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BUNNY POOP: Kamloops bunny berry fertilizer raises money for charity
March 20, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A family of gardeners in Kamloops didn’t know just how helpful their adopted bunny Mayo would turn out to be.
Veggie gardening continues to grow in popularity in Okanagan homes
March 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM
iNhome

A cold start to the gardening season hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of people wanting to grow their own food.
iN VIDEO: Kombucha brewing business bubbling up in Kamloops
December 11, 2022 - 7:00 PM
iNwine

Love it or hate, the fermented beverage called kombucha can be found on the shelves of grocery stores and health food stores everywhere.
Okanagan lavender farm welcomes visitors Canada Day with grand opening
July 01, 2022 - 2:29 PM
iNwine

The public is invited to bask in the sweet aroma of Summerland mayor Toni Boot’s new lavender farm.
How a professional landscape designer in Kamloops is working to promote food security
November 21, 2021 - 6:01 PM
iNhome

Interest in food security and food sovereignty has surged in the past 12 years, according to an experienced permaculture land designer and educator in Kamloops.
Where to get your fresh local produce delivered in the Okanagan
May 11, 2020 - 6:30 AM
iNwine

Fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking all over the Okanagan. However, with the current COVID-19 pandemic, leaving your home to brave the local grocery store or farmers' market may be more of a hassle.
Five tips for new gardeners from a local expert
May 06, 2020 - 7:40 AM

With the days getting warmer and many of us stuck at home, now is a great time to start a new hobby in your own backyard.
CLOSER TO HOME: Kamloops, Okanagan turn to small farms for locally-sourced food
April 16, 2020 - 12:00 PM
iNwine

Fresh, local food producers in the Okanagan are seeing what appears to be a COVID-19 induced spike in demand for their products.
No, social media, there's isn't a cure for COVID-19, yet
March 20, 2020 - 6:00 PM

You've probably seen it online by now, but no, neither hot yoga nor Norwegian spruce extract are cures for COVID-19 and there's no treatment yet.
Illegal Vernon cannabis store busted by provincial pot police
August 27, 2019 - 2:37 PM

VERNON - A well-known downtown Vernon pot shop has been shut down.
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LETTER: 'Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe.': COVID five years in
OPINION Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe. Those memorable words spoken during the COVID pandemic by BC’s Provincial Heath Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry resonated far beyond by boundaries of the province she so effect

Trying to buy Canadian? Shoppers in Kamloops, Okanagan find it isn't easy
A trade war with President Donald Trump has Canadian shoppers trying to source locally made grocery products, but understanding product labels at major grocery outlets is complicated and some major grocery outlets are not forthcoming with informa

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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