Food and beverage producers will soon have more opportunities to grow their businesses while increasing food security with the development of new food hubs across British Columbia.
The province is investing up to $5.6 million to expand the BC Food Hub Network to Victoria, Bowser, Cowichan Valley, Abbotsford, Kamloops, Creston and the Kootenay-Boundary region.
“B.C. food hubs create new opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses and strengthen food security, so British Columbians can rely on locally grown and processed food now and for generations to come,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. “Our BC Food Hub network is a wonderful example of innovation at a local level, creating jobs and supporting farming, skills training and community building in the regions they operate.”
by Boundary Sentinel on Tuesday Feb 23 2021
The Saffron Guild, owned by Susan Charnell since 2018, is one local business looking forward to using the new food hub. Screenshot photo
Food and beverage producers will soon have more opportunities to grow their businesses while increasing food security in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary with the development of a new food hub with locations in Rock Creek and Greenwood. B.C. food hubs create new opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses and strengthen food security, so British Columbians can rely on locally grown and processed food now and for generations to come, said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.