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British Columbia’s Exquisite Summer Produce

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Super sweet mid-July corn from Silver Rill Farm in Saanich, B.C. Super sweet mid-July corn from Silver Rill Farm in Saanich, B.C.

There are numerous reasons people buy property on, or retire to, B.C.’s west coast. It rarely snows, a big consideration for winter-enslaved Canadians who have ruined their backs shoveling sidewalks six months a year. An oceanside view is generally no more than a saunter away. And for food lovers, fruits and vegetables not only ripen much sooner than on the windswept prairies (think mid-July) but are generally so superior you’d gladly forsake the local farmers’ market back home.

Fresh from the ocean crab in Saanich, B.C. Fresh-from-the-ocean crab in Saanich, B.C.

Early-season corn, from Silver Rill Farm in central Saanich, that's as sweet and tender as you'll ever taste Early-season corn, from Silver Rill Farm in central Saanich, that’s as sweet and tender as you’ll ever taste

Super-sweet carrots at the weekly market in Ganges on Salt Spring Island in B.C. Super-sweet carrots and baby beets at the weekly market in Ganges on Salt Spring Island

How about a bouquet of basil from the weekly market in Sidney, B.C. How about a bouquet of basil from the weekly market in Sidney?

What more do you need than fresh treats pulled from the land and sea? What more do you need than fresh treats pulled from the…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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