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Food banks, already dealing with higher-than-usual demand since the start of the pandemic, are now also coping the supply chain issues affecting much of B.C., made worse by the catastrophic flooding that has shut down many busy highways. ....
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Article content Sumeet Sharma couldn’t head to the Czech birthplace of Pilsner beer last year for the world powerlifting championships, but the B.C. corrections’ officer hopes to be in the Kazakhstan home of the wild apple this fall representing Canada. In the meantime, he’s been tirelessly criss-crossing the Lower Mainland delivering refreshments and nourishment to front-line workers during COVID-19. That would include Indian fare, pizza, nutrition bars, coffee and bottled water, not beer from Pilsen, Czech Republic, or Malus sieversii (the Central Asian apple that has grown for thousands of years near Almaty, Kazakhstan, home of this year’s planned world championships). ....
COVID-19 and Canada’s Food System Seeds of change in times of uncertainty Updated On Dec 11, 2020 Published On December 10, 2020 Written By Isabela Vera When the COVID-19 crisis hit Canada in early 2020, Arzeena Hamir, owner of Amara Farms, a small organic fruit and vegetable farm in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, knew there would be tough times ahead. With relatives at high risk of suffering serious complications from the virus, her team was not able to attend any indoor farmers’ markets in March and April. Closed restaurants meant that a large chunk of their wholesale market was out of commission. ....