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local food

Vancouver investors put their money where their mouths are

Simple consumers can become active supporters of Vancouver's budding local food scene.

Circle Farm Tour Abbotsford: local eating at the Taves Family Farm

Eat local, discover new suppliers, and support your local economy and enjoy farm fresh harvests close to home.

Eating art at Mosaic Grille

Skip Cactus Club and Joey's and mosey in to the Hyatt to have a beautiful view of the city with exceptional service and great food.

All the beans and none of the meat at Bandidas Taqueria

Bandidas Taqueria is a restaurant worth checking out. Not only will you enjoy the food and get your daily dose of veggies, you’ll be supporting a sustainably run, local business.

Taste Resto-Lounge at FiveSixty

At Taste Resto-Lounge their primary goal is to provide a multi-sensory experience, from local art and eclectic music to flavourful sharing plates and carefully crafted cocktails.
Crush Gala Grand Tasting

Wine, cheese and infrared cooked steak bites at Cornucopia's CRUSH Gala Grand Tasting

This year's CRUSH Gala lived up to its expectations, boasting a wide variety of quality wines and new vintage releases.

Apple pushers and pizza eaters at the Farm to Cart event

A milieu of tasting and talking turned into one of watching and contemplating at Thursday's From Food to Cart event.
The Back Porch chickens

Agassiz and Harrison Mills Circle Farm Tour

While farmer's markets are a big draw in Vancouver, Circle Farm Tours are popular in farm country. Whether a cheese lover, a pottery fanatic, or a history buff there's something in it for you.
Pacific Central Station - Main Street Farmer's Market

Communities merge and support local producers at Main Street Station Farmer's Market

Local, sustainable food at everyone's fingertips at Thornton Park on Wednesdays from 3-7PM.

Proposed Northern Gateway pipeline threatens Haida Gwaii's reliance on food from the sea

In Massett, on the north end of Haida Gwaii, everyone depends on a clean ocean in one way or another. This makes supertankers to service the Enbridge pipeline unacceptable to residents.