Few consider bees when taking that bite of delicious food. Despite the fact that they are invisible to most, the vast majority of land-based foods consumed by humans on the planet owe their existence to bees. Whether they are domestic or wild, bees are vital members of the community of those who labour to enable us all to eat.
On Thursday May 13th, we held our AGM for 2020. This year’s virtual meeting wove together stories of our work from the past year with enriching folktales performed by Kaslo, BC based spoken word artist Shayna Jones.
Celebrating our Storytelling AGM Read More »
For most of us, particularly if you are not a business owner, policy is not something that we tend to pay attention to because there is seemingly no need. However, just like your little toe, when you stub it and it becomes painfully obvious that you have one, policy erupts into one’s consciousness when it hurts.
Policy is Like Your Little Toe – Read on if You Want to Know Why Read More »
Mark your calendars! Our Annual General Meeting is on Thursday May 13th from 10-12pm PDT. This online AGM will weave together our regular AGM business with vignettes performed by Kaslo, BC based spoken word artist Shayna Jones. Our AGM is open to anyone who is interested in attending.
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Imagine you are the only one like you in your community. There is something that makes you special — and obvious. Each time you leave the sanctuary of your home you have to brace yourself for the inevitable stares, maybe some comments and always the question “where are you from?” As if you don’t belong to this place you call home. Shayna Jones doesn’t have to imagine that experience. It is her lived reality.
Cultivating Connections and Community through Storytelling Read More »
A recording of Abra Brynne’s keynote from the 2021 Basin Food & Buyer’s Expo is now available to watch online. This presentation touches on the challenges and opportunities in 2021 for relocalizing our food systems.
Relocalizing our Food Systems: it’s complicated – Recording now available Read More »
Do you raise meat? How about cannabis? Are you one of Central Kootenay’s new spirits producers? If you said yes, you will know that you are doing business in three of the most heavily regulated sectors in the agriculture / food world. And you will know that just because you solved your current challenge with policy does not mean that another one will not crop up next month, next year, some time….
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Call for new Council Members! Joins us as we work together to solve policy challenges Read More »
