Special thanks to Julie March
for coordinating this project
Welcome to 'Our Growing Community', a network dedicated to connecting people, local food,
farm resources and more. This publication was funded by Salmo Community Services with the intention of
sharing information and supporting economic sustainability and local agriculture in our area. Though the
goods and services listed are generally in the southern tip of the West Kootenays (Ymir, Salmo and
Fruitvale), we have also included societies, businesses and organizations throughout the West Kootenays to
promote a wider network and share information regarding food system initiatives that are happening
throughout the region. This is a pilot project and we have compiled current information to the best of our
knowledge and look forward to adding profiles that have been inadvertently missed.
This information will be available on the Salmo Community website at www.discoversalmo.ca ,
under the component 'Our Growing Community', creating an opportunity to update information regularly.
Publications will be available to local businesses, individuals and can be printed upon request. Also, you
are welcome to independently re-print this resource. Copies will be available at Salmo Public Library.
In these rapidly changing times food and fuel costs are rising dramatically, the negative impact on
human health and the environment created by factory farmed "food" which travel thousands of miles to
reach us, is evident, and seeking solutions is both beneficial and necessary. Access and awareness to our
community goods and services, including locally-grown and produced food, allows us to vote with every
dollar we spend. Supporting the local economy promotes community sustainability and buying food from
your local farmers or growing it yourself, is an overall health benefit... AND IT TASTES GOOD TOO!!
Food systems are created through a diverse range of goods and services. This directory provides
access to local food, labor, products, equipment, resources and education. In addition, farms are
increasingly participating in CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture), which provide a variety of ways to
support local food growers, including farm-fresh food delivered weekly to your home. Through sharing
information with our friends and family, neighbors and community, we promote economic stability and a
hopeful future. The directory is set up with an alphabetical goods and services index which corresponds to
the profile reference number, creating a user-friendly format to easily locate your requested item.
The Province of BC is recognizing the need to incorporate an Agricultural Plan into the planning
process, and RDCK is adopting this as well, developing an Agricultural Plan for the Kootenays. In addition,
Jon Steinman, host of 'Deconstructing Dinner' for the previous 6 years, is helping to create The West
Kootenay Regional Food Council. Currently Malin Christenson is compiling information for a Local Food
Guide in the Slocan Valley.
CB Green’s website is an ongoing initiative building a directory of profiles which encourage
sustainable development and environmental practices. Updating New Profiles will be continuous and are
very welcome.
It would appear that the Local Food Movement is developing and unfolding on many levels.
Awareness both encourages and allows for opportunities and choices that support healthy, sustainable
communities.
Many thanks to the efforts and encouragement that made this possible; it is greatly appreciated. As
Margaret Mead's quote declares:
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is
the only thing that ever has."
Blessings and Bon Appetit !!!
Additional listings/profiles are welcome.
Contact: Charlene@scrs.ca or phone Salmo Community Services at 250-357-2277
Slocan Valley Directory Contact: Malin Christensson – email: localfoodguide@gmail.com
Goods and Services Index
Item
Abattoirs
Profile Reference Number
14, 17
Alternative Fuel
Animals
12, 17, 57, 87
Animal Feed
37, 39, 78
Baked Goods
06, 31, 63, 64
Bedding Plants, Trees and Shrubs
37, 38, 76
Bees and Honey
04, 05, 74, 79
Businesses Selling and/or Supporting Local
29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 47, 64, 77,89
Building Supplies, Materials, Energy Sources
76, 78
Canning and Preserves
14
Chickens and Eggs
01, 03, 04, 18, 88
Coffee
15
Food
Contractors and Labourers
16, 18, 19, 21, 27, 28, 32, 35, 43, 81, 82, 85,
88, 90
Community Gardens
Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)
01, 03, 04
Co-ops (food, tools, animals, etc.)
