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October 27, 2018

Vibrant Harvest: How BC’s Fall Cranberry Harvest Delivers Year-Round Goodness

It’s an astonishing seasonal sight: every fall, BC’s cranberry fields are flooded for harvest, turning the low-lying fields a breathtaking […]
October 3, 2018

BC’s Golden Crop: How Canola Promotes Sustainable Farming Practices

Think those golden fields of canola only grow on Canada’s prairies? Think again: according to Stats Canada, canola has the […]
September 5, 2018

Dig deep: get to know BC’s potatoes!

They’re nutritious, packed with flavour, and come in a rainbow of colours like red, orange, gold, white and deep blue. […]
July 24, 2018

Surprising (and sweet!) facts about BC cherries

It’s the start of a golden season for BC-grown tree fruits: from June to late fall, you can find a […]
July 12, 2018

Gooseberry

The Native American gooseberry has smaller fruit and a more delicate taste than its European counterpart, and is less susceptible […]
July 12, 2018

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are native to western South America, where their ancestor was a teeny wild cherry variety.
July 12, 2018

Endive

Belgian endive is a bitter green in the Chicory family that’s grown in conditions without light, to deprive it of […]
July 12, 2018

Squash

The word “squash” comes from the Narragansett word “askutasquash,” translated as “green thing eaten raw.”
July 12, 2018

Say Cheese Meet Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

July 6, 2018

Cream of Chicken Soup with Lemongrass

July 6, 2018

Vancouver Island – Coast

July 6, 2018

Kootenay