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Have you heard of the Halifax Evergreen Festival?
From Dec 13-17, the Pictou County Pop Can will connect the wonderful businesses we know and love with other parts of the province, sharing the fantastic work of entrepreneurs in the county.
For more information on the Evergreen Festival & Market, click here
Check out the list of participating businesses below!
Melmerby Adventures is an adventure tourism company offering water sport rentals, on a seasonal basis, right at Melmerby Beach. They started their additional business venture, Surprise Soap, at the New Glasgow Farmers Market 10 years ago. Each bar of their clear, natural scent-free soap contains a figure inside, from upcycled LEGO to popular Paw Patrol figures. They continue to sell their local staple surprise soap in various retailers including the New Glasgow Farmers Market, Woozles Children's Bookstore, Whisleberry Market, and Ahead of Hair.
The Raw Edge Pet Health is an all-natural store, their healthy pet treats and natural remedies contain no chemicals or preservatives. They also offer Pet 1st Aid & CPCR with hands on learning and a certificate upon completion. You can visit The Raw Edge Pet Health at 299 MacDonald St, New Glasgow, NS.
Surrey and Sydney creates handmade, small batch, unique polymer clay and mixed metal earrings, right in New Glasgow, NS!
Glamcrow Cosmetics' mission is to deconstruct “normal” beauty standards and replace them with honest and creative self-expression by providing quality, colour cosmetics and encouragement to be who you are, when you are, where you are.
Ashton Creative Design founder John Ashton is a 38 year self-employed graphic and visual artist, historian, author and newspaper columnist. He operates from his studio office in Bridgeville, Pictou County.
Plant-B Clothing Design is a fashion brand that creates beautiful, high-quality, easy-wear while prioritizing sustainability. Plant-B dedicates a portion of proceeds to design, develop and nurture school vegetable garden programs.
Creative Pictou County is an art hub, home to all things creative and expressive in the neighbourhoods of Pictou County. This hub can direct you to events, inspiration, and includes a directory of local talent for those looking to network or hire someone in the creative arts. .
Lismore Sheep Farm is located just off the Sunrise Trail (Route 6)in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. They have a working sheep farm with approximately 200 sheep, primarily Dorset crosses which produce a beautiful soft fleece which is used in many of their products, available on the farm. They also have a small flock of purebred Suffolk sheep with strong Brittish bloodlines .
Mrs. MacGregor's Shortbreads is a small batch bakery that has been producing and packaging a high end line of quality gourmet shortbread cookies since 2003. Their shortbread is made using a generations old family recipe, traced back about 200 years.
The Pictou Bee Press was established in 2022 to honour the early accomplishments of James Dawson (1789-1862), a Scottish entrepreneur, who settled in Pictou in 1811 and played a significant role in the early history of publishing in Canada. They publish quality books celebrating Pictou's remarkable history for readers of all ages.
Chapel Cove Chocolate is a small chocolatier in New Glasgow who produces gourmet CultivateBetterCocoa(TM) chocolate, made into bars and chocolate products for retail gifts, tourism events, conventions, weddings, and seasonal gifting.
Sweet Art by Elena makes delicious cookies that taste as good as they look. The fresh, thick gingerbread cookies topped with icing make for a great treat for family & friends!
Bramble Hill Farm produces microgreens with big tastes.
Jampy creates one-of-a-kind maritime inspired decorations described as woodworking meets graphic design with an East Coast twist.
The River Gallery on Water Street in Pictou, is a small gallery offering original art, and is a showcase for local artisans. Additionally, they carry a line of all natural body products knowns as SASWE - all made with a base of sage & sweetgrass.
Sense and SensibiliTea is a local purveyor of fine hand blended tea inspired from history and and literature.
Patches creates cherished wall art or pillows from pieces of material, woven by hand.
Creative Pictou County is an art hub, home to all things creative and expressive in the neighbourhoods of Pictou County. This hub can direct you to events, inspiration, and includes a directory of local talent for those looking to network or hire someone in the creative arts. .
Celsius is compiled of a seasoned group of creative, technical and marketing professionals, brought together to serve clients with a razer-sharp focus on a successful, strategic approach. Their fundamental services include brand development, marketing campaigns/promotions, social media creative/consulting/management and online advertising. We create based on empathy – and results. While other agencies, disrupt, punch, and scream… Celsius listens.
Learn more about Glasgow Square Theatre, New Glasgow’s premiere venue for music, entertainment, arts, and culture.