At the farmgate – Canadian Hazelnut Inc. profile
Growing up, we lived next to a hazelnut orchard. In the summer there was no better place to play than beneath the canopy of trees. Stretching for kilometres, the orchard was a magical place for...
View ArticleRobert Wager and Bob Bartley: Farmers like GE crops because they are greener
The public debate about food has become deafening. “Local” and “organic” are mantras of the organic lobby, but organic food represents less than four per cent of Canadian production. Some claim...
View ArticleValley Girl – Organic, certified, natural? Navigating the farmers market
With the arrival of spring comes the return of farmers markets. It also means the tension over the terms ‘certified organic,’ ‘organic’ and ‘natural’ is bound to heat up again. In B.C., farmers are...
View ArticleNews – B.C.’s hazelnut harvest threatened by blight
The fungus that has slowly decimated B.C.’s hazelnut orchards over the last decade may have finally met its match. Canadian Hazelnut in Agassiz is vowing to fight the hazelnut blight that has led other...
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