True Local Spotlight

true local spotlight

Who grows your food? Your Co-op is full of incredible stories of passion and energy, exemplified in our True Local suppliers that fill our shelves and nurture our homes + families. But don’t take it from us, hear it straight from the source. These spotlights are glimpses into the lives of the people behind the products, in their own words.

Argenta Gardens

When Gary and Inanna found their way to Argenta in the 1970’s, it was the peasant life they sought out.

Alkeme Gluten-Free Bakery

For Melinda and Todd, Alkeme is the product of love – for good food + community.

Just-a-Mere Farm

For Danny Turner, growing organic produce is an expression of rationality + science.

Little Dragon Medicinals

Little Dragon was created to help make Chinese Herbal Medicine easier for her kids to take + enjoy.

Salix & Sedge

There’s a lot of love that goes into running an organic farm, with a ton of learning along the way.

Honey Bee Zen Apiaries + Swan Valley Honey

Their passion for honeybees goes beyond a career choice.

Treasure Life

Ben + Claudia are the owners + farmers of Treasure Life Farms in Creston, BC. Organically growing heirloom varieties of wheat and oats and milling their own beautiful flours.

Counter Cultured Foods

Counter Cultured Foods has become their vehicle for self expression and culinary cultivation.

Kootenay Sprouts + Meadowbrook Gardens

Growing fresh greens + sprouts with love and attention, Laura and Kevin are in the business of planting seeds in the community and nurturing them to their highest potential.

Sunshine Valley Farms

As third generation farmers, the Bartels bring experience and passion to their work every day and are major contributors in helping strengthen our local food supply.

Viva Cacao!

By investing in ethical relationships, organic ingredients + sustainable practices, living with love comes naturally to Beth Campbell.

Epiphany Cakes

Melissa runs her incredible bakery out of her home in uphill Nelson.

KL Skin Naturals

Leah has built KL Skin Naturals from the ground up from her home in Nelson.

Emery Herbals

Colleen Emery is the Clinical Herbalist, Medicine Maker, and Educator based in Winlaw.

Silverking Soya Foods

For over 25 years our community has enjoyed locally produced organic tofu by the incredible team at Silverking Soya Foods.

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