Category Archives: Food Matters

Food Matters – Apples

Cider Apples A is for apple. But B is for Bramley’s Seedling and C is for Cox’s Orange Pippin. Those are both heritage varieties of apple, and this part of British Columbia is a prime growing area for heritage apples. … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Concrete Garden

Some people say print is dead, but the second edition of a magazine featuring trends in urban agriculture is now making the rounds in Victoria and beyond. Concrete Garden started off as a student project of a University of Victoria … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Raw Milk Cheese

Provincial and government health agencies continue to investigate an outbreak of illnesses caused by e coli that has been linked to cheese made by Gort’s Gouda in Salmon Arm. Today (September 19th, 2013), the Interior Health Authority has positively confirmed … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Victoria Public Market Finallys Opens!

It’s the moment many lovers of local food have been waiting for. On Saturday, September 14th, the Victoria Public Market officially opens for business in the historic Hudson Building. The backers and vendors of the project hope that it creates … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Gold Medal Plates Comes to Victoria

We’ve learned that it takes a lot of money to develop talent to produce a gold medal win in the Olympics. Gold Medal Plates is a unique culinary competition helps to feed talent development and the city of Victoria will … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Back to School: FoodSafe

Next week, thousands of Vancouver Island school children head back to school. I was feeling a little nostalgic for the good old days of back to school, so I decided to go back to school myself. But just for one … Continue reading

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