Kamloops chefs connect with local producers at Farm2Chefs
KAMLOOPS — When you go out to eat, how often do you consider just where it is that food came from? That’s the question many local chefs answered on Sunday, as the annual Farm2Chefs grazing event was held at the old Stuart Wood Elementary location, in downtown Kamloops. While the event gives local eaters an opportunity to taste the bounty of the area’s farms, it’s also a chance to think about the connection between what we eat and where it’s grown, while helping raise money for a local grant program Farm2Chefs offers.
It was a foodie’s dream on Sunday afternoon at the old Stuart Wood Elementary in Downtown Kamloops, as the Farm2Chefs Local Food Collaborative held its semi-annual grazing event.
“We have a bunch of booths with food, wine, beer… you can go through and taste local foods, beers, other beverages. It’s great,” Chef David Colombe, Farm2Chefs Board president explained.
The event is an opportunity to connect those on the front lines of cooking with the people in our local area who produce food. Colombe says sometimes local produce gets neglected at the farmers market because buyers simply aren’t familiar with it.