Edible Vancouver Island Fall 2022

Cowichan’s Farm to Fork Full-Service Grocer

“OUR MISSION IS TO ELEVATE THE LEVEL OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FOOD THAT IS STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM TO YOUR FORK.”

Nestled in the heart of Cowichan Valley - an area that boasts over 800 farms - Great Greens Farm Market was founded in 2015 by Ryan and Kim Smith. e market was born from a passion of cooking, providing healthy choices for their family and supporting the amazing variety of locally farmed and produced food. “Our mission is to elevate the level of health and wellness in our community by providing food that is straight from the farm to your fork,” says Ryan Smith who started Great Greens Farm Market with his wife Kim in June 2015. Great Greens is a full service grocery store specializing in food locally grown. eir goal is to be the best in the world at reducing the distance food travels to reach their custom ers. ey carry local produce, grocery, dairy, baked goods, frozen food, meat, seafood, vita mins and deli items — they even have a gar den centre.

“Both Ryan and I have a passion for cooking and providing healthy choices for our family while supporting local farmers and artisans,” Kim says. Great Greens is proud to be a family owned and operated business – something that has been in Ryan’s blood since he was born. “My family owned and operated the BC Hardware store in downtown Victoria that serviced the gold rush. Our two kids are the fth gen eration of Smith’s that call Vancouver Island home and they both work at the store, some thing we are very proud of,” Ryan says. Ryan and Kim, who also reside in the Cobble Hill area, not only work with local farmers and producers but they honour the history of this farming community. In fact, their logo, a tractor, was inspired by the original building on the property that was a tractor repair shop.

Located just o the Trans Canada highway, at 4485 Trans Canada Highway, in Cowichan Bay, BC, and open daily from 8:30 am – 8:00 pm.

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