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Welcome to the Central Kootenay

Farm & Food Directory! This directory is your guide to locating food grown, raised and processed in the Central Kootenay. Whether you are an area resident who wishes to learn more about local food, a processor who wants to source organic ingredients, a restaurateur who wishes to feature the bounty of the Central Kootenay on your menu, a tourist who wants to sample local fare, or a farmer who wants to know what the market opportunities are, this directory is for you. Among the nooks and crannies of the Central Kootenay is a diversity of farms, big and small, as well as numerous processors. From strawberries to onions, from bone broth to fine gin, our region

benefits from a host of dedicated, passionate and creative entrepreneurs who bring their great food to our tables. This annual print directory will help you learn about the wide range of foods produced here. Explore the offerings in the different areas of the Central Kootenay or narrow in on a few favourite products and find out who has them and where they can be found. Each business entry includes information on when and where their products are available and how to contact them. And if you are not certain when things may be ready, check out the Seasonal Guide on page 35. The map on the centre pages will inspire you to explore the wide range of food choices in the Central Kootenay.

and interesting people, it does not always have enough or suitable jobs for all those who choose to live here. For those who may be struggling with food insecurity, we have a list of emergency food services on page 38 that includes information on what is offered, the location of the services and when they are available. You can also explore the list of farms, products and food processors by using the online version of the directory at centralkootenayfood.ca Like the print version, you will find a listing of farmers markets, food festivals, and farm & food organizations based in the region.

While our region features many creative

When you buy local food you are: • • • • •

getting fresh, tasty, nutritious food; helping to keep family farms and processors in business; preserving our rural landscape; supporting ecological diversity; and helping to build a resilient food economy in your own region.

About the CKFPC The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council brings together people, organizations local government and businesses from across the Central Kootenay. We work together to foster a vibrant, health food economy for the region that also provides healthy food for all who need it. We seek to connect and co-ordinate initiatives across the region, reduce redundancy and enhance the impact of human and

financial resources invested in the food systems and communities of the Central Kootenay. Our focus is on improving the policy environment for food production and access in the region. We work directly with local businesses and government to make it easier to navigate the policy maze in which our food systems are embedded. Find out more at: ckfoodpolicy.ca Find out more at: ckfoodpolicy.ca

Contents: Introduction .................................. 3 Produce/Products Index ........... 4 Farmers & Producers Index ....... 5 Sponsors Index ............................. 5 Farmers & Producers Directory ............6 - 18 & 23 - 28 Farm Locations Map ........... 19-22 Seasonal Ripening Chart . 34/35 Crossword Puzzle .................36/37 Farmers Markets......................... 38 Harvest/Garden Festivals ...... 39 Food Security .............................40 Food Policy ..................................41 Recipes ........................................ 42

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The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council promotes a just, sustainable and prosperous food system by linking people, places, food initiatives, and businesses across our region. We identify challenges & opportunities and advocate for supportive policy. www.ckfoodpolicy.ca Email: info@ckfoodpolicy.ca 2019

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Products Index alfalfa ........................... 6, 7 apple juice ............ 8, 11, 29 apples .......... 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ......... 23, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32 apricots ......... 7, 8, 9, 10, 28 arugula ....................... 6, 28 asparagus ....... 9, 11, 31, 42 baking .............. 6, 7, 16, 42 basil .... 6, 13, 15, 16, 22, 24 ............... 23, 28, 29, 30, 31 beans ............ 10, 12, 13, 14 ................ 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 bedding plants ....... 6, 11, 12 ........................... 15, 16, 24 beef ... 6, 10, 14, 15, 27, 28, ................ 29, 30, 31, 32, 35 beef jerky .................. 14, 21 beeswax ........................... 8 beets ..... 10, 12, 13, 28, 29 ............................. 30, 31 32 berries .... 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 .... 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26 ... 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42 bison bones .................... 28 bison bone reduction pet supplement ............... 28 blackberries .... 7, 11, 12, 18 ..................... 23, 28, 31, 32 blueberries ........ 6, 7, 11, 18 ...................... 23, 26, 28, 32 bok choy ..................... 6, 13 bonbons ......................... 30 broccoli ........... 6, 10, 13, 25 ............................ 28, 29, 30 bruschetta ...................... 30 brussels sprouts ........ 10, 28 bunched roots ................ 12 cabbage ........ 10, 13, 28, 29 ................................. 30, 32 candles ......................... 7, 8 carrots ...... 8, 12, 13, 24, 28 ............................ 29, 31, 32

cauliflower .......... 10, 13, 25 .................................. 28, 30 chard ................ 6, 8, 11, 22 .................................. 23, 24 cherries ........... 8, 10, 11, 12 cherry juice ....................... 8 cherry tomatoes .............. 27 chicken ......... 6, 7, 9, 12, 15 ................ 16, 18, 23, 24, 29 chicken eggs . 12, 15, 18, 23 ............................ 28, 29, 32 chocolate bars ................ 30 chocolate cherries ............. 8 corn . 6, 8, 10, 11, 28, 30, 31 cream ........... 10, 13, 15, 16 cucumbers ...... 6, 27, 29, 31 currants .................... 18, 28 dahlia tubers ................... 17 dahlias ...................... 17, 29 daikon radish ................... 23 microgreen shoots ........... 23 dandelion ........................ 13 eggplants 10, 24, 27, 28, 29 eggs ... 9, 12, 15, 16, 18, 23 ...................... 28, 29, 32, 42 endive ............................. 13 fence posts ..................... 12 fermented beverages ....... 27 fermented pet supplements ............. 28 firewood .................... 12, 17 flowers 6, 17, 25, 26, 30, 32 bread .................. 14, 15, 16 fresh cherries ..................... 8 fresh cut flowers ... 7, 17, 26 .................................. 30, 32 fresh eggs ............ 9, 10 , 23 frozen bread ................... 17 garlic ............ 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 ................ 12, 13, 14, 23, 26 .... 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37 garlic scapes .......... 9, 23, 25 glass bottled milk ............. 10

goat ........ 10, 12, 23, 24, 30 grain .. 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 24 grape juice ..................... 8, 9 grapes, table ..... 8, 9, 12, 30 grapes, wine ..................... 8 greens ........ 6, 12, 13, 23, 25 .........................28, 29, 31, 42 haggis ............................. 14 hanging baskets .............. 11 hay ........ 6, 7, 11, 23, 24, 26 hazelnuts .................. 15, 23 heirloom grains ............... 11 heirloom tomatoes .......... 28 .................................. 30, 31 herbs .................. 11, 12, 13 ...................... 14, 15, 16, 18 homemade jams ............... 7 honey ................6, 8, 12, 14 ...................15, 18, 23, 24, 42 hot chocolate .................. 30 jerusalem artichokes ......... 6 .................................. 18, 23 kale 6, 12, 13, 15, 25, 28, 29 kohlrabi .............. 10, 28, 29 komatsuna ...................... 13 kombucha ...................... 27 lamb ............... 6, 10, 23, 30 leeks ......................... 30, 32 lettuce ..... 11, 15, 22, 23, 24 meat ... 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23 .... 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 42 melons .......... 10, 11, 28, 31 microgreens ................ 6, 23 mixed bouquets .............. 17 mixed fruit .................. 8, 18 mixed hay ......................... 7 mixed vegetables . 8, 12, 14, ........................... 16, 24, 25, ................ 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 mushrooms ............... 13, 28 mustard .......................... 13 napa cabbage ................. 13 nectarines ....................... 10

nuts ........ 11, 12, 17, 23, 32 onions .......... 10, 12, 13, 16 .... 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42 oyster mushrooms .... 13, 28 cereal .............................. 11 parsley ........................ 6, 13 parsnips .................... 28, 30 pea microgreen shoots ..... 18 pea shoots ........................ 6 peaches ...... 8, 9, 10, 12, 31 pears ...................... 7, 8, 22 peas .............. 10, 12, 14, 23 ................ 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 pepperoni ..... 10, 14, 15, 30 peppers ........ 10, 12, 16, 25 ...................... 27, 28, 29, 32 perennial herbs ............... 31 pickled beets ................... 28 pickles .............................. 9 pickling cukes 10, 23, 24, 32 planters ................. 6, 12, 16 plumcots ......................... 10 plums ............. 9, 10, 12, 14 ...................... 28, 30, 31, 32 pork ...................... 6, 30, 32 potatoes ............... 8, 10, 24 ...................... 28, 29, 30, 32 propolis ............................ 8 pumpkins . 10, 11, 13, 28, 29 radish ................... 6, 18, 42 raspberries ... 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 .......... 17, 18, 25, 28, 29, 42 raspberry juice ................ 29 raw species meat pack .... 10 raw milk cheese .............. 10 romanesco ...................... 13 root crops ............ 11, 28, 29 salad greens .........12, 13, 18 ..................................... 25, 28 salad mix .............. 6, 28, 29 salsa ......................... 23, 28 sauerkraut ................ 18, 24 sausage .. 10, 14, 15, 27, 30

seeds .................. 11, 14, 15 ................ 16, 23, 25, 27, 29 shallots ..................... 28, 29 smoked meats ................ 30 soils .......................... 12, 15 soups ...... 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 sourdough breads ..... 14, 15 .................................. 18, 26 sourdough pastas ........... 14 sourdoughs ............... 12, 23 specialty gifts ............ 29, 30 spinach 6, 13, 18, 26, 28, 29 sprouts ..................... 18, 28 squash .... 10, 11, 18, 25, 26 ................ 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 stoneground flour ........... 11 straw ...................... 6, 7, 23 strawberries ...... 6, 7, 12, 23 ................ 25, 28, 29, 31, 32 sundried tomatoes .......... 28 shoots.......................... 6, 18 sweet cherries ................... 9 sweet onions ............ 11, 13 swiss chard ......... 13, 28, 29 table cukes ............... 10, 29 tatsoi .......................... 6, 13 timothy hay ...................... 7 tomatoes ........ 6, 10, 12, 25 ................ 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 tree fruit ............... 7, 23, 27 ...................... 28, 29, 31, 32 truffles ............................ 30 turkey ............... 6, 7, 23, 32 turnip ............................. 13 vinegar ........................... 28 watercress ...................... 31 wedding flowers ............. 17 wild game cutting ............ 30 winter squash ........... 26, 32 winter storage crops ....... 12 yukina savoy ................... 13 zucchini .............. 18, 29, 42

The Regional District of Central Kootenay incubated the Central Kootenay Food Policy Council and is an important partner in our work. The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council is grateful for the ongoing support of the RDCK.

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Farmers, Producers and Sponsors Index Against The Wind Farm & Gardens ................26 Angry Hen Brewing .......................................14 Arrowhead Farm ...........................................14 Aurora Gardens..............................................18 Beltane Nursery Inc. .........................................9 Bent Plow Farm .............................................16 Blueberry Patch Farm and Farm Girls Fresh ......7 Breads by Julius .............................................18 Bright Ridge Farm ..........................................31 Burton City Cider............................................32 Caribou Creek Market Gardens ......................32 Castle Meadows Vineyard ................................8 CC’s Sushi ......................................................31 Charcuterie Totoche .......................................15 Chuckleberry Community Farm ......................18 Chuckureese Abattoir ......................................7 Counter Cultured ...........................................24 Cripple Crow Ranch .......................................26 Crooked Horn Farm ........................................28 Dancing Baba Food Company ........................25 DIG Garden Centre ........................................16 Duhamel Creek Apiaries .................................14 Dwyer’s Green Farm .......................................13 Earth Temple Gardens ....................................12 Earthly Pleasures Organic Farm ......................29 Elvendal Farm in Hills .....................................25 Enercheez.......................................................17 Eric’s Meat Market & Deli ..............................14 Faraman Farm ..................................................8 Fin and Petal ..................................................31 Flora Fauna Farmstead ..................................14 Folklore Family Farm ......................................29 Forrest Farm Salmo ........................................23 Four Foot Farms..............................................23 Four Seasons Greenhouse & Nursery .............27 Fox Farm ........................................................32 Full Circle Farm ..............................................11 Funk Farm ......................................................12 Gentle Giant Berrie Patch...............................23 Glade Organics ..............................................31 Glade Valley Gardens .....................................31 Grandma’s Farm .............................................12 Green Attitude Farm.........................................6 Half Moon Herbals .........................................13 Hawthorn Creek Farm ....................................31 HomeGrown Farm ..........................................32 Hummingbird Farm .......................................28 In Your Face Foods ‘Antoinettes’ ....................23 Iron Bluff Farms .............................................24 Janet Spicer Farming ......................................32 Jellyfish Vineyard..............................................9 Just A Mere Organic Farm ..............................11 Kaslo Sourdough ............................................14 Kelly’s Russian Foods .....................................26 Ki Mana Acres ..................................................6 2019

Kootenay Bakery Cafe Co-op..........................15 Kootenay Kombucha ......................................27 Kootenay Meadows ......................................10 Kootenay Natural Meats .................................6 Kootenay Nips Botanicals ..............................10 Kramar’s Berry Farm .......................................17 Kosiancic Farms..............................................27 Legendary Meats ...........................................30 Linden Lane Farms ........................................28 MATS Growers ...............................................15 McCormack Farm ...........................................32 Meadowbrook Farm and Kootenay Sprouts ..25 Meekes Farms Ltd ............................................7 Mill Creek Farms ............................................17 Morris Flowers & Garden Centre......................6 Mountain Seed Co..........................................27 Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms .................................13 No 6 Coffee Co...............................................15 Queen City Crisps ...........................................15 R&S Meyer Farm ..............................................6 Ramparts Farm ...............................................11 Ravine Creek Farm .........................................27 Red Lion Organic Farm ...................................24 RixnBee Farms Ltd. ..........................................7 Sage Holistic Pet Foods ..................................28 Salix and Sedge Farm .....................................24 Salt Blendz .....................................................16 Sentinel Meats ...............................................30 Silver Sage Flora ............................................29 Skimmerhorn Organics ...................................11 Skimmerhorn Organic Garlic ............................7 Stagleap Ranch ..............................................23 Stone Meadow Gardens.................................17 Sunny Spot Farm ............................................23 Swan Valley Honey ...........................................8 Tarzwell Farms & Abattoir ..............................10 The Good Life Farm ........................................32 The Pickle Patch Sales ......................................9 The Uphill Bakery ...........................................16 The Valley Kitchen .........................................26 Thimble Hill Orchard & Nursery ......................17 Tipiland Organic Produce ...............................13 Treasure Life Flour Mills .................................11 Tulaberry Farm ...............................................29 Twin Creek Garlic ............................................9 U/We Pick Raspberries Farm ............................9 Underground Coffee Company.......................24 Valerie’s Fermented Foods & Seasonal Soups ... 18 Valhalla Ranch Organic Farm .........................30 Viva Cocao ....................................................30 Webbers Mountainside Cherries ......................8 West Arm Apiaries ..........................................18 Wild Peach Preserves .....................................23 Wing Creek Resort .........................................12 Wloka Farms Fruit Stand ...............................10

