Residents of the Parksville and Qualicum Beach region will be growing more local food in 2017 as the Coombs Farmers’ Institute and their partners begin their “Here We Grow” project.

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.

Residents of Prince George will be growing more local food in 2017 as the Prince George Public Interest Research Group Society (PG PIRG) begin their “Grow North” project.

Students in the Bulkley Valley School District will be growing more local food in 2017 as the Groundbreakers Agriculture Association and the Bulkley Valley School District begin their “Learning Gardens” project.

Residents of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine will be growing more food in 2017 as the Regional District and the City of Terrace begin their “Grow Local Training and Engagement” project.

Residents in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will be growing more local food in 2017 as the regional district begins its “What’s On Your Fork?” project.

Residents of the Victoria area will be growing more local food in 2017-18 as LifeCycles Project Society begin their “Cultivating Communities” project.

Cauli Crumble by Big Mountain Foods, a family-owned B.C. food processing business, is one of 36 new projects receiving more than $2.3 million in funding going towards a range of innovative projects in British Columbia’s agrifood sector.

B.C.’s agrifood and seafood sector had 6,100 more employees in 2016 according to data from Statistics Canada.

The bustling city of Vancouver is bringing new, diverse flavours to the agrifood industry every single day, giving British Columbians the opportunity to ignite their taste buds and experience Vancouver’s buffet that’s making it a leader in agrifood innovation.