Food is a big deal in the Cowichan Valley. This region, among the warmest in Canada, has been a bread basket for millennia. But farming and agriculture face significant challenges. Our deep dive into food and agriculture breaks down complexity and tells stories about real people making a difference in this community.
Food for Thought
Keating Farm hopes diversifying its business model could create financial and environmental sustainability.
‘Everything I need is here,’ says Heather Young, owner of Under the Oak Farm.
The space should be a blueprint for other cities
, urban farmer Laura Boyd-Clowes says.
Iyé Creative, a social enterprise based in Victoria, uses food and education to reconnect people with land, culture and community.
“I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else,” says Cory Spencer, founder of Haltwhistle Cheese Company.
Knowledge keepers share what has been lost, and what has been held onto, in Coast Salish food culture.
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