A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd. is one of the largest, privately owned shipyards in Canada's Atlantic region. This family business was founded in 1938 by Augustin Theriault in an era where wooden 3-masted sailing ships ruled the seas. Today, state of the art fishing boats, pleasure yachts and catamarans, combining old techniques with the latest trends and technologies, are built of steel, aluminum, fiberglass and composites.

ABCO's operations are located on the waterfront of the UNESCO World Heritage designated town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. ABCO employees, numbering approximately 60, are highly skilled and motivated individuals dedicated to providing the highest degree of customer satisfaction.

Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) is an internationally recognized industry leader in the production of seaweed-based products for global markets in agricultural feed and fertilizer markets, food ingredients industries and in the cultivation and processing of unique seaweeds for the Asian food market. The company employs 300 and operates five manufacturing plants in Atlantic Canada.

Acadian Wipers Ltd, with over 35 years experience, offers excellent quality clothing for export and cleaning cloths/wipers not only in Canada but around the world.

Since 2000, ACORN has the been the key organization for information on organic agriculture, eating organics, and connecting all the parts together. From seed to farmer to consumer, ACORN works to bring the whole picture together–making food choices healthier and more environmentally responsible.

Advanced Heating Solutions is a renewable energy company, supplying geothermal and solar hot water services to Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick. Formerly a coal mining company, Advanced Heating Solutions has evolved to focus on clean energy sources and a sustainable environment. Backed by a proven group of designers and manufacturers, we offer systems that maximize energy savings for you. We are located centrally in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Advocate Printing & Publishing, the largest independent printer in Atlantic Canada, was founded in 1891. We strive to be leaders in our communities and in our industry with our commitment to environmental stewardship and to pursuing sustainable business practices. We recognize that we have an obligation to future generations and as such have been participating in recycling and waste reduction initiatives for over 40 years.

Certified organic, mixed farm, with FSC certified woodlot, on the North Mountain of the Annapolis Valley. Angelhoeve Organic specialises in heritage breeds of pork but also offers lamb, goat and mixed berries.

Welcome to the Annapolis Valley Heritage Seeds online catalog. This is our first year in business supplying hand grown, open-pollinated, non-genetically modified seeds. All of our varieties will come true when saved for seed, which we encourage you to do. We have an emphasis on maintaining heritage varieties but we also sell some great varieties that are more recent introductions. We grow all the seeds ourselves on our small farm at the base of South Mountain in Nictaux, Nova Scotia, near Middleton. Everything on our farm is grown completely organically, although we’re not yet officially certified.

Antigonish Abattoir was founded in 1963 and by 1976, upgraded the red meat processing facility to adhere to the Federal Inspection program for the production of fresh pork, beef, and lamb. Today, Antigonish Abattoir Ltd. employs 40 people in Antigonish, NS.

APC Coatings is a Nova Scotia-owned, ISO 9001:2000 certified supplier of technologically advanced, high quality hot dipped galvanizing of various steel structures. The company has been in the coating industry for almost 20 years, developing galvanizing processes and a solid track record of steel protection and customer satisfaction along the way.

Ascenta is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality natural health products and an industry leader in omega-3 fatty acids. We are headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Our innovative natural health products are sold throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Protecting and restoring the environment is at the heart and soul of Ascenta.

With membership exceeding 250 landowners, Athol currently manages in excess of 45,000 acres. Athol provides a wide array of forestry services to landowners including woodlot management plans, forest improvement services (planting, thinning, harvesting, etc.) and consulting services such as woodlot assessments, timber marketing and scaling of forest products. We also perform GPS field measuring services for the purposes of mapping and identification of land areas, such as forestry/blueberry, etc.

The Atlantic Canada Sustainability Initiative is a collaborative project designed to build capacity and momentum around sustainability in Atlantic Canada using The Natural Step framework as a guide. Sustainability Partners sign a project charter committing their organizations to taking action on sustainability issues. ACSI facilitates learning, planning, and strategic decision making around issues of long-term and short-term sustainability for rural Nova Scotia communities.

The Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Cape Breton is a non-profit charitable community organization. Established in 1992, the original mission was to develop a comprehensive ecosystem management plan for the watershed area of industrial Cape Breton. ACAP Cape Breton has grown into a dynamic group that integrates environmental, social and economic factors into projects focusing on action, education and ecosystem planning.

Our focus is production of the worlds most reliable industrial-sized wind turbine. We believe that using simple, robust technology is the key to successful installation of wind turbines in remote locations. We are proud to offer the AOC 15/50 wind turbine. It is ideally suited for remote, diesel-based utilities and grid connected locations to offset electricity costs for agriculture, commercial and industrial facilities, municipalities and community centers. This turbine is the evolution of a design that has been field-tested around the world for more than 20 years. Since 1995, our engineering team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has been committed to the highest quality manufacturing, installation and service of the AOC 15/50.

Barnwood Inn is a restored century home overlooking the beautiful Bear River valley. In the heart of the new wine region, this bed and breakfast sources local goods and produce and has a firm eco-policy regarding linens and recycling. Open June to October with ensuite rooms, cable TV, internet and sumptuous breakfasts. We encourage you to take the scenic 20 minute stroll into the village of Bear River with its restaurants and galleries or chat with us about the other exciting activities available in the Annapolis Digby region.

