Jennifer Schell is a farmer91裸聊视频檚 daughter, so she91裸聊视频檚 always known the value of Okanagan agriculture.

So it was only natural for her to spend much of her career getting everyone else caught up.

91裸聊视频淭he people you meet in the food and wine industry in the Okanagan are amazing and passionate, and what they do inspires me in life,91裸聊视频� Schell said.

That inspiration has seemingly created boundless amounts of energy.

On any given day she may be promoting a local foodie event, writing her Wine Trail91裸聊视频檚 column, coming up with course material for Okanagan college91裸聊视频檚 culinary program or, as has been the case for the last couple of years, writing cookbooks that are both well loved in the community and award winning in the literary world.

The latter, however, is where she really shines.

Schell first broke into the cookbook scene in 2012 with The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine & Cheese Maker.

It won cookbook awards across the globe, and a non-fiction prize.

She followed that effort up with a 91裸聊视频渂y the sea91裸聊视频� version that came out last year and focuses on coastal food producers.

In recent months she updated The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine & Cheese Maker in the Okanagan.

91裸聊视频淪ince 2012 the awareness around agriculture and food has really grown,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淲hen I sat down to update the cookbook I felt so inspired by all the changes I91裸聊视频檝e seen.

91裸聊视频淚 am part of the community and these people are my friends, so I hit the ground running.91裸聊视频�

One of the biggest revelations for her was the new ways farming is being completed.

91裸聊视频淲e have a new generation of farmers who are finding ways to farm by leasing and borrowing small lots of land,91裸聊视频� she said.

These farmers are squeaking in wherever they can, growing what they can.

As she embarked on this latest cookbook, she also saw a new generation of people interested in homesteading.

That, she said, was pretty amazing.

These young farmers aren91裸聊视频檛 motivated by wealth or accolades.

They91裸聊视频檝e merely prioritized food security and the lifestyle that goes with food production.

That lifestyle, she said, is priceless.

91裸聊视频淕rowing up, my cousins and I lived on the farm and we always had people just stopping by,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淢y oma and opa would invite them in and they would stop and , have coffee or wine. 91裸聊视频�

That91裸聊视频檚 what it91裸聊视频檚 like with these young farmers.

A glimpse into that world can be found in Schell91裸聊视频檚 cookbooks.

Dozens of recipes match locally produced foods with local chef91裸聊视频檚 imaginations91裸聊视频攁nd there91裸聊视频檚 a wine pairing, to boot.

Schell91裸聊视频檚 write-ups and photographs also go a long way in telling the Okanagan91裸聊视频檚 farm to plate story.

91裸聊视频淚 get so excited when I flip through the book,91裸聊视频� she said.