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New Kelowna bakery serving authentic European bread

Alchemy Bread Company is a locally owned bakery with a mission to bring authentic European bread to Kelowna. And their new permanent location at Polene Bakery & Bistro is doing just that from Bernard Avenue. 

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Millions in replant money for Okanagan fruit growers only a small part of the solution

This week’s announcement that the province is kicking $70 million more into agricultural replant programs is welcome news, especially for the wine industry.

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Farmland values drop in Okanagan and stay flat Thompson-Nicola: report

The selling price of Canadian farmland grew by 11.3% last year.

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BC to provide $70M in support for devastated fruit and wine industry

The BC government has put $70 million towards helping fruit growers replant crops and become climate resilient after devastating cold weather.

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Oliver winery receives highest honour at Canadian Wine Industry Awards

Oliver's Burrowing Owl Estate Winery took home the Canadian Wine Industry Award of Distinction during the 2024 Wine Industry Awards ceremony last night.

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This Okanagan farm can grow softball-sized peaches. This year they'll rely on vegetables

One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees.

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Kelowna's only traditional English restaurant closes its doors

Kelowna's only traditional English eatery has shuttered with the owners blaming tough economic times.

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'Clean slate' to reshape BC wine industry after climate-related catastrophes

The heart of British Columbia's wine industry is reeling after suffering a litany of climate-related hits, resulting in two years of crop losses in the southern Interior.

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No shortage of places to enjoy tacos and burritos in Kamloops

There will soon be three more places for Mexican food lovers to stop for a bite at in Kamloops, two on the North Shore and one out in Valleyview.

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Okanagan apple growers consider marketing commission to sell their fruit

While Okanagan apple growers didn't experience the same kind of killing damage that January’s cold snap dealt to grapes and soft fruit, the industry has been struggling for years with low prices.

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Farm Credit Canada offering helping hand to hard hit Okanagan fruit and grape growers

While it’s not a cash handout, Farm Credit Canada is offering some easing of payments to Okanagan growers hit by January’s deep freeze.

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High-tech farming coming to 200 acres of Okanagan orchard

The City of Kelowna is partnering with a tech company to bring drones and robots to the local agricultural industry.

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iN PHOTOS: Orchard expansion in Okanagan stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed

KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan Valley, rows of saplings for a cherry orchard expansion span the eastern stretch above Highway 33 on the outskirts of Kelowna in Canada's wine country.

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iN PHOTOS: Have a look inside state-of-the-art fruit packing plant in South Okanagan

Okanagan-Similkameen regional district politicians got a chance to have a look inside the new, state-of-the-art fruit packing facility in Oliver recently and shared some of the photos.

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BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers

The BC Government can't say how much, if any money will be set aside specifically for fruit growers that sustained heavy losses for the third year in a row, but it's going to help them prepare for more wild changes in weather in the future.

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Fruit growers face tough decisions on foreign labour after losses

The Okanagan fruit industry is heavily dependent on thousands of temporary foreign workers in order to get the crop growing properly and harvested.

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Dreaming of summer peaches? Some gardening tips for growing a peach tree in many climates

I planted my first peach tree last June, five months before Pantone named Peach Fuzz the 2024 color of the year. How serendipitous!

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Kelowna's Olympia Greek Taverna rises from the ashes today

One of Kelowna's favourite restaurants, Olympia Greek Taverna, is set to reopen for takeout and delivery orders today.

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