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Earth’s Own Oat Culinary Edition
Earth’s Own Naked Oat
Everything you love, none of the ingredients you don’t. Earth’s Own Naked Oat is made with just four simple ingredients: filtered water, gluten- free organic oats, sea salt and amylase (a natural enzyme). Plus, Naked Oat is certified organic, which means only clean and pesticide-free ingredients for a healthier earth. Suggested retail price: $6.49 earthsown.com
Earth’s Own Oat Culinary Edition For the home cook looking to add a creamy texture and richness to soups, sauces or baking, the Earth’s Own Oat Culinary Edition has all the flexibility of dairy, none of the strong flavours of coconut plus, a plant-friendly environmental footprint. Suggested retail price: $4.99 earthsown.com
Fundraiser for the Ottawa Hospital
Wearing a mask in public is becoming the new normal and artist Darlene Kulig believes that if one must wear one, why not make it joyful? The artworks printed onto the masks were carefully chosen to emulate a smile and incite happiness but best of all, the profits are going to the The Craig Kulig Memorial Fund for cancer research, at the Ottawa Hospital. Made from a two-ply material with a woven filter to prevent droplets from spreading, the masks feature a comfort band to create less pressure around ears and a better fit. Darlene’s masks are available for sale on her website, darlenekuligartist.ca
Earth’s Own Oat Cafe Edition
An oat-licious creamer that is just like dairy! This plant-based creamer uses the natural plant-based goodness of oats to create a creamy-yet-neutral taste specifically formulated for coffee drinkers. Simply pour into your cup-a-joe and let the creamer do the rest. Suggested retail price: $3.99 earthsown.com
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Mom's Homemade salsas
Before turning her salsa into a home-based business, making salsa was a tradition for Cheryl Wilcox and her family. Preservative free and sugar free, Mom's Homemade sells out regularly at more than a dozen locations in and around Ottawa. Keep an eye out for their upcoming fourth flavour — Mom's Wrath, made with Carolina Reaper peppers! Visit Mom's website for a full list of retail locations. momshomemade.ca
