Feed BC To Benefit BC Farmers and Companies
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
More of the food served to patients at Interior Health facilities will be from BC farmers, fishers and processors.
The province is investing $350,000 into a new initiative called Feed BC.
The funding will include a project facilitator, patient information, procurement specialist services and a food-processing specialist who will support BC processors in meeting the product needs of health-care facilities.
“Feed BC is a game changer. It’s about working collaboratively to encourage, inspire and support a shift to more BC foods in health-care and other government facilities. It’s food as medicine,” says Agriculture Minister Lana Popham. “Buying local not only supports the agriculture sector in BC and BC residents, it contributes to our provincial food security, helping build a more resilient and sustainable food supply.”
