Regional products to be featured in Parliament Hill reception
Honey, beer and energy bars to be sampled from tri-counties
The Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve will be participating in a reception on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 5, featuring unique products from biospheres across Canada.
A product has been selected from each of these five counties: Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens. The event is an opportunity to share a sample of unique products from this area with representatives from across the country.
Products at this year’s “Day on the Hill” for Canadian Biosphere Associations will include:
Manzer Apiaries Honey from Digby County is a strained, unfiltered honey from a modified top bar beehive developed to mimic a hollow log. The design assists beekeepers in overwintering their hives. The key feature of this beehive is the ventilation system that Manzer Apiary Inc. has developed and patented over eight years.
Goodness to Go Energy bars from Yarmouth County are raw handmade dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free granola bars. They use organic ingredients sourced where possible from within the Maritimes. Ten per cent of profits are donated to local charities. Employees are paid piecework and a percentage of company net profits per month. Salaries increase as the company grows.
Dark as Keji black IPA from Boxing Rock Brewery in Shelburne is a tribute to Kejimkujik National Park. Developed to Dark as Keji brew from Boxing Rock Brewery in Shelburne, honey from Manzer Apiaries in Digby County and Goodness to Go Energy bars from Yarmouth County will be sampled at a Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 5.
A product has been selected from each of these five counties: Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens. The event is an opportunity to share a sample of unique products from this area with representatives from across the country.
celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, a portion of the proceeds go to support Dark Sky Preserve education programs at the national park. In 2017, a cheque for $ 7,087.50 was presented to the Friends of Keji for education programs.
Van Dyk Blueberry Juice from Queens County, made from Canada Grade “A” Wild blueberries from Queens and Yarmouth counties. These wild blueberries are indigenous to Atlantic Canada and the van Dyk family were one of the first to recognize the commercial value of the crop in southwest Nova Scotia. They have been involved in the wild blueberry industry since the mid 1960s, first selling fresh wild blueberries, then producing and selling their iconic 100 per cent Pure Wild Blueberry Juice ( since 2000). The 100 per cent Pure Wild Blueberry Juice is a single- ingredient, 100 per cent natural juice – no water, sugar or preservatives are added.
Still Fired Distillery from Annapolis County is sending Night Owl Coffee Moonshine, a blend of Annapolis Valley moonshine mixed with organic, fair- trade coffee freshly roasted at Sissiboo Coffee Roasters in Bear River. This drink is then lightly sweetened with pure Nova Scotia honey and a hint of vanilla bean. Granny’s Apple Pie Moonshine is made directly from a family granny’s signature apple pie recipe; valley made moonshine is added directly to fresh-pressed local apple cider to mix down the moonshine to 20 per cent. Fundy Gin is triple distilled, passing over Bay of Fundy beach stone and flavoured using eight carefully chosen botanicals, including locally hand- picked, sun-dried dulse. 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 3:57 4:37 5:17 5:56 6:37 7:20 8:08 6:02 6:42 7:21 8:02 8:43 9:27 10:13 6:50 7:31 8:11 8:51 9:32 10:15 11:02