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Westholme Tea Farm

<em>Home Brew.</em>

Westholme’s owners take pride in doing everything by hand. Embracing a minimalist aesthetic that replicates nature’s lines in muted hues, her work celebrates tea culture around the world and honours centuries of tradition.

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Deerholme Farm

Foraged and free.

The Cowichan Valley farm is ground zero for Bill Jones’s (mushrooming) mushroom empire.

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B.C.’s Green Wineries

Clean grapes.

Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Okanagan Crush Pad, and Blue Grouse Estate Winery are all striving for sustainability by creating wine superior in not just taste, but intention.

MONTECRISTO: Averill Creek

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Averill Creek Vineyard

Just what the doctor ordered.

It often takes success in another business to be able to fulfill one’s vinous dreams, and the story of how Andy Johnston and his wife, Wendy, got into the wine business with Averill Creek Vineyard is no different.