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Special thanks to these sponsoring businesses. Please let them know personally how much you appreciate their participation. Aimee Watson ...............................................13 Angry Hen Brewery ........................................12 BC Farmer’s Markets .................................... 33 Blue Barn Pet & Hobby Farm .....................34 Buddy’s Front Street Pizzeria ..................... 11 Casey’s Community House ........................35 Central Kootenay Food Policy Council........................... 3, 9, 24 Chris Johnston & Associates, Lawyers & Notaries.....................................31 Columbia Basin Trust ...................................43 Cornucopia ....................................................14 Corvus ............................................................... 7 Dew Fresh Honey ........................................... 6 Dig Garden Centre ...................................... 23 Famous Fritz Meats & Deli ............................ 8 Foundtree Product Design .........................36 Four Seasons Greenhouse ......................... 29 Handy Hay Nets .............................................16 Home Hardware – Kaslo, Nelson, Creston, Slocan Valley............................. 22 Kaslo Front Street Market ............................. 2 Kaslo Saturday Market .................................14 Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors ............................................. 39 Kootenay Co-op ...........................................44 Kootenay Coop Bakery ................................17 Kootenay Meadows ..................................... 11 Kootenay Sheds ............................................ 25 KS•Perry Publishing .......................................41 Kul Nijjar - Fair Realty ...................................13 Mainjet Motorsports ......................................15 Morris Flowers & Greenhouse .................... 37 Nelson Ford ....................................................19 New Market Foods ....................................... 27 OSO Solar .......................................................28 Ramona Faust, Area E ..................................16 Regional District of Central Kootenay ....... 4 Slocan Valley Co-op .................................... 26 Sunnyside Naturals ......................................12 Sunset Seed Co ............................................. 8 Swan Valley Honey .......................................19 The Golden Flour Bakery .............................. 6 Valley Kitchen .................................................18 Wayne Stetski, Member of Parliament .... 22

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

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R & S Meyer Farm

2912 28th Street, Creston 250-428-7013 e: rs85meyer@gmail.com We sell alfalfa and grass mix hay, all in small bales with delivery to most areas. Our beef is government inspected and in limited supply, available in halves and quarters. Chicken, fresh or frozen, is government inspected and available by pre-order. Products: beef, chicken, hay Products in Season: Year round Find Us: 250-428-7013 must pre-order

Kootenay Natural Meats Dale & Wendy McNamar Wynndel - 250-428-4034 e: info@kootenaynaturalmeats.com www.kootenaynaturalmeats.com Visit us on Facebook Quality meat raised naturally on our farm! We grow the majority of our own feed to ensure no GMO, no added hormones or antibiotics used, and no sprays used on the crops. We offer: grass only Angus beef, lamb, heritage pork, chickens, turkeys and honey. Individual cuts available at farmers markets throughout the Kootenays and call ahead orders. Order ahead for larger quantities and packages. Products: Chicken, grass finished beef, honey, lamb, pork, turkey Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate, farmers markets, Kootenay Co-op Nelson

Ki Mana Acres

Morris Flowers & Garden Centre Lower Kootenay Band 1403 Erickson Street, Creston 250-428-5262 e: info@morrisflowersbc.com www.morrisflowersbc.com Visit us on Facebook Morris Flowers & Garden Centre is a full-service retail and wholesale Garden Centre in the Creston Valley. In our 30,000+ square feet of greenhouse space, we grow bedding plants, annual and perennial flowers, and sell ornamental and fruit trees, nursery stock, and foliage plants. When in season, we sell fruit and vegetables grown at our location and at yaqan nukiy Farms (located off Highway 21), including blueberries, strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, corn and garlic (and more)! We have a great selection of gardening tools, amendments, pots, planters, and other landscaping supplies. We grow custom perennial and annual flower baskets for corporate clients in the Kootenay Region, including the Town of Creston, Ainsworth, St. Eugene’s Casino, and others. Products: Bedding plants, blueberries, corn, cucumbers, garlic, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Morris Flower & Garden Centre

Green Attitude Farm Pierre Halotier • 250-431-8040 1708 37st, Creston e: akemimatsumiya@gmail.com www.facebook.com/greenattitudefarm Green Attitude Farm is spray-free farm situated in Riverview, Creston since 2016.

Kieran Poznikoff 318 33rd Ave S, Creston 250-431-8420 e: kimanaacres@gmail.com www.kimanaacres.com Visit us on Facebook Ki Mana Acres is an urban farming establishment focused on growing nutrient dense greens on under-utilized urban locations with hi-rotation, intensive purposes. The drive behind Ki Mana Acres is deeply rooted in pursuit of soil health and regeneration, high efficiency production and earth friendly practices. ‘’No Spray’’ and Natural Growing Methods are demonstrated with diligence during all seasons. Ki Mana Acres will be supplying 4 restaurants/cafes within the valley, one grocery store and posting up weekly at the Creston Valley Farmers Market. The vision is big and the greens are small! Imagine the benefits that would transpire if the Kootenay region was self sufficient and we didn’t rely on shipments from California? Let’s Eat Local! Products: Arugula, baby beet greens, baby kale, baby spinach, basil, bok choy microgreens, broccoli microgreens, buckwheat shoots, cilantro, kale microgreens, mizuna, oriental wasabi microgreens, parsley, pea shoots, radish microgreens, salanova lettuce, seasonal salad mix, spring mix, sunflower shoots, tatsoi Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate

We are in the process of making a Food Forest, and using the BTE method for the garden area (wood chips from deciduous trees only). Products: Artichokes, bio-char, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

Baked in store fresh daily using many local ingredients, we offer a wide variety of pastries, donuts, breads & buns.

Delicious soup and sandwiches for lunch!

250-428-9345 1025 Canyon St, Creston, BC 6

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

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Chuckureese Abattoir

Skimmerhorn Organic Garlic Randal Penner 250-402-2068 PO Box 871, Lister e: elisabethannep@gmail.com www.facebook.com/elisabeth.penner.5 e: charlabeaulieu@gmail.com Organic Farm MISSION STATEMENT: To be the leading producer of Organic Gourmet Garlic by continuing to use the highest organic standards and practices and a curing process which maximizes the integrity of the garlic’s healing properties, taste, and shelf-life. The Skimmerhorn garlic stands out because of the curing process employed. The garlic is hung with long stems (16 inches), in small bunches, after harvest, for 3 to 5 weeks. During the curing process, the garlic bulb is still drawing a lot of nutrients from the stem. It allows the garlic to receive optimum nutrients, maximize its healing properties, its taste and extends the garlic shelf-life. The garlic will keep, in proper storage conditions, at least 9-10 months. This curing process is very labour intensive and requires a lot of storage space which is why the large garlic farms do not practice it and cut the garlic stem close to the bulb before harvesting it. At Skimmerhorn Organic Garlic, we are committed to quality over quantity and that is why Skimmerhorn Garlic farm provides the highest quality garlic possible. Products: Garlic Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

Curtis & Megan Smith 250-428-1412 2427 20th st, Lister e: meganmckenna91@outlook.com facebook.com/chuckureeseabattoirltd We raise pasture raised chickens, fed high pro feed. Our chickens are moved to new grass every day. We take great pride in how our chickens are raised. They are processed in our licensed abattoir and are government inspected right on our farm. Products: Chickens, turkeys Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

Meekes Farms Ltd

Paul & Bernie Meekes Creston 250-428-5691 or 250-428-4076 e: meekesfarms@gmail.com Organic Farm We grow and sell organic first, second, and third cut hay, under cover. Sorry we don’t deliver. Products: Organic hay Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate

Blueberry Patch Farms & Farm Girls Fresh

Sproule Family 2782 20th Street, Creston 250-428-4647 e: blueberrypatch@uniserve.com blueberrypatch.ca We are a family owned and operated berry and cut flower farm. We grow fresh blueberries, hydroponic strawberries, raspberries and fresh cut flowers, all naturally without chemical sprays. You’ll find our fresh berries, cut flowers, homemade jams and baking at the farmers markets throughout the Kootenays. Frozen blueberries and strawberries are available year round. Products: Fresh cut flowers, baking, homemade jams, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Creston, Nelson, Rossland, Cranbrook, Fernie & Invermere farmers markets

Rixnbee Farms Ltd

Rick Schmidt 250-428-3374 3998 Riverview Road, Creston e: rixnbee@telus.net Specializing in the production of hay for domestic and export. Products: Alfalfa, mixed hay, straw, timothy Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate

Proud to be your local Proud john deere dealer

CERVUS JOHN DEERE CRESTON 1617 Northwest Blvd • (250) 431-9002 cervusequipment.com

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

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Faraman Farm

Webber’s Mountainside Cherries Michele & Wade Webber 250-866-5573 5293 Bossio Road, Wynndel e: webberscherries@gmail.com OUR CHERRIES: Webber’s mountainside cherries is a small, family run, cherry orchard located at the base of the Purcell mountains in beautiful Wynndel BC at the south end of Duck Lake and the gateway to the famous Kootenay Lake. The lapin cherry is a delicious, large, dark red, sweet, firm and juicy variety. We have been told, many times by many people that our cherries are the best they have ever tasted. We attribute that to the cool Wynndel evenings and excellent soil. GUEST HOUSE: Surrounded by cherry trees, we also have the old family farmhouse that is rented out as a vacation rental. CHOCOLATE: In the fall our delicious chocolate covered cherries are available at the select Christmas markets that we attend. CHERRY JUICE: Fresh juice, made with the local Kootenay mobile press, can be purchased from the farm or at the farmers markets in the summer. Products: Cherry juice, chocolate cherries, fresh cherries Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate; farmers markets in Invermere, Kimberley, Trail, Fernie, Claresholm, Cardston; grocery stores: Fernie Independent, Trail Ferarro Foods; Castlegar Kootenay Market; Fruitvale Liberty Foods; Fairmont & Radium Mountainside Markets; London Road

SUNSET SEED CO.

250-402-3056 3111 Highway 3, Erickson e: faramanfarm@gmail.com We grow and sell cherries, peaches, carrots, potatoes, assorted vegetables and 30+ varieties of apples. We also have a cider press and sell apple juice as well as doing custom pressing. Bulk juice is available. Wholesale and retail. Products: Apple juice, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate

Castle Meadows Vineyard James & Lesley McLeod 250-428-8841 2182 Corn Creek Rd, West Creston e: mcleodsjl@gmail.com Our vineyard produces 8 different varieties of grapes to grace your table or your wine cellar. Table grapes: Coronation and Canadice Seedless, Steuben Seeded. Wine grapes: Marechal Foch, Castel, Marquette, St. Croix, Kee Wah Din. We can provide grape products in a variety of ways: fresh whole clusters from the vine; crushed with stems removed; juice only (crushed de-stemmed and pressed). Products: Table grapes, wine grapes & pure grape juice Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate, Creston Farmers Market

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Amanda Goodman Lee & Jeff Lee 250-866-6861 220 E Placsko Road, Creston e: amanda@honeybeezen.com www.swanvalleyhoney.ca www.honeybeezen.com Swan Valley Honey, located at Honey Bee Zen Apiaries, is known for its sustainable beekeeping and a growing list of terroirbased niche honeys. We specialize in the careful production of honey from the apple and cherry fruit fields we pollinate in the rich Creston Valley agricultural belt, including local Kootenay wildflowers and fireweed. Our golden and amber honeys have won awards, both provincially and on the North American stage. We are committed to working with farmers who respect the land they use and the bees we provide, and we seek out strong and beneficial relationships. We are interested in the science and breeding of bees, the production of honey and hive products, and the challenges bees and their keepers around the world face. We are passionate about educating people on the importance of bees to food production. Products: Beeswax, candles, honey, propolis Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market; Trail – Ferraro Foods; Creston – Black Bear Books, Tigz Designs, Faraman Farms, Kootenay Meadow Farms, Mountain Park Resort, Truscott’s, Wyndell Foods, in Kimberley –Mark Creek and Kimberley Centex

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Swan Valley Honey

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Meat the way it should be! 3 - 1420 Northwest Blvd. Creston 250-428-9055

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

The Pickle Patch Sales

U/We Pick Raspberries

Judy McIvor 250-428-0211 1020 Uri Road, Wynndel, BC These awesome berries have been in the family for over 40 years. They are deep red, juicy and large - and nurtured without any chemical sprays. Picking is made easier with well spaced rows and level ground. In a typical year, they are ready for three weeks in July. You are welcome to phone ahead and reserve a row or two. Frozen berries are also available. The ripe berries are picked, chilled and individually frozen within 4 hours of picking to preserve all the goodness of this superfood. Products: Raspberries Products in Season: Summer Find Us: Farm gate

Beltane Nursery Inc. Evan Davies & Wendy McNiven 250-428-2062 2915 Hwy. #3 East, Creston e: beltane.nursery@shawcable.com Quality greenhouse and nursery stock. We grow our fruit responsibly using the latest in integrated pest management. We have completed BC’s Good Agricultural Practices and the Environmental Farm Plan. We are located right on Highway #3, 1/2 mile east of the town boundary, south side. Products: Apples, apricots, peaches, pears, plums, sour and sweet cherries Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

