Selling Your Bumper Crop
It’s always a challenge to have too much produce remaining after an abundant harvest, or goods leftover after the summer markets. Always on a tight budget, what are the best ways to get the word [...]
Feature: Small Scale Food Processor Association
British Columbia, and Canada for that matter, is full of a variety of great associations, organizations and companies working hard to affect our food systems. Once a month, we want to feature one of those [...]
Funding Programs
The Ministry of Agriculture has released some new funding programs through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agrifood sector. It's a [...]
Feature: Canadian Organic Growers
British Columbia, and Canada for that matter, is full of a variety of great associations, organizations and companies working hard to affect our food systems. Once a month, we want to feature one of those [...]
Back to School and Back to Business
For small farm, food, and drink businesses, Summers tend to be a full marathon of activity. Small business owners have all-hands on deck and maintain long hours and days just to keep up. There's little [...]
Organic – Must Be Certified
Great news for the Organic sector as the Ministry of Agriculture publishes the following Press Release. Organic food and beverage products sold in B.C. must be certified As of Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, people can [...]
Now Is The Time To Buy Local
Right now, at this very moment, someone in BC is buying some delicious, fresh, local food. That someone could be you. Let’s face it. Eating fresh, healthy ingredients doesn’t always seem convenient or affordable. And [...]
How Food Trends Affect Your Business
Food trends respond to and are driven by the people of today. As such, they are constantly shifting. When you’re focused on your food company, association, farm, or beverage production, and the shoppers you already [...]