The prospect of buying local, fresh products is seeing steady growth.

The Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Okanagan map is moving into its fifth year and second year for the map.

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Places such as Armstrong含羞草研究社檚 Otter Lake Farm, Vernon含羞草研究社檚 BX Press and the Coldstream Creek Road Orchard are among some of the 48 listings, plus events, mapped in the publication. And it含羞草研究社檚 growing.

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Coldstream (as well as Vernon, Lake Country and other Okanagan communities) has been a sponsor of the map since it started five years ago. Wright would like to enter into a three to five year agreement with such sponsors.

But a couple Coldstream councillors have some hesitations.

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Wright says there is a possibility of some other region含羞草研究社檚 sharing the sponsorship with Coldstream, such as the Regional District of North Okanagan, if they are interested.

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