{"id":84178,"date":"2021-06-09T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=84178"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:52:31","slug":"growing-community-resilience-with-the-cowichan-food-innovation-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/food-innovation\/growing-community-resilience-with-the-cowichan-food-innovation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Community Resilience with the Cowichan Food Innovation Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84178\" class=\"elementor elementor-84178\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d65a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d65a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15771c0\" data-id=\"15771c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a439642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a439642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become more collectively aware of the need to build sustainable and regenerative food systems. From how we grow, process, and transport our food to how we repurpose what might otherwise go to waste, the opportunities for innovation are numerous.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The potential for impact in food innovation is even greater, as eating is something we all do every day, and often not just out of a need for nourishment (and to gratify our tastebuds), but also to come together and build community and form the building blocks of successful and self-sufficient food ecosystems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The combination of local expertise, craftsmanship, and a love of community and food is unparalleled when it comes to making an impact in this immense industry with its many niches. Add in an entrepreneurial skillset and a dash of support mechanisms, and you have a recipe for a food secure future.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At Spring Activator, we partner with communities and organizations to provide food and beverage entrepreneurs with the training and guidance they need to thrive, and also to pivot in circumstances such as those brought about by COVID-19. Enter programs such as the<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff5f52;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5f52;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecdevcowichan.com\/cowichan-food-innovation-program\/\">Cowichan Food Innovation Program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Cowichan Food Innovation Program<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brought to you in partnership with\u00a0<strong>Economic Development Cowichan<\/strong>\u00a0and the support of\u00a0<strong>MNP<\/strong>, the Cowichan Food Innovation Program was created in an effort to foster innovation in the community and support the local development of a thriving food and beverage sector.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cowichan Valley is located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and is plentiful in unique agricultural offerings, placing the region and its food entrepreneurs into an optimal positioning when it comes to working towards local food security. However, existing businesses must evolve in the face of changing consumer demands and realities brought about by the pandemic, and new ideas often need a little help materializing. The Cowichan Food Innovation Program offers a tailored experience catering to both of these needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The free, 12-week virtual program supports entrepreneurs on two journeys: an INCUBATOR to take entrepreneurs from idea to launch preparation, and an ACCELERATOR to take entrepreneurs to the next stage of evolving their business. Wrap-around support such as mentor matching, one-on-one consulting with industry professionals, and access to a community hub are some of the special ingredients that elevate this program into a fine dish.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Off to a Sizzling Start with an Incredible Group of Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Cowichan Food Innovation Program kicked off in late April 2021 with a talented group of food and beverage entrepreneurs ready to shake up the local food industry. New friendships and connections are brewing and there are an abundance of ideas and successful business opportunities amongst the cohort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The unwavering passion for food and commitment to bettering their community and planet is a refreshing snapshot of how local food entrepreneurs are not letting COVID interfere with achieving their goals while keeping their communities fed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From artisanal teas to mushroom-powered products, there is something yummy for everyone, and we are eager to support the incubation and acceleration of these ideas and established businesses. We invite you to meet the cohort and get a taste of what this talented group of food entrepreneurs is cooking up!<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introducing the Entrepreneurs of the Cowichan Food Innovation Program<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b229dd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b229dd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02dbfb2\" data-id=\"02dbfb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543631c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"543631c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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From a young age, his dream was to have his own restaurant and he worked his way from dishwashing to cooking in the restaurant industry. Rino is very passionate about his Quebecois culture and sharing his traditional cuisine.  He has the only French Canadian food at farmer markets on Vancouver Island, and ensures his food is accessible for all.  Rino was the chef for the 2020 Nanaimo Francophone Festival and makes the best creton and tourtiere you have ever tasted!  C'est vrai!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dbf63f\" data-id=\"3dbf63f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6448ce7 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"6448ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84192\" alt=\"Brooklyn Belanger, Nourished ToGo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/15.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Belanger<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNourished ToGo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nourishedtogo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Belanger is the owner and founder of Nourished by B and Nourished ToGo. She is a clinical holistic nutritionist and holistic chef on Vancouver Island aiming to bridge the gap between people\u2019s desire to eat well and their ability to achieve their health goals. Brooklyn has over 4 years of training at Pacific Rim in Victoria BC and is passionate about holistic health and education.  Blending medicine and art into food form is her passion and she envisions a world where people come back to the deep connection of food, the land and health.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360702d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360702d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb053a4\" data-id=\"cb053a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bc331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71bc331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6067f04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6067f04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b1217e\" data-id=\"9b1217e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f52e3 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"e3f52e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84196\" alt=\"Penny de Waal &amp; Shani Farboud\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShani Farboud<br>&<br>Penny de Waal <br> <br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast Kitchen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/westcoastkitchen.