Nesters Market was founded in 1987 in the village of Whistler, BC. Known as the place “Where the Locals Shop” Nesters Market has grown to 16 locations throughout BC and Alberta. We are a full service grocery store that strives to be your partner in food, offering our customers a unique shopping experience. We are committed to offering fresh, high quality products at fair prices, while supporting local producers and featuring a wide array of specialty foods including an abundance of healthy, natural and organic options. Our friendly and knowledgeable team members are ready to serve you in every department throughout our stores. Nesters Market – Where the Locals Shop.
Tea Lounge Sponsor
Traditional Medicinals is an independent, botanical wellness company that embraces sustainability, ingredient purity and social and environmental activism. Founded over four decades ago on the social business principles, we are a certified B corporation and California certified green business, have a deep ethical supply chain expertise, and a circle of good intent. We also have unparalleled herbal expertise. Traditional Medicinals is a pioneer of the wellness tea category in the US and Canada, the largest wellness tea company in the US sold in over 70,000 locations, and an innovator in botanical wellness.
Cooking Stage Sponsors
Anitas Organic Mill
Anita’s process is traditional and they work directly with Canadian farmers with their organics grains milled in Chilliwack, BC. By keeping the whole grain nutrition intact, the grains, flours and cereals taste better and are more nutritious.
BC Cranberries
The BC Cranberry Marketing Commission regulates and promotes Cranberry production in BC. Most of their growers are multi-generational family farms that typically produce over one hundred million pounds of cranberries annually.
BC Greenhouse Growers
The BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association represents greenhouse vegetable farmers in BC and our growers produce 96 percent of all of B.C.’s greenhouse vegetable production. Our members produce succulent tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce and eggplant. We have grown to be one of B.C.’s agriculture success stories.
Hopcott Farms
Hopcott Farms has only non-GMO, no-added hormones or steroids beef and local produce. The Hopcott team are strong advocates of eating local, supporting fellow farmers, and strengthening community relations.
Houweling’s Nurseries Ltd.
Houwelings is a world-renowned greenhouse tomato grower with facilities in Delta, BC. They are dedicated to delivering a full complement of scrumptious tomatoes and cucumbers, while constantly innovating to reduce its environmental footprint.
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks is a small family run cheese-making facility creating Handcrafted Artisan Cheeses and located on Morningstar Farm in Parksville BC. Little Qualicum Cheeseworks remains committed and passionate about quality local food, sustainable agriculture and animal welfare.
Mushrooms Canada
Mushrooms Canada is a voluntary non-profit organization dedicated to the production and marketing of fresh mushrooms in Canada. Nutritious and delicious Canadian mushrooms are available 24/7/365 fresh from Canadian farms
Taves Family Farm
As third-generation farmers, Taves cares about the future of our land, our children, and community. They grow and share farm-to-table foods that they are proud of. Come to the Applebarn and pick goji berries, strawberries, and apples. Trusted by generations, Taves aspires to be a leading model in sustainable agriculture
Tide To Table
Tide to Table, family owned, operated, and independent since 1974 delivers to your door and services Kelowna, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Quadra Island. All frozen items are delivered frozen & safe with gel packs or ice.
Living Well Seminar Speaker Sponsors
Big Mountain Foods
Big Mountain Foods has been family-owned since 1987 and its mission is to make food they would serve their own families. That is real food that tastes good, with no additives or substitutes or names that you can’t pronounce. Big Mountain Food stays true to the principles of sourcing local, cruelty-free and sustainable, plant-based ingredients.