Food Resources
Joe Jenkins
Food knowledge holder
Author of the 'Humanure Handbook'; "...maintains a business in north western Pennsylvania (Joseph Jenkins, Inc.), where he resides on 143 acres with a large garden, an orchard, several family members, and a compost pile or two."
Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World
Ecology book
Harmony, a book by Prince Charles, Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly, focuses on the environment and interconnections between climate change, architecture and agriculture.
Bioneers
Ecology organization
"Bioneers is an innovative nonprofit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet.
Founded in 1990 in Santa Fe, New Mexico by social entrepreneurs Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, Bioneers advances the...
David Holmgren
Food knowledge holder
Co-originator (1978) of Permaculture design system for sustainable living and land use, ecological builder and farmer, author, teacher and activist.
Guayaki
Food company
Guayakí is an organic beverage company specializing in yerba mate products. The company partners with farming communities in South America’s Upper Paraná Atlantic rainforest to produce shade-grown organic yerba mate and to reforest their land with...
AJ Curtis Biodynamic Orchards
Food farm
A Bio-Dynamic Stone fruit orchard, a wide variety of Peaches available from December through to Easter. Plums, Apricot, Apples, Persimmons and Cherries seasonably available.First established as A.J.Curtis Regd. in 1950
The Non-GMO Project
Food organization
The Non-GMO Project is a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to building and protecting a non-GMO food supply.
Carolyn Herriot
Food knowledge holder
Author, A Year on the Garden Path: A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, The Zero Mile Diet, and The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook, and founder/operator, The Garden Path Centre
Cornucopia Institute
Food organization
The Cornucopia Institute is a national food and farm policy watchdog group working to uphold the integrity of organic, local, and other forms of alternative agriculture. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is headquartered in Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
Organic Valley - Farmers Co-op
Food store
Organic Valley is an organic food brand and independent cooperative of organic farmers. Founded in 1988, Organic Valley is the nation’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative and one of the world's largest organic consumer brands.
Wendell Berry
Food knowledge holder
American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, academic and farmer.
"At seventy-seven years old, Wendell Berry continues as a great contrary example to the compromises others take in stride. Instead of being at odds with his conscience,...
Worldwatch Institute
Ecology organization
Through research and outreach that inspire action, the Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs. The Institute's top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious...
Camino
Food company
Canadian producer of fair trade and organic certified food products, owned by the worker-owned *La Siembra Co-operative*. Established in 1999, La Siembra became the first registered importers of Fairtrade Certified cocoa and sugar in North America.
Albert Bates
Food knowledge holder
Author of "The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change" , former environmental rights lawyer, paramedic, brick mason, flour miller, and horse trainer. Board of directors member of The Farm, a pioneering intentional community in Tennessee for...
Olio
Zero-waste app
Olioex is a free smart-phone app meant to connect neighbours to share food and other things, rather than chuck them away. Olio is has more then a million users in 49 different countries.
Food Forest Abundance
Continental food company
Aiming to create abundant food forests in every neighborhood. Offering consultations, design, and installation services. Food forests are low-maintenance, sustainable, edible landscapes perfect for suburban yards, retirement villages, schools, community...
Einkorn.com
Continental food company
Source of organic einkorn berries, flour and flourmills
US Department of Agriculture Organic Regulations
Food organization
The USDA organic regulations describe organic agriculture as the application of a set of cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that support the cycling of on-farm resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. These include...
Peace Seeds
Food organization
**A Planetary Genome Pool Service: Plant Breeding for the Public Domain** Pacific Northwest grown, open pollinated, organic seed. Founder and Director of Research: Alan Kapular.
Through Peace Seeds and Peace Seedlings, the Kapulers promote the concepts...
Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit
Spirituality & faith organization
Stony Point Center's Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit Summer Institute is a multifaith earthcare program for young adults between the ages of 19 and 29. The program integrates multifaith study in the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions with sustainable...
Fungi Perfecti
Food organization
Fungi Perfecti is a company specialized in using mushrooms to improve the health of the planet and its people. Founded by mycologist and author Paul Stamets in 1980, Fungi Perfecti is a family-owned company that is Certified Organic by the Washington...
The Contrary Farmer
Food book
By Gene Logsdon, this collection of essays recommends cottage farming, the small-scale, part-time growing that aims to reduce food expenses and increase pleasure in living in a "tone that combines pragmatism, idealism ("Measure the value of products in...
The Berry Center
Ecology organization
Challenging the industrial agriculture system, The Berry Center advances a holistic, "whole horse" approach that takes nature as its measure, consults the genius of the place, and accepts no harm to the ecosphere. Addressing what it will take to "revive...
Organic Certification & Production Q&A
Food article
The Canadian Organic Standards are a detailed set of principles, guidelines, and permitted substances that are used in the organic certification process.
Canada’s Organic Standards are recognized as equivalent to the respective standards created by...
Misfits Market
Food company
Misfits Market is an online mail-order food store dedicated to making affordable, high-quality food more accessible while helping break the cycle of food waste. The company works directly with farmers to rescue organic produce and other grocery items...
Organic equivalency arrangements
Food article
Equivalency arrangements are trade agreements made with other countries. Canada only establishes an organic equivalency arrangement with another country after assessing and comparing the two regulatory systems, including the standards, to determine whether...
