BeerBrats: Taste-good hit of the summer
Zach Wilczewski at the BeerBrats booth If you’ve been at a one of the Lower Mainland’s many farmers markets this past summer, chances are you’ll have smelled the grill, heard the sizzle and been...
View ArticleWest Van mansion owner in battle over indie produce stand
A West Vancouver man is trying to get a local fruit and vegetable stand shut down because he claims it is scaring off potential buyers of his property, even though the nearby stand has a history that...
View ArticleScenes from the Surrey Urban Farmers Market
To get you in the mood for this week’s Surrey Urban Farmers Market, held every Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. at Surrey Central Station (until Oct. 3), here are some images from my last trip to the market....
View ArticleBuying the farm (literally)
Tamara Bonnemaison at the Yarrow Ecovillage farm, where she leases four acres. Photo by Wayne Leidenfrost - PNG, The Province In Sunday’s paper, I was allowed to explore one of my favourite subjects:...
View ArticleWhere can I find B.C. beets?
If you want to buy local, B.C.-grown beets, options abound! Most of the root vegetables available in B.C. grocery stores this month are local – just look for the “Product of British Columbia” or...
View ArticleMore than mashed – Christmas potato recipes
Tired of mashed potatoes? This recipe for Smashed Nugget Potatoes (from the kitchen at Abbotsford’s Lepp Farm Market) should fit the bill this Christmas. There’s also plenty of interesting potato...
View ArticleVancity Buzz’s City Happenings – December 12, 2013
New Year’s Eve celebration returns to Vancouver for 2015 For the first time in more than a decade, Vancouver will reinstate a yearly tradition by ringing in the New Year with a fully-inclusive and...
View ArticleValley Girl – Organic, certified, natural? Navigating the farmers market
With the arrival of spring comes the return of farmers markets. It also means the tension over the terms ‘certified organic,’ ‘organic’ and ‘natural’ is bound to heat up again. In B.C., farmers are...
View ArticleBy the Numbers: B.C. farmers’ markets rolling in green
BY CHERYL CHAN THE PROVINCE This week, we take a look at B.C. farmers’ markets, which give residents a chance to buy farm-fresh fruits, vegetables and other wares, and generate big bucks for the...
View ArticleTwenty Tips To Being A Better Cook
ONE – INVEST IN TOOLS KNIVES – The sharper the knife, the quicker the prep. A good knife, like a good wife, will make you look and feel like a million bucks. While it does most of the work you will...
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