Food
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In Conversation with Keith & Jenn // Oh Sugar Candy Shop
"Our inspiration comes from all our candy favorites from childhood. We are delighted when our customers get excited about something cool that we carry in the shop or when they say they haven't seen something since they were a kid!"
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In Conversation with Hayley // Nourish Kitchen & Café
"Nourish is, at its very core, a creative expression and celebration of the cycles of the seasons and the edible bounty produced. I never set out to create a restaurant — it was simply the manifestation of what I knew and the way I could contribute my beliefs. There are so many more dreams I have for the company and more ways in which I wish to support our community in being well-fed with foods that in turn nourish our worlds."
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In Conversation with Stephen // Chorizo & Co.
"Being relatively new to this as owners, we have been absolutely blown away by the way the community of small businesses has come together to support each other during this pandemic. We are truly grateful for the culture of supporting local that has been prevalent in our city since far before the pandemic."
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In Conversation with Isaiah // Whistle Buoy Brewing
"The main difference between us and a lot of other craft breweries is experimentation. We try a lot of new things, and are usually releasing a new recipe every week. This takes a lot of planning and effort, but it's what makes our work a really fun challenge. The fact that we aren't distributing to liquor stores makes it a lot easier to try one-offs and just see what happens. We also do our best to avoid rushing our beers, which usually results in a fairly balanced end product. At the end of the day, there are a ton of great breweries in BC and around the world that have…
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In Conversation with Susannah // Ruth & Dean
"As ever, in business, being flexible, adaptable, and remaining calm, have served Ruth & Dean best. We restrategize frequently to adjust to the shifting landscape and expectations of our customers. We throw out goals all the time these days and start fresh with a new plan of attack. I also consistently adjust my idea of what success looks like. In this climate and for today, success is surviving and preserving as many jobs as possible." - Susannah
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In Conversation with Jeanette // Tout de Sweet
"After a month of a lot of crying and a downward spiral of negativity, I made a conscious decision to stop worrying about what wasn’t happening and be grateful for what was happening in the moment. For me, I absolutely love making and selling candy. I go to work happy every single day. Once I made that positive mental shift, great things started to happen."
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In Conversation with Ariel & Jess // Iyé Creative
"During this COVID crisis, the inequalities within oppressed communities increased exponentially, unveiling the incapacity of the system to distribute the wealth and work on systemic issues. Taking accountability in this historical time in humankind, we started to create different garden beds in our backyard to limit our dependence on grocery stores and stop supporting the international agricultural business. In our search for answers about how to give people tools of liberation, we found out that gardening is a resilient act to re-connect ourselves with the land, and prioritize a food justice model that serves all living beings, especially our Black brothers and sisters who are usually left at the bottom.…
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In Conversation with Stef // Lore General Store
"Not very often do we get the time where there is no one around and for us to figure out what works and what doesn't. Reach out to people in your community and ask for advice. Now more than ever, people are in the spirit of helping and it's a great time to make new connections. Remember there is light at the end of the tunnel."
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Shops Are Re-opening!
We are excited to see some life return to our city in the way of our local merchants! We are compiling a list of small businesses that have opened their doors, ready to greet you again in our new climate of social distance and safety protocols. This list will be evolving as we gather new information, so you would like to be added, please be in touch either through Instagram, Facebook or or our email: talkingshop.ca [at] gmail.com. We are excited to see some life return to our city in the way of our local merchants! We are compiling a list of small businesses that have opened their doors, ready…
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