38, 53
Dairy
Equine Services
12, 32
Farm Animal Services and Veterinarians
12, 17, 32
Farm Equipment Rentals / Services / Transport
04, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 28, 32, 35, 43, 82
Farm and Garden Supplies
37
Farms (current and upcoming)
01, 02, 03, 04, 10
Fibre
10
Firewood
18
Fish
11
Fruit and Veggies
01, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09, 13, 14, 20, 79
Grains
Garlic
02, 03, 14
Meat and Poultry
01, 14, 17, 39, 56, 88
Mushrooms
60, 80, 85
Natural Fertilizer (Manure, Compost / Worms)
12, 24, 66
Natural Medicines, Body Products &
Wildcrafting
01, 07, 12, 13, 23, 30, 37
Resources, Organizations, Initiatives, Education
07, 08, 11, 22, 25, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86
Seeds
36, 50, 58, 62, 65, 89
Food, Local Goods and other Supplies
Labour and Services
Heavy Equipment Services
Construction Services
Transport Services
Resources
(education, organizations & initiatives)
Alphabetical Listing
Profile #
AJ’s Mapping
Anderson, Nancy & Ray
Ariah’s Edibles
Arrow Lakes Grape Growers Society
86
10
64
68
BC Food Systems Network
BC Spirit Soaps
Big Red Tractor Farm Services
42
23
32
CB Green Website
Certified Organic Association of BC (COABC)
Community Food Matters
Creston Valley Food Action Coalition
73
71
61
54
Dragonfly Café
77
Earth Matters
Earthy’s Organic Farms
Ellison’s Market and Café
Endless Harvest
90
03
37
29
Fattoria Local Foods
Food in the Koots (BLOG)
Forget, Martin
56
41
27
Gaia Green Products Ltd.
Garden-Joaq
GLA Excavating – Farm Services
Gone Local Farm & Transport Service
Growing Through the Seasons
66
81
35
04
08
Harkness, Kris
Harvest Rescue Program
Hergott, Bev
Huckleberry Adventures
34
43
36
22
Interior Health
67
Jamelin Farms
Just Bee Naturals & Apiary
20
79
Kaslo Food Security Project
Kassells, Linda
Kettle Valley Food Co-op
Kootenay Agro-Forestry Society
Kootenay Food Strategy Society
Kootenay Organic Growers Society (KOGS)
Kootenay Country Store Cooperative
51
63
53
80
55
52
38
Kootenay Land Trust Society
Kootenay Local Agricultural Society (KLAS)
Kootenay Natural Pet Foods
Kootenay Permaculture
Kootenay Planet – Edible School Grounds Network
Kootenay Private Forestry
75
45
87
33
40
72
Let Us Farm - Services
Lone Pine Equine Services
19
12
McGhie, Cindy
Meadowbrook Farms
Mobbs Farm
Mountain Seed Company
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds
Mushroom Hunters
24
01
88
50
62
85
Nelson Food Cupboard Society
North Kootenay Lake Bear Smart Program (Bear Aware)
59
70
Passmore Poultry Pluckers Inc.
Peak Sustainability
14
25
Raiche, Natalie & Andrews, Isaac
Richters Herbs
Rossland Real Food
Rushforth Removals
Ruzycki, Rob
18
89
49
28
21
Sacred Grounds Café
Salmo Elementary Learning Garden
Salmo Food Bank
Salmo Foods
Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society
Simply Paws-itive
Skyway Hardware and Garden Centre
Sweet Bee Apiary
Sustain Urban Farm
Stellar Seeds
31
69
46
39
26
57
76
05
13
58
Tarzwell Farm and Abattoir
The Goods
The Queens Bees Project
17
47
74
Underground Coffee Co.
15
Valu-Mart Bottle Depot and Supplies
78
West Coast Seeds
West Kootenay Eco Society
West Kootenay Regional Food Council
Western Biologicals Ltd.