LocalHarvest
Food organization
LocalHarvest connects people looking for good food with local farmers who produce. LocalHarvest provides a directory of over 30,000 family farms and farmers markets, along with restaurants and grocery stores that feature local food. Food producers create...
Fromagerie l'Ancêtre
Food company
A Canadian dairy that produces (tasty) organic butters and cheeses in an environmentally friendly way.
Demeter USA
Food organization
Demeter USA is the American certifier of Biodynamic farms and products. Biodynamic agriculture goes beyond organic, envisioning the farm as a self-contained and self-sustaining organism. In an effort to keep the farm, the farmer, the consumer, and the...
Community Supported Agriculture - CSA
Creative culture website
For over 25 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer.
Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists...
COG`s Guide to the Candian Organic Standards
Food website
We hope COG’s Guide will help Canadians understand the standards. Our goal is to help farmers, ranchers, processors and other producers to adapt their practices so their products can be certified as organic to the national standard.
Organic Standards Candian Regulations
Food article
"Organic production is a holistic system designed to optimize the productivity and fitness of diverse communities within the agro-ecosystem, including soil organisms, plants, livestock and people. The principal goal of organic production is to develop...
Coop Directory Service
Food website
Online directory information source for natural food coops. The directory is maintained by the Data Commons Co-op and is focused on co-ops in the United States but also includes Canada, Australia, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
The Land Institute
Food organization
The Land Institute is a non-profit organization based in
Salina, Kansas, that was founded in 1976 by Wes Jackson. The Land Institute’s work, led by a worldwide team of plant breeders and ecologists, is focused on developing perennial grains, pulses...
Canadian Organic Standards
Food standard
Hosted by the Organic Federation of Canada - A searchable version of the Canadian Organic Standards document.
Kickstart international
Food organization
KickStart (Founded by NIck Moon and Martin Fisher) designs low-cost, high quality irrigation pumps giving poor farmers in Africa access to year-round water. This helps them grow more crops, especially during the dry season, with the overall mission of...
Permies.com
Regional permaculture website
A large collection of active and diverse Permaculture articles and forums on most topics related to homesteading and sustainability, as well as video resources, podcasts and on site appropriate technology and permaculture courses.
People's Grocery Co-Op
Regional food store
Our mission is to provide a marketing and purchasing outlet for minimally processed, high quality nutritional food and other goods and services, as desired by member/owners, at the best possible price.
Tree Eater Nursery
Regional food farm
Tree Eater Nursery is a small permaculturally-oriented homestead farm that provides fruit trees, nut trees, berry bushes and edible vines.
Their mission is to help disseminate the greatest possible diversity of food-bearing perennial plants for immediate...
Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Regional food farm
Summerhill Pyramid Winery features organic and biodynamic wine grown in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Through their leadership on organic and sustainable growing practices, Summerhill has helped support or convert over 200...
Salal Cafe
Regional food store
Port Townsend, US organic food store.
Rochester People's Food Co-op
Regional food store
Founded in 1970 by the members of a food-buying club, People's Food Co-op is owned by over 3000 member owners and is a member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association and the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
Otherworld Food Co-op, Inc.
Regional food store
An organization that places collective orders for organic and authentic food and bulk items to share.
Sunshine Farm
Regional food farm
Sunshine Farm, established in 1987, is a certified organic family farm providing food, seeds, and adult vocational education in Kelowna BC.
The farm provides a setting for hands on experience with a wide variety of skills in addition to growing food;...
Organic Christians Buying Club/Food Co-op
Regional food store
An organic food co-op for the Lake Norman area. Organic Christians Buying Club is member based with convenient online ordering with several pick up locations in Mooresville, Salisbury, & Huntersville, NC. Sign up for monthly membership and receive your...
West Enderby Farm
Regional food farm
Paddy Doherty and Elaine Spearing have been farming on this 40 acre site since 2011. Organic wholesale production of carrots, beets, broccoli, cabbage, onions, shallots and cauliflower.
Utah Co-op
Regional food store
The Utah Coop is a member-owned and operated food store. All residents of Utah are automatically members and may shop, and share responsibilities and benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible and ethical neighbor, opperating as a buying agent for...
Adaptive Seeds
Regional food company
Adaptive Seeds was established in 2009 by Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger. We are a certified organic, farm based seed company near Sweet Home, Oregon. We
Ostroorganics
Regional food company
Ostro Organics Inc. is a small batch manufacturer of certified organic, cold pressed raw oils.
The oils are extra cold pressed under very low pressure using a special cylindrical oil press.
Located on Vancouver Island, a small family run business
Oceana Natural Foods Co-op
Regional food store
Oceana is a health food store specializing in natural foods, organic produce, gluten free items, and GMO free foods.
Belfast Co-op
Regional food store
Belfast, US organic food store.
Bisbee Food Co-op
Regional food store
The Bisbee Food Co-op natural and organic groceries, produce, wines, beers, bulk foods & herbs and more. The BFC supports local farmers, gardeners and organizations.
Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski
Regional food knowledge holder
Michael Pilarski, Founder and Director of Friends of the Trees Society.
Michael is a life-long student of plants and earth repair. His farming career started in 2nd grade and his organic farming career began in 1972 at age 25. Michael founded Friends...
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners association
Regional food website
A series of workshops, covering theory and hands-on practice in organic fruit tree and orchard management.
