City Beet harvests profits from urban gardens
Venture has doubled in size since 2016
VANCOUVER—It’s a sunny afternoon in the Lower Mainland as Maddy Clerk and Elana Evans of City Beet Farm harvest tomatoes for the weekly produce boxes they’re assembling for delivery the following day. The two run a successful community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, and there’s enough produce for them to also participate in a biweekly market and …
ALC gets an earful
Small-lot agriculture, secondary residences and a general disconnect between farmers, local government and the Agricultural…
Opposition to grill NDP
Darvonda Nurseries in Langley. Rusted Rake in Nanoose Bay. Maan Farms in Abbotsford. Fantasy Farms…
Potato hopes mashed
A month after growers gathered for the annual BC potato variety trial field day on…
Ministry working on land use inventory
WILLIAMS LAKE—Producers used to keeping an eye out for suspicious activity were on alert in…
BC considers making premises ID mandatory
VICTORIA—Since 2011, the BC Ministry of Agriculture has run a voluntary premises identification program for…
New round of changes coming to land reserve
MERVILLE—The next round of changes coming to the Agricultural Land Reserve was announced September 19…
Food-X connects shoppers, farmers
A maxing out of farmers markets and the rise of online grocery shopping has fuelled…
Country Life in BC wins big
Country Life in BC contributors won the lion’s share of photography awards during this year’s…
Seed-saving at risk
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is urging farmers to complete a survey regarding potential changes…
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