My name is Kelly. I grew up in the Okanagan, and moved to Vancouver after high school to pursue a career in Advertising. I spent 14 years working for both small and large ad agencies, and although good at what I did, the job no longer nourished my soul. I needed a change, so I […]
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Microgreens are fast-growing, nutritious greens that can be grown all year, and are the perfect pick-me-up for winter days. What is a microgreen? Microgreens are not sprouts, though people often think they are the same. Sprouts are seeds that can germinate in the dark and be ready to harvest in two days. Microgreens grow for a
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My name is Betty and have recently taken on the position as President of Chefs in the Classroom. One of the things that brought me to Kelowna 18 years ago was the beautiful abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables grown here. I own and operate a commercial culinary incubator and Lebanese Cuisine Catering and Cooking
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Winter squash is a type of gourd that is typically harvested in the late summer or early fall. It comes in may shapes, sizes and colours, but some of the most popular varieties include acorn squash, butternut squash and spaghetti squash. There are tons of nutritional benefits to eating winter squash. They’re a good source
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As we get ready to say goodbye to 2022 we are taking the time to look back on our latest season of Chefs in the Classroom. Covid restrictions left our volunteers out of the classroom for the second year but our hard-working board members once again provided the participating eight schools, 12 classrooms with our customized
Love them or hate them, brussels sprouts make an appearance at almost every Thanksgiving dinner. Brussels sprouts are a member of the Brassicaceae family of vegetables and closely related to kale, cauliflower and mustard greens. These cruciferous vegetables resemble mini cabbages that grow on thick salks with leafy green leaves. Brussels sprouts grow clustered together
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Sweet corn is a staple of summertime food – it’s often part of a BBQ or picnic. Corn is a vegetable, fruit and a grain. Corn is a starchy vegetablesimilar to potatoes, but its kernels are considered grains and canbe milled into flour. But corn is also a fruit because it comes fromthe seed or
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The Okanagan is renowned for its sweet, succulent, summer peaches. We even have a town named Peachland! Nothing says “summer” better than the juice of a fresh peach running down your chin. This fuzzy fruit is a great source of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C and is low in calories and free of cholesterol, sodium
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Did you know that 95% of the cherries grown in Canada are grown here here in the Okanagan Valley? Cherries require a very particular climate to thrive and the dry, temperate regions of the Okanagan happen to have the perfect growing conditions for cherries. We are also so lucky that not only can you find
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Is there anything better than biting into a freshly picked strawberry? We could eat them like candy. Strawberries are the MVP of the Vitamin C game. Eight strawberries have the same amount of Vitamin C as one whole orange! In fact, 100 g of strawberries provides 98% of the daily recommended value of Vitamin C
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