by The Harvest Route | Sep 16, 2020 | Breweries, Distilleries, Food
Merridale Cidery & Distillery Cowichan Valley – September 2020 Just off the highway slightly hidden in the Cowichan Valley you will find a number of Vineyards and one very special Cidery & Distillery. Merridale Cidery & Distillery is a great pit stop...
by The Harvest Route | Sep 15, 2020 | Podcasts
Challenges Fresh food to market – distribution challenging / processing in Island challenging High land costs Older farm owners dominant / succession issues / aging out with huge debt / how do young farmers get involved High cost of labour / limited labour pool...
by The Harvest Route | Aug 31, 2020 | Podcasts
Panelists Adam Olsen – MLA – Saanich North & the Islands Lindsay Dault – Partner / Owner – Country Bee Honey Farm Steve Duck – CEO – TIDES Group Policy & Governance Adam Olsen reviews the background to the ALR designation...
by The Harvest Route | Aug 28, 2020 | Wineries
Damali Lavender & Winery Cowichan Valley – August 2020 With the pandemic in Phase 2 we have started to venture out and explore Vancouver Island. One the best things about Vancouver Island is there is always something amazing on the way to where you are...
by The Harvest Route | Aug 26, 2020 | Podcasts
We chat with Steve Duck of the TIDES Group, a Business Management Company. We chat about food security & sustainability We discuss branding Peninsula Agri-Tourism as the “Tuscany of Canada” We chat about North Saanich’s “Flavour...
