farming
Taste of spring comes two weeks early in the North Okanagan
VERNON - North Okanagan residents are biting into fresh, local produce about two weeks early this year thanks to the warm weather. At the Vernon Farmer’s Market Thursday, there was no shortage of Okanagan-grown food and shoppers were eating it up. A steady stream of customers kept Corinne Jeppesen with the Armstrong Asparagus Farm busy selling bundles...
This little piggy dug up the neighbour’s yard, this one went on the highway, this piggy’s owner went all the way to court
KAMLOOPS – If pigs could fly, a 77-year-old farmer and his neighbours probably wouldn't be in the predicament that landed them in Kamloops Provincial Court this month. Pig farmer Paul Peter Sabyan received numerous complaints from neighbours about his livestock breaking its barrier and destroying land adjacent to his Louis Creek property, south of Barriere. ...
Kelowna farmer in trouble for covering land with mystery dirt
"THE CITY CANNOT TELL A FARMER HOW TO FARM HIS OR HER LAND." KELOWNA – A Kelowna farmer is in some trouble with the Agricultural Land Commission for adding untested dirt to his water-logged horse pasture. The 11 acre property is located in the South Pandosy area and is within the Agricultural Land Reserve and the...
That’s all she laid: hen pilot project approved
PENTICTON - City council agreed to a chicken pilot project last night, even though some residents remain unimpressed with the idea. Council has been discussing whether to allow backyard hens in residential Penticton neighborhoods for nearly a year. First, they shut down the idea of a pilot project, then enough people asked them to reconsider...
Penticton farmers market season starts Saturday
PENTICTON - Believe it or not, it’s now May, which means warm weather, relaxing on the patio and the return of farmers markets. The Penticton Farmers Market sets up this Saturday, May 3 for its first day of the season. The 100 block of Main Street will be blocked off for the market, open from...
Summerland may lose prime farming land to development
SUMMERLAND — After much debate between officials and residents, Summerland town council voted in favour of the controversial land swap last night. The now adopted bylaw proposes 80 hectares of prime agricultural land be replaced with 90 hectares of less-farmable land. This “prime” land hasn’t been considered part of the Agricultural Land Reserve since 2005,...