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 [...]
Hoof Health Pilot Paves Way for Dairy Cattle Welfare
As any dairy farmer knows, lameness is the most economically significant herd health and animal welfare issue facing producers. What is often less obvious is [...]
Blueberry Growers Defend Biodiversity
Indigenous to the Fraser Valley, Western Barn Owls can be a berry grower’s best friend, patrolling farm fields at night for voles and other unwelcome [...]
Spreading the Word on Japanese Beetle
When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) discovered Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) in Vancouver, the potential for economic and environmental damage posed by the invasive [...]
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 [...]
The Wonders of Poultry Offal
“Our customers wanted better options for dealing with poultry offal,” says Alex Berland of Passmore Pluckers, a small provincially-licensed poultry abattoir in the West Kootenays. With [...]
