Gold Winner Getaway Farm Butcher Shop Silver Winner Highland Drive Storehouse Butchery and Local Produce Bronze Winner Sweet William’s Country Sausage, Seaport Farmers’ Market There’s no cellophane in sight at this Seaport Market stall. Getaway’s grass-fed meats are some sweet eats—guilt-free. Carved fresh daily by skilled tradespeople and gingerly wrapped in brown paper, you can […]
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Brew looks like a lady
“For most of recorded human history, women have been responsible for supplying the world’s beer.” That’s the Oxford Companion to Beer talking, so you know it’s legit. Known as brewsters, female brewers of the English Anglo-Saxon period often brewed beer between baking bread and servicing their husbands, while women who brewed in commercial breweries were […]
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Crowbar flies
“While it may seem like an unorthodox decision to phase out our flagship product, it wasn’t a decision that I made lightly or without a lot of thought,” says Breighan Hunsley, the brains and hands behind Crowbar Real Foods about discontinuing it’s namesake Crowbar. Hunsley says while the artisan energy bars—which are made with homemade […]
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Flip for (and through) Cook With Kindness
Chantal Coolen started experimenting in the kitchen in the face of limited options for her vegan and gluten-free lifestyle. She learned a lot, and baked even more. “When I suddenly found myself unemployed, I thought, ‘You know, I bet there are people out there who are just as frustrated as I was when I first […]
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Mix media
On November 4, Halifax’s best bartenders will be pouring their affection into the hundreds of booze aficionados who will be milling around the Seaport Farmers’ Market at this year’s MadeWithLove. Started in 2009 in Montreal with an audience of 100, MadeWithLove is now an event with fans in 11 cities across Canada and the US. […]
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New tonic in town
If you’ve ever tasted tonic water by itself, you’ll know why it’s not often consumed on its own. Add it to gin or vodka, however, and you’ve got something magical. Well, that’s what Jitterbug Sodas hopes. No longer will Haligonians be forced to drink the usual tonic available if they want to enjoy the fizzy […]
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Croiss-WHAT?!
Sweet tooths at the Seaport Farmers’ Market have croissnut fever, thanks to baker Leah Jones and her Maritime Pasty Company (1209 Marginal Road, 877-4144). It’s a mouthful of a name, an addictive treat, and it’s Halifax’s only take on the cronut™, the trademarked delicacy made famous by New York chef Dominique Ansel. Delving in into […]
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Beauty clean
Halifax Seed 5860 Kane Street, 454-7456 All Ways Us Bath Bomb It’s amazing how much a little cube can change your tub-time experience. These hand-crafted bath bombs are made using natural ingredients and packaged using eco-friendly materials. Talk about clean. Pete’s Frootique 1515 Dresden Row, novascotiafisherman.com Nova Scotia Fisherman Soap This hand-poured bar is 100 […]
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Natural selection
Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road Earth Elementals Laundry Soap Make a clothes call and use this locally made, toxin, cruelty, dye and fragrance free, biodegradable, fair trade and organic detergent. Super Natural 5755 Young Street, 454-9999 Seventh Generation Dish Soap Essential oils and botanical extracts are the only things making this detergent smell so […]
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Get spellbound with Love Potion #9
Hey you, lovesick fools: here’s an elixir that’ll fix you. The newest mix from Jitterbug Sodas comes straight from the heart, and The Clovers. Inspired by the ‘50s hit, and the desire to make a unique Valentine’s blend, Jitterbug has concocted its own Love Potion #9. Two of them, rather. Representing both sides of love, […]
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Aflame at the Seaport
Aflame Creations, the handmade designs of jeweller Megan Archer, can be found on the weekends at the Seaport. Her pendants and earrings are made of enameled copper, with different-coloured glass powders applied to the copper and then fused in a kiln at 1500 Celsius. She will do custom work by request, and this is just […]
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Scribbles for Sale at Seaport
There’s a new and unusual service now available at the Seaport Farmers Market (1209 Marginal Road). Julie Lyons‘ enterprise is called Scribbles for Sale. “I propose to write custom letters of any nature (i.e. complaint, apology, affection, business, etc.) in the tradition of scribes found in Asia and the Middle East,” she explains. “I am […]