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Eating healthy can be cheaper than junk food cites UK study

Is the cost of eating healthy food preventing you from winning the battle with weight loss? Do you wish you could steer away from the processed food aisle for healthier fare but can’t afford it? Well,...

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Resolution Revolution

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I for one am excited to make 2012 an excellent year. I hope you are as well. Now on to more pressing matters: your New Year’s resolution! I am sure most people make them…...

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The Fab Five

We all know that you gotta eat your fruits and veggies. They are a vital part of a healthy and nutritious diet. I love snacking on a crispy grannysmith, or tossing some sliced bananas on my cereal. My...

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Get Juiced

One of my favourite places to grab a quick meal is Jugo Juice. I love their healthy and simple meals and juices. I also love that they have the nutrition info for every single one of their menu items...

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INDEX – Local food recipes

INDEX for Farmgate’s local food recipes Meat BLT with thick-cut bacon Dairy Homemade yogurt Vegetables Cauliflower cheese soup Beet borscht Smashed nugget potatoes Pickled beets Vegetable chips Endive...

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Summer revisited – Low-fat strawberry milkshake recipe

This is one of the best reasons to throw a few bags of B.C. strawberries in your freezer each June. I make this low-fat strawberry milkshake using berries I bought at Maan Farms and froze for the...

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Where can I find frozen B.C. berries?

Looking for frozen B.C. berries? Check out these local farms: Driediger Farms, Langley Krause Berry Farms, Langley South Alder Farms, Aldergrove Maan Farms, Abbotsford Gelderman Farm Blueberries,...

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What to do with wild sage?

Thanks to Bruce, an Agassiz resident who’s down on his luck, I have a Ziploc of wild sage sitting on my desk… and no idea what to do with it. The sage, he told me, grows wild on the hills north of...

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Review – Lepp Farm Market cooking classes

(This is a re-post of a popular article I wrote for the former Province Valley Girls blog.) There’s nothing like a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter’s night. My Christmas present this year was to...

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TOP 10 local food and ag-inspired Christmas gift ideas

Does someone on your list love local food? Here’s 10 farmgate foods and food-inspired gift ideas. Each one would make a great stocking stuffer or host/hostess gift. The Farmgate’s local food Christmas...

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DIY yogurt – Homemade yogurt recipe

I’m fortunate to enjoy several Christmas dinners each year. So for my own little family, I dispense with turkey and put special effort into Christmas breakfast. This recipe for homemade yogurt comes to...

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Where can I find local yogurt?

These B.C. farms make their own yogurt: The Farm House Natural Cheeses, Agassiz Birchwood Dairy, Abbotsford Fraser Meadows Organic Dairy, Fraser Valley Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt, Vancouver Island As...

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Review – Agassiz Produce, Agassiz (including address and hours)

I liked Agassiz Produce almost immediately. It had something to do with the fact that it was December and there was a big bin of B.C. apples parked outside the cheery yellow door. Inside was even...

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Review – Anita’s Organic Mill, Chilliwack (including address and hours)

If you love to bake and you’re crazy about organic food, the retail store at Anita’s Organic Mill in Chilliwack is worth a visit. Although you can find Anita’s products – flours, sprouted flours,...

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Review – Nature’s Pickin’s, Abbotsford (including address and hours)

Nature’s Pickin’s has a lot going for it. This market (which sells produce, meats, deli and some groceries) has been in business for more than a decade. It’s quite obvious the owners know what’s good...

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Dr. Ryan Meili: No room for shaming in public health system

SASKATOON – In a recent article, Nova Scotia’s Health Minister, Leo Glavine, floated the idea that people should have to demonstrate healthy lifestyles before accessing our health care system, much...

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Vancouver Fashion Week Sponsor Spotlight: Freshii

Vancouver Fashion Week, presented by COVERGIRL, Pantene and Olay, is pleased to have partnered with Freshii for the third time in a row – and so are all the staff, volunteers, models and designers!!...

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VIDEO – Veggies on the cutting edge

The Province’s Frank Luba checked out the latest trends in vegetables and fruit at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention Thursday. Turns out vegetables are the new fast food. Watch the...

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Dale Horth: Get strong to come back from an accident

Twenty years ago on Monday, July 14, I was logging at Ure Creek, near Pemberton, when I was involved in a serious accident that left me with multiple injuries. I was falling trees with my boss. I was...

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Gluten Free: Vancouver Health Show Tomorrow

Lisa Kilgour, RHN (Genuine Health):  2010 voted “BC’s Favourite Nutritionist” TOPIC: Healthy Gut, Healthy Life Yesterday, on a 10 minute phone interview with Lisa (Eat More Real Food), I got an earful...

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