Food

9.30.13Online Farm Map to Vancouver Island Local Foods
A Guide to Farms and Local Foods in Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island
People who want to eat fresh local foods have a new online resource. The Vancouver Island Farms & Food Map is a searchable guide to hundreds of farms in and around Victoria and Vancouver Island. Island farmers currently produce a […]

9.24.13A Sip, Savour, and Bite of Organic
National Organic Week Events on Salt Spring Island
To honour Canada’s National Organic Week and celebrate the fall harvest, Salt Spring Island features two back-to-back food festivals over the weekend of September 27– 29th, 2013. First off is Sip & Savour Salt Spring— two days of pairing special […]

7.16.13Beets: A Natural Medicine?
Health News about Beetroots
The humble beet (Beta vulgaris) is not the most glamorous of foods. Yet, this globe-shaped root vegetable has a storied past, and according to recent research, holds promise as a natural cardiovascular medicine.