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How are you Dressing for Valentine's Day?

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Written by Barbara-jo McIntosh On February 2, 2016
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    • Sep 22, 2009 Tin Fish Swims Home
    • Sep 20, 2009 A Boy After the Sea Launch
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    • Jun 5, 2009 Michael Pollan UBC Farm Fundraiser Sold Out!
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    • Sep 19, 2008 Annual Sale Underway
    • Sep 16, 2008 Vij Family's Chicken Curry
    • Sep 13, 2008 Choux au Fromage from Breakfast at The Wolsely
    • Sep 11, 2008 Save the Farm Online Auction
    • Sep 7, 2008 Farmland Flax Cookies from The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book
    • Sep 4, 2008 Flavor Bible at Salt Tasting Room
    • Aug 30, 2008 Eat-A-Bug
    • Aug 27, 2008 Bar Nuts a la Union Square Cafe from The Perfect Recipe
    • Aug 26, 2008 Main Shop Open on Sundays
    • Aug 25, 2008 Cultivating Support for UBC Farm
    • Aug 24, 2008 An Angel of a Devil's Food from Baking: From My Home to Yours
    • Aug 19, 2008 Chocolate Rice Crispies from Chocolate Epiphany
    • Aug 12, 2008 Plum and Cardamom Sweet Bread from In the Sweet Kitchen
    • Aug 8, 2008 Quinoa Corn Salad from The Urban Picnic
    • Aug 8, 2008 Apricot-Cherry Crisp from Local Flavors
    • Jul 27, 2008 Charmoula Lamb/Tempeh Kebabs from The Flexitarian Table