your loved ones a foraging experience.

Our tours will begin again in March 2025.

See you in the Wild!

06/12/2024

Come home to the forest
Where time goes slow
and the breath is mellow
Where thoughts find rest
and calm comes to nest .

Come home to the woods
to be friends with trees
and listen to the breeze
to wander through trails
and mend your sails .

Come home to nature
when your heart is hurting
or your soul needs healing .
When something feels wrong
or you just need a place to belong .
The forest awaits
Come home , be healed ..

~ Bidushee Phukan ~

Artist Credit : Elaine Bayley

01/12/2024

"Plants and animals don't fight the winter; they
don't pretend it's not happening and attempt
to carry on living the same lives that they lived
in the summer. They prepare. They adapt.
They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through. Winter is
a time of withdrawing from the world,
maximisin scant resources, carrying out acts
of brutal efficiency and vanishing from sight;
but that's where the transformation occurs.
Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its
crucible."

- Katherine May

Art by Anna Speshilova

26/11/2024

Return to the Forest- Terroir’s & Wild Ecotour Signature Tea

Join me this Thursday for a Tea Tasting afternoon with cookies and cakes from 2-4 p.m. at the Vegetorium Farm Market in Fall River.
You will be able to try me new teas
- Return to the Forest
- Sunshine Meadows
- Festive Tea