British Columbian residents will be growing more local food in 2017 as projects in 10 B.C. communities are helping residents get ready to farm and garden.

British Columbia innovators have a date booked with some of the province’s best tech-heads, food producers and venture capitalists in a challenge to develop new agri-technology and enhance the competitiveness and resiliency of B.C.’s agri-food sector.

Some of the Province’s best will be on display for Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Mission Hill Family Estate Winery for the Taste of British Columbia event – showcasing B.C.’s agrifoods and seafood products.

British Columbia’s agrifood and seafood sector has accepted the invitation and the challenge. How can we bolster the province’s food supply security and continue to encourage innovation for the sector?

More than 15 local small business leaders met with members of the B.C. Small Business Roundtable and Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick to discuss their unique challenges and identify opportunities for growth.

The British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) is raising a glass to thank British Columbians for their loyalty to BC VQA wines. To build and strengthen relationships with consumers, the BCWI is receiving $100,000 of Buy Local funding to market BC VQA wines in the province.

The BC Tree Fruits Cooperative is toasting Okanagan, Similkameen and Creston Valley apple growers with its newly developed BC Tree Fruits Cider Company and its first product, Broken Ladder.