Here are a few local and online shops and local family farms that Shari and her team wanted to share with you.*
Organic Produce Delivery
Serving the Central Okanagan with farm-fresh, certified organic produce! David Nelson and Lisa McIntosh started Urban Harvest Organic Delivery in January of 2000 – a millennium baby! Having witnessed the positive impact of similar services in Victoria and Vancouver, we were excited about an opportunity to provide Kelowna folks with healthy, high-quality, organically grown fruits and vegetables in a fun and convenient way!
Fresh, Local meat and produce
Wise Earth Farm
Wise Earth Farm (est. 2011) is a two-acre, micro scale, urban vegetable farm located at the corner of KLO Rd and Mission Creek in Kelowna, BC. We grow a large variety of delicious, organically grown veggies and herbs throughout the entire growing season here in the Central Okanagan and are always pushing the boundaries to extend the availability of our products throughout the year.
We farm using regenerative agriculture principles which is an approach to food and farming that regenerates soils and increases system biodiversity. We believe that growing delicious and nutritious food comes from the health of the soil that produces it.
Sterling Springs Chicken
Hans, Lisa, Johanna and Jacob Dueck own and operate Sterling Springs Chicken in beautiful Falkland, BC. In our state-of-the-art poultry growing facility, our birds have access to spacious roaming areas, computerized feed systems, filtered water, top-quality feed, sunshine and fresh air. We want our birds to be happy and healthy, so it’s important to us that they have lots of space to move around.Keenan Family Farms
We are a young family with 4 children who traded our busy city life and successful careers to seek out a more fulfilling, self-sustainable life in the country. Our growing family is what inspired us to transition our lives to farming. Not only do we want to demonstrate strong work ethic to our children, we want them to be connected to where their food comes from. We hope that they never take food for granted, and that they learn the importance of respecting and caring for the animals that nourish us. Our goal is to raise food for our family and our community all while sustaining our environment for the future.Fresh Valley Farm
Nestled against a mountain backdrop in Spallumcheen BC, Fresh Valley Farms is two quarter section farms owned and run by the Meggait family. The original farm was bought by William Meggait in 1922 and is farmed to this day by the next three successive generations.
This diverse, family farm produces hay, grain, calves, piglets, beef, pork, and chicken using all natural, regenerative systems. There are no chemical inputs used on the farm. The cattle only eat grass and alfalfa grown on the farm, and the pigs and chickens are always on pasture. What feed we do bring onto the farm is GMO free, soy free, and antibiotic/hormone free. It’s mostly just barley, wheat, and peas.
Unearthed Organics is a farm that grows milling corn (for cornmeal, tortillas, etc.), dry beans and chilies for sale year-round to restaurants, households, and wholesalers.
We’re Jordan & Vanessa. We moved to the Okanagan in 2011 to start a veggie business on leased land at The Homestead Organic Farm in Peachland, because we’re passionate about healthy soil and good food.
Then a whole bunch of stuff happened. Vanessa became a midwife. The veggie business grew. We got hitched. The business grew some more. In 2016, Vanessa got pregnant (!!), and we moved ourselves to Kelowna, where Vanessa practices midwifery, and Jordan established a new farm lease, under a new name: Unearthed Organics.
Fieldstone Organics
Canadian Grown Organic Grains, Legumes & Seeds.
Fieldstone Organics began in the early 2000’s as a group of enthusiastic growers and farmers in the small Okanagan community of Armstrong. While we have grown in size and capabilities since then, our priority remains the same: to provide wholesome and accessible organic whole grains, legumes & seeds to consumers and businesses alike.
As the demand for healthy food continues to grow, we source from our close network of BC farmers along with growers in Alberta and Saskatchewan. We choose to source only from Western Canada as we feel that this makes the most environmental sense. It lessens the environmental footprint, brings consumers, farmers, and their food into closer contact with the land, and decreases unnecessary consumption of energy required for long-range transportation.
Throughout our journey, we have been committed to making our products available to consumers and businesses alike. There is a symbiotic relationship between our growers and our customers, as they all recognize the importance of quality, healthy food, and sustainability.
Online Shops
Sweet and Sprouted
Sweet and Sprouted came to be because their founder, Sheri Wren, wanted to share the benefits of the Trim Healthy Mama (THM) eating plan with others. Sheri has experienced first-hand the benefits of “eating the THM way,” and knows it can benefit countless others.
While adopting this new way of fueling her body, she discovered an unexpected challenge: finding recommended ingredients from high-quality, reputable sources, especially in Canada. She founded Sweet and Sprouted to bring exceptional products to people as excited about change as she is.
Organic Matters
Our mission at Organic Matters is to source the highest quality ingredients and offer them to you at affordable prices.
We want to support your efforts in feeding yourself, family, clients, and customers with real food created from pure and simple ingredients,
allowing you the possibility to lead a both healthy and affordable lifestyle.
We believe that eating organic whole foods should not be a privilege only few can afford.
Alkeme Foods
gluten free sourdough bread
Reinvented. Gluten Free flour and water transformed by time, our key ingredient.
Deeply rooted in the centuries old Sourdough Bread process, our Gluten Free Bread line brings timeless technique and wild fermentation to the forefront. Clean nutrient-dense ingredients are paired with wild fermentation to make each component increasingly nourishing and more bio-available, with no added fillers or preservatives. Gluten Free CERTIFIED Ancient Grain Flours are the highlights in our gluten free artisan bread line bringing a hearty and wholesome texture, crunchy exterior and a soft spongy interior.
Sustainable Choices for the Home
Evercoast Handmades
At Evercoast Handmades, we have an extensive selection of fabrics available for custom orders of any of our products (excluding beeswax wraps). Just send us an email or message on our Facebook page and we can help you choose the perfect fabric for your custom order of reusable snack bags, lunch bags, kids aprons and more!
We strive to provide high-quality work, amazing customer service and products that are fun, functional and sustainable. Every item we sell is lovingly handmade on beautiful Vancouver Island. All of our items ship from Victoria, BC.
Tru Earth Laundry Strips
Detergent that cares about our planet – 94% less transportation pollution
Over 30 billion of loads of laundry are done in North America each year, and the environmental impact is massive. A load’s worth of today’s leading detergent weighs in at over 40 grams. A single Tru Earth Eco-Strip weighs less than 3 grams, or a whopping 94% lighter! With so much less to truck around, and no plastic jug, Tru Earth Eco-Strips helps you lighten your load on the environment. If everyone switched to Tru Earth Eco-Strips, the annual eco-savings would be enormous:
- Eliminate one billion plastic jugs (you read that right!), saving 700 million from going to landfills
- Save truck fuel and CO2 equivalent to taking 27 million cars off the road for a day, or planting nine million trees
*Rutland Physical Therapy is not associated with any of these suppliers.
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