Recent contest winners head over to The Dirty Apron for a holiday-themed cooking class. Last month, the Buy Local. Eat Natural. community was invited to submit their local cooking tips for a chance to win a spot in the “Get Your Aprons Dirty” contest. This past Saturday, the 10 lucky winners, and their guest, gathered […]
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The Mobile Dairy Classroom Experience has just returned from a week-long trip of school visits in Victoria from November 5 to 9! Through live milking demonstrations and calf feedings, we taught students about the importance of milk in a healthy, balanced diet, and how milk gets from the cow to the kitchen table. The trip […]
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November 14th is World Diabetes Day. To recognize this day, let’s explore the glycemic index! The Glycemic index (GI) may sound complicated but it isn’t just for scientists. Including foods that have a low GI is good for health because it helps keep blood sugars steady. They can also be useful in preventing or managing […]
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Local chefs using local foods to compete at The World Culinary Olympics Our friends at Buy Local. Eat Natural. recently partnered with Culinary Team British Columbia, a group of talented BC-based chefs who represent the province as its culinary ambassadors at competitions around the world. Team BC competed at the World Culinary Olympics this past […]
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Celebrate Diwali from November 13th – 17th. Join the festivities and make a delicious pumpkin halwa! Diwali means “Festival of Lights”, with light representing the triumph of good over evil, prosperity over poverty, and knowledge over ignorance. This festival originated in South Asia and is now celebrated in many cities across the world. Families place […]
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Enter before November 8 for your chance to win! “Get Your Apron Dirty” Contest Share your tips on how you like to cook local for a chance to win two spots at a special holiday-themed cooking class at The Dirty Apron on November 17th! Ten lucky winners will be participating in the class, but hurry, contest closes […]
Read moreYou can download the forum presentation slides here: Make Friends with the Internet: Social Media Strategies (Wil Arndt) Usernames, Passwords, Personal & Professional Boundaries: How to be Safer Online (Merlyn Horton) Panel: Using Social Media in Health Promotion Better Together & RUHotEnuf (Kirstin Richter) Healthy Families BC (Christin Petelski) HealthCastle Nutrition (Gloria Tsang)
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CIRA announces the winners of the second annual .CA Impact Awards. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today the winners of the second annual .CA Impact Awards at the mesh conference in Toronto. The .CA Impact Awards celebrate the people and organizations that use their .CA website to make a difference in four categories: […]
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We are now the BC Dairy Association! The BC Dairy Foundation has been dedicated to increasing consumption of milk in BC and delivering innovative nutrition education programs to British Columbia consumers for over 30 years. Over the same time period, BC Milk Producers Association has supported BC dairy producers with programs and initiatives to promote a vibrant and sustainable […]
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