Merit Brewing Located in the heart of downtown Hamilton at 107 James Street North, MERIT Brewing is a brewery, kitchen, and bottle shop. Guided by a team of ambitious friends, MERIT strives to represent the heart, art, and soul of Hamilton in every beer, every bite, and every experience. We’re...
Mill Street Brewery Our story begins in the winter of 2002 when we opened the doors to our little red brick brewery in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. With an earth-friendly philosophy in mind, Original Organic Lager was the first beer we ever made, and the first ever organic beer brewed...
ChocoSol Traders ChocoSol is a social enterprise that makes artisanal dark chocolate. Our artisanal chocolate is made in Toronto using organic, forest garden, shade-grown cacao, sourced directly from Indigenous communities in Southern Mexico, Dominican Republic and Ecuador. Our chocolates are made without dairy, gluten, soy, and nuts, and are also...
The Big Carrot The Big Carrot is a worker-owned natural food market that has been committed to local, organic, non-GMO and sustainable food systems since 1983. We are a one-stop shop offering produce, grocery, bulk, body care and a wholistic dispensary. Our juice & smoothie bars and kitchen serve up...
Chef Vanessa Ling Yu, caterToronto Vanessa Ling Yu is founder and director of caterToronto, a neighbourhoods-based network working to advance the careers of caterers and cooks in Toronto with access to commercial kitchens, business training, technical supports, as well as feasible and feast-able(!) market opportunities. The large majority of caterToronto...
Chef Doris Fin, Feed Your Bliss Chef Doris Fin is an award winning international chef based out of Toronto. She specializes in plant-based culinary arts, teaches interactive culinary classes, caters private events, is currently working on a cookbook and traveling for her documentary film series featuring food of the world with...
AddaBlooms AddaBlooms is committed to bringing you natural and ancestral foods from the African continent that have high nutrient density, vitamins, and minerals. We are passionate about supporting and nurturing people’s healthy journey with organic foods. At AddaBlooms, we bring you natural foods from the African continent that supports your...
Frogpond Winery Frogpond Farm Organic Winery began in 1996 as an abandoned orchard. After clearing apple, pear and peach trees, vines were planted and nurtured organically producing the first vintage in 2001. Ten acres of vines, Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Merlot surround the pond at our Larkin Road vineyard.Twenty more...
Beny Esguerra and New Tradition Born in Colombia – JUNO Awards Nominee – Ruben ‘Beny’ Esguerra is a multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, arts educator and community worker. As a musician, Ruben leads the New Tradition big band originally created to accompany international artists with some of the most sought-after musicians in Toronto,...
Alchemy Pickle Company Alchemy Pickle Company produces regional and seasonal cultured vegetable pickles, sauerkraut and kimchi, and naturally carbonated sodas with produce purchased direct from Southern Ontario farmers. Fermented pickles, condiments, and beverages that are hand crafted and produced locally have additional benefits besides assisting digestion and contributing to a...