Charlene & Larry Rast 250-428-8980 973 Reclamation Rd, Creston e: picklepatch.cr@gmail.com Wholesale Only We are a pickle cannery located in Creston; we started 10 years ago. We grow most of the vegetables on our farm or purchase local vegetables to make 35-plus different pickles. We preserve naturally and use top quality vegetables to produce crunchy pickles which are enjoyed by many. We sell mainly wholesale to stores throughout the East and West Kootenays and into Kelowna. We do sell some retail out of our on-farm store. As well we have an egg grading facility for the brown free range eggs that our hens produce and that we sell only to local stores in Creston. We are proud to say on our farm, that nothing gets wasted – the cut off or discarded vegetable scraps from the pickle cannery are fed to the chickens, the hens produce eggs which we sell fresh or pickled, and the chickens produce manure that we place on our garden soil to enrich it, producing wonderful vegetables. Products: Fresh eggs, pickles Products in Season: All year Find Us: in Creston & Cranbrook – Save-On-Foods; in Trail & Rossland – Ferraro Foods; in Creston – Famous Fritz; Kimberley Centex; in Nelson Ellison’s Market; in Invermere – AGValley Foods; in Kelowna – Urban Fare Kelowna; online in Cranbrook – KootenayFarmtoFork.com

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Twin Creek Garlic Don Sciog 250-428-7014 Creston e: cdsciog@shaw.ca Our garlic is naturally grown on fertile land. We grow a variety of hard neck and soft neck garlic. Varieties include Red Russian, German, Ukrainian and two culinary varieties: Asian Tempest and Georgia Fire. Garlic scapes available in early summer. Products: Garlic, garlic scapes Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Creston farmers markets

Jellyfish Vineyard 2144 McKay Road, West Creston 250-4002-6787 or 250-431-8103 e: jellyfishvineyards@gmail.com We grow two varieties of seedless table grapes – Green Interlaken and Blue Coronation. Great for making juice and raisins, and eating fresh. We also grow Red Marechal Foch wine grapes. All our grapes are insecticide, pesticide and fungicide free. Products: Fresh grapes, grape juice Products in Season: All year Find Us: Farm gate, Ferraro Foods Trail & Rossland

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

Tarzwell Farms Abattoir

Wloka Farms Fruit Stand

Kootenay Nips Botanicals

Tom and Leanne Tarzwell 250 428-4316 524 Williams Road, Creston e: tarzwell@shaw.ca FB: @arzwellbeef Tarzwell Farms abattoir is a small Class B slaughter facility. Utilizing the most humane and ethical methods, we provide inspection and custom slaughtering services. We harvest beef, bison, pigs, lambs and goats. Processor: Slaughter service Products in Season: All year

Barb and Frank Wloka 250-428-0510 250-402-9344 3524 Highway 3 E, Erickson e: wlokafarms@yahoo.com wlokafarmsfruitstand.com FB: WlokaFarmsFruitStand Wloka Farms Fruit Stand is run by Barb and Frank Wloka and their marvelous staff. Frank grew up in Creston orchards while Barb married into the operation in 1980. Together, they owned and operated a fruit stand in Creston for 16 years while raising their family. During that time, many mistakes were made and lessons were learned. Then 10 years expat work/travel was followed by a return to the Creston Valley and 5 years of cherry harvesting (about 400,000 lbs annually). In 2012 the land was purchased at the corner of 36th Ave and Hwy #3. Planted to a mixed orchard, it became the base for the fruit stand which opened in 2014. The fruit stand is hard work, yes. Long hours, yes. But rewarding in every way. Frank, Barb and staff work about 25 acres of market garden and 18 acres of orchard - enough produce that 98% of what is sold in the stand is grown by Wloka Farms. Products: Apples, apricots, beans, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cherries, corn, eggplants, garlic, kohlrabi, melons, nectarines, onions, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, pickling cukes, plumcots, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, squash, table cukes, tomatoes Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Wloka Farms Fruit Stand

Jana Siminiuk 250-402-9934 1550 Granary, Creston e: kootenaynips@gmail.com Certified Organic Farm Are you curious about this connection? Kootenay Nips Botanicals is passionate about living systems and the services and products they provide. Come visit Featherstone Farm, take a walk or a workshop about organics, biodynamics, and mountain permaculture practices. We encourage children as well as adults to immerse all their senses in experiencing the Fjord horses, dairy goats, bunnies and bees, feathered flocks, and other living phenomena. Try out our handmade, all-natural salves, balms, massage and bath oils, perfumes, tooth and gum care, tinctures, cleaning products, complete baby and mama line, and other products for office and farm care. The aromatherapeutic chemistry linked with the experiential stimulation will help to positively affect your mind and body. Personalized perfumes, alternative crop consulting, goat yoga, and internships are also offered. Past farm visitors have expressed their feelings of emotional and physical healing, a renewed vitality and an awakened inspiration. Bring your family for a day of adventure! Processor: Perfumes & Permaculture Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate, farmers markets, workshops A Real Growing Concern

Tarzwell Farms Tom and Leanne Tarzwell 250 428-4316 524 Williams Road, Creston e: tarzwell@shaw.ca FB: @tarzwellbeef Tarzwell Farms provides customers with top grade, locally grown, natural beef year round. We have grain and grass finished available as halves, quarters, and smaller variety packages. We also have a variety of individual cuts available as well as jerky, pepperoni, sausages, hot dogs and smokies. Products: Beef, fresh eggs

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Why support the local food economy? Local food helps protect biodiversity. Local farmers can grow heritage varieties of tomatoes or peaches, harvested just as they are bursting with juicy flavour, rather than resorting to varieties bred to withstand the rigors of long-distance trucking and storage. And because local food processors do not have to rely on long supply chains, they can integrate those flavourful crops into their recipes.

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East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C East Shore, Creston – Areas A,B,C

Treasure Life Flour Mills

Just A Mere Organic Farm

Ben & Claudia 250-428-4414/7090 3853 Muzzy Rd, Canyon e: tlfmills@hotmail.com FB:treasurelifeflourmills Certified Organic All of Treasure Life Flour Mill’s products are certified organic, and are grown and milled fresh in Creston. These delicious and healthful heirloom grain products are free of preservatives, additives and are non-GMO. Ben, the farmer and miller at Treasure Life, is passionate about sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, propagating and storing seeds for future generations. Processor: Heirloom & ancient grains, pancake mix and hot cereal, whole grain and stoneground flours Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Creston: Pealow’s Independent, Famous Fritz, Vital Health, Faraman Farms, Truscott Fruit Stand. Wynndel Foods; Salmo Foods; Kaslo Front Street Market. Nelson: Kootenay Co-op, Organic Matters. Cranbrook: Nutters, Farm to Folk, Fort Steele Resort. Invermere: AG Valley Foods. Trail/Rossland: Ferraro Foods. Castlegar: Kootenay Market. Kelowna: Okanagan Grocery. Vancouver: Famous Foods, Harvest Community Foods

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Danny & Miranda Turner 250-402-8557 2916 Erickson Road, Creston e: info@theorganicbox.ca justamerefarm.ca FB: justamereorganicfarm Certified Organic Farm Just-A-Mere Organic Farm is nestled in the middle of the beautiful Creston Valley, British Columbia. Owned by Danny and Miranda Turner, the farm offers some of the best quality Rainier and Skeena cherries in Canada. The farm has 14 acres of land, 10 currently planted to fruit. The farm produces cherries, apples, apple juice, blueberries, field crops such as asparagus and even a few walnuts. The farm has a natural pond which allows access to excellent bio-dynamic pest control systems for the orchard blocks. Products: Apple juice, apples, asparagus, blueberries, cherries, corn, melons, nuts, pumpkins, raspberries, squash Products in Season: Summer, fall, year round Find Us: Farm gate; in Nelson at Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods; in Trail & Rossland at Ferraro Foods

Skimmerhorn Organics Cody & Jonelle Beebe 250-254-3888 Canyon e: beebe.c@shaw.ca Nestled in at the base of the Skimmerhorns in Canyon BC. This small family run farm proudly turns out garlic and hay. Products: Garlic and hay Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

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Drew & Joanne Gailius 250-428-9521 3510 Lloyd Rd., Canyon e: fullcirclefarm@shaw.ca fullcirclefarms.ca FB: fullcirclefarmcreston Certified Organic Farm Nestled into the Skimmerhorn Mountains in the Creston Valley, Full Circle Farm is a small mixed organic (certification with PACS 2018) farm producing grain, stoneground flour and root crops. We farm only our land focusing on soil health to produce nutritious food for you. Our farmer/inventor built and primarily uses a solar electric tractor. We strive to reduce our use of fossil fuels more and more each year. Our grains vary each year (for soil health) and may include rye, hard red winter/spring wheats, khorasan, red fife wheat and buckwheat. All grains are old or ancient varieties. Our flour mill is a German stone mill that keeps the flour cool while milling, maintaining best nutrition and shelf life. Flour is packed into three layer paper bags without plastic. We love farming, truly sustainable farming, and reflect that in our lives! Products: Grain, root crops, stone Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate; Kootenay Co-op in Nelson; delivery throughout the East and West Kootenays available

Ramparts Farm Lister 250-428-9523 e: w124terry@gmail.com We are expanding our business to include a variety of interesting herbs and garlic. We also sell hay as small square bales. All produce is spray free. Products: Garlic, hay, herbs Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate

Fresh IS Best

fresh farm bottled, pasteurized milk and cream in glass bottles throughout the Kootenays. Home of flavourful, alpine raw milk cheese. All our dairy products are made with milk exclusively from our certified organic farm.

Retail shop and self guided tours open Thurs, Fri, Sat, May to October Sat only from Thanksgiving to May. 250-428-9655 3071 16th St Creston BC www.kootenaymeadows.com

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Hand-stretched Artisan Pizzas • Pastas Salads • Desserts • Licensed

417 Front St, Kaslo www.buddyspizzeria.com

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Kaslo & North Area D

Wing Creek Resort

Earth Temple Gardens

Grandma’s Farm

9114 Highway 31, Kaslo 250-353-2475 e: info@wingcreekresort.com www.wingcreekresort.com Food Processor Although not in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), Wing Creek Resort is a strong contributor to our area’s agricultural production. In addition to our resort and growing timberframe community, our 20acre waterfront property is also home to a beautiful orchard and grows 10 varieties of apples, four varieties of cherries, two varieties of pears, two varieties of asian pears, three varieties of grapes, as well as berries, plums, peaches and walnuts. Through our Wing Creek Organics label, we produce about 300 jars of jam a year, available for guests and visitors to purchase in our on-site Gift Shop. We invite visitors to drive the 6km north of Kaslo to visit us at Wing Creek! Products: Apples, asian pears, blackberries, cherries, grapes, organic jams, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, walnuts Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Wing Creek Resort Gift Shop

Michael Silver 250-366-4618 Argenta and Meadow Creek e: earthtemplegardens@gmail.com www.earthtemplegardens.wordpress.com FB: earthtemplegardens Certified Organic Farm Earth Temple Gardens is an organic farm located at the north end of Kootenay Lake with garden areas in the communities of Argenta and Meadow Creek. We are committed to producing high quality, nutrient-dense organic vegetables in the most sustainable way possible to nourish our local communities while enriching and supporting the biodiversity of the land. We believe that the application of traditional farming techniques to organic food production allows us to cultivate deep appreciation for and connection with the land Products: Bunched roots, herbs, salad greens, winter storage crops Products in Season: Year round Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market, Save-On-Foods, Kurama Sushi Restaurant, Red Light Ramen, El Taco, Yum Son Viet-Modern, All Seasons Cafe. Soups in Season: in Kaslo – Cornucopia, Front Street Market, BlueBelle Bistro & Beanery, Taqueria el Corazon and the Kaslo Saturday Farmers Market.

Sara Adair 250-366-0041 1257 Argenta Road, Argenta www.grandmasfarmvacations.com Grandma’s Farm is an owner-built homestead, located next to the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy, above the north end of Kootenay Lake in the small community of Argenta. Seasonal fresh, organic mixed vegetables, berries, eggs, cedar posts and rails, as well as seasoned firewood are available on the farm, as pre-ordered, or farm gate sales, with delivery of large orders possible. Irrigation water comes from a spring fed creek, soil fertility is achieved by cover crop rotation and composted manure from our goats and chickens. Fence and building posts, rails and tipi poles as well as firewood comes from our 16 acres of forest as we remove dead wood, space for fire interface, and replant disease resistant species. Products: Chicken eggs, fence posts, firewood, mixed vegetables, raspberries, strawberries Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Pre-order, farm gate

Funk Farm

Trevor Funk 250-366-4417 143 Meadow Creek Road, Meadow Creek funkfarmers@hotmail.com FB: FunkFarmGreenhouse Funk Farm greenhouse was built over the winter of 2015/2016,. Greenhouse products

include vegetable, herb, and flower starts, hanging baskets, and planters. Baskets and planters can be special ordered for colours and varieties. We also carry an assortment of pots and some potting soils. Our eggs are very popular and available in Kaslo as well as from the farm. Our spring/summer hours are 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.

Products: apples, beans, bedding plants, beets, carrots, eggs, garlic, greens, hanging baskets, honey, kale, mixed vegetables, onions, peppers, planters, raspberries, soils, tomatoes. Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, Sunnyside Naturals, Front Street Market Kaslo

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Kaslo & North Area D

Tipiland Organic Produce

Half Moon Herbals

Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms

Inanna Judd and Gary Diers Argenta e: tipilandop@gmail.com Certified Organic Wholesale Only For almost 30 years, from April to November, Tipiland Organic Produce has been making weekly deliveries of fresh organic produce to retail stores along Kootenay Lake. Farmers Inanna and Gary garden the benches in Argenta above Kootenay Lake in a wilderness setting. Hardworking neighbours are hired at fair wages throughout the season to harvest, clean and package vegetables for delivery. Products: Basil, beans, beets, bok choy, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, dandelion, endive, flowers, garlic, greens, kale, komatsuna, lettuce, mustard, napa cabbage, parsley, pumpkins, romanesco, spinach, sweet onions, swiss chard, tatsoi, turnips, yukina savoy Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods, Ellison’s Market, Kootenay Bakery Cafe Co-op, Bella Flora; in Kaslo Front Street Market, Cornucopia, Buddy’s Front Street Pizzeria

Nikola Barsoum Johnsons Landing www.halfmoonherbals.com e: nikola@halfmoonherbals.com www.facebook.com/HalfMoonHerbals. JohnsonsLandingBC Medicinal Herb Farm & Apothecary We are a small team of passionate community herbalists and organic/regenerative farmers, delighted to be in our second year of growing medicinal herbs here on the north end of Kootenay Lake. Our farm is split between the Lakehead & Beyond Farmers Cooperative where we team up with organic farmer Michael Silver from Earth Temple Gardens to create a ‘living art’ farm of mixed-veggie and medicinal herbs (see us from the road in Meadow Creek)! In Johnsons Landing, we are in the midst of establishing perennial stands of medicinal herbs using wild-simulated growing methods for high quality medicine which is also ecologically restorative. Products: Dried medicinal herbs, fresh medicinal herbs, herbal tea blends, medicinal plant starts, medicinal salves & creams, tinctures, workshops Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate, CSA shares, Sunnyside Naturals in Kaslo, Kaslo Farmers Market, and online

Robin Mercy, Kaslo 604-355-1885 e: robinmercy@icloud.com www.mrmercysmushrooms.com FB: mrmercys Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms is a gourmet and medicinal mushroom farm located in Kaslo, BC. All of our mushrooms are grown seasonally outdoors using all-organic growing media. From Enoki and Blue Oyster Mushrooms in the spring and fall, to White Elm, Lion’s Mane and Reishi in the summer, we strive to offer a unique, affordable, and delicious product to create meals and experiences to remember. We also supply local herbalists such as Blue Lotus Ethnobotanicals and Half Moon Herbals to create great tinctures and healthcare products. Our mushrooms are available at select retailers and markets in Kaslo and Nelson, plus by special order through our Facebook page or website. Products: Mushrooms Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Sunnyside Naturals, Kaslo Saturday Market, Taqueria El Corazon, Ktunaxa Grill in Ainsworth. Online through our website or Facebook page.

