Beef business booms in Jaffray
Jaffray’s Bolen Livestock brings local food to the South Country and with support from the Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy, the family business is growing in new directions.
Interest: Agriculture and Food Production
A mushroom enthusiast grows his business
Accessing the Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has helped Robin Mercy of Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms in Kaslo hire the people he needs to meet a growing demand for his locally grown delicacies.
Terra Firma Farms keeps growing
Terra Firma Farms in #RevelstokeBC hired seasonal staff with support from our Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program, which provides support to primary food producers in the Basin to help increase residents’ access to locally grown, healthy food.
Burton plants seeds for change
Progress on the community garden and kitchen renovation at the community hall is well underway since Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services received funding from Columbia Basin Trust, which included expert guidance from a food advisor, who helped draft a comprehensive food access and recovery plan.
Earth Temple Gardens nourishes Basin residents
The Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has supported Silver in employing six employees from May through October for the past three years.
Healthy, local, affordable food arrives on Basin tables
Projects across the Basin focus on local food production and access
Blewett farm grows food access
Faced with the challenge of retaining staff for seasonal work, Bent Plow Farm was in search of a solution. The Trust subsidized their intern Sarah’s salary and now she has a permanent role as Lead Farm Hand.
Kimberley Commercial Kitchen Builds Community
Since opening its doors in 2018, Healthy Kimberley’s Food Recovery Depot has recovered over 315,000 pounds of food, 85% of which has been used to create over 25,000 frozen meals distributed to Kimberley residents in need.
Sought-after Location Opens
A Rossland homebuilder goes commercial.
A Bustling Jaffray-Baynes Lake Farmers Market
This community hub is getting some bountiful upgrades Baynes Lake is a rural community on the shores of Lake Koocanusa.