Designed for beginner to intermediate orchardists managing backyard plantings to larger orchards.
hOMegrown Living Foods
Regional food organization
Makers and distributors of sprouted, organic, whole-food snacks, nuts, foods.
"At hOMe we believe in the Power of Food as medicine and offer the most bio available, plant-based, low carbohydrate snacks with no refined sugar or preservatives. 100% Farm...
Apple Luscious Organic Orchard
Regional farming & gardening farm
Over 200 apple varieties, specializing in heritage, connoisseur and red-fleshed varieties.
Organically grown – using only natural fertilizers such as seaweed, manures, oyster shell and hay mulch. Non-irrigated – use of M111 rootstock combined with...
Valley Market
Regional food store
Staunton, US organic food store.
Minnesota Street Market
Regional food store
The Minnesota Street Market is a cooperatively owned store that sells local food and local art in downtown St. Joseph, MN.
Ideal Green Market Cooperative
Regional food store
Natural food coop providing local, sustainable and healthy food and products to the residents and visitors to the Brainerd Lakes/Whitefish area.
Adamant Co-op
Regional food store
Adamant, US organic food store.
SDA Coop
Regional food store
Sterling, US organic food store.
Sunset West Food Co-op
Regional food store
We are the only food co-op on the tip of the northwest coast. We have a Buyer's Club, grocery and eatery. We are a life style with a social edge!
The Gathering Place Trading Company
Regional food company
Gathering Place Trading is a family owned business committed to organic farming, sustainability, and social responsibility.
They source only the finest hand harvested salts, herbs, spices dried fruits and teas. Connecting face to face with other family...
JUST-A-MERE FARM
Regional food farm
A mixed fruit Organic Orchard in the Creston Valley
Honest Food Farm
Regional food farm
Brandi and Yuri Zebroff come from a long line of organic farmers in the Similkameen Valley. They grow a wide selection of certified organic fruit, vegetables and flowers, including numerous heirloom/specialty varieties.
Higher Ground
Regional food store
Cornelia, US organic food store.
Islands Organic Producers Association
Regional food organization
An organic certifying body on Vancouver Island to which farmers may apply for organic certification and information about the certification process. Also an association of certified farms. Events, meetings, conferences, newsletters. Assistance for applications.
Member...
True Grain Organic Craft Bakery
Regional food company
We use 100 % BC-farmed organic grain for everything we bake. From ancient grains like Einkorn, Emmer, Rye, Khorasan and Spelt, to heritage wheat like Canada’s own Red Fife, we buy directly from organic farmers close to home.
Leda Organic Farm
Regional farming & gardening farm
Gary, Jacquie, and Louis Swann are managing their farm biodynamically. They have a large garden, chickens and Highland cattle.
Westholme Tea Company
Regional food farm
Westholme Tea Company sources pure, organic loose leaf teas from around the world, offering unique tea blends, including 100% Canadian tea, rich with the terroir of the West Coast.
Good Food Store
Regional food store
Food co-op providing locally-produced, organic, and bulk foods in Missoula Montan.
Bellingham Community Food Co-op
Regional food company
Voted Bellingham's best grocery store, the Bellingham Community Food Co-op organic, local, & natural groceries and to-go meals made in-house.
Polyface Farms
Regional food organization
Operated by Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms is dedicated to the principles of Transparency (anyone is welcome to visit the farm anytime), grass based livestock (animals are moved frequently to new "salad bars," offering landscape healing and nutritional...
Purple Porch Co-op
Regional food store
Coop grocery store, cafe, and weekly market (wednesdays).
Islands Organic Producers Association/member list
Regional food farm
A farm-by-farm list of all the certified organic farms that are member of IOPA and located on Vancouver or surrounding islands. For sale crops, food products, names and contact information all listed.
An island organic farm encyclopedia.
BC Farms & Food
Regional food website
The Vancouver Island Farms & Food Map is a guide to farms and fresh local produce on southern Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island.
The Food Coop
Regional food store
La Jolla, US organic food store.
Gardiner Food Co-op & Café
Regional food store
The Gardiner Food Co-op is a consumer-owned cooperative working to bring Maine food to Maine tables. Everyone is welcome to shop and anyone can join to become a member-owner. Opened in 2015, the Co-op is a welcoming space offering produce, meat, dairy,...
Barrels Community Market
Regional food store
Co-op local food store and cafe in the heart of downtown Waterville, Maine.
HM!
Regional food store
Ossian, US organic food store.
Doylestown Food Co-op
Regional food store
A community-based grocery store providing access to healthy, fresh, local, and organic products.
NuWaters Co-op
Regional food store
Located in the historic Eldorado Ballroom building (downstairs-parking in the rear) on the corner of Elgin and Dowling in 3rd Ward. This co-op eliminates the food desert designation for this community. It is member owned and operated retail food co-op....
GrassRoots Cooperative and Cafe
Regional food store
GrassRoots Cooperative and Cafe is a member owned grocery and cafe located in beautiful downtown Anoka, MN.
Plenty Wild Farms
Regional food farm
Plenty Wild Farms is a small-scale, certified organic farm located in the Pemberton Valley that grows over 40 different types of vegetables including staples like carrots, potatoes & tomatoes as well as some unique and unusual offerings such as celeriac...
Inman Feed Mill Food Coop
Regional food store
An old country feed mill providing animal feed as well as nutritious human food for co-op customers.
