The Coombs Fair is turning 100. To recognize the contributions the fair has made to the Island's legacy of farming, food and agriculture since 1913, the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be presented with a Century Farm Award at the fair's opening on Aug. 10.

Shoppers will be able to identify B.C. foods for family meals, school snacks, even pet food, as a result of a branding program the B.C. Food Processors Association (BCFPA) is developing through $65,000 in Buy Local Program funding.

Canada and B.C. invested nearly $1.4 million to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the fourth quarter of 2012-13.

The Province is presenting the Manson family and Sunny Brae Farm with a Century Farm Award for the contributions they have made to B.C.'s agriculture industry and economy over the past one hundred years.

Since its inception in 1980, the Vernon Farmers' Market has been a staple for families and lovers of fresh and local foods.

Naturally Homegrown Foods Limited will promote their line of B.C. grown and hand-cooked potato chips with the help of $100,000 in funding from the B.C. government's Buy Local program.

A third-generation family business that has been operating in Pitt Meadows since the 1930s is the latest recipient to receive 'Buy Local' program funding.