Farmers, Ranchers, and First Nations Celebrate Restoration Efforts in the Columbia Valley
On October 17th farmers, ranchers, and members of the Shuswap Indian Band (SIB) met to share food, celebrate restoration efforts, and bring awareness to [...]
Simplifying Organic Certification
An innovative, province-wide online tool is now available for producers seeking organic certification! Thanks to a project led by the Certified Organic Associations of BC [...]
New Agriculture Plan Offers Reason to Hope
When the Hope Food Collective undertook a Community Food Security Assessment in 2016, there was a clear and consistent message from residents seeking more local [...]
Meals on Wheels Campaign Drives Growth for Lower Mainland Farms
Launched in 2007 by COO and Chef Marcus VonAlbrecht, MAVA Foods maintains a simple but powerful mission—to make food that is good for people and [...]
Protecting the Future of Food & Farmland in Kelowna
The City of Kelowna is looking forward to their agricultural future, thanks to their newly updated ag plan. After an 18-month planning process and extensive [...]
Kamloops Plans Ahead with an Agricultural Area Plan
When the City of Kamloops completed its first Agricultural Area Plan in 2013, there was an abundance of action items that lay before it. One [...]
Food Hubs Help Meet Local Demand
In a survey of Cowichan Valley small and medium food businesses, farmers reported that they have trouble selling all their products, yet restaurants and stores [...]
Getting the Lay of Land Use
Before embarking on something new, you must first determine where you are. Marketers use surveys; community planners use land use inventories. When local governments need to [...]
Lillooet Unveils Agricultural Area Plan
Lillooet was once the tomato capital. Today, ranching and forage crops dominate the local agricultural scene, and the community is taking a closer look at [...]
Beyond the Market Gives a Hand Up to New Northern Farmers
Since 2010, Community Futures along the BC Highway 16 corridor has been working to support agricultural growth by building community and providing professional development for [...]
Helping Processors Meet Retailers Needs
In the world of supply and demand, it makes good business sense to know what your customers want. That’s why BC’s food processors recently completed [...]
A Fresh & Growing Plan for Agriculture on the Sunshine Coast
The completion of an agricultural area plan by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) could be the beginning of an agricultural revival in the region. [...]
