The Harvey family on a product sourcing trip visiting farms in South Africa Q & A with Gathering Place Trading Where is your business located? Gathering Place Trading (GPT) was founded on Cortes Island in 2003, and is now located in Campbell River on beautiful Vancouver Island. What are the products that you create/grow? We…
Q & A with Prairie Doctor Where is your business located? Prairie Doctor Brand was founded in 1994 with a single product made from Echinacea grown on the owner’s farm in Victoria BC. What are the products that you create/grow? Over the years the farms have been sold and the focus has been on making…
Rosie is the visionary, founder and curator of Red Fox Botanicals, a company whose
mission it is to bring you exceptional quality, organic skincare, with a conscious and
sustainable approach.
Q & A with Westholme Tea Company Where is your business located? Westholme Tea Company is located in the Cowichan Valley along Richard’s Trail, named after the community of Westholme where the property is nestled among sloping fields and wetlands. What are the products that you create/grow? At Westholme Tea we import high quality, single-origin…
Inspired by the natural beauty and abundance of our homeland on Vancouver Island, my partner Yarrow and I wanted to share the vibrancy of plant medicine with the greater community. Our mantra was “bring the plants and the people will come!”, and come they did. The business took on a life of its own,…
Gut Health: Understanding Its Importance and How to Improve It The gut is a complex system of organs that is responsible for breaking down and absorbing the nutrients from the food we eat. The gut is also home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, yeast, and viruses, collectively known as the gut microbiome. A healthy…