Agriculture
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Apr, 18
Laura Rose – Canada’s Dairying Queen
Laura Rose Stephen (1866-1963) had a profound influence on quality and production of dairy products. Until big business took over the [...]
9
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 [...]
13
Aug, 17
Physalis
Physalis is the genus name for tomatillos, groundcherries and Chinese lanterns. They look alike, but they are not the same. Tomatillos [...]
8
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 [...]
10
Feb, 17
How Honeybees Came to BC
The hard work by honeybees to produce honey is critically important to agriculture and food production in Canada and around the [...]
22
Oct, 16
Virus-Free Potatoes
Virus-Free Potatoes Pemberton potatoes are virus-free. The geographic isolation of the Pemberton Valley, one hour north of Whistler, has made it [...]
4
Sep, 16
Hop farming is coming back
Hops are an essential ingredient in Canadian beer along with water, barley and yeast, and hop farms are coming back to [...]
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Aug, 16
Fall Fairs
Fall fairs have been a community tradition since the concept of agricultural fairs was brought to Canada by the early British [...]
22
Aug, 16
Macs are Rolling
When I attended elementary school in Manitoba in the 1950s, our grade 4 or 5 reader was Wide Open Windows (Copp [...]
27
Jul, 16
Growing BC Garlic
This has been a very good year for growing garlic in the North Okanagan – enough moisture but not too [...]