Environment

For Nigel and Laura Francis, farming has given them a sense of meaning and satisfaction in both life and work

Uniting in a shared experience like a festival helps to forge community connections, fun and new friendships

Uniting in a shared experience like a festival helps to forge community connections, fun and new friendships

Local farmers markets help to increase food security and create sustainable communities—check out our list of markets across the Kootenays.

Owner Dennis Scott is the owner of Humble Bee Builds and is passionate about alternative living

The circular economy may be a buzzy-sounding term but at this Nelson brewpub, participating in it is an obvious benefit to the company and the community.

By collecting and recycling used cooking oil into green, biodiesel products, Dayna Leduc has found his passion

Thirteen communities across the Kootenays have now made a commitment to 100 per cent clean energy by 2050.

A development in Windermere is treating wastewater with a solar aquatic facility, an underutilized process that produces clean water without chemicals.

Rachael Roussin talks about the importance of soil health, and how it can work hand-in-hand with conventional fertilizer in agriculture.