Edible Vancouver Island Summer 2022

C O N T R I B U T O R S

camilla sampson is based in Campbell River and is a storyteller passionate about community and nature. She loves discovering local stories that bridge the two through the food that we grow, forage and eat. camillasampson.com IG @millysampson emily lycopolus is a recipe developer, cookbook author and level two olive oil sommelier who lives in Victoria. Her family owns an olive grove in central Italy, where her love of olive oil began. oliveoilcritic.com; IG @emilylycopolus heidi richter is a Nanaimo-based food photographer and recipe developer. She fuels her passion for food, gardening and photography with matcha tea and toasted sourdough bread. thesimplegreen.com; IG @the_simple_green joanne sasvari is a Vancouver-based food, drink, travel and lifestyle writer–editor. She is editor of Vitis and The Alchemist magazines and is also co-author of Island Eats , author of the IACP-shortlisted Wickaninnish Cookbook , and has WSET Level 3 and CanadianWine Scholar certification. plumandpepper.ca IG @josasvari

karen elgersma is an award-winning journalist who has a passion for telling the stories of the farmers, chefs, artisans, growers, wine makers and producers of Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands. karenelgersmamedia.com natalie gates is based in Campbell River and is a freelance blogger and copywriter with a passion for discovering the complex ways food is woven into history and culture. nataliegates.ca; IG @wordsbynatalie sabrina currie loves cooking, growing food and drinking wine. She creates simple, vibrant recipes utilizing fresh produce from her garden and the surrounding farms, forests sharon lam is a passionate eater and location illustrator. Since losing her mom to cancer, she focuses on capturing all of her family’s favourite local spots. artbysharonlam.com; IG @artbysharonlam terri potratz is a writer and editor who loves living on beautiful Salt Spring Island. You can find her work at terripotratz.com “In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything can happen.” ~ Sarah Dessen and ocean. Recipes at sabrinacurrie.com ; shop at westcoastkitchengarden.com

ON THIS PAGE: Photo of beets by Janis Jean