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 [...]
On October 17th farmers, ranchers, and members of the Shuswap Indian Band (SIB) met to share food, celebrate restoration efforts, and bring awareness to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 was once the tomato capital. Today, ranching and forage crops dominate the local agricultural scene, and the community is taking a closer look at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]