The darkest day of the year has come and gone, but we still have a few more months of winter left. Luckily, we have some vibrant tropical food products en route to our island right now. Dried pineapple, tropical (and nostalgic!) fruit cocktail, lots of coconut products, and new spices are just some of the items currently sailing the ocean from our sister farms in Sri Lanka to Salt Spring. You may remember some of the big hits from our fall shipment: our coconut cream (guar gum free), dried banana coins, coconut sugar, pineapple juice, and masala spice blends. One of the reasons why these products are so especially delicious is because they are picked tree-ripe and brought immediately to the processing facility. This facility has all stainless steel equipment, made in Germany, and everything is canned/dried/pressed etc. within days of picking.

Arriving the end of January 2021
Juice: Mango, Pineapple, Passionfruit
Canned: Pineapple, fruit cocktail
Dried: Whole banana
Coconut: Coconut milk powder, coconut cream, coconut sugar
Spices

Our vision of sourcing everything farm-direct is slowly coming to fruition! We asked our producers to send some photos of the crops growing, the finished products, and the shipment being prepared for transport. As you can see, we are purchasing a full shipping container at once - it's a lot of food! This bulk buying helps us keep our prices down and gives us the power to customize our final products. As always, all of our fruit products are made without sugar (that includes the canned fruits, juices, and dried fruits). We also have everything packed in glass, using jars that coordinate with our jar return program. It is slightly more costly to ship products in glass, however in this era of waste and micro-plastics, glass is a non-negotiable for us.