When local organic food is free: Berry season in Tofino and Ucluelet
Yes, you heard that right.
Many people want to do the right thing both environmentally and healthwise, but lament the high price of local organic food.
Well, out here on the west coast, we have local organic food available for free, six months of the year!
Wild berries are one of the most delicious and easy-to-find food sources here on the west coast. And yes, the season really does run for six months or more. The first salmonberries appear in May, and evergreen huckleberries (also known locally as cinamock or winterberries) remain good for the picking in the cool temperatures of early winter, through November and even December.