About our magazine...


British Columbia Fruit Growerexists to help keep the operators of our orchards, vineyards and wineries plugged in to the latest horticultural, technological, political and business developments that affect them.


The magazine is published quarterly, with material appropriate to the season. Regular features include a snapshot of what producers can expect on the marketing side, advice from horticultural experts, updates on agricultural research and features on the industry’s achievers, movers and shakers.


Our primary distribution area is the province’s Okanagan- Similkameen region, with copies also sent to grape growers and wineries in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island, as well as to government, industry, research and educational institutions, and interested individuals elsewhere in Canada and the United States.


DIRECT TO THE READER! Publishing Schedule


Spring 2018: Week of March 12 Closing Date: Feb. 2 Copy Deadline: Feb. 9


Summer 2018: Week of June 11 Closing Date: May 4 Copy Deadline: May 11


Fall 2018: Week of Sept. 10 Closing Date: Aug. 3 Copy Deadline: Aug. 10


Winter 2018-19: Week of Dec. 10 Closing Date: Nov. 2 Copy Deadline: Nov. 9


Ninety-one percent of our distribution is by addressed mail. The magazine is sent via Canada Post directly to all members of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association and B.C. Grapegrowers’ Association, as well as many growers who are not members of either organization. Our circulation can be verified through statements of mailing. We also provide a sworn statement to Canadian Advertising Rates and Data (CARD) that has a detailed breakdown of our circulation.


Publisher Bryden Winsby has spent most of his working life in the newspaper and magazine business, as a reporter, editor and publisher. He has won layout and writing awards from both the BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association.


Contributing Editor Judie Steeves, an award-winning newspaper reporter, is from a fruit-growing family and has been writing about agriculture for more than 20 years.


Associate Editor Peter Waterman is a professional horticulturist and retired Summerland orchardist. Peter is also a former member of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association executive.


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