Photo credits: Billy Woods Photography.
Please note we do NOT use NUTS in any of our recipes.
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
We can choose “cheap”, processed, low-nutrition “food” now and pay for it later by compromising our health, putting more stress on, not only our bodies but also, the health care system and the planet. We can spend $5 on a non-organic, non-free trade coffee in a disposable cup that jacks us up for a few hours.
Or we can choose food that sustains us through our day and generations to come. Food that is good for us, society and the planet.
OUR SUPPLIERS
Our suppliers are the best! Without them there would be no us. As local as possible and always organic, you know that you can trust the quality. To create a higher-consciousness product, you have to start at the beginning. And that’s the growers. Those hard-working farmers who get up before day break to work long, (often thankless) hours in rich, life-enhancing soil that provides the nutrition that’s truly an investment in your health.
After many months of trying out different suppliers within the region, we’ve settled on a distinguished few. They all offer quality, excellent customer service and fare prices. They are not the cheapest but they are the best.
We use Discovery’s Dream Team to supplement some of our off-season veggie needs. Produce purchased is as local as possible, so mainly west coast, as we do not YET grow them year round on Salt Spring. (Though there are some exciting prospects utilizing greenhouses heated by compost to grow produce.. including heat loving lemons! Stay tuned on that:-)
Sourcing quality products took a long time. Many of the bigger suppliers considered our start up too small to deal with, but not PSC. Not only were we able to get what we wanted in a timely manner -but the service was/is impeccable and the prices very reasonable. This is where we get our certified GF Nutritional Yeast and some of our other GF grains not available on island – something often not remotely possible, even with the big companies.
Salt Spring Sunrise Premium Edibles:
Not only a producer of certified organic artisanal oils, and stone milled gluten-free flours, Bejay and his crew have become our local, island supplier for all of our seeds and grains. Committed to sustainability in general and local agricultural specifically, this family run business not only acquires organic and as local as possible food but they also re-test all gluten-free materials. Service and integrity, once again is paramount. And these folk go above & beyond.
And since we’re in a new relationship, I won’t use the word “love” … yet…. but we really, really, really, really, strongly LIKE SSSPE!
The phenomenal, Darryl & Sheila, originally were our egg supplier for years before we began making crackers. Their commitment to community, sustainability and service is overwhelming. I still think they have clones of themselves hiding in the closet because they do SO MUCH!. With the help of their daughter Brittany, they provide this small island with practically everything we might possibly need: herbs, fruit, vegetable, spices, pickles, cheese, yoghurt, milk, meats, skins and… I’m sure I’m forgetting something.
Growing everything as organically as possible (but not certified), for you meat eaters, the animals raised are all grain fed with non GMO feed, free of antibiotics, wormer or anything else that could possibly be thought of as harmful. “We don’t sell anything that we won’t eat.”
We LOVE these fun & community minded peeps!
OUR CRACKERS
Jam packed with real goodness, Paradise Found Super-Seed Crackers are a savoury, high-protein, high-fibre and nutrient-rich, dehydrated vegetable & seed cracker. Raw, organic, mostly-local, no gluten* and vegan, they’re delicious, nutritious and convenient. Try them yourself to see why people are salivating!
OUR CHOCOLATE
We like to think of food as medicine. One of our everyday go to’s is turmeric – anti-inflammatory, anti-carginogenic, antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant among its most amazing properties, it’s been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat a plethora of conditions effectively, primarily due to curcumin. Adding it to another powerful medicine, chocolate (real dark & organic) was a no-brainer! You can find these sweet delicacies in the month of December only.
OUR GRANOLA
A morning, lunch, evening or any time snack, our oat & seed based slightly -sweet crunchies make an easy to grab n go, powerhouse of nutrition. Same seed base, with in-season fruit and gluten-free oats.
