The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC) has represented BC farmers, processors and advocates committed to organic, regenerative practices for over 30 years. In 2021,…
B.C. Farmer's Food Donation Personal Income Tax Credit
Farmer's who donate certain agricultural products (milk, eggs, meat, produce) to registered charities are eligible for tax credits on…
Q. What is your company name, product, and brief origin story?
A. At West Coast Seeds, organic growing is at the heart of who we are. We offer a wide range of organic…
Farming can be a passion project. To be a farmer, there are years when you have to do it because you love the lifestyle. After all, as a famer, there can be some very lean years. Recently in BC,…
The winter of 2023/24 involved an extreme cold snap that was devastating to Canadian wine growers. Many British Columbia growers reported an almost 100% crop loss. Given that the wine industry in…
The information below has been copied from a recent article published by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries titled, "Raspberry growers reap new replant funding".…
It was Friday, a leaf day, the day after a new moon in early March 2019 in Kelowna BC. The moon was descending and was about half way between Apogee (away) towards Perigee (closer). We were…