Heritage and Indigenous Foods
6
Nov, 22
Squash-Pumpkin Family
Squash – Pumpkin Family is misunderstand and underrated. All of the Cucurbitale botanical order originated in Indigenous cultures in the Americas. [...]
22
Jan, 22
Food Supply Chains
Food supply chains involve all levels of the economy. These days we hear about food supply chains in terms of obtaining [...]
13
Dec, 21
Creative Gifts from the Kitchen
Creative Gifts from the Kitchen The pandemic and supply chain issues have many people seeking out more personalized, thoughtful, homemade gifts. [...]
20
Apr, 21
Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts When people who are trying to “eat local” or use various versions of regional diets ask “What to do about [...]
25
Jul, 20
Salal Jelly
Salal Jelly How to make salal jelly continues a BCFHN blog from May of 2018 on the topic of salal, https://bcfoodhistory.ca/salal/. [...]
13
Jul, 20
Pine Mushrooms
Pine Mushrooms Pine mushrooms provide a source of income in various parts of British Columbia from August to November. This summer, [...]
29
Jun, 20
Savory Rhubarb
Savory Rhubarb Cakes, crisps, crumbles, muffins, pies - tart and sour stalks of rhubarb have long provided a tangy, citrus-like food [...]
10
Jun, 20
Misunderstood Rhubarb
Misunderstood Rhubarb. A vegetable treated like a fruit. Understated. What do you know about it? Try this quick quiz (T/F). Bright [...]
3
Jul, 19
Wild Potatoes – Tsilhqot’in First Nation
Wild Potatoes - Tsilhqot’in First Nation Photo of Chilko Lake, BC A few years ago I had the wonderful [...]
27
Jun, 19
Cariboo Potatoes
Cariboo Potatoes The Cariboo Potato is not a BC Heritage potato but it's applicable to BC Food History for [...]