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShani Farboud is a chef with 30 years of experience in the catering and events industry with a track record of successful businesses including a catering company founded in Beijing China. Penny de Waal has over 30 years of experience in business planning and development project development and management in both public and private sectors. Together Shani & Penny run Fat Chili Farms and are focused on scaling production of their popular freeze-dried meals which are perfect for traveling, camping, and hiking activities. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6eb0d7\" data-id=\"c6eb0d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a64105 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"0a64105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84420\" alt=\"Jeff Downie, Mariah West\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Downie<br>&<br>Mariah West<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOld Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theoldfirehouse.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Downie has been self-employed for over 25 years in Duncan's Boutique Downtown Community and had a hand in starting the Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Association. A mixologist who enjoys the craftsmanship involved in making creative and often personalized cocktails and mocktails, Jeff is the Owner and Founder of Duncan's Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar while Mariah West is the Manager. Mariah brings over 20 years in hospitality in the Cowichan Valley to keeping the business organized and functioning, and is the creative alchemist behind the bar's craft syrups, tinctures, and bitters.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a374540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a374540\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06136cd\" data-id=\"06136cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b14895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b14895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16efdbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16efdbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d40d32\" data-id=\"8d40d32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d77118 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"5d77118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84221\" alt=\"Jana Kotaska\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJana Kotaska<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen Fire Farm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/greenfirefarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJana Kotaska is co-owner of Green Fire Farm. She wears many hats at the farm and takes care of everything from administration to harvesting and selling produce. Jana has taken her life-long dream of living on a farm and turned into reality and sells produce and pasturized meats. In addition to working on the farm, she is an environmental consultant with a background in ecology, environmental science, and planning and is currently a member of the North Cowichan Environmental Advisory Committee.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cff2382\" data-id=\"cff2382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c2279 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"54c2279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84220\" alt=\"DeLisa Lewis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeLisa Lewis<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen Fire Farm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/greenfirefarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeLisa Lewis is the Lead Farmer at Green Fire Farm. A second, or skipped-generation farmer, DeLisa found her joy of farming helping out on her grandparents\u2019 mixed farm in the Ozark foothills. She is a farming educator, researcher, and community volunteer, teaching Land and Food Systems at UBC each winter, mentoring new farmers through Young Agrarians and other networks, and training the Green Fire Farm field crew each year. She was honoured in 2020 with the Brad Reid award for her leadership and service to the community of organic growers in British Columbia.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da3ba7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da3ba7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a27d284\" data-id=\"a27d284\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c116e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c116e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fb44ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fb44ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-406ca6c\" data-id=\"406ca6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18aa558 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"18aa558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84225\" alt=\"Elisabeth Bond\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElisabeth Bond<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThetis Island Farm Co-op\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/habitatfarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThetis Island Farm Co-op is a for-profit, multi-stakeholder, producers\u2019 co-op set-up to create meaningful food-production and livelihood opportunities for Island residents, increase Island food production, and ensure greater food security by creating a market-hub for residents and visitors around food and community well-being. Elisabeth Bond manages the operation and is a dedicated locavore, regenerative farming advocate, and passionate foodie interested in all things culinary. With over 10 years of experience as an organic grower, Elisabeth is the link between customers and the cooperative.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43c913\" data-id=\"c43c913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333617d elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"333617d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84224\" alt=\"Ellen Cerny\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Cerny<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThetis Island Farm Co-op\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/habitatfarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Cerny is the newest member of the farm cooperative although she has been enjoying and cooking good food for others her whole life. Her focus is on good quality food and products that build and support immune systems and healthy guts. Ellen aims to create foods that nourish happy and healthy people enabling them to connect with real ingredients and the good life.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2889ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2889ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef354b\" data-id=\"5ef354b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b2fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2b2fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bda082f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bda082f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32f63e9\" data-id=\"32f63e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2124ad5 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"2124ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84212\" alt=\"Kevin Lockwood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Lockwood<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPainted Duck Botanicals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/westcoastkitchen.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Lockwood is always seeking new ways to be of service for the benefit of all beings. With a lifelong desire to help the world face crisis, eventually he realized that his work was best directed towards food production. After studying at the University of Alberta, traveling to ecologically-minded farms, and countless hours of personal research, Kevin started Painted Duck Farm as a central hub of his work for food security and true land stewardship. Kevin shares his life with his beloved wife Marie, and their 6 ducks.