A Community blog celebrating the Cowichan Valley’s beauty & bounty
Welcome and thanks for visiting the I Love Cowichan blog! Mighty neighbourly of you 😊 Come right in. I hope you’ll stay awhile and have some fun poking around.
So, what’s this blog about? Mostly it’s about sharing the joy of living in our little slice of paradise on Vancouver Island 🌴 A virtual Van Isle destination if you will. Which showcases the Cowichan Valley’s scenic beauty and agricultural bounty in pictures, videos and stories.
We are grateful to be surrounded by Cowichan’s Scenic Beauty
Shop Cowichan
The I Love Cowichan blog team is all about shopping locally. We believe it’s important to do our part by supporting local businesses; our neighbours, our friends and our community. By shopping, hiring and dining where we live we help keep the Cowichan Valley’s economy strong.
Join us on the I Love Cowichan blog as we share our local shopping stories and take you along to some of our other favourite Vancouver Island destinations like Nanaimo & Victoria.
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Latest I Love Cowichan Blog Posts
- Social Media Advice for Small Business
- I Love Cowichan Blog Winter Break
- A Community Gathering, Trees & Green Bean Pie
- My October Pie Recipe Bucket List
- Sunny Day Blogging
- Rainy Day Blogging
- Pumpkin Recipes: Cream Pie, Custard & Spice Cake
- On My Social Media Radar September 2019
- A Cowichan Valley Ghost Story; Mount Tzouhalem
- Vegetable Soup Recipes Cream of Asparagus, Tuscan Bean, Cream of Carrot, Mushroom Barley
Social Media Articles
We have a lot of fun with social media, especially Instagram. I’m constantly learning about the latest ways to promote small businesses on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and WordPress blogs. There’s so much info out there it’s hard not to suffer from information overload. So I try to post about useful social media articles and tips that I’ve personally found to be useful.
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'Seeing Cowichan Forests Beyond Trees' Project Coordinator wanted - Cowichan Land Trust
'Seeing Cowichan Forests Beyond Trees' Project Coordinator wanted - Cowichan Land Trust
www.cowichanlandtrust.ca
‘Seeing Cowichan Forests Beyond Trees’ Project Project Coordinator Job Posting (temporary/full-time position) ... Read MoreSpicy 😏 #spices #spiceblends #exoticblends #artisanspice #artisanspices #handblended #handblends #blendedbyhand #suttoncreekspiceblends #buyhandmade #locallymade #honeymoonbaybc #buylocallymade #shophandmade #shoplocallymade #supportlocallymade #shopcowichan #ilovecowichan #ilovecowichandotca #shoplocalmarkets #duncanfm #duncanfarmersmarket #duncanbc #shoplocal #supportlocal #supportlocalmarkets #supportartisans #supportlocalartisans #supportfarmersmarkets #shelleylockwood
My family understands how much #shoppingcowichan means to me. @sarahssoapgarden @wishes_downtownduncan @backwoodssoap
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Oopsie 😬 may have been a wee bit eager digging into the #werewolfdoughnuts 📷 They were so pretty, but alas sooooo #yummy. #chocolaterasberry#cookiedough #sourpeach #mapledipped #vegandoughnuts #vegandonuts #artisandoughnuts #artisandonuts #handmadedonuts #handmadedoughnuts #buyhandmade #buylocallymade #shophandmade #shoplocallymade #supportlocallymade #shopcowichan #ilovecowichan #ilovecowichandotca #shoplocalmarkets #duncanfm #duncanfarmersmarket #duncanbc #shoplocal #supportlocal #supportfarmersmarkets #shelleylockwood #donuts #doughnuts
And what to have for supper tonight ? #MoosPizza #cobblehill #piazza #supportlocal #cowabunga
The weather this weekend reminded me that, despite the occasional setback, we sure do have some springlike February days ☀️ Throw back to February 9, 2016 #ilovecowichan #ilovecowichandotca #malahatbc #vancouverisland #roadtrippin #roadtripping #roadtrippingbc #roadtrippingcanada #roadtripcanada #exploringvancouverisland #exploringbc #exploringwherewelive #explorevancouverisland #explorecowichan #explorebc #transcanadahighway #visitvictoriabc #explorewhereyoulive #shopwhereyoulive #shoplocal #shoplocally #shoplocallyowned #supportlocallyowned #trees #clearsky #mountainbackdrop #moutainbackgrounds #tbt #february2016 #shelleylockwood
Stopped to take in the view on the Malahat throw back to February 9, 2016 #ilovecowichan #ilovecowichandotca #malahatbc #vancouverisland #roadtrippin #roadtripping #roadtrippingbc #roadtrippingcanada #roadtripcanada #exploringvancouverisland #exploringbc #exploringwherewelive #explorevancouverisland #explorecowichan #explorebc #transcanadahighway #visitvictoriabc #explorewhereyoulive #shopwhereyoulive #shoplocal #shoplocally #shoplocallyowned #supportlocallyowned #trees #clearsky #mountainbackdrop #moutainbackgrounds #whispyclouds #february2016 #shelleylockwood
Stopped to take in the view on the Malahat throw back to February 9, 2016 #ilovecowichan #ilovecowichandotca #malahatbc #vancouverisland #roadtrippin #roadtripping #roadtrippingbc #roadtrippingcanada #roadtripcanada #exploringvancouverisland #exploringbc #exploringwherewelive #explorevancouverisland #explorecowichan #explorebc #transcanadahighway #visitvictoriabc #explorewhereyoulive #shopwhereyoulive #shoplocal #shoplocally #shoplocallyowned #supportlocallyowned #trees #clearsky #mountainbackdrop #moutainbackgrounds #whispyclouds #february2016 #shelleylockwood
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