Dwyer’s Greens is a small family farm in Meadow Creek that supplies high quality salad greens and seasonal veggies throughout the year. 2018 is big for us as we are trying to transition to raising meat as well as providing our consistent greens. Our goal is to become a sufficient working farm so we can take in persons wishing to

learn a different way of life. If you catch us at one of our local Kootenay markets, I would love to talk about my concept. Or you could just phone us direct for your order. Products: Salad greens, seasonal veggies Products in Season: Year round by phone Find Us: Local farmers markets

Dwyer’s Greens

Ryan Dwyer 250-366-4342 110 Duncan Dam Site Haul Rd, Meadow Creek piptherip@gmail.com

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf

I salute all our hard working farmers and the markets for their commitment to enabling sustainable solutions for our health, communities and economies.

Aimee Watson - Regional District of Central Kootenay Director, Area D 2019

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Nelson - Blewett Area E

Kaslo Sourdough Bakery 250-353-7656 e: heidi@microsour.com www.microsour.com FB: pastafermentata Food Processor Named after Kaslo, the village in British Columbia’s Interior where we were established in 1993, Kaslo Sourdough is a familyowned business that has produced sourdough breads for decades. In 2013, we branched into fermented sourdough pasta, helping people fall in love with pasta again! Products: Sourdough breads and sourdough pasta. Products in Season: All year Find Us: Our sourdough breads in Kaslo – Front Street Market, Cornucopia, Sunnyside Naturals; in Nelson – SaveOn-Foods (Nelson, Cranbrook), Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market, Safeway (Nelson, Castlegar); in Castlegar – Kootenay Market; in Trail & Rossland – Ferraro Foods; in the Slocan Valley – Slocan Valley Coop, Winlaw Minimart, Gaia Tree Whole Foods, Evergreen Natural Foods, New Market Foods, Rutabaga’s Whole Foods and at grocers and health food stores across Western Canada and online!

Flora and Fauna David & Andrea 250-353-2877 North of Kaslo e: florafaunafarmstead@ gmail.com We are a semi off-grid, small-scale family farmstead in the mountains north of Kaslo. We strive to strike a balance with the natural rhythms of the wild flora, fauna and fungi, while cultivating food to nourish our family and the local community. We use open pollinated and heirloom variety seeds in our gardens and two small greenhouses, and practise animal husbandry with heritage breed livestock. We host WWOOFERS April thru October. Find Us: Farm gate Product in Season: Year round Products: Cow/sheep/rabbit manure, food preserving workshops, mixed vegetables, pastured duck eggs, seasonal wildcrafted herbal products

Arrowhead Farm

Eric’s Meat Market & Deli

Doug & Denise Porter 250-353-2436 425 Front Street, Kaslo Food Processor Doug and Denise Porter are the third generation to make Eric’s Meat Market their livelihood. They are famous for their in-store-made sausages, fresh and smoked, and smoked ribs, made weekly. They offer many varieties. Doug also makes Haggis in the traditional manner, and provides the savoury pudding to a large part of the province for Robert Burns Day. Order well in advance. Products: Beef jerky, Haggis, pepperoni and sausages Products in Season: Year round Find Us: On Front Street in Kaslo

Angry Hen Brewing Andy LeCouffe. Shirley Warne, Head Brewer 343 Front Street, Kaslo 250-353-3400 e: andy@angryhenbrewing.com www..angryhenbrewing.com Visit us on Facebook Food Processor Kootenay’s best craft brewery established in 2017 on Front Street in Kaslo. Crafting 800L batches of trueto-style premium ales and lagers for our lounge/patio or for restaurant and taproom licensees in the Kootenays, Okanagan Valley and beyond. Core beers include our Ol’ Bitch Bitter, Rooster Tail Pale Ale, Li’l Red Hen Red Ale, Kluckin’ Kolsch, Helles Lager. These are complemented by seasonal varieties. Tours by appointment. Off Sales. We ‘up-cycle’ our spent grain, sending it to producers as feed or compost.. Products: Craft ale, craft lager, spent grain, spent yeast Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Our lounge and all the best taprooms and restaurants in the Kootenays

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250-505-1144 e:tanyakrol@yahoo.com www.biobiosuite.com Blewett Certified Organic A 5 acre certified organic homestead/ farm 10 km west of Nelson in Blewett. We sell our berries, pears, plums, herbs, garlic and mixed vegetables to the Kootenay Country Coop and our agri toursim guests. Products: agri tourism, berries, fruit, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Categories: Farm gate, Kootenay Coop

Duhamel Creek Apiaries

Kenneth Sallitt Nelson, Salmo 250-505-9252 e: beespyjamas@gmail.com From yards on the Nelson’s North Shore and the Salmo area, the bees and I produce two brands of honey: Six Mile Honey and Salmo River Honey. While no floral source predominates in any of our areas, each yard has its own unmistakable signature flavour which develops as the season progresses. As much as possible, and under challenging and ever-changing circumstances, I strive to nurture healthy populations headed up by home-reared queens and with the minimum of chemical intervention, in order to produce both a simple, no-frills product and of course, a free pollination service for the neighbours. While I sell year round through Ellison’s Market in Nelson, most of my sales are at the Nelson farmer’s markets, where one of the principal enjoyments of the business is meeting new and repeat customers and informing and educating the public. I produce clear and creamed honey, and honeycomb in season. Products: Honey clear, honeycomb, honey creamed Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate; Nelson – Ellison’s Market, Cottonwood Market, Hall St Market

Cornucopia Kaslo

Supporting Local Farmers by selling locally grown produce all year Spring Greens to Root Vegetables.

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Nelson - Blewett Area E

Charcuterie Totoche

MATS Growers

Claire Nouvelot & Guillaume Passaro 250-509-4175 502 Front Street, Nelson e: passaro.canada@gmail.com CharcuterieTotoche.com Visit us on Facebook Food Processor 100% traditional, 100% artisanal products, 100% from the French Alps! Charcuterie Totoche (formerly known as Chez Totoche) offers traditional French charcuterie in Nelson, BC: bread, meats, pâtés and more. Handmade on-site with the finest locally sourced organic ingredients. Local and international gourmet cheeses too. Products: Cooked ham, coppa, cured ham, dry cured beef, fine cheeses, French “patés”, fresh and dry sausages, house made organic and sourdough bread, pepperoni sticks, rillettes, salamis, sandwiches, savouries, smoked salmon, tourtieres Products in Season: Year round Find Us: At Charcuterie Totoche, Nelson

Tania Arnold 250-229-2131 1247 Green Road, Balfour e: sales@matsgrowers.com www.matsgrowers.com, Facebook We are a family owned and operated retail and wholesale nursery. We have been growing and selling a wide variety of bedding plants, flowering hanging baskets, colorful containers, perennials, shrubs, trees, herbs, veggie starts, and houseplants since 2002. Products: Bedding plants, chicken eggs, containers, duck eggs, edible houseplants, hanging baskets, herbs, manure, perennials, shrubs, soils, trees, vegetable plants, worm castings Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Nelson Wednesday Market, New Denver Friday Market, Kaslo Saturday Market, The Little Red Schoolhouse Sunday Market in Harrop, Kootenay Artisan Spring Show at the Prestige in Nelson, Nelson Garden Festival, Castlegar Garden and Nature Festival, Kaslo Garden Festival, and seasonally at the nursery.

No 6 Coffee Co.

Queen City Crisps

Nelson Wholesale Food Processor We are a small family run bakery. We produce only gluten free products, in the form of crisps in three authentic flavors. We have been producing our crisps for over 5 years. What sprung out of a downtown market conversation has developed into a Western Canada obsession. Products: Gluten free crisps Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Canada wide

Denis Leblanc 511 Front St, Nelson e: info@no6coffee.co www.no6coffee.co Visit us on Facebook Food Processor We are a boutique coffee roastery and tasting bar located in Nelson, BC. All of our coffees are purchased from independent coffee importers that source exceptional specialty coffees directly from small farms, co-ops and respectable trading partners, paying above and beyond Fair Trade minimums. This ensures that farmers are directly compensated for the quality of their coffees and encouraged to continuously improve cup quality. Products: Artisan roasted coffee Product in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, John Ward Fine Coffee, Crumbs Bakery Cafe, Kimberley Centex, Kootenay Soulfood, Alpine Grind, Valley Kitchen

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2019

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Current member/owner/workers are Deborah, Jens, Julia, Kris, Levi, Natasha, Robyn, Sarah, Stefan, and Virgil. 250-352-2274 377 Baker Street, Nelson e: kbcc@netidea.com www.thekootenaybakerycafe.com Visit us on Facebook Food Processor We have been baking our buns off for the last 18 years using mostly organic ingredients and whenever possible, locally grown. We love to build relationships with local suppliers like Tipiland, Burton Farm, Ariah’s Edibles, Soups in Season, Oso Negro, Salix and Sedge, to name a few. Grains, seeds, veggies, eggs, most fruits, sugar, milk, cream are some of the certified organic ingredients we use. We humbly say it is our privilege to live here and make delicious food for our community, nourishing relationships and bodies. We are delighted to sell delicious lunches, snacks, breads and sweets that often made for our customers with food sensitivities. Valhalla Forest cake, Silica Street sourdough, BC organic chicken pot pies, kale caesar salad, fresh organic juices and smoothies, and rich brioche buns are just a sampling of the 200 food products we make from fresh ingredients, right here. As a worker’s cooperative, we run our business democratically with the worker/ members making decisions, making food, sharing it with our customers and sharing profits. We are continuously striving to support the flourishing of our business, our people (customers and workers), and our planet. Be Nourished! Products: Cakes, cookies and amazing pastries, organic grain and veggie salads, organic sourdough and yeasted breads, vegetarian and meat lunch items Products in Season: Year round Find Us: At our cafe bakery, Save-OnFoods, Kootenay Co-op, Oso Negro, Evergreen Natural Foods, Gaia Tree, Relish, Elllison’s, Burrell Grocery, Crawford Bay Store, Bluebelle Bistro, Rutabaga’s, Homegrown Market

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Emma Sowiak & Scott Humphries 4461 Turner Road, Blewett BC www.bentplowfarm.ca bentplowfarm@gmail.com Certified Organic Bent Plow Farm is tucked away in a flat, sunny oasis in Blewett, just outside of Nelson. We grow a wide range of certified organic vegetables for local farmers markets and CSA customers. Our goal is to provide high-quality produce for our community, while managing our land and ecological impact with thought and care. Products: Mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate CSA

DIG Garden Centre

Mark and Lori Loran 2811 Popoff Road, South Slocan 250-359-5926 e: diggardencentre@yahoo.ca www.diggardencentre.com Visit us on Facebook Dig Garden Centre was created by a husband and wife team in 2012. It is very important for us to grow as many plants as possible; this not only improves plant quality and availability but saves us all long distance trucking costs. Our vegetables & herbs are grown using good quality seeds, organic Sunshine mix, organic Sea Soil, organic Azomite, organic Perfect Blend 4-4-4 granular, and

Brian Moisey & Kayla Gale Salmo 250-777-4656 or 250-463-2220 e: saltblendz2019@gmail.com www.saltblendz.com Visit us on Facebook Food Processor At Salt Blendz, we turn edible into incredible! These popular seasonings are hand crafted in small batches using as many local organic ingredients as possible. We produce four distinct flavours: Kootenay Garlic, Sesame Nori, Jalapeno Habanero and Ocean Edibles. All of our shakers start with famous LePaludier hand harvested sea salt from Guerande France, soft on the palate, rich in flavour with eighty two trace minerals. Next is Red Star nutritional yeast adding a boost of vitamin B12 and the great flavor Salt Blendz is known for. We use local organic garlic, onions and chives, Okanagan peppers, toasted sesame seeds and seven different sea veggies from the icy waters of the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Salt Blendz, always on the table! Products: Seasonings Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods Nelson, Cranbrook, Grand Forks, Kelowna The Hub in Salmo, Ferraroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trail and Rossland, Kootenay Market in Castlegar... etc Orgunique liquid fertilizer. No pesticides or neonicotinoids are used. In addition to the bedding plants grown on site, we offer an abundance of exciting plant choices, including many hanging baskets & planters, hundreds of different annuals, vegetables, herbs, berries, perennials, and grasses, as well as an extensive offering of trees & shrubs. Being open year round but with seasonal hours allows us to keep a small core group with increased staffing as needed during peak times which benefits our family-type working atmosphere and our community economy. Products: Bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, trees Products in Season: Year round Find Us: DIG Garden Centre

The Uphill Bakery David Beringer, Nelson e: dberinger@telus.net @theUphillBakery on Facebook The Uphill Bakery has been a micro-sized home-based business in Uphill Nelson for over 15 years. I bought the business from its founders Toby and Joan, in February 2013. The bakery moved into a brand-new, purpose-built 180ft2 addition to our house (my wife Valerie is the owner of Valerieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fermented Foods and Seasonal Soups). My business philosophy echoes that of Toby: to create a good quality, basic bread selection that offers my customers value for money while reflecting my values that support organic agriculture and energy-efficient production and delivery. To this end, all of my flours and grains are organic. I bake small quantities five days a week in an electric convection oven and deliver the loaves to 3-5 local retailers and restaurants. My goal is to match supply to demand rather than to create more demand than I can fulfill. I am hoping to survive as a steady state supplier in an economic system based on ever-increasing growth. So far, so good: I just celebrated my fifth year in business. Products: Fresh bread, frozen bread Products in Season: All year Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Burrell Grocery Nelson; Evergreen Foods Slocan Valley

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Mill Creek Farm

Fred & Pam Mansveld 6155 Harrop Procter Rd 250-551-7725 www.madmutt@shaw.ca FB: fredandpam1960 Mill Creek Farm is a local poultry farm producing eggs from free range hens. We are inspected and certified by CFIA and the BC egg marketing board. Our feed is sourced locally from Creston. We operate a federally certified and inspected egg grading station. Products: Chicken eggs, firewood Products in Season: all year Find Us: Farm gate by appointment, Procter Store, OSO Negro in Nelson.

