Farming Roots Run Deep
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
Little known fact! Long before there was Gathering Place Trading, there was Gathering Place organic farm. We lived north of Whistler, had a wee baby, and grew and sold organic...
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Sustainable Trade Partners
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
A few years ago, as their list of products was growing, Gathering Place co-founders Lovena and Ryan Harvey began searching for some help with distribution. Their wish list was short...
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On This Mother's Day: Creative Ways to Engage Your Kids and Take Care of Yourself!
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there! Working hard to make sure their children are nourished and well-cared for. Today, we celebrate you and all the mothers who...
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Is Sustainable Packaging Even Possible?
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
As the climate keeps warming and weather patterns continue to astonish us, it is more important than ever to ‘give a damn’ when it comes to the environment. At the...
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Two female-owned BC food businesses: A Culinary Collaboration
By Lovena Harvey
When Gathering Place founder Lovena Harvey and home Grown Living Foods founder Shani Cranston first met in 2015, both felt an instant connection. “Lovena felt like a long-lost sister,” says Shani, who...
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Why Our Values are so Important: Part 3
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
This is the third in a series of three blog posts about our company values and how they influence our business decisions. Our first post was about how our values...
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Why Our Values are so Important: Part 2
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
This is the second in a series of three blog posts about our company values. If you missed the first post, check it out here and learn more about how we are...
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Why Our Values are so Important: Part 1
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
At Gathering Place Trading, we are all about values! Rather than subscribing to the “business as usual” model, our family-run company takes great pride in doing things differently. This means,...
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How it All Began: A Rooibos Tea and VW Camper Van Story
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
To this day, we are still importing our Rooibos tea (both red and green) from the same farmers and they still own the camper van! In addition, we have found...
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Meet Our Newest Family Member – Kali Rose
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
Kali, our lovable Australian Shepherd has been with us since June 21st (Solstice & Father’s Day!) and is 5-months-old now! Her Summer months were filled with sleeping, swimming in the ocean,...
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Oh the joys of Pickling Season!
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
We are in the midst of Pickling season! So what are you waiting for? You can pickle or ferment any veg coming out of the garden or from the farmers...
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Gathering Place Committed to Supporting Communities: Giving Back 2020
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
At Gathering Place Trading Giving Back is central to what we do. It was one of the reasons we founded our company and a core value that continues today.
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Our Roots | An Ode to Cortes
By Gathering Place Trading Admin
Gathering Place Trading was founded on Cortes Island 18 years ago. Initially run out of a home we rented on Sawmill Road we started selling Rooibos tea, with the Cortes...
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