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Indigenous Traditions, News |

Tsimshian farmer’s harvest of Ozette potatoes brings hope for greater Indigenous food sovereignty

Jacob Beaton reaped a bounty of potatoes from his farm in northwest B.C. last week — but they aren’t the kind of potatoes you’d find at the supermarket. Tea Creek Farm in ……

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Food Preserving, News |

Backyard Harvesting

Fall is in the air, and backyard gardeners are in full harvest mode. CBC talked to Dan Rubin about using, preserving, and sharing the bounty of veggies and other edible ……

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Cucurbits |

Man in Clarenville Grows Giant Pumpkin

In an interview with CBC News, Leslee Lake said his pumpkin, dubbed “Gourdzilla,” is 650 pounds, 3.5 feet high, and has a circumference of 10 feet, 8 inches. Read the story ……

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Media Coverage, News |

On The Go with Anthony Germain: Food Producers Forum

The Chairperson of Food Producers Forum, Dan Rubin, recently appeared on CBC radio to talk about the launch of our province-wide survey on food production. You can listen here:…

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Food Distribution, Food Security, News |

Activist groups tackling food insecurity issues plaguing rural N.L.

Food prices are soaring in Newfoundland and Labrador’s cities and larger towns, but the problem is likely worse in outports. After all, rural communities are farther from food sources, the…

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Fruit, News |

Growing Bananas in BC

A farmer in B.C.’s far north has successfully grown nearly 200 bananas in his greenhouse, just south of the B.C.-Yukon border. Read the article at CBC.ca.…

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News |

Celebrate Organic Week!

What is Organic Week? A growing number of individual events showcasing the benefits of organic agriculture and its positive impact on the environment. Organic represents a vibrant alternative food…

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Pests & Plant Diseases |

Five Weed Management Strategies That Work

The Market Gardener posted this article on strategies to deal with weeds in your home garden.…

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Composting, Soil |

How to Create Living Soil & Good Compost

Tom Bartels of Grow Food Well.com describes basic steps for effective composting in this half hour video.…

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The Importance of Community Gardens

They Tyee posted this article on the importance of community gardens. Read it at this link: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/08/03/Urban-Farms-Community-Gardens-Vancouver/…

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