Tag: groceries
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Cost of fresh produce continues upward in 2026
Saturday January 3, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Every year in BC there is a minimum wage increase for workers who hand-pick various vegetables and fruits. The specific list of 15 fruits, vegetables and flowers is: apricots, beans, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cherries, grapes, mushrooms, peaches, pears, peas, prune…
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New program: boosting nutrition for pregnant moms
Thursday December 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. Nutrition The Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) has three key areas of activity in maintaining fresh food in urban communities. We continue our work to guide more municipalities to include (and require of developers) food-growing capacity in all urban infrastructure. This helps…