65
48
44
60
White Trash Cooperative
Wild Mountain Berry Farm
Wild Mountain Herbs
Wildhorse Landscaping
Wildhorse Trout Farm
WildSanderson Gluten Free Baked Goods
Wilson, Maurgo & George
WWOOF
84
09
07
82
11
06
02
83
Ymir Backhoe Services
Ymir Soapworks
16
30
Profiles
Meadowbrook Farms
Salmo, BC
Kevin and Laura Stavast
P: 250-357-9941
1026 Airport Rd. – Box 190, V0G 1Z0
E: meadowbrookfarm@telus.net
W: www.meadowbrookfarm.ca
Sprouts, salad greens, fresh herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes,
meat birds, eggs, CSA
#01
Maurgo & George Wilson
E: wilsongm@telus.net
Garlic
Salmo, BC
#02
Earthy’s Organic Farm
John Abenante & Jenine Powell
HOBBYFARM@telus.net
C: 250-368-1909 / H: 250-367-9955
Certified Organic: #59 K.O.G.S.
Garlic, eggs, vegetables, CSA
Fruitvale, BC
#03
Gone Local Farm & Transport Services
Salmo, BC
Dave Gooch: Farm Manager, Owner
C: 250-551-5906
E: letusfarminthekoots@gmail.com
Greenhouse, fruit & veggies, eggs, transport services, CSA
Distributing and delivering local food from small farms
Within 200 miles (asparagus, honey, dairy, cherries and more)
Gate sales Fridays: 12-8pm
#04
Sweet Bee Apiary
Jason and Chantelle
P: 250-357-2496
E: cdgrosjean@hotmail.com
Honey and strawberries
#05
Salmo, BC
WildSanderson Gluten Free Baked Goods
Laura Sanderson
P: 250-357-9555
E: wildsanderson@hotmail.com
Ymir, BC
#06
Wild Mountain Herbs
Ymir, BC
Keith Davis
P: 250-357-2563 / E: wildmtn@telus.net
Herbal medicine, salves & tinctures, Resource Publication
for sale, Wildcrafting Herbwalks and Workshops
#07
Growing Through the Seasons
Deer Park, BC
Frank and Libby
P: 250-304-2718
E: libfrank@zworg.com
Growing Through the Seasons course/workshop, Edible
plant walks (available through Selkirk College upon request)
orchard fruit for sale when available
#08
Wild Mountain Berry Farm
Tammy and Nathan Rushforth
E: natadaze@yahoo.ca
Strawberries
#09
Ymir, BC
Nancy and Ray Anderson
Salmo, BC
P: 250-357-2577
E: canahope@ntelos.net
Fiber – angora and mohair, raw and hand-carted rovings,
upcoming farm (possible cow co-op in the future)
#10
Wildhorse Trout Farm
Ymir, BC
Brian Henderson
P: 250-357-2161
Live trout available, Trout Pond Consultant
#11
Lone Pine Equine Services
Salmo, BC
Gail Rite and Brian Koochin
P: 250-357-2058 / C: 250-354-3436
E: lonepineequine@gmail.com
Therapeutic Riding Program, English & Western horseback
riding lessons (CHA/CTRA certified), general horsemanship
lessons, mare care, boarding, transport – manure available
by donation (all contributions go to Therapeutic Riding)
#12
Sustain Urban Farm
Nyree Marsh
P: 250-357-9322
E: sustainurbanfarm@gmail.com
Urban micro-farm, specializing in herbs
#13
Salmo, BC
Passmore Poultry Pluckers Inc.
Passmore, BC
Mobile poultry abattoir
Judi Morton & Alex Berland
4038 Woykin Road, V0G 2E0
P: 250-226-7100
E: mortonjudi@hotmail.com
Tulaberry Farms
Market garden: raspberries (u-pickers accepted), certified
organic meat chickens, cold-pressed apple juice, raspberry
juice, jams & jellies, garlic
#14
Underground Coffee Co.
