20 - North Shore News - Friday, September 15. 2000 .C. is a month-long party Counter Culture “EFOOD-CHAIN: series of organisms dependent on one another for supply of food.” — The Concise Oxford Dictionary The human food-chain in B.C. includes those who grow and harvest, process, package, transport, distrib- ute, sell, prepare and serve the stuff we eat. Then there are those of us who write about it. And if you've been listen- ing to us at all, you"li know that we think the comestibles cuitivated here in our home Province are some of the freshest and best-tasting in the world. And that we're blessed with an abundant variety of regional fare — B.C. produces a greater vari- ety of products over a wider range of geographical and climate conditions than any other area in Canada. 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Food and Beverage Month), and NEWS photo Paul McGrath B.C. produces some of the most delicious fare around the world, so for the sixth year in a row the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries is throwing a month-long party to celebrate. September is Buy B.C. Month. this year, the theme is “Eat Well, Live Well,” and pro- ducers, markets, retailers and restaurants around B.C. will be promoting healthy eating and regional produce. For more information, check out the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries’ Web site at . éqe@rabie you used to hatel weggies @ Vegetables You Used to Hate, by Darlene King. Published by Whitecap Books, $22.95. IT’S Buy B.C. Month, so what should you do with the wild mush- rooms you picked up at the market, or the local squash you bought at the corner produce store? 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