Our Partners
Since 2016 we've worked with over 60 Nova Scotian Companies, from Yarmouth to Cape Breton and everywhere in between.
Acadian Maple (Tantallon) - Acadian Maple Products is a family owned and operated business located in Upper Tantallon.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax and Yarmouth) - With locations in downtown Halifax and Yarmouth, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the largest art museum in Atlantic Canada. Maud Lewis (1903-1970) had no formal training in the visual arts. Like many folk artists, she painted for the joy of adding color, light and fun to a poverty stricken rural existence.
Basic Spirit (Pugwash) – Basic Spirit is a homegrown company located in the seaside village of Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Their business and love is to create gifts that touch the heart & delight the spirit. Using traditional methods of pewtersmithing with high quality, lead free metal, they put a fresh twist on their line of fine pewter.
Beach Coast Earrings (Halifax) - Beach Coast Earrings is a small family and friend’s run business, owned and operated by four youth. Beach Coast Earrings are hand crafted polymer clay stud earrings inspired by our love of the East Coast and our beaches.n10% of all their proceeds will be donated to a charity of choice
Benjamin Bridge (Gaspereau) - In little more than a decade, Benjamin Bridge has distinguished itself by its dedication to time proven techniques, expert guidance, and most importantly its acclaimed, distinctive wines. The Benjamin Bridge vineyards are located in the heart of the Gaspereau Valley on the Bay of Fundy, where the cool climate bears an uncanny affinity with the Champagne region of France.
Beezy Wrap (Elmsdale) - Beezy Wrap® is a reusable beeswax wrap that can be used over and over again! Their wraps are made from a unique blend of natural and sustainable ingredients. Made from 100% cotton or organic cotton fabric, local beeswax, organic jojoba oil, cinnamon oil and tree resin. Beeswax wraps protect food from air and moisture keeping food fresh longer. Great for storing leftover food in the fridge. Eco Friendly and Zero Waste.
Burning Flame Candle Co. (Halifax) -
Burning Flame Candle Company established in 2020 specializes in premium 100% natural soy wax candles. Offering a wide variety of luxurious and nostalgic scents to choose from. Long lasting, beautiful and affordable luxury home fragrances, free of nasty toxins and toxic chemicals such as petroleum, phthalates, parabens and paraffins. Hand-poured with love in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
Cape Breton Fudge Co. (Sydney) - Cape Breton Island's best kept secret, the Cape Breton Fudge Company, specializes in handmade, hand cut artisan fudge. Doing business in downtown Sydney, Cape Breton since 2010, the Cape Breton Fudge Company has over 27 flavors of fudge from the traditional chocolate to a local favorite, Breton Whiskey. The Cape Breton Fudge Company also has a selection of candies and treats including Salt Water taffy - a traditional seaside favorite, Salt Water Taffy is as fun to eat as it is to look at!
Classy Cards (Windsor Junction) - Classy Cards is a small, one woman (plus help from her husband) shop located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Classy Cards started as a hobby with an online Etsy shop, and as orders increased it quickly turned into a full time job.
Cosman & Whidden (Greenwich) - Cosman & Whidden bee farm began as a small sideline pursuit in 1979 with two beehives and a passion for bees. Gradually they increased their colonies and since 1990 they have made their entire livelihood from beekeeping. Cosman & Whidden now manage over 2,000 honeybee colonies with the help of their children Simon, Ivan and Abby. Their farm is located near Wolfville and is open 7 days a week year round.
Contrail Candles (Halifax) - Contrail candles are poured locally in Halifax Area (Lower Sackville) and are made from 100% soy wax with a wooden wick that crackles. They are non toxic and phthalate free, Clean burning, and the containers are sustainable as they can be repurposed or reused.
Doddle Lovely (Hubbards) - Melissa travelled the world and was successful in the design industry, running a high-profile design company in London, UK. She moved back to the East Coast of Canada and had two beautiful children and continued her design work. Melissa is determined to provide creative practices for the betterment of mind, body and soul. To find purpose in all that we do and unleash the full potential of your creativity.
Far Far Away Shop (Mahone Bay) - The Far Far Away shop is owned and operated by Jay Hiltz. Their product line was conceived in 2018 and started as a passion project to create unique decor items for Jay’s five-star rental cottages—Far Far Away Cottages. After multiple guests asked where the items could be purchased, the shop was born. It now focuses solely on flour sack cotton tea towels. The designs are original and draw inspiration from Jay's deep love of the Maritimes and its cultural quirks.
Nor°easter Apparel (Mahone Bay) - In addition to the shop and the cottages, Jay offers an original clothing line—Nor°easter Apparel. He describes their clothing as #wildlystylish and #ferociouslycomfortable! Jay also owns Small Town Ink Screen Printing Studio and prints both product lines in-house.
Fundy Treasures (Joggins) - Fundy Treasures was created from a love of the Bay of Fundy and its surrounding landscape. Owners Brian and Laura turned their love for rock hounding, tourism and their community into a thriving gift shop and guided tour business. Made with 100% soy wax, their candles are hand poured and some even contain specially selected Bay of Fundy tumbled agate, beach glass, amethyst or Nova Scotia crystal.
Genevieve Sawchyn (Halifax) - Genevieve is a nationally bestselling historical fiction author here in Halifax, she writes exclusively Canadian history. The first three novels were all set in Nova Scotia. “Come From Away” recently appeared in Oprah’s “O Magazine” under “24 Best Historical Romance Novels”, as well as “Tides of Honour" and “Promises to Keep”.
