A 91大黄鸭 farm has won a bronze medal in a national competition and been awarded a $5,000 grant.
Among the almost 2,000 entries, the Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm tied for third with several other small businesses across the country in this year鈥檚 Canadian FedEx Small Business Grant Contest.
鈥淲e鈥檙e pretty excited,鈥� said Andrea McFadden, owner of Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been at this for years, so we鈥檝e been able to perfect our practices.鈥�
The contest recognizes 10 small businesses from across the country annually and provides the businesses with support and financial resources to help them break into local and global markets.
Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm鈥檚 dedication to innovating the farming industry to keep it sustainable for the future is their selling point for investors and customers, said McFadden.
鈥淪ustainable farming is going to be the way of the future,鈥� she added.
Their products are grown without harmful sprays and harvested by hand.
They鈥檙e accented by sustainably sourced, organic and fair trade oils, butters, essential oils as well as other products.
All of their products are tested on family, friends and staff, 鈥渂ut never on animals鈥� and are all farmed by hand, McFadden noted.
There is no machinery involved to farm and harvest.
One of their newest additions, that McFadden said probably won the judges over, is their newly imported biodegradable wood chip containers from Finland.
She said her farm is the first in Canada to use this equipment.
鈥淭hey believed in our story,鈥� said McFadden, who had to send in a video as part of the application process. 鈥淭hey all felt like they visited the farm. We aren鈥檛 even videographers. We are farmers.鈥�
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