Local food fest has chefs ‘Defending our Backyard’ By Jennifer Blyth
F
oodies and advocates for the local food industry are eagerly awaiting this year’s Island Chefs Collaborative Food Fest, “Defending our Backyard,� later this spring at the Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site.
The festival returns Sunday, June 10 to the Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site, which will be filled with booths from local growers and producers, chefs, vintners and more. This year’s event will focus on high-end street food using the best local seasonal ingredients, with three to four dozen top local chefs turning simple, affordable local meat and produce into delicious creations, says Jason Found, from the Island Chefs’ Collaborative, which organizes the festival. In addition, this year’s festival will feature more children’s components to reach out to those junior palates, “more hands on deck and more food to satisfy the crowds, along with the best beverages from the Island and great entertainment,� Found says. “It will be a great day!� In addition to being a great opportunity to celebrate the abundance produced by local growers and producers, the event is also a successful community fundraiser. Funds raised have allowed the Chefs’ Collaborative to launch a zero-interest micro loan fund for farmers and processors on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, focussed on increasing local production. For more information, visit www.iccbc.ca
The Island Chefs’ Collaborative’s local food festival highlights all that is available – and delicious – close to home. Jennifer Blyth photo
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