True Grain
Regional food company
True Grain sells organic bread, pasteries and flours made only from locally grown organic grains.
BC Farms & Food: Guide to Farmers Markets
Regional food website
A guide to farmers' markets on Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island, featuring local fresh produce, live music, and more.
Listings for Victoria, Victoria Westshore Communities, Saanich Peninsula, Cowichan Valley,
Ladysmith to Nanaimo, Parksville/Qualicum,...
Helmer's Organic Farm
Regional food farm
A fourth generation family owned and operated farm in the Pemberton Valley specializing in spectacular tasting organic potatoes — with up to 18 varieties chosen for specific taste and cooking characteristic.
Helmer's Organic Farm has been farmed...
Camino / La Siembra Coop
Regional food store
Camino is a line of organic and fair trade food products (especially chocolate) produced by La Siembra Co-operative aiming to reconnect consumers with family farmers and promote the co-operative model of sustainable, democratic, participatory and transparent...
Mariposa Co-op
Regional food store
Philadelphia, US organic food store.
The Green Mustache Organic Café
Regional food company
"At the Green Moustache Organic Café optimum health tastes good. We are serious about 100% organic, gluten + dairy free, whole food cuisine*, and we always make sure it’s made with laughter and love. Delicious, nutrient-rich, plant-based food is the...
Cooley Farm
Regional food store
Cooley Farm is a permaculture farm dedicated to the healing of mind, body, and spirit for the individual as well as the Earth and Her communities. As a sustainable polyculture farm we strive towards greater awareness concerning the eco-community as well...
Iowa Food Cooperative
Regional food store
Somewhere between a coop distributor, buying club, and grocery store, the Iowa Food Coop hosts over 125 local producer-members; consumer-members browse available products during each shopping cycle (bi-weekly/monthly), order, and pick-up on a specified...
COABC-Certified Organic Associations of BC
Regional food organization
COABC is the umbrella organic certification organization of BC; maintaining and distributing and educating on the certified organic standards for BC.
Included on the site is a how-to apply for certification, a searchable database of registered organic...
Eden Tree Farm
Regional food farm
An Alberni Valley permaculture farm and education site provides consulting services and support for community projects.
Teeny-tiny, 'beyond organic' permaculture farm in the Alberni Valley. We sell plants, produce, meats, herbs and organic garden supplies...
Paradise Island Foods, Ltd
Regional food company
Since 1978, Paradise Island Foods has strived to make various food products more accessible to Vancouver Island residents.
While accessibility remains a priority, our focus has shifted to providing natural and organic dairy options in response to our...
Citizens Co-op
Regional food store
Full service Co-op with In house prepared foods and a focus on local produce and products.
Buying Club
Regional food store
Jacksonville, US organic food store.
Castine Co-op
Regional food store
Castine, US organic food store.
Fiddleheads Food Co-op
Regional food store
A full service natural grocery, specializing in organic and/or local produce, locally made artisan foods, and now offering delivery service to Block Island and Fisher's Island via ferry.
Creekside Coop
Regional food store
Elkins Park, US organic food store.
Alberni Valley Gleaning Project
Regional food organization
The Alberni Valley Gleaning Project takes un-used fruit, nuts, and vegetables and distributes them throughout the community. Apples, Plums, Pears, Walnuts, Hazelnuts, Grapes, Tomatoes, Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, etc.
Fruit harvested by...
Anita's Organic Grain mill
Regional food company
Anita's mills and distributes organic and sprouted grains in British Columbia Canada.
Riverside
Regional food store
Larne, United Kingdom organic food store.
Organic BC Directory
Regional food group
A searchable database of over 750 organic farms and agricultural resources in BC and the Yukon.
The directory is part of the organic BC website run by COABC (Certified Organic Associations of BC).
Natural Living Organic Food Co-op
Regional food store
A certified non-GMO store, with organic food bulk buying club for members and a grocery store open to the public.
Mixed Nuts
Regional food store
Amherst, US organic food store.
Sugar Beet Food Co-op
Regional food store
Sugar Beet Food Co-op is open to the general public everyday from 7am - 9pm. Started by a group of neighbors in 2012, Sugar Beet Food Co-op was created to provide a marketplace for local growers and producers and greater access to local food. Sugar Beet...
Oldfort Co-op
Regional food store
Cleveland, US organic food store.
Young Agrarians
Regional food organization
Growing the next generation of farmers and food lovers in Canada!
Valley Co-op of Washington County
Regional food store
The mission of the Valley Co-op is to promote an involved community by offering local, healthy and wholesome foods and products, and to inspire members to make informed choices.
Fieldstone Organics
Regional food company
Fieldstone Organics is British Columbia's only certified organic grain handling facility, serving local communities by providing organic whole grains, legumes & seeds for bulk, wholesale and retail consumers.
The Dill Pickle Co-op
Regional food store
Dill Pickle Food Co-op offers healthy food choices and the benefits of cooperative practice to build a vibrant local community and more sustainable world. We meet community needs and strengthen area diversity through products, services, and education....
Spray Creek Ranch
Regional food farm
Spray Creek Ranch is a 260 acre (100 hectare) farm in the rain shadow of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains in the Northern St’at’imc Territory, 15 km south of Lillooet. A certified organic and diversified regenerative farm using ecological principles...
