2014 Fruit Round Up
This year’s Fruit Fashion Darlings. Looking at the numbers is one thing, but what really happened with fruit crops this year? more »
Features
Bumper Crop of Apples, Cherries… and Snow!
For most of us, January’s record snowfall was the most snow we’d ever seen in the Okanagan. Not for Fred Steele. “We’ve had significant snow fall like this before, I can remember the winter of 1949/50." more »
Jan 28, 2015 12:35 PM Wine
Sip with your Sweetheart- A Wine & Chocolate Event
Smiling sweethearts and happy wine sippers love this popular event which is held each year on the Sunday of the BC Family Day long weekend. more »
Jan 28, 2015 11:16 AM Wine
Terrance Emerson
Please take our Tractor Survey
Do you own a tractor? Please take our online Tractor Survey! We want to find out what you look at for our upcoming Tractor Guide. more »
Jan 22, 2015 12:00 AM Features
Salt Food Photography, Tourism Kelowna
Eat Local Videos
Enjoy the videos we've found on growing, buying and eating local food. more »
Jan 21, 2015 4:08 PM News
From Peace Belly Farm
How to have a Garden Sale - video
What a fantastic way to market and drive more traffic to your farm! Now if everyone was brave enough to make a great video to help market their business, we might end up with daily entertainment on our news feeds. more »
Jan 21, 2015 3:37 PM Fruit
YOUNG AGRARIANS LAND LINKING WORKSHOP & POTLUCK SOCIAL
Want Land? Got Land? Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? We Want You! Join us for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land linking. more »
Jan 15, 2015 10:04 AM Features
New Book Teaches Growers Tips on Frost Protection
Steve Hammersmith's presents training manual for farmers on avoiding weather damage. more »
Jan 12, 2015 3:28 PM Funding and Press Releases
Roy Persinko
Kubota MX5800 - Leader of the Pack
The MX5800 is the perfect tractor for moving pallets, bins, boxes, totes and barrel racks. more »
Jan 5, 2015 5:49 PM Features
Pruning in the Heaviest Kelowna Snowfall
50 cm of snow in 24 hours, it's a snow day for sure for Barb and Reto Gebert at St. Hubertus Vineyard in Kelowna. more »
Jan 5, 2015 12:00 AM Wine
BC VQA Founders Celebrate 25 Years of Building an Industry
Twenty-five years ago, a small group of pioneering winemakers and grapegrowers came together to create the British Columbia Vintners Quality Alliance (BC VQA) and the BC Wine Institute (BCWI). more »
Jan 5, 2015 12:00 AM Wine
Opinions
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Photo by Kim Elsasser
A Thoughtful and Grateful Time of Year
One of the things I love is coming up with new ideas! They seem to pop into my head out of nowhere. The other day, I saw an interesting idea to help remember things that happen throughout the year, things to be thankful for . . . more »
Dec 10, 2014 Publisher's View
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Gettin ‘er done… BC Style!
I woke up the other morning, peeped out of my tent and saw dew on my car windshield; it had been a cool evening on one of my last camping trips of the year. It was also another sign that it was close to the end of harvest. more »
Oct 1, 2014 Publisher's View
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The Business of Summer Fun
I remember summer being a time when I got a chance to run around barefoot until the streetlights came on and my feet were black, and swimming in my local pool and eating at least one Fudgsicle per day. more »
Jun 10, 2014 Publisher's View
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Agri-Tourism Made Simple
Does starting an agri-tourism business seem too complicated? Maybe it’s not your cup of tea to have the public on your property? more »
Apr 9, 2014 Publisher's View
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We Like to Party!
‘We like, we like to party!’ Do you remember that song from 1998 by the Vengaboys? It came to mind while I was thinking about the International Tree Fruit Association Annual Conference coming to Kelowna this month, February 22-26. more »
Feb 12, 2014 Publisher's View
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2013 Semi-Sweet for Growers
I was lucky enough this year to be given a large bag of hail-damaged apples that were left over from a donation to a women’s pie-making group. The apples were so fresh, crisp and delicious; I enjoyed each one and made a few apple crisps as well. more »
Nov 29, 2013 Publisher's View
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Family Business
What is a family business like? Is it more than just working in your business with one or more family members? The best businesses operate like a family business, where everyone is collaborating and pulling together. more »
Sep 25, 2013 Publisher's View
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Like the Good ol’ days
My grandfather was a builder in the 1940s, he had a very good reputation around town for building quality, constructed homes. more »
Jul 10, 2013 Publisher's View
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Memory Makers
We’ve been hearing a lot lately on how important it is to tell your story to prospective customers. more »
Jun 3, 2013 Publisher's View
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Attitude & Aptitude
During a recent conversation with a school intake counselor regarding my son’s education into a trade course, the two words she declared powerfully that would insure job success was ‘attitude and aptitude’. more »
Apr 8, 2013 Publisher's View