Cherry harvest is well underway across the Okanagan and some farmers had an early start, while others are midway through the season. However, it wasn’t an easy growing season for cherries, with a cold ...

The heavy rain that hit southern B.C. earlier this week has sent cherry producers in the Okanagan scrambling to save their crops. - Read more about the storm and the clean-up U-pick farmer Allan Arndt ...

Growing cherries, according to most Okanagan orchardists, is a high-stakes gamble. “There’s always a risk,” said the president of the B.C. Cherry Association, Sukhpaul Bal. One main reason is because ...

KELOWNA — As June rains continue into July, cherry growers in the Okanagan are putting in some extra work in, but it might be costing area residents some extra sleep. But Suhkpaul Bal, president of ...

PENTICTON, B.C.—Farmers in B.C.’s South Okanagan region were predicting a bumper cherry crop this year but recent wind storms have dashed those hopes. The storms destroyed trees and knocked much of ...

This orchard in Summerland, B.C., is one of many that suffered catastrophic damage this winter due to an extreme cold snap that resulted in the complete loss of this year's Okanagan peach crop. (Tom ...

Rain in July in the typically hot and dry Okanagan may be good for preventing wildfires, but it's not so great for cherries. Heavy rainfalls scattered over the past few weeks has caused a lot of ...

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are working to learn more about how sweet cherry trees naturally protect their buds from freezing during cold winter months. Dr. Elizabeth Houghton recently graduated from ...

OKANAGAN VALLEY, B.C. — At Legend Distilling’s tasting room overlooking Okanagan Lake, bartender Michele Montgomery fills a Mason jar with lavender lemonade, a warm-weather refresher made with gin ...

Here's how you harvest 80 million pounds of wild blueberries per year David Geen is the owner of Jealous Fruits, the largest vertically integrated sweet cherry farm in Canada. They control their own ...

Now is one of my favourite times for food in British Columbia. There are so many things popping out - fava beans, green peas, squash blossoms, as well as strawberries, peaches, apricots and, of course ...