Mark Bennett
P: 250-357-2217
E: info@undergroundcoffeecompany.com
#15
Ymir, BC
Ymir Backhoe Services
Ymir, BC
Dave Fedderson
P: 250-505-9409
Dave Ronald
P: 250-354-7698
Fire guarding, excavating, culvert installs, site prep and
clean-up, road building, snow removal, gravity feed water
systems, dump truck services, retaining wall and
foundation repairs
#16
Tarzwell Farm and Abattoir
Creston, BC
Owner/Operator: Tom Tarzwell
P: 250-428-4316
Offers custom slaughter services – no custom processing
but can provide custom wrapping, sausage making, curing,
smoking, etc. Types of animals slaughtered include: cattle,
goat, sheep, lamb, bison, swine (can accommodate others)
This facility can be used as a docking station.
#17
Natalie Raiche & Isaac Andrews
Salmo, BC
P: 250-357-2860
E: note2nat@hotmail.com
Tree removal, fencing, brushing, firewood, organic farm
labor/experience, free-range eggs
#18
Let Us Farm - Services
Ymir, BC
Julie March
P: 250-357-2536
E: letusfarminthekoots@gmail.com
Farm labor, networking, and organizational skills
#19
Jamelin Farms
Fruitvale, BC
James and Linda Green
P: 250-367-7889 - (no calls after 7:30pm please!)
Veggies, berries, wine grapes
KOGS #69 (certified organic)
#20
Rob Ruzycki
W: www.robruzycksicraftsman.com
Craftsman timber frame and fine furniture
#21
Ymir, BC
Huckleberry Adventures
Slocan Valley, BC
P: 250-226-6757
E: Shanoonb@gmail.com
Nature walk wild food and medicine programs
(specializing with children/youth)
#22
BC Spirit Soaps
Salmo, BC
#23
Linda Buffy
P: 250-357-2627
E: bcspiritsoap@hotmail.com
All-natural soaps, shampoo and body care products, Hand milled aromatic soap,
shampoo, body cream, lip balm, love oil, healing salve, misters, aftershave, pulsepoint
pots, and bath salts...All natural for you ! Made with LOVE in the Kootenays
Cindy McGhie
E: clmcghieworks@hotmail.com
Manure
Ymir, BC
#24
Peak Sustainability
Ymir, BC
Kimberly Klassen
E: kim@peaksustainability.com
Environmental Consultant for Business Sustainability
#25
Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society
Salmo, BC
#26
Gerry Nellestijn: Coordinator
P: 250-357-2630 / Box 718, V0G 1Z0
E: gerry@streamkeepers.bc.ca
W: www.streamkeepers.bc.ca/
Incorporated in 1998 as a not for profit charitable organization. The SWSS is a multiaward winning stewardship group focused on the Salmo River Watershed but is
involved with stewardship activities throughout the Canadian Columbia Basin and
beyond. The cornerstone of SWSS is to increase aquatic ecosystem health. SWSS is a
skilled and motivated group that excels at partnership and group building as well as
the “get wet and dirty” project-based actions of river/lake monitoring, research, and
restoration. SWSS manages a multi-faceted awareness campaign called “The River
Speaks”.
