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OFTP in the Media

Since our inception, the OFTP has been featured in lots of articles and local media. Check out the videos and articles below to learn more about the OFTP’s beginnings, programming, and the work we do in the community!

Video features:

Above: A Global Okanagan, 2023

Above: Kelowna Now, 2016

Above: Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship (UBC Okanagan), 2022

Above: Shaw TV, 2015

Above: Castenet News, 2021

Above: Ryan Don Show, 2014

OFTP in the News
  • Turcato, M. (2023). Generous land donation boost Okanagan food charity. Global Okanagan.
  • Richardson, C. (2021) Harvesting to feed others. Castanet News.

  • Public Affairs. (2020). Culinary Arts students help take a bite out of food insecurity, one apple at a time. Okanagan College. OC News.

  • Arstad, S. (2015). City grant helping to reduce fresh fruit and produce waste. Info News.

  • Unknown. (2015) Unique program gathers fruit to feed less fortunate. Times Chronicle.

  • Shore, R. (2014). Okanagan Fruit Tree Project brings in more than 36,000 pounds of food from back yards. Vancouver Sun

OFTP in Academia
  • Beischer, A., & Corbett, J. (2016). Food justice as a response to hunger on our Canadian foodscapes: How a community-gleaning project is addressing depoliticized food insecurity through a food justice praxis. Justice spatiale-Spatial justice, 9, http-www.
  • Hamilton, C. L. (2017). Urban agriculture policy community Kelowna (Masters thesis, University of British Columbia).
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