28Aug 2024 by admin
Support for Okanagan Tree Fruit Growers

Support for Okanagan Tree Fruit Growers

Featured News, News, Regional News
In light of the recent BC Tree Fruits Cooperative closure, we want to extend our heartfelt sympathy and support to our local Okanagan tree fruit growers. We have gathered some resources from our network partners to help you or any orchardists you may know through this challenging time. Below, you will find information on employment, gleaning, storage, and distribution opportunities. Please don't hesitate to reach out to these organizations for assistance. We’re here for you too! Let us know if you have any questions or ideas for how we can help during this time. Also please share these resources with anyone who might benefit.For those interested in learning more about the recent BC Tree Fruits closure and updates here are some articles: Penticton Western News - July 26, 2024 Castanet - Jul 31, 2024…
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30Nov 2023 by admin
Sowing the Future: Land to Table’s Ongoing Commitment to the BX Ranchlands

Sowing the Future: Land to Table’s Ongoing Commitment to the BX Ranchlands

Featured News, L2T Updates, News
As we approach the end of 2023, it's time to shine a spotlight on one of our favourite projects. The BX Ranchlands (BXR) represents the opportunity for community-led growing and infrastructure development for greater food security and resilience, all wrapped up in a beautiful 135 acre parcel of land! Land to Table (L2T) Network has been deeply rooted in the plans for this site since our inception in 2018 - mostly in supporting the visionaries (i.e. the BX/Swan Lake Residents Association and RDNO Electoral Area Directors for areas B and C) and advocating for it to remain in public hands. As the year draws to a close, it's heartening to see our collective efforts continue to sprout opportunity, and step-by-step progressions toward  a vision for community resilience through farming. Nurturing a…
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05Oct 2023 by admin
OKIB Sun Valley Ranch: Grasshopper Update

OKIB Sun Valley Ranch: Grasshopper Update

Featured News, L2T Updates, Regional News
Our Land to Table Network is an incredible community of people helping each other share information, resources, and knowledge to support our local food system. This summer, we shared that Okanagan Indian Band's Sun Valley Ranch was struggling with a grasshopper infestation that was decimating their crops. We urgently asked the network if anyone had bug netting they could donate or sell to OKIB, and you responded! Here is a big thanks to Mike Randell, Area C Director of the Regional District of the North Okanagan and president of OK Apiaries, who donated and delivered lots of shade cloth. And thank you to Kirk Hughes from Kootenay Covers Okanagan who also offered netting he had in stock and free delivery. The food security folks at Sun Valley Ranch have not…
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