Local Food Sustainability

Photo: Lindsay Peltz/Okanagan Bioregion Food System Project

“I’ve watched it 30 times and I still get shivers up my spine. It captured what we are doing here, and it’s fantastic to get the recognition.”

- Chef Chris Van Hooydonk, Backyard Farm

Van Hooydonk emphasizes that his main goal is for people to make an authentic connection with him, his farm and the community around them. Smith spent a day on the farm, hanging out in the kitchen while Van Hooydonk prepared the next menu. It wasn’t long before Smith observed a real passion that the chef demonstrated for sustainable agriculture.

Read what Chef Van Hooydonk had to add here.