Kramar’s Berry Farm John and Andrea Kramar Blewett 250-505-5328 kramaraj@shaw.ca Located just 10 kms from Nelson in Blewett, we have U-pick (and frozen we-picked) blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries and red/black/white currants. Black raspberries and blackberries we-pick as available and expanding in the future to U-pick. We are committed to earth friendly methods and do most things by hand. Our on site fertilizers (alpacas, donkeys and sheep) all have names and are happy to meet you when you visit. U-pick is generally from July until early September depending on the weather. In order to ensure sufficient ripe berries on a given day, we ask that you call ahead to arrange a time (and to get address/directions). Products: Blueberries, currants, raspberries Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: On farm primarily

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Stone Meadow Gardens Carl & Sarah Kistner 2273 Hwy 3A, Castlegar/ Nelson 250-304-8084 e: stonemeadowflowers@gmail.com stonemeadowgardens.ca @stonemeadowflowers on Facebook We grow a wide variety of specialty cut flowers that we use to create our signature hand-tied bouquets and floral arrangements. We grow our flowers using simple organic methods that nurture the soil and respect the environment. We provide bulk flowers and create beautiful, seasonally-inspired designs for weddings, events and everyday occasions with our very own farm fresh, locally grown flowers. Starting this summer, you can stop by our farm stand on Fridays from noon to 6 pm and Saturdays 8 am to 2 pm to pick up fresh flowers, bouquets or arrangements and take a walk around our flower fields. We give short tours every Saturday at 10 am starting in late June. Visit our website or stop by, say hello and let us share the beauty of fresh, locally grown flowers with you and your family! Products: Bulk flowers, dahlia tubers, dahlias, fresh cut flowers, mixed bouquets, wedding flowers Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate sales; Nelson Downtown Farmers Market, Bella Flora Studio; Ferraro Foods in Trail & Rossland

Kim Watt, Nelson e: thimblehillnursery@ gmail.com www.thimblehill.ca Visit us on Facebook Thimble Hill is a new plant nursery and small orchard, focused on growing edible, beneficial, and unusual perennials. We propagate all our own stock to ensure healthy, ecologically-grown plants that are hardy to a West Kootenay climate. Our 1 acre permaculture-style orchard includes a diversity of heirloom and uncommon varieties of berries, tree fruits, and nuts which will be available for sale in future years once trees come into production. Products: Perennial nursery stock Products in Season: Spring, fall Find Us: Nelson spring and fall markets, farm gate plant sales by appointment

Enercheez Bruce Burgener 11 Radio Ave, Nelson e: info@mountainmunchies.ca www.enercheez.com Visit us on Facebook Food Processor BC producer of 100% crunchy cheese snack that will leave your mouth watering. We use a patented process that allows us to safely dehydrate cheese, giving you the ultimate crunchy cheesy that is 100% cheese. Elevate your salads and power up your soups with this high protein, zero carbohydrates morsel. A new way to eat cheese on the go anywhere without refrigeration. Four flavours. Products: Cheese snack Product in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods, convenience stores

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Brenda Hyshka 250-229-4346 5715 Longbeach Rd, Nelson bhyshka@shaw.ca We are a small market garden, consisting of four separate gardens and two small greenhouses on Upper Longbeach Road on Nelson’s North Shore near the Harrop ferry. Our garden is on one acre of gently sloped south facing land above the shores of Kootenay Lake. We grow many different edibles, trying new ones and new techniques each year. We are interested to hear from our customers about their needs and appreciate suggestions. Raised beds and relay planting allows us to grow a good variety of fruit, vegetables and herbs in a limited space. Because of the small size of our gardens we are able to do 95% of the work with hand tools and reduce our carbon foot print. Products: Herbs, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Save-OnFoods, Ellison’s Market, The Outer Clove, The Red Light, and Jagannatha Express; Mountain Trek Health & Fitness Spa Retreat Center Ainsworth; families around Nelson.

Valerie Sanderson Nelson, BC valsanderson@hotmail.com FB: TheUphillBakery Food Processor, Wholesale Only I am passionate about re-localization of our food system. I started my business because I wanted to buy food from local farmers and create food that promotes them! I produce soups and sauerkrauts in my 200 square foot commercial kitchen. When I began in 2011, the company was known as Soups in Season, but I have since changed the name to reflect my expanded product selection. I offer 3 different flavours of sauerkraut sold at retail outlets and 30 different soups that I sell to restaurants. Also on our property is the Uphill Bakery run by my husband. As well as supporting local food systems and organics, we try to use sustainable practices wherever we can. We minimize our energy use in a variety of ways, are exploring the use of electric vehicles for our deliveries and consider the environmental impact of our packaging. Products: Sauerkraut, soups Products in Season: All year Find Us: All soups at Kootenay Bakery, Railtown Coffeehouse, Oso Negro and Ellison’s Market. Sauerkraut at the Kootenay Co-op in the packaged sauerkraut section and at their salad bar and in their Reuben sandwiches; Burrell’s Convenience Store carries all my products

West Arm Apiaries Dave Johnson 250-229-4765 726 Ogilvie Road, Harrop www.beejohnson@shaw.ca We produce honey that is gathered from bee yards located in the following areas: Harrop, Procter, Balfour, Queens Bay and Kaslo. We also have a one acre field of blueberries which we operate as a U-pick, where people have been picking now for several years.

In addition, we grow garlic of several varieties which we make available around mid to late August. Some of our produce is sold at the annual Harrop Harvest Festival. Otherwise, they are all available as farm gate sales as long as the inventory lasts. Products: Blueberries, garlic, honey Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: Farm gate sales

Chuckleberry Community Farm Jon Scott 250-359-6669

Beasley/Nelson chuckleberrycommunity@gmail.com chuckleberrycommunity.ca FB: ChuckleberryCommunityOrganicFarm Certified Organic Farm The Chuckleberry community is based on 21 acres of land that has been established for 18 years. One acre is being utilized for growing a wide variety of crops. The farm is based in the middle of a south facing forested mountain side. Our microgreens crop is grown in a 600 sq ft in-ground greenhouse that is predominantly heated and powered by the sun. Of our outside crops, about half are grown in insulated raised bed hoop houses that support year round cultivation. Chuckleberry Community Farm grows food not just for physical nourishment, but for relationship development, for personal growth and for the building of community resiliency. Products: Basil, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, daikon radish microgreen shoots, garlic, garlic scapes, herbs, Jerusalem artichokes, lettuce, pea microgreen shoots, salad greens, spinach, sprouts, squash, sunflower microgreen shoots, zucchini Products in Season: Year round Find Us: in Nelson – Kootenay Co-Op, Save-On Foods, Ellison’s Market; in Crescent Valley – Evergreen Natural Foods; microgreens and basil to most retailers as well as, some restaurants and ski lodges in the West Kootenay and the Okanagan Valley. If you go into a retail outlet and can’t find our microgreens please call us.

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Vladimir Juhas 250-352-3266 618 Fairway Lane, Nelson e: vladimir@netidea.com Food Processor Artisan sourdough breads fermented 20 hours, for better taste and easier digestion.

Products: Light rye sourdough, organic light rye sourdough with caraway, sourdough baguette, Sourdough Breads, white sourdough, white sourdough with raisins Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Coop

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Wild Peach Preserves Jen Gawne, R. TCM.H 250-357-2360 Box 161, Ymir e: wildpeachpreserves@hotmail.com www.wildpeachpreserves.com

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Four Foot Farms

Ken & Melinda Foot. Procter Our family, with lots of love and laughter, has begun the process of rehabilitating and rebuilding one of the oldest farms in the Harrop-Procter area. We are starting out small, but are planting lots of lovely organic berries and tree fruit! Products: Wholesale only apples, garlic, garlic scapes, hay, hazelnuts, mixed vegetables, pickling cukes Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Wholesale only

Sunny Spot Farm Roger & Louise Benner • 250-359-8012 3660 Sabrina Road, Bonnington e: rolo4@shaw.ca Organically grown blackberries, raspberries and blueberries, apples and pears of many varieties. Products: Apples, blackberries, blueberries, pears, raspberries Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, Taghum market, fall fair

Antoinette’s Dips & Sauces

Troy Swanson, Nelson antoinettesdips@outlook.com www.specialtydips.com In Your Face Foods is a small family run craft food producer. We create vibrant dips and salsas in small batches to satisfy the taste buds. We have been a local food producer in Nelson for over 25 years now! Our customers love to refer to our products as “highly addictive” Processor: Antoinette’s Chili Dip, SaltSpring Dip, Black Olive Tapenade, Hummus, Wicked Chili Salsas Products in Season: Year round Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods, Safeway; in Trail & Rossland – Ferrero Foods and more!

Forrest Farm Salmo Amanda & Ewan Forrest 1244 Airport Rd, Salmo e: forrestfarmsalmo@gmail.com www.forrestfarmsalmo.wixsite.com/farm Visit us on Facebook Forrest Farm is a small farm in Salmo BC. The food we grow on the farm is pasture raised duck, goose and free range quail that we process on our farm in our E licensed abattoir. We sell quail eggs, chicken eggs & duck eggs. We also raise dairy sheep and goats that we use for meat, milk and wool. We also make a line of luxury goat milk soap and are hoping to become a licensed dairy so we can start producing farmstead sheep and goat cheese. Products: Chicken eggs, duck eggs, duck meat, fresh eggs, goat, goat meat, goose meat, lamb, lamb meat, quail eggs, quail meat Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Local Farmers Markets, Kootenay Co-op, farm gate

Gentle Giant Berrie Patch Terry & Dan Dornan 250-551-1236 816 Glendale Ave, Salmo salmohaskaps@ gmail.com We grow mainly Haskap Berries as well as Strawberries - Black Raspberries- Red Raspberries & Blackberries. We grow with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides or herbicides only natural methods.. Products: Berries, blackberries, haskap berries, raspberries, strawberries Products in Season: Summer Find Us: Farm gate

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Stagleap Ranch Salmo 250-357-2263 If you don’t leave a message we won’t know you called. Family farmed since 1882. Like most farms, at one time people produced nearly everything they would need to eat and feed to their own animals. We seem to be going full circle back to that food system. Besides a garden and livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks) we have recently started to once again grow grains and pulses. Our crops include barley, oats, buckwheat, heritage wheat, peas, lentils, flax, hay and straw. We have honey bees as well. For 2019 we plan to try some bean varieties. Because we eat the foods we produce we grow without herbicides, pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and GMO seeds! Products: Livestock, grains, pulses, honey, vegetables. Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate

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Wild Peach Preserves is a food company producing small batches of medicinal bone broth, herbal filled preserves and jams. It’s operated by Jen Gawne, a Chinese Medicine Herbalist and cook. Utilizing local ingredients and armed with the knowledge of herbal medicine Jen creates beautiful food that is as tasty as it is nourishing. Wild Peach Bone Broth is a lovely addition to any soup or a nutritious addition when cooking grains and bright and sweet wild berry jam or elderberry syrup will lighten the darkest winter days. Products: Bone broth, catering, jams Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, The Goods, Cornucopia

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Counter Cultured

Greg Janssen & Katherine Oldfield 313 Railway Ave, Salmo www.countercultured.ca Visit us on Facebook Food Processor We are proud local producers of craftmade fermented foods, including tempeh, sauerkraut, curtido, ginger carrots, kimchi and more. We are devoted to supplying the Kootenays with foods of the highest quality, made using natural, local and eco-friendly ingredients. Founded by Greg Janssen in 2018, his enthusiasm for food and fermentation is evident in his products. Greg started his love of fermentation with brewing beer in the states, then expanded to lacto-fermented foods. He likes his ferments to be a bit on the crispy side, like a “fermented salad” and hopes that people start incorporating his ferments into their daily diet to add freshness, zing and digestibility. We hand-craft each batch to ensure that it is packed with natural flavours and nutrition. There is a difference you can taste immediately when you eat local food made from fresh organic ingredients. Our logo is “Small Batches – Big Flavour!” and we hold true to that. Products: Curtido, ginger carrots, kimchi, sauerkraut, tempeh Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate

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Salix and Sedge Farm Cali Olleck & Brendan Parsons 250-357-2125 204-208 Curwen Rd, Salmo salixandsedge@gmail.com www.salixandsedge.ca FB: salixandsedge Certified Organic Farm Salix and Sedge is a small scale farm in the Salmo Valley, owned and operated by Cali and Brendan. Our mission is to grow healthy, high quality food for our local community. We achieve this through hard work, focused management and innovation, while maintaining respect and care for our land, animals and ecosystems. We are certified organic through the Kootenay Organic Growers Society, and we focus a lot of our energy on building and caring for our most precious resource, our soil. Currently we grow a wide range of mixed vegetables, from pac choi to carrots, and we are harvesting crops from mid May until the end of October. Come visit us at the Salmo Farmers Market or contact us to learn more about our farm and what we grow. Products: Mixed vegetables Products in Season: Year round Find Us: CSA, Valley Farmers Market, Kootenay Co-op

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Berukoff Family 604-973-3038 Salmo e: sales@redlionorganic.com www.redlionorganic.com FB: redlionorganic Certified Organic Farm Red Lion Organic Farm is an organically certified heritage farm located in the West Kootenay region in British Columbia. The Doukhobor farm has been in the Berukoff family for four generations and has recently been restored to preserve its rich cultural heritage. Our goal is to provide high quality, healthy soil and food for our communities and to tell a story in honour of the people who once resided here. All farm inputs have been carefully chosen to adhere to the organic certification guidelines. Products: Apples, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic, garlic scapes, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall, winter Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Save-On-Foods; in Rossland – Ferraro Foods; Slocan Valley – Evergreen Natural Foods; Salmo Foods.

