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First ever ‘Island Good Days’ coming your way June 2022

We are excited to announce the first-ever Island Good Days will be coming your way for June 2022!  The entire month will be celebrations of our Island Good producers, retailers, restaurants and distributors.

We welcome you to join in our events:

Island Good Market Day – Saturday, June 11, 2022, 11:00am – 7:00pm, Arbutus Meadows, Nanoose Bay

Join us at the first-ever Island Good Market Day! Not only will there be up to 50 Island Good vendors showcasing their beautifully handmade products at the first-ever Island Good Market Day but the day will include food trucks, scheduled all-day live entertainment by local performers, wine and beer, door prizes, a pet farm and family activities. Free parking is available onsite and admission is by suggested cash donation of $5.00.

Island Good Market Day, produced by our Uplift Marketing Destination services, will be an opportunity for the Island community to come together, support and celebrate our local Island Good artisans and producers who “Make it, Bake it, Grow it”.

A very special part of the IGMD will be the announcement and launch of the first Island Good Signature Tea brought to you by Stonehouse Teas, celebrating the tastes and flavours of our beautiful Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands. Come by and taste our own Island Good Signature Tea!

Vendors and Members: If you are interested in becoming an Island Good member and/or showcasing your products in the first-ever Island Good Market Day 2022, you are invited to complete the Vendor Application or contact us directly at suzanne@islandgood.ca. Vendors may also have the opportunity to meet buyers from grocery chains as they are expected to attend and they are always interested in new products for their stores!

Island Good Days at our Grocers – June 24, 25 and 26, 2022

They will be featuring Island Good products and more. Watch for store advertising during the week preceding June 24, 25 and 26.

Other ways you can join us celebrating ‘Island Good Days’?

  • Check out the Upcoming Events Page on the Island Good website for more Island Good Days events at participating businesses;
  • Watch for ads on CHEK;
  • Look for/ask for Island Good wherever you shop;
  • Visit islandgood.ca to discover Island Good products and where you can buy them;
  • Follow Island Good on social media @islandgoodbrand;
  • Have you been enjoying a particular Island Good product? Send us your Island Good stories and photos;
  • Sign up to receive the Island Good newsletter at islandgood.ca.

About Island Good: Island Good was created and is managed by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) to help improve business prospects for goods production in the Vancouver Island and Gulf Island region. VIEA is a unique non-profit, non-government organization that started Island Good on a shoe-string budget with a simple question: ‘If we make it easier for shoppers to identify local products, will the buy more?’ The answer, we have discovered, is a resounding ‘YES!’ And this answer leads us to an important observation: greater awareness leads to more sales and more market share which leads to increased production, investment and jobs. Island Good is good for us and good for our economy.

Island Good welcomes their new Business Development team: Uplift Marketing Destination Marketing Services

Island Good welcomes Uplift Destination Marketing Services, co-owners Suzanne Hedges and Suzanne Girard, who will focus on business development initiatives and support for the Island Good community.  The Uplift team brings extensive knowledge and years of experience in the BC tourism, culinary and hospitality sectors, and will be here for you to provide support, answer questions, and to build on our already growing IG membership. Uplift will stay connected with our established key partners in moving forward on initiatives like our distribution service opportunities, Island Good gift boxes and ways to leverage the Island Good brand for increased sales and meaningful relationships. Uplift is pleased to bring together the first-ever Island Good Market Days for the lsland Good and local community, June 11, 11:00 – 7:00pm at Arbutus Meadows, Nanoose Bay.

For more information, please contact: experience@upliftdms.com

Island Good Market Day Vendor Spotlight: Martha’s Delectables

Martha’s Delectables started about 5 years ago. Martha and Jeff are professionally trained and have always had a passion for baking. Seeing the smiles on people’s faces when they enjoy our goodies makes us happy.  We are proud to be part of Island Good. Island Good brings the community together. Also through Island Good we get to know and support other local businesses. We firmly believe it is important to support local businesses so our whole community can thrive and we can continue to grow our Island economy. 

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