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Camelina Oil
For a souvenir that pulls double duty as a tasty and ultra-nutritious pantry addition, take home a bottle of locally produced camelina oil. The non-GMO oil is packed with good-for-you…
Manitoba Necklace
For locals sporting 'Toban pride and visitors searching for stunning souvenirs, this necklace from local designer Hilary Druxman is the perfect keepsake. This sterling silver pendant, with a small cut…
Province Pillow
Celebrate the place you love most with this keepsake. These one-of-a-kind pillows are made by local artisan Wendi Kuarsingh (@feltlovedfelt) in her home studio. Wendi uses Italian wool felt to…
OMG’s
Choconomics Local chocolatiers take on the international market. In the last decade, a new sector emerged in Canada’s three-billion-dollar chocolate market: mid-priced take-home treats. Nestlé Canada, Cadbury and Hershey maintained…
GORP Bars
Entrepreneurial Adventures A Winnipeg farmer ventures into the energy bar industry On a quest to find something easy and nutritious for her adventurous lifestyle, Colleen Dyck created the GORP clean…
Solberry
Berry Believers Humble shelterbelt finds new purpose as Manitoba’s miracle berry. A small potent orange sea buckthorn berry, that has existed on the prairies for more than eight decades, is…
WenKai Oriental Vegetables
Gargantuan Greens Eco-greenhouse in Elie yields abundant harvest. By Robin Summerfield WenKai Liu’s hands are encrusted with caked-on mud, evidence of a hard day’s work. Life is hectic at WenKai Oriental…
Nature’s Farm
Noodles Naturali Manitoba-made pasta uses egg-cellent ingredients. The words fettuccine, tortellini and linguine typically conjure up images of sun-drenched hills in Tuscany or romantic meals on the piazza. But pasta…
Trappist Monks’ Cheese
The Cheese Stands Alone 100 years of history lies behind distinct local cheese. On a quiet rural highway in southwest Manitoba, a lofty bell tower rises from the flat earth.…
Loveday Mushroom Farm
Super Shrooms Multi-talented fungi are more than just a side dish. By Rob Arnason From portobello burgers to shiitake-stuffed perogies, mushrooms are one of the kitchen’s most versatile ingredients. In…
Half Pints Brewery
brew ha ha Winnipeg’s sophisticated beer drinkers have fallen for the flavours of Half Pints products, thanks to creator Dave Rudge and his passion for the beverage’s versatility. Half Pints…