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.
The Happy Baker is not an ordinary bakery, café and ice cream bar. The Happy Baker offers a large selection of fresh homemade breads, pastries, sandwiches, subs, ice cream, and delicious cakes. No other café has such a wide selection of…
After seven years of working from the basement, the Larsons relocated The Happy Camel Bakery And Deli to The Marketplace in Callingwood and invested in an oven designed to suit the requirement of producing more pitas instead of one at a time. Now…
The Happy Helmstead – Are you looking for fresh, direct from the farm? Would it also be nice to help reduce your carbon footprint and support local when it comes to buying? If the answer is yes, you’re looking for us. We have a wide…
The Helm Pie Bakery Owned In: Nova Scotia The Helm Pie Bakery Products: Pies Cookies Breads Rolls Cinnamon Rolls Cupcakes Muffins Soups … and more Visit Their Bakery More Middle Sackville Bakeries
At The Holmstead, we’re a family-run farm dedicated to creating premium goat milk products. From our very own herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats, we handcraft soaps, lotions, bath bombs, and more! Bringing you natural goodness straight from our…
Our beekeeping journey at The Honey Merchants started about 5 years ago when the kids and I were eating lunch on our back deck. Charlie, our youngest son, went pale and silent tears started running down his sweet little face. Of course we comforted…
The Incredible Seed Company is Hilary and Christopher Mueller; a quirky, wife and husband team! Their off-grid, home and gardens are located on Nova Scotia’s beautiful South Shore. Christopher is a lifelong gardener with a keen interest in…
The Jitterbug Studio is inspired by Vintage – My name is Jeanne. I am an artist & antique lover creating pretty things in my vintage beach side home in White Rock, Canada. I have built vintage elements into the decor. I find it easy…
At The John Russell Honey Company I believe in purity, quality, and dedication to the art and craft of beekeeping I choose to place my hives in places that will produce better tasting honey, instead of just more of it. I believe in hand processing,…
The Joosed Moose Winery: Joosed, as in, to “steal or rob.” Taken from an incident where a moose scaled the fence of the orchard to help himself to copious amounts of Meyer’s Saskatoons. “It seemed like a good fit,”…
