Shuswap farmer and volunteer delivered free corn to evacuees during wildfire crisis
A farmer in the Shuswap donated over 600 cobs of fresh corn to people impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire with the help of a retired RCMP officer. Bill Crozier, retired police officer a...
Read MoreSMOOTH AND AGED: Penticton restaurateur now making his own sake
Penticton restaurant owner Tatsuo Kan opened the first sake brewery in the Okanagan and now he has a permit to bring the freshly brewed rice wine out of the tasting room and straight to his custom...
Read MoreSports, art, farming and fungus: So many things to see and do this weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
With beautiful autumn weather and the harvest in full swing in the Okanagan and Kamloops, there are many events happening in September it could be hard to decide which one to attend. Here ar...
Read MorePest that caused $1 billion in damages to US corn found in North Okanagan
A pest that caused $1 billion worth of damages in the U.S. midwest corn industry has just been found in the North Okanagan. Corn rootworms are a pest native to North America that causes seve...
Read MoreUncork and Unwind: Silver Star Wine Festival Returns
The Silver Star Wine Festival is set to return on Aug. 10 to the beautiful SilverStar Mountain Resort in Vernon. The four-day festival runs until Aug. 13 and brings together winemakers and wine en...
Read MoreTomato lovers and experts to celebrate at Kamloops festival
Juicy, colourful and even oddly-shaped tomatoes are at the centre of the Kamloops Tomato Festival this fall. The annual one-day festival is expanding to a week-long celebration of tomatoes this ye...
Read MorePermanent indoor space in works for a relocated Kelowna Farmers’ Market
Not only is Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market going to get a new home in the Landmark Centre next spring for its outdoor events, a permanent indoor venue is also in its future....
Read MoreGrowing trend for Okanagan wineries to stop waiving tasting fees
Logan Saunders has done 22 wine tastings in the past year in Lake Country, Kelowna, Oliver and Osoyoos on three different tours with his friends. The Vernon man took notes to review the wine...
Read MoreB.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality
CALGARY - With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in B.C. and many residents yet to return to their homes, it's too early to know the fate of the province's honeybees. But...
Read MoreAshcroft ranch giving away 50,000 lbs of cantaloupes for free
Desert Hills Ranch is giving away 50,000 pounds of cantaloupes that would have otherwise been dumped. The harvest of cantaloupes is reportedly of the best quality, but simply the wrong size...
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