Caju Food Coop
Regional food store
We specialize in Asian grocery items (especially Korean) such as sea weeds, sesame seeds, sesame oil, asian beans, asian grains, asian fruits, bean pastes, chili pastes, etc. We have a very small store so item selections are very limited. It is good for...
Karma Co-op
Regional food store
Karma Co-op is a non-profit food co-operative that stocks a wide range of zero-waste products, local and organic produce, bulk products and household products.
Rich Harvest
Regional food store
Boone, US organic food store.
In Good Taste
Regional food store
Vineland, US organic food store.
Port Townsend Food Co-op
Regional food store
Established in 1972, the Port Townsend Food Co-op is a full-service organic foods market providing affordable organic foods.
The Co-op has more than 6,000 active owner-members and it employs about 100 community.
SPUD
Regional food community garden
SPUD.ca is a local online organic food delivery company, proudly serving four urban areas in Western Canada.
SPUD delivers local, organic groceries to your home or office for free. They service 4 urban areas in Western Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton,...
LUSH Valley Food Action Society
Local food organization
LUSH Valley is a catalyst for food-related projects, working to strengthen relationships in the local food system and build on individuals’ food skills in an effort to increase self-reliance. Fruit harvesting and farm gleaning remain core programs that...
Sunny Brae Farm
Local food farm
Sunny Brae Farm presented with a Century Farm Award for the contributions the family has made to B.C.’s agriculture industry and economy over the past one hundred years. Founded in 1888, the 115 acre farm is owned and run by third-generation Mike Manson...
Blossoms Raw Chocolate
Local food company
Blossoms Raw Cacao is handcrafted made with organic and wild harvested superfoods. All the chocolates contain superior grade ceremonial cacao hand harvested in the forest of Ecuador. Left to ferment in the sun it retains its full nutritional and antioxidant...
Edible Island
Local food company
Natural food store in Courtenay, B.C.
East Is East
Local food company
East is East is a dream borne from the minds and hearts of Mustafa and Razaviah, siblings of Afghan descent. Escaping Afghanistan as a family during the soviet war, they relocated in India and traveled throughout the country absorbing the culture through...
Kloverdalen Farm
Local food farm
A mixed vegetable certified organic farm operationing in the Comox Valley, BC.
Natural and minimally invasive farming practices, respect for the natural systems and supporting the soil.
Crops include organic seedlings, a long list of spring, summer...
Naked Naturals Whole Foods
Local food store
Founded in 2006 Naked Naturals offers food that is organic, as well as ecologically, ethically, and locally produced.
StoneCroft Farm
Local food farm
StoneCroft Farm is an organic regenerative farm, raising heritage turkeys on range and blueberries in season. Glen and Kathy are second-generation farmers. The farm specializes in fresh Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys that are processed in their licensed...
Linnaea Farm Society
Local food farm
An ecological agriculture oasis on Cortes Island: offering workshops, family farmstays, CSA and farm stand, agricultural internships, coop guild membership for islanders, weekly market sales, and education.
In 1978, the title for Linnaea Farm was transferred...
8 and A Half Acres Farm
Local food farm
8 1/2 Acres is a family owned farm located in the Cowichan Valley at the base of scenic Mt. Prevost. Certified organic through the Islands Organic Producers Association (IOPA # 1954), we grow a wide variety of quality fruits, vegetables, culinary herbs...
Salt and Harrow
Local food farm
Salt & Harrow is a 32 acre organic farm growing over 50 varieties of vegetables, fruits, legumes and herbs with a small flock of heritage breed hens for eggs.
"Our mission is to provide local customers with a full vegetarian diet of artisan quality organic...
Pattison Farms
Local food farm
Gerry and Dagmar Pattison have been operating their Certified Organic family farm since 1998. A 15+ acre farm site at Dzini Rd in Black Creek mid-way between Courtenay and Campbell River, food is grown in rich soils using traditional hand planting and...
Shawl Farm
Local food farm
Small, local and in harmony with nature- these are the principles by which we operate. We provide wholesome food for local customers, doing what we like to call "Just Farming". We are a family-owned farm and have lived in the Cowichan Valley for the past...
homegrownbee.ca
Local food company
A beekeeping supply and education business located on Vancouver Island, in the Comox Valley that provides beekeeping essentials, live bees, and packaged kits as well as educational workshops and consultations
Terra Nossa
Local food farm
A 26 acre Family Farm Certified Organic since 2011 offering Vegetables, Herbs, Pears, Plums, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Blueberries, Mulberries, Grapes, Apples, Figs, Olives, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Hazelnuts, Raspberries.
Amara Farm
Local food farm
Founded in 2012 Amara Farm is certified organic and produces 30 varieties of annual vegetables on 1.25 acres , as well as blueberries, asparagus, currants and fruit trees, and seedlings.
Holy Crap Cereal
Local food company
Delicious, gluten-free, high-fiber, organic, non-GMO, energizing breakfast cereals. Made only with real unprocessed ingredients in Gibsons, BC.
Blue Jay Lake Organic Farm & Community
Local food farm
Blue Jay Lake farm is a 300 acre property nestled in Green Valley in the heart of Cortes Island which was formerly an early 1900's homestead.
At the time the land was purchased by the Verschuurs in 1990, the only infrastructure (amongst an abundance...
Sole Food Street Farms
Local food organization
Sole Food Street Farms is an urban agriculture project in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2008 by Michael Ableman and Seann Dory, Sole Food's mission is to provide low-income residents of the Downtown Eastside with "jobs, agricultural...
