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Wharf. Alternatively, take a trip to Richmond's Steveston village: the boats bobbling
alongside the boardwalk there sell fresh catch, while local museums recall the area's
days as the home of the once-mighty regional fishing fleet. Not surprisingly, Steveston
is also a good spot for excellent fish and chips. Back in Vancouver, head to Yaletown
for some of the city's best and most sophisticated West Coast seafood dining.
MEET YOUR MAKER
Ask Vancouverites where the food on their tables comes from and some will con-
fidently tell you about the Fraser Valley. This lush interior region starts about
50km from the city and has been studded with busy farms for decades. In recent
years, farmers and the people they feed have started to get to know one another
on a series of five Ciircle F
m Touurs . These self-guided driving tours take you
around the communities of Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Agassiz & Harrison
Mills and Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows, pointing out recommended pit stops -
farms, markets, wineries and dining suggestions - along the way.
One of the most popular excursions - especially for wine lovers - is the Langley
tour, which starts at Viista D
cle Farm T
d Wiinery , a welcoming family-run oper-
ation specializing in seasonal preserves that are sold in Vancouver and beyond.
Go for their blackberry jam plus a bottle of fortified walnut wine, made from nuts
grown right here on the farm. Vista D'Oro is only one of several wineries in the
Langley region. On this Circle Farms Tour, also check out the bucolic vineyards
and warming tasting room at Domaiine de Ch
a D'oro F
o Farms a
s and W
e de Chaaberton W
n Wiinery or compare locally
made fruit wines at Krauuse B
e Berry F
y Farms & E
s & Estate W
e Wiinery with the cranberry-fo-
cused tipples at Fort W
t Wiine C
Carnivores to Herbivores
From Gelderman Farms' pork from Abbotsford to free-range eggs laid at Rabbit River
Farm in Richmond, you'll find restaurants across the city making strong farm-to-table
claims by directly naming local producers on their menus. But while Vancouverites are
increasingly keen to know where their food is coming from, dining off local producers
isn't just about food security. The quality and flavor of BC-sourced ingredients is also
top-notch and is alone reason enough for eating local. Sinking your teeth into a burger
made from Pemberton Valley beef is an eye-rollingly tasty meal, while a rich dish of
