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Bell Peppers
Versatile and fresh! Bell peppers are botanically classified as fruits. Different colour varieties have sweeter tastes than others. About Bell peppers are a great addition to salads, cooked dishes, pizza, stir-fries, and even eaten raw with your favourite dip! Most Common Varieties Did you know?
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Kale
“Super and delicious!” Kale is a cold crop vegetable and tends to prefer cool weather and can even withstand light frost About Kale is a super food meaning it is filled with nutrients and is beneficial for one’s health. Kale is a good source of fibre, vitamins, minerals, and potassium. Most Common Varieties Did you…
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Cucumbers
“Cool-cumber!” B.C. produces 83 acres of Long English Cucumbers each year. About B.C. farmers grow slicing and pickling cucumbers in the summer, but mini cucumbers and English cucumbers are grown year-round in a greenhouse. Most Common Varieties Did you know?
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Swiss Chard
Profile Swiss chard is a member of the beet family and is grown commercially in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. About Swiss chard is a nutritiously packed vegetable containing various vitamins, minerals, iron, and fibre. Most Common Varieties Did you know?
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Broccoli
Green machine! Broccoli is a member of the mustard family and classified as a brassica’s vegetable. Broccoli gets its name from the Italian plural of the word broccolo which means “the flowering crest of a cabbage”. About: Broccoli is a great source of antioxidants, and it is filled with vitamins, minerals, calcium, fibre, and vitamins…
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Crab Apple
Profile: Pacific crab apples have a long history as not only a food source, but a resilient wood to make tool handles and digging sticks for Indigenous peoples in BC. About: Pacific crab apples grow in moist, open woodlands along the Coast of BC. Did you know?
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Blackberries
Prickly but delicious! Most commercial blackberry growers are based on Vancouver Island and in the Fraser Valley. Growers suggest waiting until the blackberries are plump for a sweeter taste before picking. About: Blackberries are a compound berry as they consist of a tight cluster of smaller parts. Most Common Varieties: Did you know?
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Apricots
Adorably sweet! 91% of apricots are produced in the Thompson-Okanagan and Similkameen Valley regions. They grow in the same locations as B.C. grapes, peaches, nectarines, and cherries. About: Apricots are great for making jams, syrups, and jellies, and they are a great source of vitamin C. Most Common Varieties: Did you know?
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Scallops
Fresh all year round! Scallops are transferred to deep-water tenures where they are suspended in a mesh bag (suspension culture) or are seeded on the ocean floor (bottom culture). Wild scallops are commercially harvested around November to March. About: Scallops can be pan fried, boiled, BBQ, or even ate raw. Most Common Varieties: Did you…
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Grapes
An Okanagan Signature! B.C.’s Okanagan-Similkameen region is perfect for growing grapes with its warm and sunny climate. About: Grapes are classified as berries, but they are grown on vines in green, red, pink, or purple clusters. Most Common Varieties: Did you know?