Event Recap – North Okanagan Land to Table Network

22Jun 2023 by admin

Recap: Market Opportunity Study Webinar

On June 15th, Land to Table hosted a webinar to share the results from our Market Opportunity Study conducted in partnership with KPU’s Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS). The purpose of this study was to identify opportunities and pathways to scale up local vegetable and fruit procurement from small-medium scale farms, and better understand the potential to develop small scale aggregation infrastructure to supply North Okanagan-produced fruit and vegetables to institutional and retail market channels. Listen to the recording for an overview of: The current agricultural and market landscape in the Okanagan Brief overview of the regulations that govern the sales of fruit and vegetables Results of our recent interviews with local farmers, retailers and institutions Recommendations for growing wholesale channels into retail and institutions for small to mid…

28Apr 2023 by admin

Recap: 2023 Community Food Security Planning Session

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About the Event Land to Table held a Community Food Security Planning Session on March 2nd, bringing together individuals from various organizations, local government, and educational, health, and religious institutions throughout the North Okanagan region who are addressing food insecurity with an interest to move towards greater community food security overall. This was the first event of this size that we have hosted in 3 years! All agreed it was good to gather in this way! Nearly 30 representatives were present! We were pleased to have our Spokes, Whitevalley Community Resource Centre, Okanagan Indian Band, the Good Food Box, share their insights on their programs and how the Hub has contributed to their capacity and growth. Attendees found the hub presentations helpful, saying they “loved hearing the presentations from the…

09Mar 2022 by admin

Experts on Tap: Tips and Tricks for Exhibiting and Selling New Products

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On Tuesday, March 8th, 2022, we held a live, online discussion with industry experts to help producers elevate their businesses and gain new listings and retail opportunities. Plus, the panel offered tips and tricks for exhibiting and preparing for upcoming events, including the Local Food & Buyers Mixer (March 18th) and the 9th Annual Cheese! It's a Natural Festival (March 19th) in Armstrong.In case you missed this event or want to listen to the experts one more time, you can check out the highlights and the event recording below! Advice for business owners who are exhibiting for the first time at a food expo Before you go: Find out what your space is going to be likeHave your pitch practiced and ready to goKnow your cost of goods and what…

21Sep 2021 by admin

Recording: 2021 North Okanagan-Shuswap Online Food Forum

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On Sept. 17th, we hosted the 2021 Eat Think Vote: North Okanagan Online Food Forum. The event featured four out of five federal candidates, as well as panelists representing agriculture, Indigenous and food insecurity perspectives.We had a great turnout, with 42 participants (including candidates and panelists). And, we made history as being the very first online Eat Think Vote event! All in all, it was a great opportunity to hear from a number of different people, from different sectors in our community, about the significant (and long lasting) impacts that COVID and this last summer of heat and fires has had on our communities, farmers, s upply chains and food insecurity. In case you missed the event, or want to hear the perspectives one more time, you can view the…

29Apr 2020 by hpadmin

Forum Reflections For a New Context

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First of all, we hope this continues to find you safe and healthy! We are feeling very grateful to have held our forum early in the year. When we gathered in early February at the Splatsin Centre in Enderby to explore opportunities for increasing access to healthy local food, our 65 participants were moved and inspired by five interview panelists. The stories, messages and ideas of these five women, as summarized in the forum report, are even more poignant and important now. I am reminded of Rebecca’s words, sharing in the context of what food sovereignty can look like, inviting us to plant food on the borders of our property and inviting people to access this food as they need. Andrea spoke about supporting our local grocery stores who source…

19Dec 2019 by hpadmin

Good and Beautiful Food Brings People Together!

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Eva-Lena presenting her food system network map. Here’s a fact – food brings people together, especially good and beautiful food. At our open house event on October 29th we had nearly 80 people in attendance, all gathered around a table showcasing some of the best food grown or processed, and lovingly prepared in the North Okanagan. Seeing the joy and hearing the appreciation for the food on offer reminded us why we are doing the work of creating a food system network. Because gathering in this way stands to nourish us all. Over the evening participants made their way through the different stations learning about the work that L2T is doing to: grow the local food economy, improve the sustainability of our food system and increase access to local food.…

04Oct 2019 by hpadmin

Land to Table Open House Event

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You are cordially invite to the first Land to Table Open House event on October 29th, 6pm to 8pm at the Vernon Art Gallery. The evening will showcase Masters research findings by Eva-Lena Lang, including her map of the North Okanagan food system network. We are excited to host the network for an evening of mingling, sharing local goodies, food-map gazing and gathering your feedback regarding the L2T vision and goals. Come one, come all. The evening is at no cost to you and a good reason to be out after dark!

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