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When we think of potatoes the first thing that usually comes to mind is French fries! Well, at least its that way for me! There are actually many different types of potatoes out and many [...]

Visiting the farm for kids can be a fun and exciting trip especially when there are farm animals to meet! There are farms that focus on dairy farming and there are farms that are fisheries. Farms [...]

Let’s start off with a little intro on what microgreens are. Microgreens are tiny leaf vegetables that grow from seed and are ready to harvest within a week or two of planting. You can tell when [...]

We all might’ve heard the phrase “Eat the Rainbow” before. Mostly in Skittles commercials, but often times it’s a term used by dietitians to help children eat more of a variety of fruits and [...]

Stone soup in itself does not sound appetizing at all. I mean who wants to eat a soup full of stones? On further research, I found that stone soup isn’t at all what the name describes. There are [...]

There are many reasons why we should switch to cloth bags rather than using plastic bags. The negative environmental impact alone that plastic causes is reason enough. Everyday, almost 8 million [...]

What is special about Amazing Foods BC’s spice blends? All spice blends are prepared in small batches to retain its freshness and quality.  Our gluten-free spice blends come with recipes as [...]

Sometimes we take for granted the role that agriculture plays in our daily lives. From the food we eat, getting dressed, the cleaning supplies we use, fueling up and the books we read. Almost [...]

On July 14, 2019 we hosted our first ever Blueberry Dessert Competition. This competition took place as part of our annual Blueberry Festival.  We had 8 delicious entries and below are the [...]

Interested in agriculture, local food and community? The Coquitlam Farmers Market has two positions available for the upcoming summer market season. These positions are Canada Summer Student [...]