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In the Store

From the produce corner to the candy counter.

Every aisle under one roof, from local bread and organic produce to vegan staples, beeswax candles and livestock feed.

A two-door glass fridge of produce: lemons and limes, fennel, cabbage, carrots, peppers and cucumbers.
Tomatoes on the vine in a box under a hand-lettered price sign.

Produce

Sourced as locally as possible. Through the growing season that means produce from Pender Island; through the winter months, high-quality organic produce.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Braeloch Farms, Pender Island
  • Raven Rock Farm, Pender Island
  • Sun Wing Greenhouses
  • Discovery Organics
All aisles
Bread in pine bins under a chalkboard naming the bakeries.
Wholegrain loaves in clear bags in a wooden crate, one with a Pender Island bakery’s round label.

Bakery

Breads, bagels and gluten-free baking, brought in from several local bakeries.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Portofino Bakery
  • Moulin Vert Bakery
  • Mount Royal Bagel Factory
All aisles
A round of ash-coated, wrinkled-rind cheese on a bamboo mat.
Store-cut wedges of blue cheese in cling film, each with a handwritten label.

Cheese

The selection changes all the time, with new cheeses every month from Quebec and Europe, cut and wrapped in the store. Call to ask what’s in, or ask at the counter for today’s favourites.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Benton Brothers Cheese Company
All aisles
Two dry-cured sausages in a paper bag with a hand-lettered tag.
A wicker basket of charcuterie in vacuum packs, hot capicola and saucisson sec among them, each with a hand-lettered label.

Meats and charcuterie

Sliced deli meats, sausage, and fresh and frozen cuts raised without hormones or antibiotics, from butchers in the Vancouver area, with specialty charcuterie for the cheese board.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Oyama Sausage Co.
  • Two Rivers Meats
  • Legends Haul
  • Eat Fish Vancouver
All aisles
Two glass-door fridges under hand-lettered boards listing the dairy and drinks inside.

The fridge

The everyday staples for cooking at the cabin, with a good selection of vegan items, vegan dairy, plant milks, vegan cheeses and spreads as well as Amanda’s Recipe dips and dressings.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • The Fridge of Wonders, Pender Island
All aisles
Amanda’s Recipe macaroni and cheese with porchetta and spinach, baked golden in its tray, from the store’s freezer.

The freezers

Two freezers. The freezer aisle holds meats, ice cream, gluten-free breads, vegan entrees, burgers and smokies, frozen fruit and vegetables, perogies and pastry. The display freezer holds every Amanda’s Recipe dish, with entrees ready to take home.

All aisles
A glass-door fridge of non-alcoholic drinks: yerba mate, ginger beer, rose lemonade, colas and craft sodas, with Amanda’s Recipe jars in the fridge beside it.

Drinks

A large selection of non-alcoholic drinks, cold in the fridge: craft sodas, lemonades, ginger beer and non-alcoholic ciders, for the cabin, the beach or the drive home.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Spinnakers Soda Co.
  • Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
All aisles
A round shelf of dark amber Organic Fair bottles with diamond labels, above boxes of Melinda’s Biscotti.
Bulk bin dispensers of organic beans with handwritten labels.

Pantry

Spices, flours, grains, legumes, sugars and salts, with an eye out for the pantry staples that are hard to find and the everyday ones always on the shelf.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Favuzzi
  • Adriana’s The Whole Enchilada
  • Vumami Foods
  • Twin Island Cider, Pender Island
  • Gulf Islands Gourmet, Pender Island
  • Foragers Galley
All aisles
A long pine trough of chocolate bars on the counter by the till.

Candy counter

A selection of candies and quality chocolate bars at the counter, for the drive home or the ferry.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Salish Sea Chocolate
  • Sirene Chocolate
All aisles
Shelves of coffee bags and tea boxes.

Coffee and tea

Coffee from local roasters, imported espresso and a range of teas, so the first morning of the trip starts right.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Vivi Coffee, Pender Island
  • Fernwood Coffee
  • Discovery Coffee
  • Harmonic Arts
All aisles
A rack of seed packets in front of a big window.

Garden

Untreated, non-GMO seeds for home gardens, in open-pollinated and hybrid varieties.

All aisles
A pine crate of rolled beeswax candles and tapers.
Glass jars of shampoo bars with small labels, beside a white soap dish.

Household

From cleaning products and soaps to shampoo bars and beeswax candles: healthier alternatives for daily living.

Suppliers we’re proud to work with

  • Honey Candles
  • Mint Cleaning Products
All aisles
Sacks of animal feed stacked on low racks along a white wall.

Livestock feed

Livestock feed, kept in the store’s front room.

All aisles

Suppliers

The names behind the shelves.

The farms, bakers, roasters and makers Southridge deals with directly. Most are Canadian, and some are right here on Pender Island.

  • Braeloch FarmsPender Island
  • Raven Rock FarmPender Island
  • Sun Wing Greenhouses
  • Discovery Organics
  • Portofino Bakery
  • Moulin Vert Bakery
  • Mount Royal Bagel Factory
  • Benton Brothers Cheese Company
  • Oyama Sausage Co.
  • Two Rivers Meats
  • Legends Haul
  • Eat Fish Vancouver
  • The Fridge of WondersPender Island
  • Spinnakers Soda Co.
  • Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
  • Favuzzi
  • Adriana’s The Whole Enchilada
  • Vumami Foods
  • Twin Island CiderPender Island
  • Gulf Islands GourmetPender Island
  • Foragers Galley
  • Salish Sea Chocolate
  • Sirene Chocolate
  • Vivi CoffeePender Island
  • Fernwood Coffee
  • Discovery Coffee
  • Harmonic Arts
  • Honey Candles
  • Mint Cleaning Products

Quality, and the hard to find.

Specialty foods with a focus on Canada and organics, most of them from Canadian suppliers, Vivi Coffee, Braeloch Farms and The Fridge of Wonders here on Pender Island among them. Looking for something in particular? Call ahead to check it’s in.