Food

We are probably all familiar with the plight of many in the developing world who cannot afford to buy locally grown food that is produced for export. Little did we realize a few decades ago that one day Full story

There is something about gardening that is grounding and centering, that puts us more closely in touch with our inner self and helps us more easily connect with the goodness in everyone and everything. Full story

It’s time to talk turkey! Interior Health. ‘Tis the season for filling your home with the smells of home baked goodies, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, and the Christmas turkey roasting Full story

Two Vernon residents face charges under the Wildlife Act. On Monday November 2 one of the police officers from the Vernon/North Okanagan detachment was out enjoying an evening with friends in Full story

Common foods such as garlic and peppermint could, in the very near future, be classified as drugs that only big pharmaceutical companies could regulate and sell. Any food with any therapeutic affect could Full story

Anger about the BC Budget has exploded from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. CFRA Western Canada Vice President, Mark von Schellwitz has taken aim at the BC government about broken Full story

by Hon. Steve Thomson, Minister of Agriculture and Lands. As another year winds to a close, I would like to extend my best wishes this holiday season and share some of the highlights in my first Full story

Dec 18, Salmon Arm – Okanagan College Students’ Union hosting 5th annual free holiday dinner for students and their families on December 18th. Every year, as the holiday season approaches, Full story

Produce availability plan supports remote communities. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands / Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport. B.C.’s new Produce Availability Initiative will provide British Full story

Canada and BC invest in provincial tree-fruit industry. BC’s fruit-growing industry has been given a financial shot in the arm by a joint partnership of the Government of Canada and the Province of British Full story

Macdonald defends farmers’ market coupon project. BC Liberals cut funding that provided fresh produce to low-income families. In his response to the budget speech yesterday, Columbia River – Revelstoke Full story

BC’s Provincial Health Officer and CDC say raw milk consumption hazardous to health. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising British Columbians to discard any unpasteurized dairy products Full story

This holiday season, enjoy B.C.’s abundance. By Steve Thomson, Minister of Agriculture and Lands. I always feel very fortunate to live in a spectacular place like British Columbia. The sheer Full story

In 2005, people across the province read a book called the 100 Mile Diet. Then they asked themselves, could I survive on only food that was produced within 100 miles of my home? There was a time when a Full story

Improving local food systems at the grassroots level. Interior Health. Interior Health has recently invested $75,000 to build community food security in communities throughout the Interior region. Full story

Introduction by Mi Kai Lee. BC, like so many other jurisdictions, continues to show its support for one of the most socially distasteful schemes of modern times — to kill off millions, perhaps Full story