Emily Mardell

Looking for creative strategies to help manage picky eating, mealtime stress, and food aversions? Pop on your mad-scientist hat, and look no further than your fridge, and pantry!

Our Cela happily bounced into her grade one classroom, and it was a gulp, and give your best smile moment for her Papa, and me.

The magic of eating, and supporting local is that, in our own way, we all can connect to the amazing producers behind the foods we most enjoy.

GetJoyfull adventures are always extra fun with Cela by my side. When we’re ‘food tripping’ it’s not unusual for her to gently encourage me to “talk less, and explore more.

Cela, and I love every minute we spend foraging, trekking, and mapping meals all across the beautiful Province we call home.

It’s been a busy week, and this mama needs to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. The kids are playing, and I have a few minutes to breath, eat the dark chocolate I’ve been craving, and collect my cartoon-voice-free-thoughts.

We started GetJoyfull with the intention of getting families back to the dinner table. It has been our mission to connect with local businesses, growers and farming families to help spread the joy that comes with sharing a family meal. We have met some incredible food warriors along the way and our latest GetJoyfull adventure … Read more

Daily trips to the morning market, freshly grown produce straight from the backyard garden and carefully guarded family recipes shared for generations.

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and I’m excited to enjoy a sunny weekend with the blue-eyed wonders who call me Mama.

One of the fondest memories I have as a child was walking into GiGi’s house on a Sunday to the aroma of ‘Jiggs’ Dinner.’ Also known as “boiled,” or “Sunday dinner.”