Iron Bluff Farms

Dave Gooch • Salmo A pioneer of organic growing with over 30 years of farming experience, 17 of those years as a certified organic grower in BC. Iron Bluff Farms is Kootenay Mountain Grown certified and uses organic growing practices for vegetable production. The animals on the farm provide manure to enrich the soil, no chemical fertilizers are used on the land. Able to provide custom growing for anyone interested in local ingredients. Products: Pickling cukes, potatoes Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: in Nelson – Ellison’s Market, Cottonwood Market Products: Freshly roasted coffee beans Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market, Save-on-Foods, The Goods (Ymir), Salmo Foods

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Meadowbrook Farm & Kootenay Sprouts Kevin & Laura Stavast 250-551-4252 1657 Airport Rd, Salmo, BC e: laura@meadowbrookfarm.ca www.meadowrbookfarm.ca FB: kootenaysprouts Certified Organic Farm Meadowbrook Farm and Kootenay Sprouts is a family run farm located just south of Salmo, where it has been operating for 17 years. Our primary business is supplying grocery stores and restaurants in the West Kootenay with sprouts and salad greens. All of our products are harvested within 24 hours of delivery and travel less than 50 km resulting in some of the freshest local produce available. Products: Salad greens, sprouts Products in Season: Year round Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Save-on-Foods; in Trail – Ferraro Foods; in Castlegar – Kootenay Market; in the Slocan Valley – Evergreen Natural Foods; in Salmo – Salmo Foods

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Elvendal Farm in Hills North of Slocan Lake just off Highway 6 at 113 Reibin Road 16 km to New Denver, 30 km to Nakusp Kip Drobish 250-358-2660 e: kip@netidea.com At Elvendal Farm we grow sustainably, without chemicals or treated seeds. Green house open May to mid June. Call first! Products: Garden starts, salad greens, strawberries, raspberries, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, squash, peppers, tomatoes and flowers. Garlic, onions, and some root crops. We also sell olive oil hand picked from organically grown olives and expeller pressed from our orchard in California. Cinnamon buns. Starts are sold either through direct sales or at Farmers’ markets. Farm visits by appointment. Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: at Farmers’ markets in Nakusp and New Denver.

Dancing Baba Food Co. Erin Argatoff 250-226-6945 Direct Sales Winlaw, BC e_argatoff@hotmail.com FB: Visit us on Facebook Dancing Baba is a small batch company owned and operated by Erin with the help of husband Karie (who recently was promoted from potato peeler to dough pincher / borscht maker :) You will find both Vareniki and Perogies available for sale in the locations noted below.. Products: Pyrahi, borscht, vareniki & perogies. Products in Season: All year Find Us: Farm gate, Winlaw Mini Mart, Balfour Superette, Kaslo Front Street Market, Slocan Valley Co-op, Soulfire Bakery Farm Stand, Kootenay Farm To Folk, Evergreen Natural Foods, The Apple Guy in Castlegar, Slocan Village Market, Ferraro Foods in Trail & Rossland, Save-On-Foods in Nelson

Why support the local food economy?

Local food comes with a story and contributes to food sovereignty. It is so much easier to learn about the people and stories behind our food when it is from our own foodshed. Relationships are formed and allow local priorities and values to be integrated into the food system, contributing to the wellbeing of both the people and the ecosystems of our region.

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The Valley Kitchen Cripple Crow Ranch Kelly’s Russian Foods Kelly Malakoff 250-226-7357 5152 Highway 6, Winlaw e: kellysrussianfoods@hotmail.com Visit us on Facebook Wholesale Food Producer Kelly Malakoff, owner of Kelly’s Doukhobor Foods, grew up loving the Doukhobor heritage and all the amazing foods that have inspired her to preserve this heritage. Kelly was raised on a farm which instilled a strong work ethic. Kelly has used this ethic to start and grow a successful business. Although she has been making the traditional borscht all her life, she has only been selling commercially for 15 years. Our product is not produced in a factory. We are a small family owned business located in the heart of the Slocan Valley. We take pride in producing a top quality product in our certified commercial kitchen. Food safety is our priority. We have a recall and food HACCP plan in place. The authenticity of our product comes from the fact that it is done in small batches using fresh local ingredients. Everything is done the old fashioned way from chopping veggies to filling and labeling jars. The one thing that has made us successful as a company is the ability to listen to our customers.. Our product is gluten free and made in a 100% gluten free environment. Products: Traditional borscht, spinach borscht, vegan borscht Products is Season: Year round Find Us: Over 100 stores throughout BC

Tamara Smith 250-226-0097 4016 Barbados Rd, Winlaw e: cripplecrowranch@gmail.com www.CrippleCrowRanch.com Visit us on Facebook Certified Organic Farm At Cripple Crow Ranch we raise certified organic meat chickens on green pastures in British Columbia’s Slocan Valley. Our Chicken People are well loved, moved every day onto fresh green pastures, and are raised & dispatched with respect. They live on the fields 100% of the time after the tender brooding stage, doing what chickens do and getting micro nutrients from the fields and the insect people. They are also fed a corn-free certified organic diet. A 2013 study commissioned by the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association found pastured poultry was higher in vitamins E and D3 and had a 69% lower ratio of Omega 6 to 3 compared to non pastured poultry. And the taste is like no other. This type of chicken farming is more labour intensive than regular organic chicken farming, but we think it is the right thing to do. Products: Chicken, organic chicken Products in Season: Summer Find Us: Kootenay Co-op in Nelson year round, direct sales on select days in the summer

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Rob Hay & Sally Titasey 250-226-6709 5676-5690 Cedar Creek Rd, Winlaw e: info@alpinedivine.com www.thevalleykitchen.ca FB: thevalleykitchen Locally made products, sourdough breads. The Valley Kitchen is both an artisanal bakery/cafe AND an inspected, fully-equipped commercial kitchen for rent at an hourly, daily or monthly rate in Winlaw. Perfect for small businesses looking to scale up and local groups looking for workshopping space. Check out our website for a quote.

Against The Wind Farm & Gardens Corky Evans & Helen Sebelius 250-226-7765 6376 Slocan River Road, Winlaw 250-226-7765 e: againstthewindnursery@gmail.com www.againstthewindfarm.ca Visit us on Facebook Certified Organic Farm Whether for sale or our personal enjoyment everything on our farm is organically grown, and receives the attention necessary for producing healthy and productive crops and gardens. Our focus is on our U-PICK blueberry field and our cutting flowers, which bring us, and those who come to the farm for some locally grown nutrition and beauty, a great deal of joy. We also grow winter squash on a contract basis Products in Season: Summer, fall Products: Blueberries, bulk flowers, floral bouquets, fresh cut flowers, garlic wreaths, squash Find Us: Farm gate, CSA, New Denver Friday Market, and Gaia Whole Foods Winlaw

Sleep. Eat. Work. Eat. Play. Eat. Repeat. Together we accomplish so much. Slocan Valley Co-op

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Slocan Valley Area H

Mountain Seed Co Kylie Lichty, Slocan e: mountainseeds@gmail.com mountainseedco.com FB: Mountain-Seed-Co We focus on heirloom open-pollinated vegetable, flower and herb seeds. Specializing in rare, northern acclimated, and short growing season varieties, including many Russian Doukhobor and heirloom tomato varieties. We also grow lots of garlic, and some berries and vegetables for sale – all naturally grown in the Slocan Valley. Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Slocan Village Market

Kosiancic Farms Jacob & Bernie Kosiancic 250-359-6706 2183 Highway 6, Crescent Valley This Kosiancic farm has been in the family since 1900. In recent years the farm has focused on beef cattle. Currently, Jacob Kosiancic and his son Bernie operate the farm. They have onfarm meat processing facilities and each has a Class E licence, allowing them to process and sell meat from their own cattle at the farm gate. They also process carcasses for other area farms as well as game animals. The Kosiancics specialize in sausages, with no less than 12 different kinds of sausage on hand at all times. Their sausage repertoire includes up to 50 different kinds, between cured and fresh. Products: Beef Products in Season: All year Find Us: Farm gate sales

Four Seasons Greenhouse & Nursery

Kootenay Kombucha Lavinia Lidstone 250-537-7507 PO Box 22, South Slocan e: kootenay.kombucha@gmail.com www.kootenay-kombucha.com We make kombucha, a healthy probiotic elixir that is low in sugar and naturally fermented using organic teas, sugar and herbs. Our brewery is built from a passion for health and whole foods. We celebrate the abundance and way of life in the Kootenays by brewing unique elixirs that reflect our region. Kootenay Kombucha’s mission is to encourage education about herbal and holistic medicines, our local food systems, digestive health, and to reduce packaging waste. Products in Season: All year Find Us: Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market in Nelson. Visit our website for more outlets.

Ravine Creek Farm Alys Ford & Eric Struxness 6868 Fern Road, Winlaw www.ravinecreek.wordpress. com e: ravinecreek@gmail Certified Organic Farm Ravine Creek is a certified organic, family run vegetable farm on 10 acres in the Slocan Valley. We are committed to demonstrating vibrant ecological health on a working farm. Our presence serves to

Fred & Pearl Dutoff 250-226-7254 5531 Slocan River Rd, Winlaw e: fourseasonsgreenhouse@gmail.com Local hydroponically grown, pesticide free vegetables. Tomatoes, long English cucumbers, eggplants, peppers,cherry tomatoes & middle eastern mini cucumbers when in season March through early September. Vegetable & flowering bedding plants with many varieties to choose from starting beginning of April. Visit our farm for a great selection of trees & shrubs. We have become well known in the Slocan Valley as producers of the best tasting fresh veggies. Our produce is available throughout the valley. Come on out & enjoy our farm & nursery. 34 years of experience & knowledge will guide you to successful gardening and beautifying your home. Products: Bedding plants, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, early plant sales, early plant starts, eggplants, hanging baskets, peppers, shrubs, tomatoes, tree fruit, trees, vegetable plants Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Evergreen Natural Foods, Slocan Valley Co-op, Winlaw Mini Mart, Slocan Valley Home Hardware, Slocan Village Market, New Market Foods- New Denver, Cornucopia- Kaslo, Rutabagas- New Denver

engage our community in food production, habitat stewardship, and supporting our local economy. We are fostering a revitalization of agriculture here at home, while maintaining solidarity with other communities engaged in similar efforts. Products: Mixed vegetables Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, CSA, Nelson’s Farmers Markets

SLOCAN LAKE’S GROCERY STORE • Fresh meat cut daily instore • Deli • Lots of local products • Fresh produce • and more

250-358-2270 • Corner of Hwy 31A & Hwy 6 • New Denver 2019

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Sage Holistic Pet Foods

Hummingbird Farm

Lana & Brad Braun 250-226-6996 4380 Slocan River Road, Winlaw hummingbirdfarmbc@gmail.com www.hummingbirdfarmbc.com FB: hummingbirdfarmbc Certified Organic Farm We grow fresh cut flowers and food for sale in the Slocan Valley. We also grow an assortment of ingredients for our processed foods. Our processed food goal is to ensure at least 90% of the ingredients they contain are grown on the farm. All of our food products are made on the farm in our commercial kitchen. We also grow an assortment of fruit that we sell fresh in season, including raspberries, strawberries, and plums. Most of our pears and apples become tasty cider and cider vinegar. Everything we produce, fresh or processed is certified organic. Products: Apples, beets, berries, bruschetta, flowers, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables, peppers, pickled beets, plums, raspberries, salsa, strawberries, sundried tomatoes, tomatoes, tree fruit, vinegar Products in Season: All year Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op

250-954-5744 3154 Hwy 6 Slocan Park sagelizireland@gmail.com www.sagepetfoods.com Certified Organic Food Processor Unique in the industry, our whole food nutrient dense products are formulated in a Chinese Medicine model, with the latest research in vitality and longevity. Fueling the body for effective function. Species appropriate, prepared to deliver its highest nutrient potential, highest absorption and easily digested. We use our local producers first while supplies are available. We use the finest organic, Taoist superior herbs in a proprietary formula synergistically formulated to provide full potential of all ingredients. Products: Bison bone reduction organic pet supplement, fermented organic whole foods pet supplement, raw hormone free beef and bison bones, raw species appropriate variety meat pack. Products in Season: Year round Find Us: We sell across Canada to vets, specialty pet food stores, high end dog breeders, dog sporting groups and individual sales.

