Artizen Kombucha

Artizen Kombucha was started with a purpose: to make the best kombucha possible using the freshest ingredients to energize, revitalize and nourish the body. We wanted to make people healthier and happier and understood that true health and happiness starts from within. Ours was a mission of purpose, a mission to make the lives of those around us better. 

Founded in 2016, we started making kombucha from a traditional recipe passed down by family members over generations. With this as a template, we adopted and evolved this recipe and modernize it to reflect what we as a collective human race have learned about health and nutrition. A friend had gifted us our very first SCOBY around this time and from there the mission was formed. 

We make our kombucha and iced tea using organic ingredients and pristine, artesian deep well water. Our beverages are health promoting, refreshing and delicious. We strive to source only local ingredients whenever possible and support our community through this effort. We fully support everyone around us and thrive off of helping others. Whether this means paying it forward or lending a helping hand, we have always endeavoured to contribute to our community. 

We hope you love what we do and we look forward to sharing our passion with you.

These old varieties are best suited to organic, low-input agriculture where no chemicals are used, providing a nutritious and distinct harvest, without the environmental impact of large-scale farming.

Products:	kombucha and iced tea
Location:	North Folk Cafe 1 Gore Street West Perth, ON K7H 2L5
Production Practices:	kombucha and iced tea using organic ingredients and pristine, artesian deep well water.
Buy & Savour:	At a select number of stores in our area (see map) Buy online
Contact:	artizenkombucha@gmail.com http://artizenkombucha.ca/ Instagram: @artizenkombucha

 

All About The Soup

Andy, Charline and Jaden

We are a family run business, the three of us: Andy, Charline and our son, Jaden. We are a family who have always loved to cook, to try out new dishes, experimenting with locally sourced produce and exotic spices from the outer reaches of our amazing planet. And we are also a family on the go. We love outdoor activities. With this active lifestyle, choosing to be out there playing, we often prepared large batches of food to freeze so that we would have readily available healthy, substantial options to grab on the run.Soup is one of the few foods that freeze well, thus we decided to offer, to our local market, soups that are more nutritious, lower in sodium, and higher in protein than most that are currently available. Having lived with beloved family members with various digestive issues, we saw a need for a quickly accessible meal option that meets the demand of the wheat and dairy free diet. So we came to the realization that we could craft soups with wholesome ingredients and freshly grinded spices and create flavors and textures that are addictive, in a good way!

 

Products:	Great Selection of Frozen Soups
Location:	156 Oakland Cres, Carleton Place, ON, CA, K7C 3P1
Production Practices:	Soups Made from Premium Fresh Ingredients – Wheat Free – Dairy Free* – No Preservatives – Healthy – Low Sodium
Buy & Savour:	At various farmer’s market (follow our Facebook page) At events and fairs At a select number of stores in our area (see our stores) Buy online
Contact:	613-255-4467 info@allaboutthesoup.com http://www.allaboutthesoup.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allaboutthesoupfrozen4home

Almanac Urban Mill & Bakery

Almanac is an urban mill and bakery in Ottawa’s East End.

We’re committed to sharing delicious, restorative and healthy Canadian food. We source certified organic heritage grains farmed with integrity and transform them into fresh stone-milled flour with purpose and intention.

We believe that by growing the demand for good food we make space for better farming and ultimately create a more sustainable planet.

The Fresh-Milled Difference
Our flour is milled by stones. It’s less efficient than modern commercial roller mills, sure, but we believe that time spent delivering a better product is time well spent.

The past 100 years of commercial flour has focused only on efficiency, and not on nutrition, flavour or impact on the land. It has been a slow and steady march to bleaching, harmful additives, and lost nutrients resulting in higher profits and tasteless bread.

We think the answer is obvious: a return to the simpler flours and heritage grains that nourished us since the dawn of civilization; nothing more or less than the entire seed crushed between two stones, enjoyed fresh, with all of its nutrients and flavour still intact.

That’s why our heritage flours are always milled fresh, ensuring that nothing is lost and that your baking has a richness and depth of flavour you just can’t get with commercial flour.

Why Heritage Grain?
Most grains grown today have been created to maximize yield over nutrition, and often require industrial fertilizers, herbicides and other harmful chemicals.

The “landrace” or heritage varieties of grain that we source are plants that have been locally adapted and developed to local soils and climate, making them naturally disease resistant and allowing them to thrive.

These old varieties are best suited to organic, low-input agriculture where no chemicals are used, providing a nutritious and distinct harvest, without the environmental impact of large-scale farming.

Fleurs Gourmandes – Edible Flowers

Roxane Robillard

Fleurs Gourmandes marries both my passions, encompassing all aspects of growing, harvesting and preparing edibles for the table. I grow locally at Rollway Hops a variety of herbs, fruits and edible flowers and forage for wild edibles. Preserves are then made from the bounty, as are herbal tisanes.

Consultation is also offered; I will come to your garden and ID your wild edibles.

Herbs:	Angelica, Anise-Hyssop, Balm (lemon), Basil, Bay, Bergamot, Borage, Caraway, Chamomile, Chevril, Chives, Cicely, Clove Pinks, Dill, Elderflower, Fennel, Geranium, Canadian Ginger, Horseradish, Hyssop, Juniper, Lavender, Lovage, Marigold, Marjoram, Mint, Nasturtiums, Nettle, Oregano, Parsley, Rose, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Tansy, Tarragon, Thyme, Verbena, Violet, Woodruff, Wormwood, Yarrow
Vegetables, Fruits and Wild Edibles:	Bean, Cedar, Cucumber, Eggplant, Elderberry, Garlic, Grape, Haskap, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Milkweed, Mustard, Onions, Pattypan, Peppers, Pepper Grass, Purslane, Radish, Rhubarb, Tomatoes, Wintergreen
Location:	I grow at my brother’s farm, Rollway Hops, 2390 Concession 3 Road, Plantagenet, ON K0B 1L0
Production Practices:	Organic, non-certified; Companion Planting
Buy & Savour:	Cardamon and Cloves @ 440 Preston in Ottawa, Mariposa Farms, Parkdale Field House, Sam’s Kitchen in Vankleek Hill, and local events
Contact:	Our farm is closed to the public 613-355-6950 rox@fleursgourmandes.com http://www.fleursgourmandes.com/fleursgourmandes.com/index.html

 

Buzzz Honey Products

Jill Davies

Buzzz Honey Products began with two hives at Chesterfield Farm, with sisters Jill and Kathleen Davies, producing honey and beeswax. The bees are kept according to organic practices and forage in clean unspoiled gardens, fields and forests, bringing in a wide variety of pollens and nectars from many different flower varieties, not the least of which is Calendula, or English Marigold (not actually marigold, but aster family). Locally produced organic oils, plus our homegrown input of honey, beeswax and calendula infused oil and tea, result in a skin care line that is “food for your skin”: cleansing and nourishment for naturally radiant skin, without petroleum distillates or synthetic preservatives.

Products:	Skin creams, lotions, balms, soaps, featuring homegrown Calendula, beeswax and honey
Location:	1941 County Rd. 2, Curran, ON, K0B 1C0
Production Practices:	Chemical pesticide and fertilizer free, organic practices, certified organic ingredients
Buy & Savour:	Farm gate, Cumberland Farmers Market, Homestead Organics, other craft/arts type markets
Contact:	613-314-0443                                          Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buzzzhoney info@buzzzhoney.com www.buzzzhoney.com