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f4fce7\" data-id=\"2f4fce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36f99f elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"f36f99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84414\" alt=\"Midori Horayama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ISV-6-Welcome-Blog-Headshots-Company-Logos-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMidori Horayama<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCowichan Valley Miso\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMidori Horayama moved to Duncan, B.C. in 2015 to accompany her daughter as she attended school. Her daughter returned to Japan once she completed school but Midori loved Duncan so much she decided to stay. Equipped with decades of experience working in various industries and a Tofu Meister certificate earned from the Japan Tofu Meister Association, Midori is developing her own line of Miso, Tofu and Natou. Her dreams of launching her own business focused on healthy foods and macrobiotics are coming to fruition as Midori works to perfect her new line of specialty Japanese food products.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c6fe7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c6fe7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-867741a\" data-id=\"867741a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e115f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34e115f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7712183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7712183\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cadc546\" data-id=\"cadc546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be46293 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"be46293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84636\" alt=\"Dixie Simpson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/31.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDixie Simpson<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLost Cuzins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDixie Simpson and Carol Keller are long lost cousins who come from different backgrounds and have reunited to create a unique foodie experience. Dixie grew up in Europe where she trained as a chef but never pursued it as a career. She is currently an Operations Director for two companies and brings these administrative skills along with recipes from her training to the table at Lost Cuzins.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12ad48c\" data-id=\"12ad48c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7bd4a elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"fb7bd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84638\" alt=\"Carol Keller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarol Keller<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLost Cuzins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarol Keller started out cooking at a sawmill in Alberta, where she also worked in various restaurants and a bakery. After moving to BC, she pursued hair dressing and owned two salons in the Cowichan Valley. After retiring from hair dressing, Carol studied farm-to-table cooking. Together, Carol and Dixie are cooking up delicious items like tomato jam that continually sells out, despite the business not being fully launched yet. Products can be ordered by calling (403) 638-9510.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6b77d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6b77d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ecb28f\" data-id=\"1ecb28f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd52d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cd52d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cddecb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cddecb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-302dbce\" data-id=\"302dbce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddaf8c elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"3ddaf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84643\" alt=\"Nathan Harben\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IIC-Square-Assets-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNathan Harben<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCowichan Green Community Society\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/cowichangreencommunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince moving to Vancouver Island five years ago, Nathan developed a passion for sustainable farming and the Cowichan region. Originally a marine biologist, he now owns and runs Local Forage Farm in Glenora that focuses on ethically raised animals and an abundance of fruit and vegetables. He has also worked at a number of local farming businesses including Averill Creek Vineyards, Evening Cove Oysters, and Haltwhistle Cheese Co. Nathan\u2019s new position within CGC's food recovery team aligns his needs to connect with community and move towards a more secure and sustainable food system in the Cowichan Valley.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ed8\" data-id=\"cbc6ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bf46c elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"93bf46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84640\" alt=\"Tony Monk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTony Monk<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCowichan Green Community Society\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/cowichangreencommunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorn and raised in the Cowichan Valley, Tony has always had a passion for food, supporting the local community, and everything that the valley provides. He works with CGC, a non-profit that has been focusing on environtmental sustainability in the region since 2004 and envisions a food secure Cowichan with resilient, inclusive, and healthy local food systems. A hub for social innovation and community building, the CGC's projects include the creation of food policy documents, initiatives like reFRESH Food Recovery, FruitSave, Seedy Saturdays, and community gardens, and also educational programs like KinPark Kid\u2019s Camp.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0925bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0925bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a281f40\" data-id=\"a281f40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2657004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2657004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae43d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae43d50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cfe4ba\" data-id=\"5cfe4ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950c8df elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"950c8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84418\" alt=\"Kieran Holdsworth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKieran Holdsworth<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAffinity Ciderhouse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AffinityCiderhouse\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKieran Holdsworth is the General Manager and Co-Founder of Affinity Ciderhouse. With a background in permaculture, he has built the cidery from the ground up with the goal of crafting both great cider and a resilient network of local food production. Initially coming to the Cowichan Valley to learn about market gardening and intern on a small-plot-intensive farm, after having volunteered at a Maasai-led permaculture project in Kenya, Kieran decided to aim to contribute to a sustainable local food system that adds value to existing outputs and supports the local community.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a609f64\" data-id=\"a609f64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1457c3e elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"1457c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBaraa Mohammed<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBaraa's business is making and selling vegan Middle Eastern food (falafels) at the farmer's market in Cowichan Valley. She wishes to add more vegan products and share her traditional healthy recipes with a variety of customers, as well as to learn how to better market and grow her business.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e7f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e7f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba0843\" data-id=\"aba0843\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2849814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2849814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e3a83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11e3a83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1e24be\" data-id=\"d1e24be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace017e elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"ace017e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84641\" alt=\"Lisa Parnell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/29.