By Hannah Scott, Richmond Sentinel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Richmond’s rich agricultural land is an asset the community holds dear. There are farms nestled in all corners of the city, but nowhere is more replete with agricultural land than the city’s east side, within the Richmond-Queensborough riding.
Continue reading Election 2020: Richmond’s rich agricultural landBy Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Unprecedented federal import restrictions on romaine lettuce and salad mixes from California’s Salinas Valley point to problems in the U.S. agricultural system that supplies British Columbians with more than half their fresh vegetables, Canadian food safety researchers say.
Continue reading California growers need to test for E. coliBy Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Grocery shopping online is convenient. A convenience farmers fear could put them out of business.
Continue reading Grocery shopping online could put farmers out of businessthe Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The pandemic highlights the need to be self-reliant for Jess Housty (‘Cúagilákv).
Continue reading Gardening & Self reliance among the Haíɫzaqv Nation
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The grocery delivery program’s origins go back to October 2019. A North Rendezvous Island resident, Judith Wright, organized a group run for four or five families every two weeks. After COVID hit, close to half of the permanent residents of the Rendezvous, Read, Maurelle, and Sonora Islands took advantage of the SRD Delivers program to have their groceries delivered every week for three months. While the funding ended in mid July, the Surge Narrows grocery delivery program proved to be so effective that it continues today.
Continue reading Surge Narrows grocery delivery program