Carriac Farm
Local food farm
Carriac farm provides certified organic fruits and vegetables including squash, melons, tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries.
Sustainable Food Edmonton
Local food organization
Sustainable Food Edmonton is a non-profit charitable organization that initiates and supports projects and programs to encourage community building through urban agriculture. To connect communities and kids with their food, how it’s produced, and the...
Wildflower Produce
Local food farm
A permaculture, organic, intensive farm and orchard on Cortes Island. Multi-variety vegies and fruits, organic eggs. CSA weekly boxes in summer, market and store sales and farm stand.
Sea Bluff Farm
Local food farm
Vegetables, Vegetable Transplants, Vegetable Seeds, Herbs, Apples, Raspberries, Strawberries, Rhubarb, Flower Seeds, Beets, Carrots, Garlic, Potatoes, Salad Greens, Winter Squash. Certified Organic since 2015.
Glenora Farm
Local food farm
Glenora Farm is a life-sharing community, where adults with developmental disabilities live, work and learn together with their caregivers.
Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard
Local food organization
The Welland Legacy Park houses a community orchard that is the largest & most diverse in Canada. Once the backyard of local conservationist Rex Welland, the mixed orchard features 100 varieties of rare heritage apples. It is also home to a heritage nursery...
Eat More Sprouts
Local food company
Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. is a Certified Organic Farm producing a variety of sprouts and greens on 3.75 acres near Courtenay. Our sprouts are produced in an indoor growing facility and greenhouse buildings. We produce over 9000 pounds of sprouts and...
JMJ Biodynamic Orchard
Local food farm
Organic Biodynamic 35 acre orchard growing Apples,Apricots,Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches and Plums run by Martin and Jonathan Rothe
Tanner Orchard
Local food farm
Tanner’s Orchard wholesales crispy and crunchy Liberty apples to quality grocery stores, health food stores and markets on Vancouver Island. Look for them in season, from approximately September 10th to October 31st.
Farmer Bill's Grass Fed Beef
Local food farm
Grass fed grass finished beef. Sausages, Pepperoni, Stew, Ground Beef, Stakes, Roasts and Soup Bones available
SunTrio Farm
Local food farm
A 4 acre certified organic farm offering: Garlic, Carrots, Kale, Cabbage, Squash, Peppers, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Sweet Potatoes, Beets, Melons, Salad Greens, Raspberries, Blueberries, Haskap Berries, Apples, Figs, Microgreens (Sunflower, Pea, Buckwheat,...
West Wood Organics
Local food company
Established in 1993 West Wood Organics offers a wide range of gluten-free, vegan and soy-free products.
organicfair
Local food company
A family run business supplying fair-trade, organic, non GMO spices, chocolate and chocolate bars, soda syrups, drink mixes, essential oils and more to retailers throughout BC and Canada.
Online store, in Canada-wide retailers and seasonally, at their...
Square Root Farm
Local food farm
Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Figs, Melons, Herbs and Seeds. Certified Organic Since 2006.
Forstbauer Farm
Local food farm
Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm uses Biodynamic farming methods and follows a soil food web approach. Founded in 1977 the Forstbauer farm is a certified organic farm in Chilliwack British Colombia, farmed using Biodynamic principals and certified...
Manson's Landing Farmer’s Market
Local food market
A Farmer’s Market on Cortes Island where local farmers, artisans, and bakers sell their produce, crafts, and delectable goodies. This year-round market runs every Friday from 12:00-3:00pm.
Eternal Abundance
Local food company
Eternal Abundance is an all-organic grocer and vegan cafe with strong ethics around food soil, and community.
Pure pasture farms
Local food farm
Pure Pasture is a regenerative farm -- beyond organic meats & eggs direct sales.
Pasture-Raised Meat & Eggs. Animals are rotated daily on regenerative pastures. Antibiotic and GMO-free feeds. Patrure rasied Chicken, Ducks, Turkey. Beef and lamb are...
Big Fir Farm
Local food farm
Organic vegetables from Cortes Island. Available through market sales, local stores and through direct contact.
Therah Farm
Local food farm
Organic Since 1998 and offering Garlic, Vegetables, Herbs, Blueberries, Currants, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Strawberries, Rhubarb, Apples, Pears, Plums, and Cherries.
Corlan Vineyard and Farm
Local food farm
Corlan Vineyard is a 10-acre 100% certified organic vineyard, farm and boutique winery on Denman Island where you can visit the tasting room, walk the vineyard and gardens (take a picnic and a glass of wine!), enjoy a homemade Lunch, and purchase award-winning...
The Lee Farm
Local food farm
The Lee Farm is a bio-diverse farm specializing in locally grown, organically raised vegetables, chicken, and beef.
Transfarmation
Local food farm
Transfarmation... More than farming: Growing Cultural Change.
We can transform our communities, our society and, ultimately our culture, by transforming the way we think, live, work, play and eat.
By using practical permaculture and bio-intensive methods...
Sweet Acres Farm
Local food farm
Sweet Acres Farm is a small, mixed vegetable farm located on leased land in Langford, BC. We proudly grow over 40 different varieties of Vegetables and Herbs, Microgreens (Pea Shoots, mixed), Vegetable and Herb Transplants.
