Filling a market for fresh corn in Chase
Brothers follow a passion for growing and selling sweet corn
CHASE – Who hasn’t tucked into a cob of sweet, juicy corn during a warm summer harvest? It was even better if you could buy it at a roadside stand, freshly picked and direct from the farmer. Many such memories began in the Village of Chase, on the shores of Little Shuswap Lake in the …
AI response in spotlight
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Food security funding welcomed
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