Agriculture
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Sep, 20
Chilliwack Corn
Chilliwack Corn Chilliwack corn is ready and this is a fact not to be ignored. It hit the market about a [...]
17
Jun, 20
Growing Rhubarb
Growing rhubarb Rhubarb - Pigeon Lake- photo contributed Rhubarb thrives across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and [...]
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Aug, 19
Garlic Harvest Update
Garlic Harvest Update A 2016 garlic blog post on the BCFH blog came to my mind today when I heard about [...]
15
Feb, 19
BC Sugar and Alberta Sugar Beets
BC Sugar and Alberta Sugar Beets Sweet Dreams cover “Sweet “ dreams come true: Recipes you’ll relish is [...]
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Sep, 18
Enjoying Apples
Enjoying Apples It's apple harvest time in the Okanagan. The orchards are beautiful with ripe apples and the farmers’ markets offer [...]
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Jul, 18
Three Sisters
Three sisters planting - Vernon, BC A Three Sisters garden is made up of corn, runner beans and squash [...]
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Apr, 18
Laura Rose – Canada’s Dairying Queen
Laura Rose Stephen (1866-1963) was Canada’s Dairying Queen. Until big business took over the Canadian dairying industry she had a profound [...]
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Mar, 18
Bee Cee Honey
If you grew up in BC you’ll probably recognize the Bee Cee Honey trademark[i]. It was owned by Hodgson Bee Supplied [...]
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Aug, 17
Physalis
Physalis is the genus name for tomatillos, groundcherries and Chinese lanterns. They look alike, but they are not the same. Tomatillos [...]
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Jul, 17
Chinese Market Gardening in BC
Sam, a vegetable vendor in Vancouver (c.1900) B.C. Archives B-03625 While many Canadians happily celebrated Canada 150 on 1 [...]