Nanoose Edibles Organic Farm
Local food farm
A 23 acre mixed crop, year round organic farm in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, run by Barb and Lorne Ebell, long time organic farmers and researchers. CSA, U Pick, farm stand and store.
Seedlings and full range vegetables, eggs, fruits and berries;...
Eco-Sensense
Local food farm
Regenerative Design: Water, Food, Energy, Lifestyle
Our objective is to live a reasonable life where our home is an extension of nature; where the systems incorporate bio-mimicry for both function and beauty. All systems work with nature to create a...
Lost Savanna Farm
Local food farm
Lost Savanna Farm is a 73 acre Certified Organic and Biodynamic farm. It produces certified organic eggs, organic pasture raised chicken, pork and beef for Courtenay, Campbell River and beyond the Comox Valley.
Beaver Meadows Farm/Natural Pastures
Local food farm
Certified Organically raised beef. Enjoy tasty, healthy rewards from our natural regenerative farming practices, where Natural Pastures Beef cattle are raised on our thick pasture swards in the rich Comox Valley. Free of chemical pesticides, herbicides,...
Growing with Nature
Local food website
Growing with Nature is about cultivating abundance for people, plants, and wildlife. A place where nature-lovers can gain the skills they need to support wildlife, grow food, and heal our living world. It contains simple articles and blog posts on incorporating...
Salt Spring Abattoir Society
Local food organization
Meat Processing and Packaging: Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Lamb, Goat, Pig and Beef. Certified Organic since 2014.
Alderlea Farm Café
Local food farm
Farm to Table cuisine from a biodynamic farm contributing to sustainable agricultural practices.
Formosa Nursery
Local food farm
Formosa Nursery is a certified organic farm located in Pitt Meadows, bordering Maple Ridge. We are a wholesale & retail operation, in business for over 40 years. Crops: Blueberry, Pawpaw, Pear (20th Century, Shinseiki, Housui, Kosui, Ararang, Zhou Su,...
Skagit Food Co-op
Local food company
The Skagit Food Co-op provides natural, organic, and locally-sourced food to Mt. Vernon, Burlington, La Conner, and the Skagit Valley.
Cortes Natural Food Co-op
Local food company
Cortes Natural Food Co-op is a community-owned cooperative business dedicated to bringing locally grown, organic, sustainably produced, healthy food to the Cortes Island community.
The co-op includes a bakery, cafe, and grocery store, providing fresh...
Tilth Alliance
Local education & learning organization
The Tilth Alliance programs teach adults and children how to grow food, compost, garden organically, raise urban livestock, and conserve natural resources.
Pro Organics
Local food company
Pro Organics is one of Canada’s largest distributors of organic goods.
Four Beat Farm
Local food farm
Four Beat Farm Fresh is a 4 acre certified Biodynamic organic farm in the Pemberton Valley offering local, organic produce through a CSA delivering vegetables to Pemberton and Squamish.
Horizon Heritage Farm
Local food farm
Vegetables – Beets, Cabbage, Corn, Green Onions, Lettuce, Summer Squash, Tomatoes
Herbs – Culinary Herbs
Meat & Poultry – Beef, Lamb
B and B accomodation
CSA boxes
Sweet P Farm
Local food farm
Garlic, Coriander Seed, Certified organic since 2013.
ALM Organic Farm
Local food farm
ALM Organic Farm is a 15 acre organic farm located in Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Certified organic since 1994 (IOPA#401).
We grow outstanding produce, herbs and flowers for farmers’ markets, special events, local restaurants and...
Salt Spring Sprouts & Mushrooms
Local food farm
Salt Spring Sprouts is a small-scale food producing operation based on a 6.5 acre farm on Salt Spring Island. Permaculture design, full use of mushroom compost, recycled water systems, education. A full range of organic sprouts grown aeroponically, shitaake...
Merville Organics Growers Cooperative
Local food organization
Merville Organics is a cooperative of four Organic growers who market collectively thru CSA's and farmers markets to feed the Comox Valley. Donations of extra produce go to local food banks, neighborhood group homes and family centers.
Kootenay Co-op
Local food store
Organic produce and grocery store, full-service butcher, cafe. Anyone can join for member specials.
Aphrodite's Organic Cafe and Pie Shop
Local food company
Aphrodite’s is more than a restaurant and pie shop, it’s a community fiercely dedicated to wild, organic, local and sustainable food. They work directly with local farms and producers to ensure that their menu has the smallest ecological footprint...
Cortes Farmer’s Markets
Local food website
Cortes Island Farmer’s Markets are at the heart of island community life. Three weekly markets offer vibrant gathering places for local food producers and artisans to sell their wares.
Markets occur year-round on Fridays in Mansons landing, and seasonally...
Code's Corner Farm
Local food farm
• Certified Organic
• Grown Without Pesticides
• Farm Tours
We are a certified organic farm, owned and operated by the Code family on the principles of organic farming. Our vision is to provide healthy local organic food direct to the people...
Tatlo Road Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic since 2014 and offering Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Herbs, Strawberries and Soil Microgreens.
Across The Creek Organics
Local food farm
Across the Creek Organics grows Certified Organic Seed Potatoes and Certified Organic Table Potatoes in Pemberton BC . The 500 acres farmed by Brenda and Bruce Miller and their five sons has been in the Family since 1912.
