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BRAMBLES ARRIVES IN THE COMOX VALLEY

July 23rd, 2009 Write a Comment  Print This Post

Last month the Comox Valley welcomed Brambles Market – one of the first grocery stores in Canada dedicated to selling 100% locally grown and produced products.  This market is the brainchild of James Street, and it not only helps provide a bridge for farmers, food and beverage processors to connect directly to consumers with their products, it is another milestone for this community that envisions the growth of agriculture as a key economic driver. 

The Comox Valley is home to 60,000 residents hungry for local products that they access direct from the farm or the well-established farmers’ markets - and now a locally owned and operated grocery store featuring everything from produce, meat and fish to baked goods, condiments and spices. 

This community is embracing the opportunity they have to increase the agricultural business with the right soil, economic environment and climate. The Comox Valley has 445 farms producing everything from oysters and venison to bison and hazelnuts.

By bringing producers and growers together with consumers, the new grocery store will help open up opportunities for farms to expand and create more value added product. 

And for those who like to make shopping for locally grown and produced food more of an adventure, the new 2009 Growers Guide for the Comox Valley provides detailed maps and descriptions for over 70 farms.

It also includes three driving tours that divide the Valley in thirds: Bounty from the Sea along Baynes Sound (perfect for Oyster lovers), Land, Sights, Tastes and Traditions (for a tour of the more urban farms, bakeries, markets and cheese factories), and the northern Farm to Fork (for wine, sausages, meat and poultry). Each area has smaller farm markets selling a variety of products from roadside stands.

The combination of progressive and successful producers and the work of Invest Comox Valley captured the attention of Country Guide Magazine, who named the Comox Valley as one of the top agricultural destinations in Canada in 2008.