Maker Category: Food

Our dehydrated meal prep kits are easy one pot meals that cook within 30 minutes, and feed between 4-8 people. Each and every meal comes with easy to follow cooking directions, they are both convenient and straightforward. All meals are designed for health conscious individuals who want to minimize their time spent in the kitchen, and maximize time spent enjoying the outdoors. Our Mountain Meals are single serve dehydrated meals meant for hiking, or backpacking. All you have to do is add water, and rehydrate. These meals are packed full of flavour, and ready to fuel any adventure.

Our co-founders, Emily and Kyle, met in law school at UBC. Emily is a lifelong vegetarian/vegan with a love for cooking and recipe creation. Kyle, having previously lived on a dairy farm, was astounded at how delicious vegan food could be. We started experimenting with recipes and selling at farmers’ markets. The reception was very encouraging, and made us feel that we were really onto something. After graduating and working as a lawyer at a top corporate law firm, respectively, we decided that we wanted to dedicate our careers to something meaningful to us. This is why we made the decision to jump into the business full-time.

Our delicious artisan pastas are hand made in Victoria BC by a borne and bred Italian pastaio, using traditional Italian methods and unique seasonal ingredients from local farms and markets. Handcrafted from the finest certified organic durum wheat, sourced in BC and freshly milled on Vancouver Island. We slow dry at a low temperature to produce a beautifully delicate, highly-nutritious product with exceptional flavour and authentic Italian taste. Available during the summer and festive market seasons, our traditional hand made crackers and cookies are a true labour of love – bringing Italian amore to this beautiful corner of the West Coast.

Based out of beautiful Victoria, BC, Vancouver Island’s Own is a small-batch, family-owned and operated gourmet snack food company. We approach the making of our products as consciously as we provide a nourishing meal for our families: with 100% organic, locally sourced ingredients and a whole lot of love. We maintain a focus on sustainability and a low carbon footprint throughout our company, from the ingredients and creation of our delectable products, to our packaging and delivery process. We take care to reduce our environmental impact as much as humanly possible and to ensure that our products benefit your body, mind, and taste buds. Our specialties include a variety of trail mixes made with fresh-from-the-harvest nuts and seeds, and unique granolas featuring locally freeze-dried fruits. We love nurturing our community and providing healthy, ready-made snack foods to satiate your hunger at any time of the day!

Wallace Craft Chocolate, based in Victoria, BC, Canada, is your gateway to exceptional stone-ground chocolates and confections. With a commitment to 100% transparent trade, we source the finest single-origin cocoa, directly supporting farmers across the globe. Founder Mark Wallace’s decade-long commitment in Africa has empowered cocoa producers to earn fair wages. This bond persists as we now source beans directly from these farmers. With strong ties to the West Coast, we use local, organic, and the highest quality ingredients with distinct cocoa beans for captivating flavors. At Wallace Craft Chocolate, we’re all about unwavering transparency, integrity, and sustainability.

Save Da Sea is a plant-based seafood manufacturer based in Victoria. We make products from whole foods, our smoked salmon alternative made from carrots and our tuna salad made from jackfruit and are great for holiday appies and charcuterie boards.

We modified the recipe of crème brulee with less fat and sugar compared to traditional and commercial ones. We added a twist on this classic French dessert with dairy and vegan options.

We sell original flavours of hummus

Get saucy with rescued fruit!

Slow Bottled Sunday upcycles fresh Okanagan fruit into whole food condiments. Their gluten-free, plant-based, low sodium, low sugar products include their top selling Cherry Barbecue Sauce, “Holiday” Plum Ketchup, Peach Habanero, Green Tomato Relish, Mulled Cherry Cider (no alchohol), and many more. Great stocking stuffers and gift boxes.

100,000 pounds of rescued BC fruit since 2021 and counting…

Elk & The Tide started years ago with Chef Zachary, a dream and a logo. Working as a full time Chef in fine dining kitchens, Zak was focused on working for the man, scared to take the plunge into Elk & The Tide without a safety net, it wasn’t until 2021 that our story truly began. Two people crazy about food (and each other) decided to dream up an entity for Elk & The Tide Catering Co. It all began with an idea.

To create a food experience so unique that it cannot be replicated. To embody a fine dinning experience, but make it approachable and welcome to everyone. We provide tables abundant in food that starts conversations, and fills the dining room with laughter among friends and creates lasting memories. We focus on traditional techniques without cutting corners, cultivating quality food that is locally sourced on Vancouver Island. Elk & The Tide is proud to be Black founded, owned & operated.

At Coconama Chocolate, our concept is simple: the finest chocolate, the best ingredients, and a creative fusion of global flavours. The result: fresh handmade chocolate creations that are indulgence at its purest.

Chocolate is famous for its sensual qualities: the richness, the fragrance, the harmony of bitterness and sweetness, and the melt-in-your-mouth smoothness. But an extraordinary new world of chocolate decadence is yet to be discovered, with inspired flavour combinations giving the familiar delicacy an edgy fresh twist

Vankoji Founder, Tonami, began selling Shiokoji in 2013 at the Nikeii Japanese culture center in Burnaby. She discovered Shio-koji while making her own koji for home made miso-paste. Shio-koji was lost to the Japanese culture for almost a century. It was once a common pantry item and used in every day cooking. It disappeared from Japanese cooking  in the early parts of the 20th century, around the same time that MSG was making a rise. It was rediscovered in Japan in 2007 and today is once again a staple in the Japanese pantry.

After reading about Shio-koji’s popularity back in her homeland, Tonami decided to introduce it to the local Japanese market.  Since it’s start in 2013, Vankoji has introduced this ingredient to 1000s of people and Vankoji has grown into a small batch producer whose products can be found in markets throughout the Vancouver area and used by customers of all nationalities in their every day cooking.

Mellifera Bees produces distinctive, hand-crafted honey infusions of exceptional quality

Our products are made with time, love and the best ingredients we can find (or grow!). They are fruity and bright, and as delicious as they are good for you.

Use them in salad dressings, marinades, as a complement to steamed or roasted vegetables, any time you want to make your dishes stand out!