We choose what goes on our shelves with care. Where we can, we buy close to home: from Mayne and the Gulf Islands, from Vancouver Island, and from producers right across Canada.

It's how we've always run this store, and it matters to us now more than ever. We're glad to tell you where anything here comes from — just ask.

What's on Our Shelves, and Who Makes It

Mayne Island and the Gulf Islands

• Christina's Garden — Mayne Island, BC — A market garden right here on the island, growing soil-grown microgreens.

• Das Nest — Mayne Island, BC — Sauerkraut, jams and other preserves, made in the kitchen of this island restaurant.

• Deacon Vale Farm — Mayne Island, BC — Our own family farm, growing on the island since 1995, and where the store began. Seasonal produce, eggs and lamb.

• Denman Island Chocolate — Denman Island, BC — Small-batch organic chocolate maker, since 1998.

• Monsoon Coast — Salt Spring Island, BC — Small-batch spice and tea blends, hand-roasted and ground.

• Nomads Essentials — Mayne Island, BC — Small-batch soap and body care handcrafted here.

• Salt Spring Island Kombucha — Salt Spring Island, BC — Kombucha brewed with organic teas, herbs and fruit.

• SaltSpring Soapworks — Salt Spring Island, BC — Natural body care handmade on Salt Spring; also has shops in Victoria and Duncan.

• Serenity Spice Blends — Mayne Island, BC — Spice blends made by hand.

Vancouver Island

• Babe's Honey Farm — Saanich, BC — Unpasteurized raw honey, on the same land since 1945.

• Crave Coast — Victoria, BC — Protein bars.

• Finest At Sea — Victoria, BC — Seafood shop; canned fish, canned by St. Jean's Cannery in Nanaimo.

• Foragers Galley — Duncan, BC — Wild-foraged mushroom products, dried for tea and tinctures.

• Four Quarters Meats — Sidney, BC — Handmade artisanal charcuterie, since 2013.

• Islands West Produce — Victoria, BC — Produce distributor serving the region since 1984; Canadian-owned, though it also distributes produce grown elsewhere.

• Jenny Marie's Cracker Company — Victoria, BC — Handmade crackers, non-GMO and dairy-free.

• Phillips Soda Works — Victoria, BC — Craft soda made with real ginger and cane sugar, from the Phillips Brewing family.

• Polestar Bakery — Saanichton, BC — Artisan breads and pastries.

• Raincoast Trading — Nanaimo, BC — MSC-certified wild fish.

• Satellite Fish Co — Sidney, BC — Fish shop; the source of the deli's Wednesday fish.

• Wildfire Bakery — Victoria, BC — Organic bakery and café; the source of the deli's Wednesday sourdough.

• Wildflower Dyes — Victoria, BC — Hand-dyed tie-dye tees.

• Yeshi — Cobble Hill, BC — Nutritional yeast dressing, started at farmers markets.

BC Mainland and Interior

• Anita's Organic Mill — Chilliwack, BC — Organic flour; part of Nature's Path.

• Avalon Dairy — Burnaby, BC — Family-run organic dairy since 1906, bottling its milk in glass.

• Bosa Foods — Vancouver, BC — Importer of Italian and Mediterranean specialty foods; Canadian-owned, but the goods themselves are largely imported from the EU.

• Caboo — Vancouver, BC — Tree-free bamboo bath tissue.

• Carina Organics — North Shore, Vancouver, BC — Vegan, certified-organic haircare made by hand.

• Cloud 9 Gluten Free — Richmond, BC — Gluten-free baking mixes.

• Discovery Organics — Vancouver, BC — Distributor of certified organic and fair-trade produce; Canadian-owned, though it distributes goods grown elsewhere too.

• Eve's Crackers — Vancouver, BC — Savoury seed crackers, gluten-free.

• Fieldstone Organics — Armstrong, BC (the Okanagan) — Organic whole grains grown and milled on site.

• FirstMate Pet Foods — Chilliwack, BC — Family-owned dog food maker since 1989.

• FreeYumm — Vancouver, BC — Dairy-free, gluten-free crackers, a mom-owned business.

• GoodDrink — Langley, BC — Organic sparkling fruit soda and spritzers, made by Pacific Bottleworks Co.

• Hardbite Chips — Surrey, BC — Handcrafted-style potato chips, from BC's only potato chip factory.

• Honey Candles — Kaslo, BC (the Kootenays) — Pure beeswax taper candles, handmade for over 30 years.

• Indianlife — Burnaby, BC — Non-GMO, vegan Indian snack chips.

• Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps — Vancouver, BC — Small-batch almond-flour crackers, made since the company's start over 25 years ago.

• Little Creek Dressing — Kelowna, BC — Organic salad dressings.

• Murchie's Tea & Coffee — Delta, BC — Tea blender since 1894, one of Canada's oldest brands.

• The Naam — Vancouver, BC — Bottled sauces from the city's oldest natural foods restaurant, in Kitsilano since 1968.

• Nature's Path — Richmond, BC — Organic cereal maker.

• Padraig Cottage — North Vancouver, BC — Handmade wool and sheepskin children's slippers.

• Plumm Good, Van Rice Products — Richmond, BC — Puffed rice cakes.

• Rockwell's Whole Foods — Delta, BC — Organic coconut oil.

• Rogers Sugar / Lantic — Vancouver, BC — Sugar, refined at the Rogers sugar refinery; Canadian owned and operated.

• Sriracha Revolver — Vancouver, BC — Indigenous-owned, handcrafted small-batch hot sauce.

• Strange Fellows Brewing — Vancouver, BC — Non-alcoholic craft beer.

• Sunrise Soya Foods — Vancouver, BC — Tofu and soy beverages made since the 1970s.

• Tru Earth — Vancouver, BC — Eco-friendly laundry and disinfectant strips

Elsewhere in Canada

• Anna's Country Kitchen — Canada — Maple syrup.

• Camino — Ottawa, ON — Fair trade and organic hot chocolate, made by the La Siembra worker co-operative.

• CÖCO — Canada — Organic vegan superfood hot chocolate, raw cacao.

• Ecologik — Saskatoon, SK — Plant-based cleaning products.

• Four O'Clock Teas — Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC (Greater Montreal) — Organic Fairtrade tea and chai blends, since 1997.

• Galerie au Chocolat — Montreal, QC — Belgian-style chocolate.

• Good Eats, Pilling Foods — Orangeville, ON — Potato Starch, a gluten-free baking staple.

• Hummingbird Chocolate Maker — Almonte, ON (near Ottawa) — Small-batch chocolate.

• Life Candy — Toronto, ON — Colour-protection haircare, from Urban Spa.

• MadeGood Foods — Concord, ON — Organic chewy granola bars, nut- and gluten-free; owned by Riverside Natural Foods.

• Manitoba Harvest — Winnipeg, MB — Unrefined, cold-pressed Organic Hemp Seed Oil.

• Natrel — Quebec (Agropur co-operative, produced at dairies across the country) — Butter, from the Agropur dairy co-operative.

• Nuts to You Nut Butter — Paris, ON — Organic nut butters.

• Pefferlaw Creek Farms — Uxbridge, ON — Family-owned maple syrup producer.

• Sober Carpenter — Montreal, QC — Non-alcoholic craft beer and dealcoholized craft cider, from two brothers who started out homebrewing.

• Twigz — Alberta — "Canada's Original Craft Pretzels."