Residents of the Eagle Valley interested in the future of local agriculture may wish to attend an upcoming meeting at the Malakwa Learning Centre.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 5 p.m., an agriculture focus group is taking place to help shape the Grow Shuswap Agricultural Strategy.
The meeting is one of several organized by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District to gather input for the strategy.
The strategy will apply to Electoral Areas C through F (South Shuswap, Falkland-Salmon Valley, Sicamous-Malakwa and North Shuswap-Seymour Arm), as well as the CSRD’s municipal partners, the City of Salmon Arm and the District of Sicamous.
The focus group meetings, according to Grow Shuswap, are intended to help identify mechanisms to support food security and the sustainable growth of agriculture in the Shuswap region including regional differentiation, collaboration between organizations, community engagement, research and education and marketing.
The purpose of an agriculture strategy is to support the industry, provide protection of agriculturally-capable land and integrate existing economic and land-use policies.
To get a better idea, visit www.growshuswap.ca. To attend the Feb. 12 meeting, contact Robin Cyr at rcyr@csrd.bc.ca.