Hannah Hicks Art (Bedford) -Hannah is a 22 years old artist from Bedford, Nova Scotia. She has been an artist entrepreneur for 4 years with her business Hannah Hicks Art. Her creations can be found online, in stores throughout the Maritimes, and at the Dartmouth Adult Services Center. Hannah is inspired by nature and the places she visits in the Maritimes.
Helping Hands (Halifax) - What does a distillery, chemistry students and a power company all have in common? The desire to create a hand sanitizer to support frontline workers and vulnerable Nova Scotians during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What started out as a feeling of helplessness has turned into something really special,” said Julie Shore, co-owner of the Halifax Distilling Company. “This is an example of many people wanting to do something to help during these challenging times and joining forces and expertise to make it happen.”
Hope Blooms (Halifax) - Hope Blooms engages youth in North End Halifax, positively impacting food security, education, social inclusion, and disrupting the cycle of poverty. Support the youth of Hope Blooms by purchasing fresh herb dressings, fair trade teas, or their book; all proceeds are reinvested in education and the community.
Inkwell Boutique (Halifax) - Inkwell Boutique is a modern handmade boutique and letterpress studio with an abundant selection of specialty printed paper products and handmade delights made with love, by artists from around the corner and across the world.
Luckett's (Wolfville) - Crisp maritime breezes, legendary ocean tides and brilliant sunshine meet to create an outstanding terroir on a hillside overlooking the magnificent Gaspereau Valley. Here, Luckett Vineyards captures the magic of Nova Scotia’s distinctive character through wines that truly are worth phoning home about.
Luke's Small Goods (Halifax) - With a focus on traditional handmade baked goods, preserves, and charcuterie, Luke’s Small Goods aims to provide the people of Halifax with unique, high quality, thoughtfully made products. Having worked in hospitality together for over ten years, co-owners Luke and Hannah Gaston are thrilled to share their knowledge and experience.
Lunenburg Rum Cakes (Lunenburg) - Lunenburg Rum Cakes Ltd. is owned and operated by Sarah Batten. The youngest of 26 grandkids, in a large Nova Scotian family, she came from a long line of bakers. At Lunenburg Rum Cakes Ltd. believes in supporting local, creating quality products, and traditional baking.
New Scotland Candle Co. (Kentville)– New Scotland Candle Co., a wife and husband team, make deliciously scented candles and melts that are hand poured in small batches in their home in Port Williams, Nova Scotia. Made with 100% soy wax, cotton based wicks, and premium oils, all of their candles are free of dyes and burn completely cool and clean compared to traditional paraffin candles. As an added treasure, each candle has a piece of sea glass foraged from the shores of Cape Breton.
Nourished (Lunenburg County) - Amanda was inspired to create a product that uses natures healing powers during her pregnancy. She began to design Magnesium products that truly offered relief for the benefit of herslef and her close family members suffering with discomforts such as arthritis, debilitating muscle cramps and insomnia. Very soon, family and friends were asking for these products, knowing the success with them and responding with astounding feedback, prompting Amanda to turn this hobby into her first ever passion-driven “job”.
Nova Scotia Fisherman (New Minas) - Nova Scotia Fisherman was built on the inspiration to create quality products and employment opportunities in rural Canada. Nova Scotia Fisherman uses local kelp in all of their products. This slippery ingredient found along the coast line was used for many purposes in Nova Scotian history and contains a bounty of ingredients that enrich and sooth dry skin.
Nova Scotia Spirit Co. (New Glascow) -
"At Nova Scotia Spirit Co. we believe everybody deserves to pour premium quality spirits in their glass. We make this possible by creating award winning, small batch spirits and offering them at an everyday price.
Small Town, Small Batches, Tall Tales."
Peace by Chocolate (Antigonish) – For more than 20 years the Hadad family operated a successful chocolate factory, employing 30 people in Damascus, Syria. They shipped their specialty treats from Damascus all over the Middle East to countries like Yemen, Jordan and Lebanon. Like much of their homeland, the Hadhad chocolate factory was destroyed in a bombing that forced their family to leave everything behind and flee to Lebanon. For three years, Tareq Hadhad and his family lived in a refugee camp with little opportunity or hope. When their family was invited into Canada and became full Canadian citizens, their dream of rebuilding their lives and business came true. Since starting Peace by Chocolate at the beginning of 2016, they have been fortunate to share their passion for chocolate with new friends in their community of Antigonish, across Nova Scotia and now around the world.
Rub That Rubs (Bedford) - Chef Lori Ahrens believes that you should know what is in your food and where it comes from; convenience shouldn't be bad for you. Rub That Rubs spice blends are gluten, soy, and dairy free and contain no added chemicals or oils. Their rubs are perfectly balanced to bring your meal from ordinary to extraordinary.
Tea North (Dartmouth) - Incorporated in 2017, Tea North’s vision is to inspire people, and their communities, to live their best & healthiest lives. With a line of carbonated iced teas that are organic and sugar-free, the Company’s mission is to develop great tasting and healthy beverages using the highest quality, organic ingredients.
The Tea Brewery (Mahone Bay) - The Tea Brewery is micro-blender, that links highly skilled tea artisans, superior quality ingredients and gentle, small-batch processing to deliver a sensual feast of flavor, aroma and visual delight. Based in Mahone Bay, the Tea Brewery has been serving Atlantic Canada for fifteen years.