A decade ago, Audrey Wong had an epiphany sat beachside in the balmy afterglow of a Maui sunset. Her Hawaiian hiatus, away from a successful career in TV costume design,…
Miloš and Kristina Mlađenović went from selling out tarts at the Sooke Night Market to opening Island Tarts Café in less than a year. For Miloš and Kristina Mlađenović, the…
Amanda Kilborn was travelling from Ontario through the Northwest Territories when a car accident derailed her plans. She eventually found her way to her sister, who lived around the Shuswap…
Lok Yee Bakery is a small, Comox Valley-based business owned and operated by Diana Chan, a passionate baker and second-generation Chinese-Canadian. Growing up in Vancouver, Diana was immersed in the…
In an increasingly war-torn world, we are lucky to live somewhere that has for so long avoided the mess and devastation of direct warfare. As we welcome newcomers into Canada,…
Are you looking to purchase locally made chocolates for this upcoming Valentine’s Day? At BC Farmers’ Markets, we love celebrating our vendors. Two exceptional chocolatiers, Living Lotus Chocolate and Uncouth…
Spread ‘Em Kitchen products are stocked nationwide, in thousands of retail stores and the company is now a household name. But you may not know that it all began in…
The Juice Truck was founded in 2011, by Zach Berman and Ryan Slater after they spent a year back-packing through Nepal and India. Zach and Ryan were feeling inspired by…
Owner of Salt Spring Harvest Zoe Currelly is passionate about work that feels both emotionally and ethically good. The idea for the business was sparked during a conversation between friends…
You may recognize A Bread Affair due to their wildly popular storefront bakery in Vancouver’s Granville Island, or their wholesale location in Langley, but did you know that they started…