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Frolicking in the Elderflowers with Jamie of Moonbrew Tonic

Jamie is a holistic nutritionist and the owner, creator and fermentress behind Moonbrew Tonic Co, a Vancouver based beverage company that brews a beautiful, delicate fermented tonic called jun. Jun is a gently effervescent probiotic and nutrient rich beverage made with green tea, honey, and a variety of healing herbs fermented with a wild culture of bacteria and yeast. I am convinced there is a little magic thrown in as well.

Jamie’s business was born out of a desire to use food as tool for wellbeing and to connect on a deeper level with nature, her community and herself. I was first introduced to Jamie Lee and jun a year ago when I was asked to write a profile about her for the newsletter at the Canadian School for Natural Nutrition. I was intrigued by her story and by jun. In a kombucha obsessed city like Vancouver, I was drawn to her and her product as she was carving a new path, taking risks and growing her business with such thought, care and integrity. I knew that I wanted to get to know her better and tell her story more fully.

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The Dahlia Patch with River and Sea Flowers

 

During the quiet moments of these dull and rainy days of fall, I find my mind wandering back to this photo shoot I did at the very end of summer with my friend and talented flower farmer Rachel of River and Sea Flowers.

I had a vision the previous summer when I was out at Cropthorne Farm of doing a shoot with Rachel in her growing flower patch. At the time, she was mainly growing vegetables with her sister Lydia and trying out the flower thing on the side. This flower patch has now blossomed into a small farm and has become her full time business.

This vision of mine included ‘magic hour’ light, saturated colours characteristic of late summer, dreamy back lit flowers and maybe even her sweet girls frolicking through the dahlias wearing flower crowns. Fast forward to a year later. We finally set a date and I was excited about the shoot. The reality upon arriving at the farm was dark skies, no sunshine to be seen and the rain started within a few minutes of having my camera out. We did some shots in the greenhouse and found a few drier spots under the trees which were beautiful and moody but in my heart I still wanted to capture those images that had been floating around in my head for over a year.

 

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SOLE Food Street Farms

SOLE Food Street Farms is a business with a social mission. The project transforms vacant land in the city of Vancouver into street farms and empowers people with limited resources by providing them with agricultural training and jobs. SOLE Food grows beautiful produce that is sold at farmer’s markets, to local restaurants and through their CSA program.

They are currently cultivating 4 acres of land, at 4 different locations in downtown Vancouver and employ 15 staff and 4 seasonal volunteers. The initiative not only provides food for the community but also an important connection to the natural world, something that is often lacking for many of the individuals who work on the farm.

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