The holiday season is quickly approaching and what better way to celebrate than with family and friends. The provincial government’s Buy Local Program brings you twelve fresh, local ideas to impress guests and bring holiday cheer this season and all year round.

Fresh raw B.C. oysters will be on restaurant menus in 2016 as the B.C. Shellfish Growers Association and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control are co-hosting a workshop for oyster growers to develop management practices and strategies to reduce the likelihood of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in oysters.

British Columbia’s agrifood and seafood leaders joined Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick for the launch of a comprehensive plan to increase overall sector revenues to $15 billion per year by 2020.

Chip lovers all over the province can get snacking with locally grown and produced Hardbite Chips.

B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has issued the following statement regarding the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia's decision to seek a judicial review of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal’s decision upholding a complaint of discrimination by Indo-Canadian veterinarians.

International Trade Minister Teresa Wat is in Vietnam promoting the province and trade with B.C. to a country with a population already demonstrating an increased appetite for B.C. products and services.

Local food producer Tracy Lydiatt, owner of Great Bear Enterprises, has created a gluten-free, vegan, organic cookie product.

A leader with extensive experience in local government operations, a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of British Columbia, as well as professional certification as a registered professional agrologist and a registered professional planner, has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Agricultural Land Commission.

B.C. farmers and food producers joined Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick to celebrate B.C. Agrifoods Day at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, and $12.3 billion in sales of B.C. food products in 2014, the highest ever.

The B.C. Government’s Buy Local Program is providing Tree Island with $46,331.25 so the company can continue their work promoting the use of local agricultural products​