Your new local food guide and online directory
Introducing you to the local food economy and the inspiring people behind it!
Grow Arrow Lakes is here to support our local farms, growers, producers, grocers, farmers’ markets and all the other wonderful people and businesses connected to agriculture in the Nakusp and Arrow Lakes region.
From small-scale veggie farms and medicinal herbalists to honey producers and roasteries to wineries and craft cideries – we’re here to build a strong local food economy centred around sustainable practices and healthy local food.
We’re here to help connect you with the food you eat and the people who grow it, produce it and provide it. We’re all about creating opportunities for local food businesses to thrive!
Check out our new local food guide and support your local farms, producers, grocers and markets!
Fruit trees, veggies and a whole lot of fun-ghis
That’s right, as a result of our unique climate, Arrow Lakes has a bustling wild mushroom industry. The wet and fertile climate is perfect for mushrooms to thrive, and we love seeing community members combine their passion for hiking the backcountry with exceptional foraging skills.
Locals not only offer mushroom foraging education, they also provide delicious wild mushrooms for our community, encouraging discussion and preservation of our delicate wild spaces.
When it comes to veggies, we’ve got all the staples including garlic, potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage and so much more. We also have fruit trees in abundance!
Food security and access to healthy food in our wild and remote region
The Nakusp and Arrow Lakes region is unique. With inland ferries to the west and the north, and a long winding road leading down the valley to the south, we are far from major highway routes. As many of our residents understand, this affects both food access and food prices.
Recent global events have moved the topic of food security to the forefront. Because Arrow Lakes is removed from every major highway that connects the region to its closest major cities, food transportation to Arrow Lakes can be limited.
We dare to dream. Having a thriving local food economy can help put concerned minds at ease, knowing that local healthy food is accessible in our region regardless of what is occurring globally.
Grow Arrow Lakes aims to encourage and support local food production and distribution so that when delivery trucks arrive at the end of their route to drop off goods in our region, they can be restocked with Arrow Lakes produce and products to distribute widely when it leaves.