We did come and enjoy the music, food, people and the festival this weekend. It was awesome! The music was great, food was incredible and we left with a fistful of information and a gratifying feeling about being part of something good.
Sea Cider products - photo taken by Eric Leong
My next local food adventure brought me to Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, who came to Organic Islands from Saanichton. They specialize in producing apple ciders, and all their ingredients are sourced locally. One really neat thing about them is that one of their main sources of apples comes from Life Cycles, a Victoria-based organization dedicated to developing the local food economy and cultivating communities of food, health, and sustainability. What’s even neater is that a portion of their proceeds from selling the Kings & Spies Cider is donated to Life Cycles. It’s great to see how groups committed to local food are working together as a sustainable community.
I soon found myself talking to one of the staff, who brought up the point that she was using their apple cider vinegar as a health tonic for some digestive problems. I found this quite intriguing, since I’ve never heard of cider vinegar being used this way. Well, turns out you can’t do this with simply any type of cider, as only organic ciders that
Sea Cider Vinegar and other products - photo taken by Eric Leong
‘contain the mother’ are effective. Luckily, their ciders are exactly that, and can definitely be used for digestive and inflammation problems.
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse will be here at the Organic Islands Festival until the end of today. If you can’t make it, then perhaps think about going on a tasting tour at their location in Saanichton for a short day trip. They’re located right by Lochside Trail, so if you want to try local organic ciders while helping to shape the change in transportation, here’s your chance.