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa Parnell<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa Parnell is a cook who was diagnosed with diabetes about two years ago. She loves sweets and bread and has started to adapt a lot of her favorite recipes to make them more diabetic friendly. By doing this she has been able to keep her A1C in check and still enjoy some of her favorite foods a little more often. She would like to continue to adapt other items such as sauces, donuts, chocolates and more using natural sweeteners that don't spike blood sugar and are low in carbohydrates.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f9ea8\" data-id=\"54f9ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a81ba elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"44a81ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84419\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9e Fulsom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CVRD-Blog-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRen\u00e9e Fulsom<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDarsana Tea and Botanicals Caf\u00e9\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/darsanatea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRen\u00e9e Fulsom is an herbal tea blender, graphic artist, and designer of all things surrounding the blending and branding of Darsana Tea and Botanicals Caf\u00e9. Over the years, Ren\u00e9e, as a single mom, has taken many different paths from studies in tea and herbal medicines, astrology, and anthropology to name a few, to owning an internet caf\u00e9 and working in the film industry as one of Vancouver\u2019s few female digital imaging technicians. The one thing that has never changed is her need to understand the big picture and how one exists in harmony with a world of a thousand contradictions. For Ren\u00e9e, the secret lies in finding the right cup of tea for the moment.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f08945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f08945\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-263752c\" data-id=\"263752c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ef0fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8f40c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a8f40c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400de54\" data-id=\"400de54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50e5d9 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"b50e5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84635\" alt=\"Brandy Gallagher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/25.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrandy Gallagher<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tO.U.R. Ecovillage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/ourecovillage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorn and raised in community, Brandy Gallagher's life work has been focused around the development of sustained community. She is one of the original founders and developers of O.U.R. Ecovillage, a 25-acre Sustainable Living Demonstration Site, and Education Centre based in Shawnigan Lake, BC. With a deep compassion for people and place, Brandy dedicates herself both to O.U.R. Ecovillage as well as to other communities\/projects as a consultant.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc88907\" data-id=\"cc88907\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f931c45 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"f931c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlenda Osborne-Burg<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerard's Specialty Foods Ltd.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GerardsSpecialtyFoods\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerard's Specialty Foods Ltd. was founded by Glenda Osborne-Burg and her late husband, Master Pastry Chef Gerard Burg. Glenda manages the business, her passion for it stemming from her promise to Gerard that she and her family would keep it going after he passed. Gerard's manufactures frozen food, specifically puff pastry with meat and\/or fruit fillings. Their 768 layer puff pastry is unique and has received many accolades. Glenda prides herself on using real food ingredients with no added preservatives, additives, or supplements. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02612b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02612b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49baae9\" data-id=\"49baae9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ef7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42ef7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9996c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9996c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3715efb\" data-id=\"3715efb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6405 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"e2d6405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-83032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Website-Elements-14.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrennan Colebank<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStillhead Distillery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/stillhead.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrennan Colebank is an IT professional turned entrepreneur. Having founded Stillhead Distillery in 2017, he oversees daily operations and has developed every spirit released at the distillery, many having gone on to win numerous awards on the international stage. Prior to founding the distillery, he spent 13 years leading a team of hundreds of tech professionals in IT support. Brennan then looked to follow his dream of bringing whisky-making to his family hometown of Duncan. Today you can find him mashing grain, distilling, tasting, analyzing spirit samples and promoting Stillhead products at the local farmers\u2019 market.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8eeecf\" data-id=\"a8eeecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b5d31 elementor-flip-box--direction-right elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"02b5d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-84642\" alt=\"Magali Cote\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26-239x239.png 239w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMagali C\u00f4t\u00e9<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magalicote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMagali C\u00f4t\u00e9 is an avid ocean lover who has been exploring under and above water from a young age. As a commercial diver by trade and now an internationally known freediver, she likes to share her interest for the ocean with the public. 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You can buy products directly at the farm store, online, and through the cow-op.ca website. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-642b933\" data-id=\"642b933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbba0d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbba0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a922bf6\" data-id=\"a922bf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c48065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c48065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-369ee61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"369ee61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9334767\" data-id=\"9334767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0cc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e0cc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a56c8fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a56c8fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9c833\" data-id=\"ee9c833\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c113e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c113e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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