Martin Forget
P: 250-357-9625
Finishing carpentry
Ymir, BC
#27
Rushforth Removals
Ymir, BC
Nathan Rushworth
P: 250-354-2896
E: natdaze@yahoo.ca
Residential tree-faller (insured & CSA approved)
#28
Arborist
Endless Harvest
Ymir, BC
7012 First Ave., V0G 2K0
P: 250-357-0088 / Toll-Free BC: 1-866-825-4646
E: feedme@endlessharvest.com
W: www.endlessharvest.com
F: www.facebook.com/endlessharvest
Organic and local food market and home delivery service
#29
Ymir Soapworks
Michelle
E: ymirsoapworks@gmail.com
Personal care products
#30
Ymir, BC
Sacred Grounds Café
Salmo, BC
301 Railway Ave. – Hwy. 6
P: 250-357-2848
Serving home-made & locally-grown food
#31
Big Red Tractor Farm Services
Slocan Valley, BC
Chris Bieber
C: 250-777-4609
E: natural hoofcare@uniserve.com
Snow removal, tractor/loader, Certified Hoof Care
Professional (barefoot), livestock and hay hauling, mowing,
willing to travel
#32
Kootenay Permaculture
Gregoire Lamoreux
E: spiralfarm@yahoo.com
W: www3.telus.net/permaculture/
Course instructor and consultant
Winlaw, BC
#33
Kris Harkness
P: 250-551-1984
Invasive Plant Management
Salmo, BC
#34
GLA Excavating – Farm Services
Fruitvale, BC
John Abenante: Owner/Operator / E: Johnabes@telus.net
C: 250-368-1909 / H: 250-367-9955
#35
Bev Hergott
Nelson, BC
P: 250-352-5884 / E: bevhergott@telus.net
Home-grown organic vegetable and flowers seeds.
Specializing in heirloom tomato varieties.
#36
Ellison’s Market and Café
Nelson, BC
523 Front St., V1L 4B4 / P: 250-352-3181
W: www.ellisonsmarket.com
Locally grown and organic food, garden/feed supplies, pet
food, personal care products, locally-made food served in café
#37
Kootenay Country Store Cooperative
Nelson, BC
295 Baker St., V1L 4H4 / P: 250-354-4077
W: www.kootenay.coop/
The Kootenay Co-op is a large, member-owned Cooperative
offering natural, organic foods and products in Nelson, the
heart of Kootenay Country.
#38
Salmo Foods
Salmo, BC
323 Davies Ave., V0G 1Z0
P: 250-357-9922
Organic and locally-grown food retail grocer
Meat cutter: Paul Burns
Custom meat cutting, sausage making etc.
#39
Kootenay Planet – Edible School Grounds Network
#40
Contacts:
Louise Poole
Jennie Barron
E: klpoole@shaw.ca or
E: jenerik@netidea.com
Food in the Koots BLOG
Diana Van Eyk
E: dianavaneyk@gmail.com
#41
W: www.foodinthekoots.com
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BC Food Systems Network
#42
E: info@fooddemocracy.org
W: www.fooddemocracy.org
BCFSN builds relationships between communities,
organizations and individuals working to create sustainable
food systems across the province
Harvest Rescue Program
Nelson Food Cupboard Society
602 Silica Street, V2L 4N1
P: 250-354-1633
E: foodcupboard@shawbiz.ca
Nelson, BC
#43
West Kootenay Regional Food Council
Advisory Committee
Jon Steinman
E: jon@steinman.com
#44
KLAS
Castlegar, BC
Kootenay Local Agricultural Society
1911 Irving Road, Tarrys, V1N 4N6
P: 250-399-4809 / E: klasociety@shaw.ca
W: www.klasociety.org
Kootenay Mountain Grown: www.kootenaymountaingrown.org
#45
Salmo Food Bank
Salmo Community Services
P: 250-357-2277
E: charlene@scrs.ca
#46
Salmo, BC
The Goods
Ymir, BC
P: 250-357-2587
General store and café serving locally grown food and
supporting local agriculture
#47
West Kootenay Eco Society
#48
Nelson, BC
P: 250-354-1909
W: www.ecosociety.ca
Rossland Real Food
W: www.rosslandfood.com
Initiatives encouraging local food systems
Rossland, BC
#49
Mountain Seed Company
Slocan Valley, BC
Kylie Lichty
E: mountainseeds@gmail.com
W: mountainseedco.com
Specializing in rare and heirloom short growing season, open
pollinated seed varieties – Slocan Valley Naturally Grown.
Seed Saving Workshops available upon request.
