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EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour at Sun Valley Ranch with Okanagan Indian Band

Posted by Michalina Hunter on August 03, 2023

A group of 23 farmers, food provisioners, and food system activists gathered on June 16, 2023 to witness the beginnings of the Okanagan Indian Band’s new Sun Valley Ranch project on syilx territory near Vernon, BC. We first met Wanda Duncan, Wellness Programs Lead at the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), when she spoke at a kinSHIFT Elements of Change for Farmers workshop. Wanda is the visionary behind the ranch project, and is now coordinating its development with a small team of staff. We asked her if we could tour the land with the goals of getting to know the staff … Continue reading EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour at Sun Valley Ranch with Okanagan Indian Band