If only all of our entrepreneurial spirits were as motivated as Cameron Joudrey’s is. The 14-year-old earned his keep shovelling driveways, mowing lawns and selling baked goods to the neighbourhood until he decided to take his self-employment to the next level. After saving his pennies working at his dad Earl’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PortCityCoffeeCompany” target=”_blank”>Port City Coffee […]
Alderney Landing Farmers’ Market
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Eager for enVie
Diandra Phipps and Cory Urquhart have finally found a home for their vegan vision, right in the north end. With an expected opening for July, the couple is taking their knowledge of vegan cuisine and using it to serve up delicious food via their new restaurant enVie – A Vegan Kitchen, at the corner of […]
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Dartmouth gets a slice of Big Life
Soon, you’ll be able to get baked on Portland Street. John Dalton, owner and president of Big Life Whole Foods, has been selling healthy and delicious baked goods from the Historic Farmer’s Market every Saturday since 1995 and now the little bakery that could is opening a new, permanent location in downtown Dartmouth. Big Life […]
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Sourcing local holiday meal supplies in Halifax
Appetizers There’s no need for your bland grocery-store cheeses, as Atlantic Canadian artisanal cheeses can hold their own on any board. Jess Ross, owner of Gold Island Bakery, sells Au Fond des Bois’ goat cheeses (aufonddesbois.com) Saturdays in the Halifax Historic Farmers’ Market (Brewery Market, 1496 Lower Water Street, 423-2279). Originally from Belgium, farmers Marina […]
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Farmers’ markets galore
Just a quick note to let fresh and local food lovers know: Every Wednesday from now until October, you’ll find a farmers’ market at Alderney Landing, 12pm to 6pm.