#50
Kaslo Food Security Project
Kaslo, BC
Aimee Watson: Coordinator
P:250-353-7120 / E: aimeewatson@nklcss.org
W: www.nklcss.org
Offers a variety of programs: Food cupboard, Bulk Buying
Club of West Kootenay Farmers, Tool Library,
Community Root Cellar
#51
KOGS (Kootenay Organic Growers Society) Winlaw, BC
Box 149, V0G 2J0
P: 250-226-7249
E: office@kogs.bc.ca
W: www.kogs.bc.ca/
Not for profit Kootenay-based certifying organization for
organic agriculture products
#52
Kettle Valley Food Co-op
Box 207, V0H 1H0 / P: 250-442-8583
E: information@kettlevalleyfoodcoop.org
W: www.kettlevalleyfoodcoop.org
Grand Forks, BC
#53
Creston Valley Food Action Coalition
c/o College of the Rockies
Box 1978, V0B 1G0
E: cvfoodaction@yahoo.ca
W: www.crestonfoodaction.ca/site/
Creston, BC
#54
Let’s Grow, Let’s Eat, Let’s Share
Kootenay Food Strategy Society
Castlegar, BC
1900 8th Avenue
P: 250-365-7678
E: smccreight@hotmail.com
W: www.kootenayfood.ca
“Sowing the seeds for an abundant, equitable, and
sustainable food system in the Kootenays”
#55
Fattoria Local Foods
Castlegar, BC
Jennifer Barclay
P: 250-505-7765 / E: happyyummylocal@telus.net
Local, naturally and humanely raised beef, lamb and chicken
from the farm to your door
#56
Simply Paws-itive
Linda Murray
E: lmurray@netidea.com
Dog obedience and agility training
#57
Stellar Seeds
Kaslo, BC
P: 250-366-0061
E: info@stellarseeds.com
W: www.stellarseeds.com
Certified organic seeds, heritage and rare varieties,
grown by small farms
#58
Nelson Food Cupboard Society
602 Silica Street, V1L 4N1
P: 250-354-1633
E: foodcupboard@shawbiz.ca
Nelson, BC
#59
Western Biologicals Ltd.
(Mushroom Growing Resource)
Box 283, V4W 2T8
P/F: 604-856-3339
E: westernb@shaw.ca
Aldergrove, BC
#60
Community Food Matters
Nelson, BC
E: communityfoodmatters@riseup.net
Community Food Matters (CFM) is a coalition of businesses,
organizations, individuals, and institutions who are working
on issues related to local/regional food security.
#61
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds
Box 80, S0J 2A0
P: 306-747-2935
#62
Parkside, SK
Linda Kassells
Salmo, BC
P: 250-357-2120 / E: kassells@yahoo.ca
Locally made organic granola
#63
Ariah’s Edibles
Nelson, BC
#16, 104 Silica Street (across from Ford Autos)
P: 250-354-3875
W: www.ariahsedibles.com
Healthy fast food fresh from the Kootenays
#64
West Coast Seeds
Toll-free: 1-888-804-8820
W: www.westcoastseeds.com
#65
Gaia Green Products Ltd.
Grand Forks, BC
9130 Granby Rd., V0H 1H1
P: 250-442-3745 / Toll-free: 1-800-545-3745
E: info@gaiagreen.ca / W: www.gaiagreen.com
#66
Interior Health
Juliana Gola / P: 250-505-7200
E: Juliana.gola@interiorhealth.ca
#67
Nelson, BC
Arrow Lakes Grape Growers Society
Contact: Patt Judd
- contact info pending Website in development: research and data logging for
#68
species viability (grapes and agriculture)
Salmo Elementary Learning Garden
Salmo, BC
Salmo Elementary School
Tawny Bartisch
P: 250-357-2633
E: tbartisch@gmail.com
Students, staff and parents of SES are working to create and
sustain a healthy and welcome environment while increasing
new opportunities for play and ecological education
#69
North Kootenay Lake Bear Smart Program - Kaslo, BC
P: 250-353-1137
E: bearawareprogram@bccf.com
W: www.bearaware.bc.ca
#70
COABC: Certified Organic Association of British Columbia
W: www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca
#71
Kootenay Private Forestry
Select Management Road Location
Jim Dorey
P: 250-551-0561
E: jdorey20@yahoo.ca
#72
CB Green Website
#73
(Wildsight and West Kootenay Eco-Society Collaborative for Sustainability)
W: www.cbgreen.ca
The CB Green web directory is a dynamic list of
organizations and businesses in the Columbia Basin that are
encouraging sustainable development and environmental
practices.
