Organic Consumer Buying Guide: Summer 2018

By Hanna Hameline | June 1, 2018

What does ‘Certified Organic’ mean? On PEI, ‘certified organic’ means food grown on a farm according to specific organic practices as defined by the Canadian Organic Standards and regulated nationally by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Each farm is inspected annually by a qualified third party inspector and each inspected farm is issued a…

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Receiver Coffee Co. set to open second location

By Shannon Courtney | June 1, 2017

Owners Sean Bruinooge (L) and Chris Francis partner with Breadworks at new Water Street roastery There are two kinds of people in this world: those that drink coffee and those that love coffee*. Sean Bruinooge and Chris Francis, without a doubt, fit into the latter category. The pair are so passionate about the art of…

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Profile: Breadworks

By Richard Schroeter | May 1, 2017
Basket filled with different bread products

The hand-crafted bread of John Dale To catch a baker means getting up really early. The sun wasn’t up when I met with John Dale to learn about his breadmaking venture, Breadworks. His shop can be found just off Great George Street in Charlottetown, down a short alley and around the corner of a building.…

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