OUR BIG EARTH FOOD FEATURES

There’s lots of talk about the 100-Mile diet, buying local, fostering sustainability and equitable eating. But, in the end what it comes down to is that, in a world where shipping and trade and cross-border treaties have to be in place in order for many people to eat at all, the Comox Valley has fostered its own sustainability through a profound sense of place and connection.

Its entrepreneurial spirit is one that begins with the simple act of digging in the dirt as a child, dinners at grandma’s growing up, shucking oysters as a teen, paying for university working on a fishing boat or finding ways to bribe our kids into eating their vegetables.

That connective force starts with the planting of seeds, the laying of eggs, the raising of livestock and continues – family by family – meal-by-meal.

Knowing where your food comes from and buying local – what we here at Our Big Earth like to call Community Garden Commerce – is the stuff of a truly warm, soulful life.

In the Comox Valley, that knowledge is the very base of who we are as a community and Our Big Earth invites you to take that step with us and rediscover what it tastes like to eat local, family style.

Alongside our partner, Cumberland’s Seeds Natural Food Market, we spend a whole lot of our time here on the website focused on eating (yum).

Check out some of our featured content including:

- Getting families eating healthy with fantastic recipes from columnist Sarah Stromquist and her monthly Family Eats feature.

- Inviting readers to connect with local farmers, ranchers and food producers through our Farm to Family series

- Visiting local restaurants and share reviews to see if they meet the family-friendly standards needed to meet Our Big Earth certification.

- Escaping with your weekly dose of Nadia G – Food Network Canada’s rising star – as she turns the kitchen on its head in her series Bitchin Kitchen here at OBE.