The collection of data for this directory is an ongoing
process, and will be continuously updated to include
new profiles from new regions of the Columbia
Basin.
The Queens Bees Project
Christina Yahn – Executive Director
P: 250-354-8440
E: thequeensbeesproject@gmail.com
W: thequeensbeesproject.wordpress.com
Essential Oil Hydrosols
#74
The Queens Bees project now has a blog including bee
related events, historical information, and current news/info
about the project. Presentations are available upon request.
Kootenay Land Trust Society
Eric Clough
P: 250-226-6988
E: eric@columbiawireless.ca
Kootenay Region
John Wittmayer
P: 778-235-8468
E: john_wittmayer@hotmail.com
#75
Vision: British Columbia – a global model of
communities living in harmony with their natural and
cultural heritage.
Mission: The Land Trust Alliance “fosters the land trust
community, which protects and stewards British
Columbia’s natural and cultural heritage”.
Skyway Hardware and Garden Centre
118 4th Avenue
P: 250-357-9911
Salmo, BC
#76
Dragonfly Café
Salmo, BC
413 Railway Avenue / P: 250-357-2867
Integrating local fresh food in delicious snacks and
meals Serving ‘Little Miss Gelato’ (made in Nelson)
#77
Valu-Mart Bottle Depot and Supplies
4 – 6320 Highway 3
P: 250-357-253
Hardware, feed, and more
#78
Salmo, BC
Just Bee Naturals & Apiary
Salmo, BC
#79
Kootenay Agro-Forestry Society
Peter McAllister
P: 250-353-2575
E: peterunderbelly@hotmail.com
Agro-Forestry tours of ecological forest products,
culinary & medicinal mushroom harvesting, and
mushroom growing workshops
Kaslo, BC
#80
Garden-Joaq
Joaquin Klein
P: 250-357-2449
Incredible, edible landscapes and more!
Ymir, BC
#81
Wildhorse Landscaping
Michael Carmody
P: 250-257-2977
C: 250-509-2977
Bobcat services and roto-tilling
Ymir, BC
#82
Stephanie Campbell
E: steph@justbee.ca
Offering honey and natural products from the hive
WWOOF – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Box 85, Procter BC – V0G 1V0
E: admin@wwoof.ca
#83
We prefer that you email us with your questions, rather than phone.
1-250-999-7131 (Mon-Fri 9:00am - 12:00pm PST)
White Trash Cooperative
Murray Sadler
P: 250-505-2918
Garbage pick up, recycling, and more
Ymir, BC
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Mushroom Hunters
Joaquin Klen & Andrew Leus
P: 250-357-2449
Specializing in Morels
Ymir, BC
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AJ’s Mapping
Ymir, BC
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P: 250-357-0111
E: mapgraphics@gmail.com
Quality, custom mapping. Samples available at: www.mapgraphics.com
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Kootenay Natural Pet Foods
“Your satisfaction is our priority”
P: 250-362-7374 / 1-888-RAD.D0GS
E: RipleesRanch@telus.net
W: www.RipleesRanch.com
Buy 11 get 1 free on Riplees pet foods!
Free Deliver Wednesdays, all West Kootenay locations
Mobbs’ Farm
Jennifer Mobbs
Salmo, BC
Salmo, BC
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#88
P: 250-357-2313
E: jmobbs@telus.net
Eggs, Meat and will cut hay fields upon request. Bull available.
