KootenayFood Featured Events + 101’s
PRESSFEST 2020
PressFest returns to the Slocan Valley for 2020, adapted to suit the times! Yes! You can pick your own apples again this year and have them pressed into amazing shelf stable juice… BUT things will look a little different this year. Rather than hosting an event and bringing the mobile press to us, WKPCoop…
Read MoreVALLEY RESIDENTS DELIVERY SERVICE
Kootenay Food, with the collaboration and support of WEGCSS & CBT will kick off weekly runs to Neson to collect pre-ordered Food, Pharmacy and Farm Supplies for Slocan Valley Residents in need. As demand grows we will increase days of the week and stops to include Valley Retailers and Farms. Castlegar pickups are a potential…
Read MoreY2K was a dry run: Reflections on COVID-19 and food
Abra Brynne, Executive Director CKFPC March 24, 2020 In the late 1990’s, I spent the better part of 2 years educating people about how to grow, make, and preserve food in their own homes. It was part of a pro-active measure taken by my then employer, the Kootenay Country Store Cooperative in Nelson BC, to…
Read MorePRESSFEST 2019 SUN SEPT 15
PressFest returns this year to Slocan Park Hall SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15th Bring your fruit BEFORE NOON to have juice made! LEARN MORE HERE
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Read MorePRESSFEST 2018
Save the date! This epic annual community juicing event returns to Slocan Park Hall this September 30 for a SUNDAY-FUN-DAY you don’t want to miss. Last year over 500 people came out to take in all the events of the day, expect bigger and better offerings this year! Community Fun Day will include: LIVE MUSIC…
Read MoreSHARE YOUR GARDEN EXCESS
Return of Surplus; a Permaculture Ethic that helps to build community! Upon observing nature, we see that any surplus is continually recycled back into the Earth and its systems. This fundamental process of the Biosphere is also a guiding ethic of Permaculture. As its founders describe, the ‘Fair Share or Return of Surplus’ ethic is…
Read MoreExclusive WKPCo-op Members Only: Open Farm Consultation with Takota Coen
Exclusive WKPCo-op Members Only Opportunity Open Farm Consultation with Tree Folk & Grass Roots Family Farm (Takota Coen) – By Donation Friday April 6 2018 1-3 p.m.Homestead Site near Winlaw WKPCoop Members Only Cost: By Donation Registration is Required Open Farm Consultation with Tree Folk & Grass Roots Family Farm (Takota Coen) – By Donation…
Read MoreGARDENING WITH LIVESTOCK – Permaculture Based Food System Design
In this introductory workshop, you will learn how to successfully integrate various livestock, like chickens, cows, pigs, fowl, and rabbits into your gardening and cropping rotations. Learn how to get all your weeding, tilling, fertilizing, aeration, shredding and more done for free. You might even get bacon and eggs too. Through examples of his families…
Read MoreSourdough Baking : Good Food Resolution Series
Tired of baking bricks when everyone else is baking super gorgeous bread with a perfect crispy crust? Change all of that by enrolling in this Good Food Resolution Series Sourdough workshop. This is the sourdough baking course you need if you are just starting out in sourdough bread baking AND you will learn how to…
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