Agriculture

The Kootenays are an emerging wine region in B.C. Here’s a list of the 7 Kootenay wineries—and 1 meadery

Raylen Tress of Whiskey Hill Farms in Golden won Young Entrepreneur of the Year from the Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce

The annual Golden Community Excellence Awards recognized greatness and good work.

A trip of goats are trained as targeted grazers for a unique business: Vahana Nature Rehabilitation in Ta Ta Creek, B.C.

Jody Scott, co-owner of Valley of the Springs Winery in Nakusp, B.C., has created the Arrow Lake Valley’s first winery

Pat Meerholz, co-owner of Wynndel Craft Distilleries in Creston Valley, B.C., handcrafts award-winning brandy, gin, rum, vodka, liqueur and schnapps

Throughout the West Kootenay area, local farms and food producers sell directly to the public through roadside stands and farmgate sales

Throughout the East Kootenay area, local farms and food producers sell directly to the public through roadside stands and farmgate sales

Here’s a list of all Kootenay farmers markets to help us increase our local food security

This year plant a Pandemic Garden to help the dual crises of coronavirus and climate change