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Crooked Horn Farm

Angela Weir & Gord Spankie 250-226-7062 5361 Filipoff Road, Winlaw info@crookedhornfarm.ca www.crookedhornfarm.ca FB: Crooked-Horn-Farm Certified Organic Farm Crooked Horn Farm is a small-scale market garden farm, located right on the beautiful Slocan River in Winlaw. We grow a wide variety of colourful vegetables, as well as oyster and shitake mushrooms. Certified

Organic since 2011, we are committed to growing high-quality, nutrient-dense food for our local community using farming practices that enhance the soil and preserve wildlife habitat. Products: Arugula, beets, carrots, garlic, mixed vegetables including salad mix, oyster mushrooms, parsnips, potatoes, shallots, shitake mushrooms, spinach Products in Season: Year round

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Linden Lane Farms

Matthew Carr 250-551-2012 3850 Krestova Road, Krestova lindenlanefarms@hotmail.ca www.lindenlanefarms.ca FB: lindenlanefarms Certified Organic Farm Linden Lane Farms produces high quality certified organic produce and small fruits for the communities in the Central Kootenay. We offer our products weekly at farmers markets, local grocery stores and through our Community Supported Agriculture program. Our farm utilizes a blend of new innovation and traditional growing practices to offer the highest nutritional value along with environmental sustainability. Products: Basil, beans, bedding plants, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chicken eggs, corn, currants, eggplants, garlic, greens, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, melons, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, root crops, salad greens, salad mix, shallots, spinach, sprouts, squash, strawberries, swiss chard, tomatoes Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate sales; Nelson Wednesday Downtown Market, Cottonwood Market, Kootenay Co-op

Find Us: In Nelson – Nelson Farmers Markets, Kootenay Co-op, Rel-ish Bistro, Max and Irma’s/La Bomba Dell’ Amore Restaurant, Vienna Cafe; in the Slocan Valley – Gaia Tree Whole Foods, Slocan Village Market, Sleep is for Sissies Restaurant; farm gate sales

If we pursue organic farming as our healthy food style, we can bring down cost of treatment to a great extent. Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajh

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Slocan Valley Area H

Silver Sage Flora Melanie Dawn 250-358-2169 122 Silver St., Three Forks, New Denver e: Silversageflora@gmail.com www.silversageflora.wixsite.com/mysite Visit us on Facebook Silver Sage Flora is a mountain flower farm located in the once forgotten mining town of Three Forks, B.C. Offering up specialty cut flowers, herbs, and handmade wares in their own Farm Flora Shop as well as markets throughout the Slocan Valley. Owner and Artist Melanie Dawn started the gardens in an attempt to restore the land to its former mountain beauty. Long before the silver rush, before the people, before the hustle and bustle in the late 1800s, the land was carved from the sacred confluence of three rivers. It is here that a cathedral of pine trees swayed to the songs of the water. Birds, wildlife, flora, and fauna thrived and lived in beauty. While observing the grounds one warm August day, Melanie noticed a wildflower had taken up residence in her garden. “A volunteer we call them.” It was from that wild seed that she first caught a glimpse of what the land would look like crowned with flowers and herbs once again. “And so, I planted a field of flowers, and a hill of lavender.” Now, the Farm Flora Shop is open during the summer months on weekends, providing historic insights and farm fresh flowers to visitors. Products: Farm fresh flowers, floral arrangements, floral bouquets, flower bulbs, hand crafted teas, indoor plants, local artisan wares, organically grown flowers, pottery, seeds, specialty gifts, succulents Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, New Denver – Friday Market, Garlic Festival, CSAs

Earthly Pleasures Organic Farm

Folklore Family Farm

Dan Nenninger & Kiya Gill Vallican folklorefamilyfarm@gmail.com FB: folklorefamilyfarm Our vegetables and flowers are organically grown on our family property in Vallican. We put a lot of love into what we do and focus our efforts towards growing our food organically and traditionally – not conventionally. We utilize no-till farming methods and do not use fertilizers or sprays of any kind other than our handmade compost and compost tea made with materials from our property. We grow a wide variety of vegetables and flowers, which vary throughout the growing season. Products: Beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, chard, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mixed vegetables, peas, peppers, squash, tomatoes; dahlias, lilies, gladiolas, zinnia, cosmos, calendula, aster, sunflowers and more. Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, Castlegar Craft & Farmer’s Market

Tulaberry Farm Judi Morton & Alex Berland 250-226-7100 Passmore, Slocan Valley mortonjudi@hotmail.com www.tulaberryfarm.ca Certified Organic Tulaberry Farm is certified organic by the Kootenay Organic Growers Society. Main crops include eggs, strawberries, raspberries, fruit juices, garlic and mixed vegetables. We also use humane and sustainable methods to raise pigs, beef cows and layer hens. We sell produce, jams and juices through farm gate sales, and at the Kootenay Co-op Store and at the fabulous Farmers Market in Nelson.

Four Seasons

Greenhouse & Nursery 5531 Slocan River Rd, Winlaw

OPEN 9-5 DAILY 250-226-7254

Turn left at Mama Sita's Café, left off Winlaw bridge 1.5 km Only 45 minutes from Nelson or Castlegar 2019

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Mick & Ruth as the locals call them! Wilson Family, New Denver earthlypleasures@hotmail.com FB: Earthly Pleasures Organic Farm We at Earthly Pleasures Organic Farm are dedicated to growing good organic food on a scale that allows us to put love into everything we produce. Our farm is located just above New Denver on the shores of Slocan Lake. We are a hard working, fun loving, family run market garden farm with lots of heart. Products: Basil, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, eggplants, garlic, greens, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, root crops, salad mix, shallots, spinach, squash, swiss chard, table cukes, tomatoes, zucchini Products in Season: Year round Find Us: New Market Foods, Rutabaga’s Whole Foods, New Denver Friday Market, Hills Garlic Festival

This publication is a product of the Central Kootenay Food Policy Council. For more information about the Council, please visit www.ckfoodpolicy.ca To find out more about Tulaberry Farm, or if you want to learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities, please contact us: info@tulaberryfarm.ca Products: Apple juice, chicken eggs, garlic, mixed vegetables, raspberries, raspberry juice, tree fruit Products in Season: spring, summer, fall Find Us: farm gate, Kootenay Co-op, Nelson Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays;

Friendly, knowledgeable Trees & shrubs advice backed by 34 years Perennials, roses, vines of growing experience. Soils, manures, topsoil • Fertilizer Bedding plants, ﬂowers & vegetables Growers of the ﬁnest fresh vegetables in the Kootenays: tomatoes, long English cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, peppers, eggplant. Pesticide-free and local.

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Valhalla Ranch Organic Farm Joanna Hird 250 355-2531 Slocan Valley Organic Valhalla Ranch is a self-sustaining, family run organic farm that has been in the Hird family since 1934. We raise cattle, chickens, pigs, ducks, and geese. We also grow vegetables and have an orchard with apples, plums, grapes, and pears that we sell at local markets and businesses. We have been attending local markets in the Kootenays for 20 years. Products: Apples, basil, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, dill, fresh grapes, garlic, green beans, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, pears, plums, potatoes, squash Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, Nelson’s Wednesday and CottonwoodFalls Market Saturday, New Denver Friday Market

Sentinel Meats

Lloyd & Sue Evans 250-399-6365 2009 Hwy 3A, Tarrys e: sentinelmeats@yahoo.ca Visit us on Facebook Food Processor We are locally owned and operated since 2012. Providing custom cutting/processing of domestic and game animals, plus slaughter services for farmers requiring help. In 2015 we added our retail store specializing in homemade sausage & smoked meats in beef and pork, cured/ smoked hams and bacon. All made in

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Viva Cacao formerly Belicious Pure Chocolate Alchemy Beth Campbell 250-355-2660 PO Box 360, Slocan beliciousbeth@gmail.com www.belicious.ca or www.vivacacao.ca FB: bethingbird Viva Cacao! is a small batch chocolate producer located in the beautiful Slocan Valley, outside of Nelson. Each batch is stoneground with sustainable and highly nutritious organic coconut sugar and all our products are dairy free, gluten free, and soy free. We ensure the highest quality by sourcing certified organic and Rainforest Alliance certified ingredients. We strive to ensure fair practices by only sourcing cacao from companies who work directly with the farmers. Many of our bars are made with added superfoods, such as Maca, reishi, camu camu, and lucuma for increased nutrition, vitamins, and minerals, turning your chocolate indulgence into real food. And because we sweeten all our products with low glycemic coconut sugar you can be assured that Belicious chocolate not only tastes delicious, it’s healthy too! Products: Bonbons, chocolate bars, hot chocolate, specialty gifts, truffles Products in Season: All year Find Us: In Nelson – Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market, Burrell’s; Slocan Valley – Evergreen Natural Foods, Gaia Tree; Slocan Village Market; New Denver – Rutabaga’s; Kimberley – Centex; Invermere – Circle Health house with our own blend of seasonings, filled with flavour, lean meat, low fat, low salt, no by-products and hormone free. A must try - our famous triple garlic sausage made in either pork or beef. Custom orders available for those that have health allergies. Planning an event - wedding, family reunion, celebration of life, any occasion have a pig roast and leave the work to us! We are committed to quality products and services. Catering to the individual needs of our customers. Store Hours: (Sept - Dec) Tuesday - Friday 9-6, Saturdays 10-4. Receiving: Game/Domestic -

Legendary Meats Ben & Victoria Carson 778-454-2887 2775 Popoff Drive Unit N, South Slocan legendarymeats.ca Certified Organic Legendary Meats is a retail, wholesale and custom cutting facility servicing the west Kootenay. Got livestock or game? We’ll process your meat to plate-ready customized choices and portions all year round. We make all of our products inhouse, use organic ingredients almost always, and 99.9% of our products are gluten free. We do custom curing, smoking, and sausage making. All our recipes are custom made and customizable; we are happy to accommodate those with dietary restrictions and can make custom batches of products (ie: elimination diets, AIP compliant, dairy/gluten free, etc.). We offer real food made by real people for our community. Try our Smoked Meat Fridaze: pick up your hot and ready meats for dinner at 4:20PM every Friday. We rent roasters - fully equipped to handle just about any size meat requirements. Processor: Beef, chicken, goat, lamb, meat, Pork, sausage, smoked meats, wild game cutting Products in Season: Year round

7 days/week please call 250-399-6365. Store Hours: April/May Fridays 9-6, Saturdays 10-4. Store Hours subject to change due to pre-booked events, telephone or email inquiries always welcome. Products: Beef jerky, custom sausage, frying sausage in beef & pork, pepperoni, salamis, smoked meats, Triple Garlic Sausage Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Sentinel Meats

Why support the local food economy? It supports our local economy

When you buy local, your food dollars go directly into the pockets of farmers and food processors based here. That money stays in the local economy, circulating among our own communities, helping to keep our region vibrant and strong.

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Tarrys, Thrums, Glade • Area I • Tarrys, Thrums, Glade

Lower Arrow Lake Area J

Hawthorn Creek Farm

Glade Organics

Bright Ridge Farm

Louisa & Bill Chapman 250-399-6313 Thrums 1911 Irving Road, Castlegar Organic farm, based on chipped ramial wood soil management, producing an exciting range of fruits, nuts and vegetables. Our goal is to establish a legacy of fruit and nut trees that will flourish both now and for future generations. Products: Apples, blackberries, greens, heirloom tomatoes, melons, nuts, perennial herbs, squash, tree fruit, watercress Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate sales, Castlegar Farmers Market

Ross Petrie & Mira Grbich 250-777-2168 or 205-777-2403 2305 highway 3A Glade, Castlegar gladeorganics@gmail.com www.gladeorganics.wixsite.com FB: @gladeorganics Certified Organic Farm Glade Organics is a small-scale certified organic mixed vegetable farm entering our third year of production. We are located near the Playmor Junction between Nelson and Castlegar. You can find us at the Nelson Wednesday Market. This year we will be hosting a farm stand on the property June 1st-September 30th Tuesdays 4:006:30 pm. Products: Mixed vegetables Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, Nelson Kootenay Coop, Save-on Foods, Nelson markets; in the Slocan Valley Evergreen Natural Food

Frank & Libby Ruljancich 250-304-2718 7109 Broadwater Rd, Deer Park e: libfrankrul@gmail.com www.brightridgefarm.com We are a small homestead farm that grow food mainly to supply our own food needs. We have a large garden and orchard. We are not certified organic, but grow our food using organic practices. We have been growing almost all of our food need for over 40 years now. We live off the grid, producing our electric energy with water power. At times of the year, we have a surplus of tree fruits, mostly apples, pears, asian pears, plums, apricots, and peaches that we offer for sale. We also teach a gardening and orchard course each year called Growing Through the Seasons. Products: Apples, apricots, asian pears, mixed fruit, peaches, pears, plums, tree fruit Products in Season: Fall, winter Find Us: Farm sales, possible delivery

Glade Valley Gardens Glade/Castlegar Certified Organic Farm Since 2006 we have been growing certified organic vegetables for local retail outlets and at times, farmers markets. We have a passion for growing food that sustains our family year round, with an abundance that allows us to feed others as well, through local food outlets and food banks. We have a particular passion for tomatoes, growing up to 50 varieties in any given season. Products: Cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, mixed vegetables Products in Season: Summer, fall Find Us: Kootenay Co-op and Save-On-Foods in Nelson

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CC’s Sushi Fin and Petal Paula Sobie & Jerry Grant 2689 Shoreacres Road, Shoreacres Fresh and tasty food and drink are high on our list of life’s pleasures, and we do our best to produce as much of what we consume as possible. We love to share the bounty with others who also treasure the nourishment of sustainably grown food. Products: Flowers, hops, mixed vegetables, strawberries Product in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate

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Don & Carol Carlgren 250-365-6375 Robson ccssushi@gmail.com Visit us on Facebook Wholesale Food Producer Wholesale sushi manufacturer consisting of a husband and wife team that locally produces delicious sushi rolls delivered fresh 6 days per week. Products: Sushi rolls Products in Season : Year round Find Us: Save-On-Foods Nelson, Kootenay Co-Op Nelson, Burell’s Grocery, Ellison’s Market, 7-11 Nelson, Kootenay Market Castlegar, Taghum Shell, Maple Leaf Esso Crescent Valley, Evergreen Foods Crescent Valley, Slocan Valley Co-Op

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Janet Spicer Farming

Burton City Cider

Barbara & Alan Ross 250-265-7044 5470 Highway 6, Burton e: info@burtoncitycider.ca www.BurtonCityCider.ca FB: @burtoncitycider Food Processor Our story began after years of vacationing in the valley, and planting apple and fruit trees. Each fall we made cider and what started out as a treat for family and friends has turned into Burton City Cider. We opened in 2016 and have been making all natural craft dry cider on our farm and orchard. The Tasting Room Bistro serves appetizers and light fare along with cider and a small selection of local craft beer. Open seasonally, by chance or appointment Products: Cider Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Nakusp Old Firehall Farmers Market, and soon in your local liquor stores

HomeGrown Farm Crescent Bay, Nakusp We are a tree fruit farm & market garden growing primarily for the local area of Nakusp and a direct supplier for HomeGrown Market & Juice Bar in Nakusp. Our mission is to eventually be producing on a larger scale and provide full time employment to future farmers and producers, a farm & farmer incubator of sorts. This is to provide potential farmers an outlet to “try their hand” at farming and gain skills needed to embark on a career of farming while creating a local economy based on locally produced food. We are huge advocates on organic practices and will seek certification when it is deemed necessary. Products: Apples, blackberries, blueberries, mixed veggies and fruit, nuts, pears, plums Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Farm gate, HomeGrown Market & Juice Bar

