As Terra Madre Day 2016 nears the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) would like to take the opportunity to thank Slow Food Thompson Okanagan, Slow Food Canada, Slow Food Turtle Island and Slow Food International’s continued support in sharing the story of the return our sc’win and advocating for … [Read more...]
A Struggle on Many Fronts
By Kate Mann, Slow Food International (original post here) Taking a pen and a piece of paper, Pauline Terbasket begins to sketch a map of the area at the Canadian-USA border, from the Columbia River estuary in Portland to the Okanagan Sub Basin and the far reaches of the headwaters in British … [Read more...]
“Slow Fish: Know Your Fisherman” Documentary: Here’s to Good, Clean and Fair Fish in Canada
Slow Fish Canada, part of the nation’s Slow Food movement, aims to protect and celebrate our diverse seafood from Coast to Coast. To this end, it has just released a new documentary called “Know Your Fisherman” that invites all Canadians to engage in finding local solutions to support a better … [Read more...]
Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop Registrations are open
The Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop is a professional development and gastronomic experience that will take place on May 9-11, in Kelowna, British Columbia – an unparalleled food and wine region in North America. The workshop is open to writers of all levels, and is designed to inform, … [Read more...]
The 2013 Okanagan Food & Wine Writers Workshop / L’Atelier des écrivains gastronomiques et œnologiques
The 2013 Okanagan Food & Wine Writers Workshop takes place April 28 to May 1, at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort & Conference Centre, located on the waterfront in gorgeous downtown Kelowna, British Columbia. The workshop is a unique annual opportunity for professional development, … [Read more...]
The Return of the Okanagan Sockeye / Le Retour du saumon rouge de l’Okanagan
By/Par Jennifer Cockrall-King Photo credits/Crédits photo Bruce Kemp First published in Okanagan Life / Adapté de la publication parue dans la revue Okanagan Life A crew of four well-muscled men work steadily, arm over arm, pulling up the nets pinched between a 38-foot purse seiner and a … [Read more...]