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.
Roy and Wanita Moody from Sunset Bay Honey Farm
One of the easiest things you can do to green-ify your diet is to swap out the condiments in your kitchen for eco-friendly ones! You use these items everyday and they’ll taste so much better than your store-bought stuff you’ll be doing your taste-buds (and the environment) a huge favour.
Spice Up Your Life
Swap out your spices with a healthier option from Victorian Epicure. With a selection of over 190 spices, recipe selections and cookware it just makes sense to try out what they have to offer! Founded in 1991, Victorian Epicure is a local Victoria based company dedicated to social corporate responsibility. Environmental stewards, Victorian Epicure’s Home Office is located on about 80 acres of an agricultural land reserve. On their property Victorian Epicure dedicates themselves to protecting the fragile Garry Oak ecosystem and bald eagle habitat. They also have an extensive recycling and waste-management program and print most of their materials on recycled paper. Buying spices from a local company just makes sense when you know they make a positive impact on your town. Make sure you stop by their booth at the festival and pick up some of their tantalizing barbecue rubs (montreal style chicken, citrus fish and peppery beef & steak) for easy grilling at home!
Sweeten Out Your Summer
Replace that store bought honey in your pantry with the good stuff from Sunset Bay Honey Farm. Sunset Bay honey is local, fresh and best of all – pesticide free. Wanita and Roy Moody harvest their honey on hills overlooking Cowichan Bay. The remote location assures the excellent quality of their honey. Bees, apparently, are foragers (who knew!) and will fly approximately two kilometers from their hives to collect pollen; basically this means only remote honey farmers can guarantee that their bees are not collecting from plants that have been sprayed with pesticides. The Moody’s are confident that their honey is a high quality product due to the remoteness of their farm. Wanita Moody also makes soap and an all natural bug repellent from the excess beeswax. Stop by their booth at the festival and pick up some smooth, golden honey!
Like the title of your blog! Gotta check out that natural bug repellent. Sounds intriguing . . . beeswax fending off those pesky mosquitoes . . . who would have thought! Thanks for including that in your blog, Chelsea.
Margaret, yes I make an all natural bug repellant. It contains beeswax, shea butter, olive and sweet almond oil. What repels the mosquitos??? It is the combination of 4 essential oils that I use primarily tea tree oil and rose geranium. I make two types: Lavender base and alternatively Patchouli base. Come check us out at Moss Street Market if you are interested in trying it.
Cheers,
Wanita
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