The year 2016 seemed like a turning point for Canadian products, as the nation felt under pressure from our neighbor to the south. This feeling spurred a movement across the country to "buy local" and spend more of our dollars purchasing products made in Canada. Then Covid-19 arrived in early 2020 and this initiative was taken even more seriously as we worked to support our local economy.
The pandemic forced people to stay at home and encouraged us to become even more passionate about buying at home. We as consumers quickly became aware of the importance of shopping locally, thus contributing to the success of Canadian-made items.
At Salt Spring Island Cheese we sold our first cheese in 1996, the culmination of six years of trial and error on the farm and in the kitchen by our founder David Wood. Then, as now, our cheeses are all handmade, using traditional methods and only…
At Salt Spring Island Vinegar we make our vinegars using slow, traditional small-batch methods from a wide range of local fruits and herbs. The first step is to ferment local fruit into beautiful wines (that we sadly never get to drink!). The wine…
It was the pairing of a French culinary tradition with a natural West Coast resource. Along with a dash of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit – that created Salt Spring Sea Salt. Established in 2014, the Canadian company is based on Salt…
Since 1988 Salt Spring Seeds has been supplying seeds to farmers and gardeners, promoting organic growing, and encouraging people to save their own seed. We believe we carry lots of very special grains, beans, vegetables, herbs and flowers, and we…
Salt Spring Shine is the first licensed craft distillery on Salt Spring Island. Made in small batch spirits crafted with 100% B.C. HONEY. As Cordon Bleu Chefs and former restaurant owners, we approach our artisan spirits with the same drive and…
Salt Water Bath Bombs was created in April 2017 with just a simple Facebook pages with only bath bombs available for purchase. Since then, we have grown substantially and offer a huge range of products from bath bombs to soap to room sprays and so…
The Saltbox Brewing Company is identified by its sloping gable roof that gives it the asymmetrical shape of a lidded wooden box used to store salt during Loyalist times. In those days, most brewing and drinking was done in the home. Some say the…
Hand-harvested on Prince Edward Island. Sprinkled across Canada. Our pure and natural Salts Of The Earth is hand harvested from the cool, clear waters off of Prince Edward Island’s North Shore. totally unrefined and unprocessed with…
Saltspring Kitchen Co offers hand-made sweet and savoury jams for pairing with cheese and charcuterie. I started sharing the creations I made in my home kitchen at Salt Spring Island’s Saturday market in 2012, and found a loyal following…
Grandma taught us how to make soap, using time-honored methods from centuries past. Since then, we’ve worked diligently (for 40 years) to refine her recipes. Every Saltspring Soapworks bar is hand crafted in BC from fine natural ingredients.…
