Lulu’s Apron is a local catering business located on the beautiful Salt Spring Island of the coast of Vancouver Island.
Chef Danya Smith grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, where their household’s three main ingredients were family, friends and good food. Blessed to have parents who loved to travel (and took her with them!), Danya was exposed to a world of flavours at an early age. While her friends watched cartoons, Danya focused on the Food Network. Her cooking …
The idea for Seed to Culture first came to fruition when Jill realized she had developed an allergy to wine. It led her to question everything about what she was consuming, which inspired her to search for a better way of eating and living. At the time, she had a few stints in hobby farming, was working in fish conservation, and was experimenting with fermentation at home. She no longer wanted to live in …
Paula took ownership from Anna in April 2015 and has been in knit heaven ever since! Having knit for over ten years learning from friends and family, she values the community this has created for her. Building on the amazing foundation that Anna has laid, Paula aims to continue forming a space where people can come together and learn from each other. From this, she hopes that this will create the same sense of community she has felt while crafting, …
Yumasoy is on a mission to change the meat-replacement game by making products with all-natural, whole food, real ingredients to make plant-based eating easy, simple, and delicious.
Yumasoy was founded by Gina Arsens after she and her family moved to a plant-based diet but struggled to find healthy protein sources. She partnered with chef and holistic nutritionist Steevi McNeely to develop products that were tasty, convenient, and wholesomely produced. Together, they offer you a truly yummy alternative. Yumasoy- Deliciously Real.
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Tality Kombucha aims to sustainably brew the highest quality and most authentic kombucha possible, straight from our North Shore production facility to your door.
They are all about crafting the perfect bottle of ‘booch, using only organic, whole, and real ingredients – black tea, cane sugar, and infused flavours. They believe that using a whole ginger root, blackberry, or sage leaf adds complexity to the flavour profile that can’t be replicated with juices, concentrates or anything but the …
Yoggu! dairy-free yogurt began at home in the kitchen, with the firm belief that their coconut cream had to taste delicious, additive-free, organic and promote fair trade with the farmers they sourced the coconuts.
They source their coconuts from a Fair Trade Certified coconut partner, assuring they are not only delicious but responsible-source – setting them on a path to become an alt-company with a mission to run responsibly, ethically, sustainably.
As they grow, they want to run their company …
INVITO Coffee was founded by Yaro and Heather, who felt a strong pull to share the coffee from their family’s coffee plantation in Costa Rica with those in B.C. After researching coffee packaging and seeing the plastic waste it creates, their vision for INVITO quickly ignited into something much more, making it the ethical business it is today. They are one of Vancouver’s – and possibly Canada’s – first and leading plastic-free and zero-waste coffee …
Justgo Smoothie uses whole foods and simple ingredients to create deliciously healthy on-the-go smoothie mixes – made for maximum nutrition and convenience. With at least 19 vital minerals and essential nutrients, including complex carbohydrates, complete proteins, healthy fats, antioxidants, and blended fibre packed into every smoothie, it’s no wonder that drinking a Justgo Smoothie every day is so beneficial to healthy function and vitality.
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Squamish Water Kefir Co. was founded in 2015 by Sabrina Horlyck and Kristin Campbell, both self-proclaimed health nuts who had long suffered from their own nagging gut issues until they found relief from adding fermented foods into their diets.
The first batch of water kefir was brewed in Sabrina’s kitchen while she was studying at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition on a personal quest to cure her intestinal issues. She was quickly amazed by the results …
Panela Lemon was founded on Marilyn’s deep passion for a healthy and natural lifestyle and the belief that delicious treats don’t have to sacrifice health. She learnt the art of baking from her mom, so her healthy treats have in them the special ingredients of heart and home. Combining her value for health and her learned skills, Panela Lemon was born.
Marilyn immigrated to Canada from Columbia in April 2014. When she moved to Canada, she had the …