McCormack Farm Forest McCormack 250-265-8786 343 McCormack Rd, Burton e: forest.mccormack@gmail.com Visit us on Facebook The McCormack Family has been farming in Burton since 1903. Through four gener32

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Janet Spicer, Nakusp Certified Organic Farm Spicer’s Farm is legendary in this region and one of the most important sources of local food we have. This farm has contributed to the economic life of Nakusp since 1904 and has been in the Spicer family since 1948. Certified organic, Spicer’s is one of the few larger-scale farms in the area. We grow the staples of our diet: cabbage, carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, leeks, beans, winter squash and garlic. We are certified organic through the Kootenay Organic Growers Society. A major emphasis in our food production is on growing vegetables in concert with our land, water and natural pollinators. Preserving local diversity is critical to our future. As a result of my first-hand knowledge of the devastation created by flooding of farmland when building a dam, I will fight for maintaining all critical farmland in BC. Products: Beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, garlic, leeks, onions, potatoes, winter squash Products in Season: Fall, winter Find Us: in Nelson – Save-On-Foods, Kootenay Co-op, Ellison’s Market; in the Slocan Valley – Slocan Village Market, Gaia Tree, Slocan Valley Co-op; Ferraro Foods (Trail & Rossland), Liberty Foods (Fruitvale)

Caribou Creek Market Gardens Monica Lange. 235 Clark Drive, Burton e: cariboucreekgardens@gmail.com Caribou Creek Market Gardens is a new market garden, located in friendly Burton. Visit me at the Markets in Nakusp. Products: Asparagus, basil, beans, beets, butternut squash, carrots, chives, cilantro, corn, cucumbers, dill, freeze-dried produce, garlic, green beans, herbs, lettuce, micro greens, onions, peppers, pickling cukes, strawberries, tomatoes Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate by appointment, Nakusp Markets ations the farm has been stewarded and molded into what it is today – a farm focused on local, natural, and regenerative production. We pride ourselves on our high quality farm products, especially our pastured meat and eggs. Products: Apples, grassfed beef, nuts, pastured chicken, pastured duck eggs,

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Fox Farm Tim & Faye Fox 250-265-4393 2250 Hwy 6 South Nakusp e: fayefox222@outlook.com Located at Summit Lake between Nakusp and Hills. We raise pigs and beef cows, and sometimes have chicken eggs available. All our pork and beef are raised with a happy, healthy lifestyle, with as much roaming freedom as possible. All are fenced in large fields with indoor and outdoor access year-round. Our pigs are a mixture of Duroc, Landrace, Berkshire and Yorkshire. These pigs are very hardy and grow to harvest weight (180-200 lbs) in approximately 5-6 months. Our beef is a mixture of Limousin, Charolais, Main-Anjou crossed with our Black Angus bull. These healthy, happy cows and pigs are butchered at a Government Inspected Facility to make healthy, tasty meat for your table. Contact us for a price list. Piglets can be bought throughout the year. Steers, young bulls and heifers are often for sale. Food processor Products: Beef, chicken eggs, pork Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Farm gate sales

The Good Life Farm

Burton 250-837-1452 e: thegoodlifefarmburton@gmail.com www.thegoodlifefarm.ca The Good Life Farm is situated off the stunning shores of the Arrow Lakes, in the quaint community of Burton, B.C. We grow and sell a variety of fresh cut flowers from spring through fall, as well as several varieties of garlic. We practice organic and sustainable farming without the use of sprays. You can find us at the Nakusp farmers markets and various garlic festivals. Please contact us directly for special orders or more information. Products: Fresh cut flowers, garlic Products in Season: Spring, summer, fall Find Us: Nakusp Farmers Market pastured eggs, pastured pork, pastured turkey, vegetables Products in Season: Year round Find Us: Rutabaga’s Whole Foods, Evergreen Natural Foods, Gaia Tree Whole Foods, Shons: Bike Ski and Stay, Nakusp Farmers Markets, New Denver Friday Market, Kaslo Saturday Market

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Good Bug - Bad Bug When you find insects in your garden, your first instinct might be to destroy them, but that's not always the best course of action. Some insects are destructive and should be controlled, but of the more than 1.5 million known insect species in the world, more than 97 percent are beneficial to gardens, or simply benign. Here are some planting tips to encourage the good ones and discourage the bad...

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imals is a great way to ensure that they are humanely raised and slaughtered. And just like most other foods we eat, fresh meat is seasonal as well. In the Central Kootenay we can access

fresh beef and pork almost year round, though the most common season for both is the fall through mid winter. Lamb and chickens are available from early summer through

late fall, and turkey is generally raised to be ready for the Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts. Well-packaged frozen meat is high quality and available year round.

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A Real Growing Concern ACROSS 1 “Cold hard” currency 5 Jumper ___ (battery boosters) 11 Rating for most sitcoms 15 Regenerist cream brand 16 Take ___ of absence 17 Historic Métis leader Louis 18 Laryngitis sufferer’s sound 19 Went off, as a pager 20 World Golf Hall of Famer Aoki 21 “Just Do It” sloganeer 22 Get in the pool? 23 Falls for a newlywed? 25 Length x width measure 27 Sunflower seeds, casually 29 The Concorde jet was one: Abbr. 30 Man. summer clock setting 32 E-I alphabet link 34 Yellow, white, red or green bulb 36 Fairly big change for a Canadian? 38 “... B-I-___, and Bingo was his ...” 39 On ___ with (equal to) 43 How French fries are fried 44 Get gussied up 46 Football superstar Joe

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Farmers Market Sundays

Saturday Market 10am–2pm, starting in June Front Street, Kaslo

10am–2pm June through August

Castlegar

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Craft and Farmers Market Saturdays

Sunday Market

10am–2pm, Meadow Creek

9am–1pm, starting May 11 Station Museum, 400 13th Avenue

Creston Valley

Nakusp Fridays Old Firehall Fringe Market

Salmo

Salmo Valley Farmers Market

12pm–4pm, 5th Street

Farmers Market Saturdays, starting May 4

Thursdays 4pm–7pm Starting in June. KP Park, beside the Salmo Village Campground

Nakusp Saturdays Farmers Market

9am–1pm, May through October On Canyon Street, behind the Visitors Centre. Local produce and other products

9am–1pm, 5th Street & Broadway

Slocan Farmers Market

Nakusp Saturdays

Saturdays 10am–2pm Live music, artisans, fresh local produce. Expo Park, Slocan City

Old Firehall Farmers Market

Grand Forks

10am–2pm, 5th Street

Farmers Market Tuesdays & Fridays 8am–1pm, Gyro Park, 7370 5th St. at Hwy 3

Harrop

Little Red Schoolhouse Market Sundays 10am-2pm starting in June

Nelson Saturdays Cottonwood Market

Trail

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9:30am-3pm, May to October Cottonwood Falls Park, Live Music 10am - 2:30pm

10am – 2pm 1300 block Cedar Avenue

Nelson Wednesdays

Downtown Local Market 9:30am – 3pm, June to September

New Denver

Friday Market 10am–2pm

Kildare Street & 6th Avenue

Rossland

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“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

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Garden and Harvest Festivals

Nelson Garden Festival

Harrop Harvest Festival September. Watch for details. Harrop Hall, 6066 Mcconnell Road

Saturday, May 11 10am -3pm Baker St Nelson

Kaslo Garden Festival Monday, May 20 Kaslo

Rossland Fall Fair

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Hills Garlic Festival

Thursday - Sunday, June 20 - June 23 Castlegar & District Recreation Complex Book tickets www.castlegarpeony.com

Argenta Fall Fair

Pass Creek Fall Fair

Saturday & Sunday September 21 & 22 Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds, Robson

Friday, Saturday September 6 & 7

Castlegar Garden & Nature Fest

National Peony Festival Castlegar

Creston Valley Fall Fair

Press Fest

Slocan Valley Check website in the early fall to confirm event. www.kootenayfood.ca

Sunday September 8 Centennial Park, New Denver

Taghum Harvest Festival Sunday, October 13 Taghum Hall

Lardeau Valley Harvest Festival Late September, date TBA Lardeau Valley Hall

Honour the hands that harvest your crops.

September date TBA Argenta Hall

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We hear the phrase all the time... but what is food security? Food security is commonly associated with hunger and the inability of an individual or family to access enough food for their needs. More broadly, food security is about the degree of control we have in the present and in the long term over the food we need to feed ourselves, our families and our communities. The measure of our or any communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compassion and health can be found in how well we care for our disadvantaged members.

The Central Kootenay is fortunate to have many generous, dedicated and creative service providers who ensure food is available for those who need it in our communities. Check out the listing of Emergency Food Services so you know where to go should you have need, and you know who would benefit from food and money donations if you have excess.

Central Kootenay Community Emergency Food Services Arrow Lakes Meals On Wheels

Our Daily Bread

Arrow Lakes Food Bank

Salmo Community Services Food Bank

Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 12 to 1pm Nakusp

Monday - Friday 11 - 1pm 520 Falls Street Nelson

Friday, 10am to Noon Nakusp

Community Harvest Food Bank & Drop-In Center

Wednesday 9:30am - 12pm 311 Railway Avenue Salmo

Monday 10am - 2pm for Food Bank; Wednesday & Friday 10am - 2pm for meals Address: 614 Christina Place Castlegar

Salvation Army Food Bank

Gleaners Food Bank

Slocan Valley Food Cupboard

Tuesdays & Fridays, 9am - 1pm Address: 807 Canyon Road Creston

Kaslo Food Hub

Tuesday 10am - 1pm; Thursday 5 - 7pm Address: 500 4th Street Kaslo

Monday - Thursday 10am - 1pm 601 Vernon Street Nelson

Hours: 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month, 10am - 3pm 1001 Harold Street Slocan

The Food Pantry

Hours: Friday 9am - 11am Address: 701 Ward Street Nelson

Kootenay Kids

Hours: depends on program www.kootenaykids.ca Nelson and region

Nelson Community Food Centre Monday 9am - 1pm ; Wednesday 1 - 5pm Address: 602 Silica Street Community: Nelson

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POLICY 101 So just what is food policy? Policy is made up of the values and goals the body in question wants to see guide activities. They guide our activities whether or not we are explicitly aware of them. Each of us draws on our personal food policy every time we eat or procure food. The top diagram captures some of the values, in the form of questions, that may guide people’s food choices. The answers to these questions and others form the personal food policy of an individual. Governments also operate from the basis of values and goals that determine their policy. For local government, one of the goals they wish to achieve is to manage activities so that neighbours can peacefully co-exist. Zoning and business licences are some of the tools they have to achieve that. The provincial government’s connection to food policy has a lot to do with describing and monitoring appropriate procedures and standards that encourage activities that, for instance, will protect the environment, and ensure livestock are humanely treated. The federal government’s food policy, like other levels of government, is embedded in many different departments and covers matters like ensuring that labels on food accurately reflect what is in the product. The bottom diagram captures some of the policy questions each level of government is tasked with answering. The fact that all levels of government are involved in food systems often results in a maze of requirements for any individual farm or food processing business. The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council provides education to area residents and local government on food policy. We also support food business owners based in the Central Kootenay in navigating the policy landscape within which their business must operate.

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Take your frozen Forrest Farm duck out of the bag, place in a large pot and fully submerge in cold water. Slice a whole orange and put it in the water with the duck; leave to thaw overnight. Take your duck out of the water, pat dry, stuff with fresh orange slices and

place in a dutch oven. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Melt some raw honey and combine with some freshly squeezed orange juice. Pour honey mixture over your Forrest Farm duck, then put in oven. Baste frequently. As the duck cooks the duck fat will mix with your honey mixture.

Use this lovely fat to baste your duck and it will always come out tender, juicy and full of flavour. What you will need: • 1 Forrest Farm duck • 3 Tbs raw honey • 3 organic oranges Forrest Farm Salmo

First Make Duck Stock Take any remaining duck meat from your roast duck and save for later. Rough chop onion, garlic, celery and add to a large stock pot. Add sesame oil and salt, and over medium high heat stirfry veg until translucent. Add duck bones and cover with water. Let water come to a boil, then reduce to your lowest setting and leave to sim-

mer overnight. In the morning strain the stock and let it cool. Once it’s cool you can skim the fat off the top. Now we can make soup. Chop onion, garlic, ginger and fresh chilli pepper and slice daikon. Add to a medium soup pot. Turn stove to a high heat. Saute veg with sesame oil and salt. Once the vegetables are translucent add the remaining

roast duck meat and fill the pot with duck stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer while you boil your rice vermicelli noodles (follow instructions on the package). Portion the soup into bowls, then add the already cooked noodles. Garnish with green onions, cilantro and hard boiled quail eggs... Forrest Farm Salmo

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Dry ingredients; 2 and 1/2 cups white flour 2 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup cane sugar 1/2 tsp nutmeg (fresh ground from the whole nut is best!) 200 grams coarsely chopped good white chocolate (Pick your fav, about 2 bars) And then later… 1 package fresh (6 oz) Hummingbird Farm raspberries Wet ingredients; 2 fresh farm eggs 1 and 1/4 cup milk (at least 2%) 1/2 cup oil (like organic sesame) 1 tsp vanilla You can do it, this is really easy! Of course the first step - turn on the oven, 350ºF. Then grease well with oil or butter (or use paper muffin cups) a large 12 cup muffin tin.

In a large bowl mix all of the DRY ingredients together well. (not the raspberries yet!) In a smaller bowl mix all of the WET ingredients really well! Get those eggs well mixed in with a whisk. Is the oven hot yet? If not, wait… When it is, then toss the Hummingbird Farm raspberries with the DRY ingredients, then VERY gently and just the tiniest bit, fold the WET and DRY together. Do not overwork, my friend, or you will get flat muffins. The very second they are BARELY mixed, scoop (I like to use a measuring cup) into the prepared muffin tins. Pop in the oven for 20 minutes. Trust me, you will not remember, so set a timer! Might need another 5.. Let set for at least 10 minutes before trying to remove from the from the tin. Enjoy!

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