The B.C. government has invested $6 million in the Buy Local Program including $2 million in Budget 2015, helping BC farmers and food processors promote their products, and support food security in B.C.

The Buy Local Program aims to increase consumer demand and sales of B.C. agrifoods. Businesses and organizations can apply for matching funding from the B.C. government for projects that promote local foods. Projects can include in-store promotions, social media or web campaigns, traditional advertising or other ideas.

Building the local market for B.C. foods is a key commitment of government’s Agrifoods Strategy, a component of the B.C. Jobs Plan, to lead the agrifoods sector growth into a $14-billion-a-year industry by 2017.

Applications and Further Information

Please visit the Investment Agriculture Foundation website for applications and more information:

• Investment Agriculture Foundation

For additional information about the Buy Local Program, please see our news releases:

• 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate Winery sets sail with funding
• It’s a home-grown holiday season
• Funding for Hardbite Potato Chips supports local farmers
• Buy Local funding supports tasty Bear Bites
• Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt doubles production in just one year as it expands to supply 26 Thrifty’s locations and stores in the Okanagan
• Thank your local agrifoods producer this Thanksgiving
• Buy Local funds sprout up for Comox Valley business
• Buy Local program connects White Rock shoppers and farmers
• Taking it to the next level – Chilliwack meat business receives Buy Local funds
• BC Wine Institute promotes Be Label Conscious with funding
• Buy local funding to help showcase premium fruit business in Delta
• Look for new logo on Haida Gwaii foods soon
• B.C. blueberries picked to receive Buy Local funding
• Comox Valley Farmers’ Market receives funding to reach locals
• Broken Ladder stepping into the spotlight with Buy Local funding
• Singletree Winery receives funding to branch out to new markets
• BC Association of Farmers’ Markets launches #MeetMyMarket
• Creston Valley to promote 10 mile diet with Buy Local funding
• Getting fresh with B.C. greenhouse veggies
• Buy Local funding to promote quality B.C. meat products
• Elephant Island Winery receives fruitful funding
• Buy Local Program gives winery a boost to grow
• Say cheese! Vancouver Island food company receives funding
• Cache of local produce promoted in Cache Creek
• $2 million Buy Local expansion keeps B.C. foods on grocery lists
• Buy local funding urges flower shoppers to pick local
• B.C. wine and food ambassadors at your table
• Province supports We ♥ Local program launch and smartphone app
• Buy Local funding to increase awareness and access to B.C. meat products
• Buy local funding to promote B.C.’s greenhouse vegetables
• Buy local message on its way – island style
• Buy Local program lets Farmers’ Markets get social
• Buy Local funds helps North Cariboo program grow
• Buy Local growing word about local beef in the North
• Buy Local funding helps shoppers choose B.C. products
• Warba potatoes, B.C.’s special spud
• Buy Local program promotes Certified B.C. Beef on Beef Day
• Aboriginal community receives funds to support Buy Local opportunities
• B.C. consumers to hear more about born in B.C. Ambrosia apples
• BC Tree Fruits Cooperative celebrates cherry season with local focus
• Market promotes healthy food choices with Buy Local funding
• Province supports WE HEART LOCAL Awards
• ‘Buy Local’ funding supports Hardbite from seed to chip
• ‘Buy local’ funds on its way to Pitt Meadows family farm
• All signs point to more customers at Vernon Farmers’ Market
• Vancouver Island winery transforms local blackberries and honey
• ‘Buy Local’ program raises a glass to BC Wine Institute
• Coastal “Buy Local” campaign delivers organic message
• Farm To Table program connects farmers and chefs to serve local foods
• ‘Born in BC. Raised in the Okanagan’ apples receive Buy Local funds
• Tracing seafood from ocean to plate
• Buy Local funding promotes sustainable B.C. shellfish
• Port Alberni cookbook a recipe for success with Buy Local funds
• The real story on how B.C. chicken is produced
• Funding will increase brand awareness for B.C. grown potatoes
• B.C. cranberries promoted as holiday and everyday food
• “Buy local” programs coming to communities across B.C
• BC food producers welcome $2-million “buy local” campaign