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Self isolation brings uptick for backyard chickens
As supermarkets remain busy and liquor stores report increased sales, the coronavirus situation also appears…
It looks like another bad year for Kamloops, Okanagan peaches, apricots
It's blossom time for early budding fruits like peaches, nectarines and apricots but gardeners from…
West Kelowna’s nutty roots are unique to the Okanagan, and due to the Gellatly family
West Kelowna's nutty history can be traced back more than 100 years, to when the…
‘Farmland is to be used for farming’ Central Okanagan Regional District staff say
Some of the Okanagan’s most picturesque stretches of agricultural land are being misused, according to…
Okanagan farmers defend treatment of migrant workers under COVID-19
The firing of two Mexican workers in West Kelowna for, allegedly, talking to a worker’s…
Kelowna Jaycees Farm Project grows produce for charity and passion for gardening
The Kelowna Junior Chamber International Farm Project began with a quarter acre of Kelowna farmland,…
What the Duck? Shuswap gardener says you’re quacked if you don’t have one
Shuswap resident Jedidiah Wiebe describes himself as a "duck evangelist." With a couple of dozen…
What those helicopters were doing in Okanagan orchards last week
Compared to last week’s deep freeze, weather in B.C.’s Southern interior will be almost balmy…
Evacuating farm animals amidst White Rock Lake wildfire a major operation
The process of evacuating large farm animals due to wildfires burning in the B.C. Interior…
Award-winning garlic grower near Kamloops shares trade secrets
While some farmers choose to plant their garlic in mid-October, a grower on a farm…
Okanagan dairy farmers dumping milk, struggling to find processors
B.C. dairy farmers are working against time to get milk to processors to meet market…
North Okanagan farmer fails to overturn environment fine
A North Okanagan farmer, previously convicted for multiple violations at his Enderby slaughterhouse, has failed…
How this prize-winning Kamloops garlic farmer grows the biggest bulbs
A prize-winning garlic grower near Kamloops is already feeling competitive for the season, as the…
Mounted duo at Keremeos grocery store not saving money with equine transport
Two Keremeos women got a few interesting looks and inquiries when they traded their cars…
Mammoth-sized cherry orchard near Kamloops gears up for second harvest season
– This story was originally published April 9, 2022. A 500-acre farm in Pritchard is…