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If plane, trains and automobiles sounds like a familiar phrase, how about Dropcopters, Croptrackers and Robotic Bees. That’s some of the innovative topics we have in store for you inside this issue. Technology today is so fascinating, there are ways to track your produce from which row it’s grown in, to watering levels, soil monitoring right to the harvest, picker, harvest bin and the retail shelf.
Food trucks are growing in numbers and popping up all over serving up a wide assortment of food items from fire-roasted pizzas to ethnic, exotic and accommodating specialized gluten free and other dietary options. You can arrange a food truck to cater your wedding, or a pop up party in the vineyard, no kitchen facilities required. Check out a few of the places and parties we’ve featured inside the magazine.
Okay you’ve likely all heard of music festivals, yoga retreats, and conferences on healthy eating, now combine all those together and add fruit to the mixture and you get, “Canada’s First Great Fruit Festival” being held in the Okanagan, August 10-13. This type of event has been popular in the UK and Australia so why not in Canada where we have plenty of fruit! Attendees will be able to graze on local and tropical fruit all day and enjoy live music, dance and learn about healthy eating. YouTube and Instagram celebrities will conduct workshops and attract their own followers that will help promote BC Fruit and Canada to attendees, online viewers and potential tourists. Pretty cool and on trend with what’s happening! The organizers are looking for local, ripe, organic fruit in the form of donations, sponsorships and to purchase. Email hello@canadafruitfest.ca title SPONSOR and get your logo up and on display.
Take a minute and look around, enjoy the scenery from wherever you are located in Canada. We are so fortunate to live where we live. The landscapes are magnificent and there is access to fresh fruit and vegetables. Thank you once again to all our growers.
All the best this season!
Enjoy the magazine.