The Story

The passion behind edible gardens was planted on the west coast of BC in the early spring of 1998 . We were excitedly sowing our first crops on a large community garden plot nestled along a fertile river bank that wound down to the ocean. Using our blessings from that first garden I began creating in the kitchen along with my talent husband who is the true chef in the family. We married our favourite flavours in unique varieties of vinegars and artisan oils. That year to our delight, our fragrant Purple Basil oil and a savory Blackberry Balsamic, fresh from the branches that grew prolifically around the garden, won blue ribbons.My garden neighbours began leaving orders for our two specialties, in this old red postal mailbox I had erected along the garden fence. Not knowing then, what journey we had begun, we took our winners to market quite literally… with our then baby daughter, sleeping soundly at our small stall at the local Farmer’s Market. Before long, our products were winning praise as the “local secret” of the weekly market. Soon orders were coming from as far away as Australia, as tourists, now home again, were craving our fresh distinctive balsamics and oils, true tributes to our native BC agriculture. Soon, the orders outgrew what we could grow, and we began sourcing top quality produce from farmers in the neighbouring Fraser Valley and beyond.Now, with a commercial kitchen and many deliciously innovative flavours, we still carefully handcraft small batches of product to preserve quality and freshness. Our packaging has evolved, too, from those first days of the farmer’s market and our hand written bottle tags which were a labour of love!. With the design and creation of our distinct handcrafted silver labels we were able to complete this premium product. It is our continued pleasure to bring this gift of good taste, to you! Enjoy!