Autumn Bounty returns to Sun Peaks Resort

Autumn-Bounty

The leaves changing colours is just one sign that Thanksgiving Weekend is just around the corner. And Sun Peaks Resort is celebrating Thanksgiving with the 4th Annual Autumn Bounty Festival, Oct. 8-10. A showcase of fine food and beverages, Autumn Bounty at the Delta Sun Peaks Resort hotel celebrates the great local offerings in the Thompson … [Read more...]

Eating food au naturel

raw-food

Once a month, Kamloops resident Mary Dunsdon and about 20 others gather for a potluck in Kamloops. There won’t be any hamburgers here. Instead you’ll find fresh fruits, salads and green smoothies. That’s because the group follows what’s called a raw food diet. Raw food practitioners believe food should be uncooked and consumed as … [Read more...]

Wine-drinking cows produce premium beef

cow

Who knew that right in the middle of the Okanagan Valley graze a group of wine-drinking cows? Kelowna entrepreneur Janice Ravndahl is putting a new spin on the traditional beef and wine pairing by adding a daily diet of red wine in her Angus herd’s feed. She and her brother Darrel Timm own Sezmu Meats, one of two producers in the world that … [Read more...]