Roots Natural Foods
Local food company
Maple ridge natural food store specializing in certified organic whole foods and healthy alternatives to conventional supermarket items including wide variety of wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, raw food, low sodium and sugar-free products.
Foxglove Farm
Local food farm
Foxglove Farm is a one hundred and twenty-acre organic farm on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada.Nestled in a mountain valley at twelve hundred feet above sea level, our fertile fields produce a wide range of annual Mediterranean vegetables,...
Pomme Natural Market
Local food company
Pomme Natural Market is 100% BC owned and operated. Pomme features groceries selected with the highest ethical and nutritional standards, fully organic or local and spray-free produce, a wide range of top quality natural supplements and skincare, and...
Northstar Organics
Local food farm
We’re committed to farming organically and sustainably for a healthier, happier community. Composting, cover cropping, and crop rotation techniques are used to sustain the soil. Pest control is achieved through preventative measures such as screening...
Spirit Square Farmers market
Local food market
The Spirit Square Farmers' Market is held every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,in Spirit Square at the picturesque Harbour Quay, year round. Our purpose is to connect urban customers with local farmers to supply the best fresh,locally grown food...
Ecoessentials
Local food store
Organic and local food in Powell river.
Salt Spring Apple Company
Local food farm
365+ Heritage & Connoisseur Varieties of Apples. Apple Trees, Scion Wood, Apple Chips, Apple Jelly, Apple Butter, Apple Sauce, Apple Cider, Carbonated Apple Juice, Blackberries, Cider with Blackberries. Certified Organic since 2013
Hope Hill Farm
Local food farm
Agricultural Service in Salt Spring Island
Garlic, Lettuce, Potatoes, Raspberries, Strawberries ,Apples, Cherries, Eggs, Chicken, Lamb, Wool
Hoch Orchard & Gardens
Local food farm
Certified organic farm producing quality fruit with minimal pesticide use.
Manna Organics
Local food company
Manna Organics, is an independent family enterprise dedicated to bettering the world we all share. They believe in supporting our local farmers, and use only organic ingredients. All of their products are USDA organic certified through QAI, and parve...
James Bay Farmers Market
Local food market
Handmade, Homemade, Homegrown.
The James Bay Market Society was founded in 1995 by a small group of James Bay residents, assisted by a grant from the City. The non-profit Society obtained a $5000 grant from the city of Victoria to start a Summer Community...
Peoples Food Coop
Local food store
Grocer offering local, organic & sustainable food items plus an on-site, year-round farmer's market.
"We cultivate strong relationships with the food we eat, the people who produce it, and the friends and family we share it with. We strive to buy directly...
Amara Farms
Local food farm
Amara Farm is a family farm, located in the Comox Valley, that grows over 40 different veggies and blueberries. Produce is sold throughout the Comox Valley Farmers Market and through a weekly CSA in the summer.
Certified organic through IOPA and active...
Cowichan Green Community
Local food organization
Cowichan Green Community Society, (CGC) is a non-profit organization that has been focusing on environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Region since March 2004. CGC’s mandate is to improve food security by developing strong relationships with local...
Tendergreens Farm
Local food farm
Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Herbs and Herb Transplants, and Flowers.
Whitaker Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic producing Vegetables, Hay, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Oyster Mushrooms, Poultry Layer hens and Eggs. Growers in the Comox Valley working with the Merville Organics Cooperative. Find us at the Saturday Market all year round, Wed & Sunday in...
Valhalla
Local food farm
A 12 acre farm growing Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Strawberries, Garlic, Berries. Also offering custom catering.
Blue Heron Farm
Local food farm
Organic farm providing vegetables, vegetable transplants, garlic, apples, and quince.
Whisperhill Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic since 2017 growing Blueberries, Cherries, Plums, Apples, and Pears.
Vitality
Local food farm
Growing Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Strawberries, Garlic, and berries.
West Coast Garlic
Local food farm
Derek Powell has been dedicated to producing garlic for the past 10 years. West Coast Garlic now boasts 170 different strains available at the Moss Street Market, Saturday 10am - 2pm or the Esquimalt Market, Thursday afternoons 4:30pm - 7:30pm, in Victoria,...
Three Oaks Organic Farm
Local food farm
Organic Since 2008, growing Vegetables, Vegetable Seeds, Vegetable Transplants, Herbs, Herb Transplants, Strawberries, Blackberries, Plums, Grapes, Figs and Flowers.
Wave Hill Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic since 1998 Wave Hill Farm grows Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Figs, Pears, Plums, Quince,Walnuts, Vegetables and Vegetable Transplants, Poultry-Layers: Eggs, Chicken, Lamb, Seeds, Herbs, Edible Flowers, and Hay.
Windhorse Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic since 2010, Windhorse Farm raises organic grass-fed Red Angus beef in Glenora on Vancouver Island. The farm is also certified by the British Columbia SPCA as meeting their standards for humanely raising and handling beef cattle.
Avalon Farm
Local food farm
Provider of organic blueberry, seafood, and garlic.
Wind Whipped Farm
Local food farm
Producing certified organic vegetables, apples, plums, pears, and strawberries since 2017.
Umi Nami Farm
Local food farm
Certified Organic since 1998 Umi Nami Farm specializes in year-round organic vegetable and fruit production. Using unheated greenhouses and outdoor fields, we grow Japanese specialty crops as well as many Western vegetables.�We offer a year-round box...