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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Openings New local butcher and produce market to open in the Hydrostone

Highland Drive Storehouse coming in spring

Posted by Carsten Knox on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Jessi Gillis worked in Ontario for six years. The Haligonian was really impressed by the connection some consumers had with their suppliers. "I saw some amazing small-scale butcher shops there," she says. Coming back to Halifax, she noted the locavore movement really taking off, especially with the growing success of farmers' markets and was inspired to open her own butcher shop. That's what Highland Drive Storehouse (5544 Kaye Street) will offer, come April; local meat and produce directly from the Annapolis Valley. "I love Nova Scotia," says Gillis."I think we have beautiful farmers and amazing practises." She's currently operating a catering and culinary arts instruction business, which you can find out more about by visiting highlanddrive.ca/catering. She'll continue to do that from the shop when it opens.

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I am so excited for Jessi. She is a great young lady and I wish all the success in the world

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Posted by Karni Sweeney on 02/16/2012 at 10:16 AM

I am so pleased, I can walk to get fresh valley produce!!:) It's about time we got something like this.

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Posted by It'sDelicious on 02/12/2012 at 9:02 PM

I don't geddit. Did Gillis grow up on Highland Drive somewhere and now has to give that name to a business on Kaye Street? Kaye Street Storehouse has no cachet? And anyway, storehouse: more than just another word for warehouse?

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Posted by .K. on 02/09/2012 at 11:42 PM
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