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Kamloops moves into the future of food retail with plans for a food hall
Kamloops is moving closer to having a food hall which would mimic spaces like Assembly…
How Okanagan fruit trees are weathering dramatic shifts in temperatures
With temperatures swinging from arctic to balmy and then back to chilly again, it’s only…
Kamloops woman takes on Food Network Canada’s ‘Wall of Chefs’ for $10K prize
Although she's only ever been a home cook, a Kamloops woman is taking on the…
Okanagan apple growers being hit hard by financial losses
Okanagan apple farmers are suffering significant financial hardship with higher costs and lower returns, according…
Attention witches and wizards: You’re invited to a Harry Potter pub crawl in Kelowna
Bring your wand, sorting hat and favourite flavour of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans because…
How these Kamloops, Okanagan food delivery apps successfully feed the local economy
Local entrepreneurs are finding success by offering small businesses app-based food delivery services that don't…
Troubled times for Okanagan apple orchardists
It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling…
Okanagan company is turning winemaking byproducts into gold
After a change in business direction, this Okanagan company hopes to turn vineyard waste into…
No shortage of seasonal foreign agriculture workers expected in B.C. this year
It appears there won’t be a shortage of agricultural workers on Okanagan farms and orchards…
Summerhill Winery wants to build a Culinary College for Humanity
The owner of Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna wants to create a world class Culinary College…
Okanagan apple industry going through ‘necessary reset,’ says industry member
Apple farming may not be making anyone rich right now but from the perspective of…
Plans afoot to revitalize ‘the only licensed bar on the beach of Okanagan Lake’
Three Alberta and Okanagan based men are taking over the food offerings at the troubled…
Strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint developed by UBC Okanagan researchers
A common agricultural spray may be the key to preventing smoky flavour permeating wine grapes.…
Kelowna chef to compete on Top Chef Canada
Okanagan chef Brock Bowes will be competing on Season 8 of Top Chef Canada. Bowes…
Kelowna farmers make core changes to produce Karma Apple Soda
The story of Karma Apple Soda is more than a story about a new product…