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Richters Herbs
#89
357 Highway 47
Goodwood, ON - L0C 1A0 Canada
P: 1.905.640.6677 Fax. 1.905.640.6641
Herb plants, seeds, books, dried herbs and more – Richters is your best choice for
everything herbal
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Earth Matters
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Earth Matters Program and Recycling Service
Nelson CARES Society
521 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC, V1L 4E9
Program – 250-352-6011 (ext. 17)
Recycling Service – 250-352-6011 (ext. 15)
Earth Matters Eco Centre
563 Ward Street,
Nelson, BC, V1L 1T1
Phone: 250-352-2513
Cell: 250-505-7577
Offers innovative “youth driven” programs and services which include weekly
recycling pick-up services, composting, delivery, postering and janitorial services.
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The Purple Trailer
The Old Salmo Train Station
Summer Only - open 11:30 am daily (closed Wednesdays)
Ymir Pizza, etc - Nov - May
250 352 1323
Salmo, BC
Fun Fresh Fast Food (integrating local and organic)
ORDER AHEAD
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Farmer’s Markets
Castlegar:
Castlegar Farmer’s Market
Saturdays 9:00am – 1:00pm, July - September
City Parking Lot (13th Avenue)
Creston:
Creston Valley Farmer’s Market
Saturdays 8:00am – noon, June – September
Millennium Park
Grand Forks:
Grand Forks Farmer’s Market
Gyro Park
Tuesdays/Fridays 10:00am – 1:00pm, June – October
Kaslo:
Kaslo Farmer’s Market
Saturdays 10:00am – 2:00pm, June – September
Front Street Park
Nakusp:
Nakusp Farmer’s Market
Saturdays 8:00am – 1:00pm, June – October
Downtown
Nelson:
Cottonwood Falls Market
Saturdays 9:00am – 3:00pm, May – October
Cottonwood Falls
Downtown Nelson Farmer’s Market
Wednesdays 9:30am – 3:00pm, June – September
Baker Street
Rossland:
Rossland Mountain Farmer’s Market
Thursdays 3:00 – 6:30pm, July – October
Downtown
Salmo:
Salmo Valley Farmer’s Market
Highway 6 (beside SCRS)
Thursdays 4:00 – 7:00pm, June 30 – September 22
Winlaw:
Winlaw Farmer’s Market
Sundays 10:00am – 2:00pm, June – September
Hwy 6 Spicer Center
Kootenay Local Super-Foods and Super-Herbs
-from David Wolfe, author of SuperFoods
Local super-foods:
beet root
celery
cucumber
parsley
kale
Local super-herbs:
camomile
strawberry leaf
primrose
sauerkraut
sprouts
cilantro
wild mushrooms
dandelion
lambs quarter’s
stinging nettle
Hot, Flat and Crowded - Thomas L. Friedman (excerpt p. 138)
I am convinced that climate change is real. But we not only need people to accept
that it is real but to accept just how real it could be - that the dice may come up
sixty if we don't act now to begin mitigating and adapting. We need, as EcoTech's
Rob Watson says, to "use the one faculty that distinguishes us as human beings the ability to imagine. We need to fully grasp the nonlinear, unmanageable climate
events that could unfold in our lifetime. Because if we hit the wall, there will be no
seat belts or air bags, and we will end up being a bad biological experiment on the
planet."
“Mother Nature is just chemistry, biology and physics", Watson likes to say.
"Everything she does is just the sum of those three things. She's completely
amoral. She doesn't care about poetry or art or whether you go to church. You can't
negotiate with her, and you can't spin her and can't evade her rules. All you can do
is fit in as a species. And when a species doesn't learn to fit it with Mother Nature,
it gets kicked out."
It's that simple, says Watson, and that's why "every day you look in the
mirror now, you're seeing an endangered species."
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