The Bay of Fundy Marine Resource Centre (MRC) is a community-based institution, offering services, facilities and technical support relating to all aspects of the Bay of Fundy’s marine economies and ecosystems. The MRC aims to achieve viable and sustainable coastal communities on the Bay of Fundy and connected watersheds based on innovation, learning and community stewardship of natural resources. The MRC provides training facilities, a walk-in information and referral centre with on-line access to information on a wide range of marine related topics. It also provide a GIS mapping centre (Coastal Marine Resource Mapping Project), meeting rooms, and other facilities.

We are an Environmentally Responsible company, founded in 1992, offering a wide range of cleaning products and services. Small, focused, responsive to consumers seeking to maintain clean and healthy homes and workplaces, we supply many small stores and businesses, and large customers including Sobey’s, Loblaw, school boards, hospitals and the Department of National Defense. Our products and services have been recognized for their excellence by The Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment and Environment Canada.

Benjamin Bridge is an innovative sparkling wine house on the south facing slopes of the Gaspereau Valley, where owners Gerry McConnell and Dara Gordon have been growing grapes since the millennium. Working with an international team of winemakers to produce Méthode Classique sparkling wines on the order of cuvées de prestige wines, early tastings show these wines as "nothing short of spectacular" with striking flavours and the brilliant acidity that is characteristic of Nova Scotia wines. An inaugural, limited release is planned for late 2009. Limited edition wines released to date include NOVA 7, Borealis Icewine and TAURUS.

Bfreehomes provides project consulting and design services for new and existing homes. Our services include deep energy reduction strategies that aim for 70%-90% decrease in space and water heating; green product recommendations; preplanning for renewable energy systems; and barrier-free floor plans with user-friendly details. Bfreehomes does not sell products or promote any specific technologies or methods - just objective advice. We bring our cutting edge research in sustainable housing and green products into our work to ensure our advise to you is based on solid research and current practice.

Blomidon Estate Winery is located in the heart of the Annapolis Valley on land that slopes right down to the Minas Basin. We are committed to making the best quality wines from our vineyards. Our vineyard management is very hands on, from fruit thinning to green harvesting and then hand harvesting, our goal is to produce 100% Nova Scotia estate grown grapes which meet the high standards necessary to produce a limited amount of very good quality wine. Are you wondering why we call our premium wines "Estate" wines? Our goal is to grow all of our grapes at our two vineyards. By controlling the quality of the grapes we thereby control the quality of the final wine product. Hence "Estate" grown and bottled wine.

Brookes Diamond Productions, one of Atlantic Canada's leading full-service entertainment companies provides consulting, booking, concert promotion and production services for a wide variety of organizations, excelling at extraordinary results. Current productions include DRUM! represents the musical heartbeat of Nova Scotia. It is a spectacular musical production featuring 20 musicians, dancers, drummers, and singers from four principal cultures ñ Aboriginal, Black, Celtic and Acadian ñ brought together in a heart-pumping fusion of music, dance, poetry, video, rhythm, and song.

Bullfrog Power is Canada’s leading 100 percent green electricity provider with service available for homes and businesses in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI. All of our power comes from clean, renewable resources like wind and low-impact hydro instead of coal, oil and nuclear. When you choose Bullfrog Power, Bullfrog ensures that as much low-impact renewable electricity is injected into the electricity grid as you use.Making the choice for clean, green power is a breeze. Bullfrog Power is available throughout Alberta, B.C. and Ontario, and the Maritimes, and thousands of Canadians have already chosen to bullfrogpower their homes, condos, apartments, offices and businesses!

Our vision is to see BUY LOCAL SAVE LOCAL and this website becoming the most powerful resource for local communities to build a strong economy and strong relationships right around them. We envision many members working and meeting together, filling this web portal with valuable information about green living, local produce and businesses, resources for business owners, and operators, families and charities and much more.

C-Vision is an environmentally-conscience company, and was the precipient of a Dalhousie Eco-Efficiency Award. C-Vision was one of the first companies in North America to develop a lead-free manufacturing process in compliance with RoHS and WEEE standards, and had done some engineering work designing and manufacturing a LED emergency light. This announcment signifies a new direction for C-Vision to develop its own environmentally- and energy-friendly lighting product. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $2.9 Million dollars, and is expected to last approximately 2 years.

Using state-of-the-art information technology CarShareHFX provides individuals, families, businesses and organizations with easy, self-serve access to a fleet of vehicles, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Members rent our cars by the 1/4 hour, with gas, insurance, MacPass, 150 km driving all included, 1 hr minimum to 3 days. Carsharing complements existing modes of mobility, such as walking, cycling and scootering, taxis, carpooling, rental cars and Metro Transit. Our fleet can be an ideal second family car. Or the first car for younger drivers with no insured driver history. By reducing our dependency on individually owned motor vehicles, Car Sharing systems can reduce traffic congestion, emissions and save members much money. Nine cars, 8 locations around central Halifax.

The Casket, Canada’s oldest continuing weekly newspaper, has been informing the residents of Antigonish, Nova Scotia since 1852. And today, the paper with its distinctive treasure chest logo, is not only read in Canada. Copies of the paper have been found in India, South America, and Australia. “Our paper has been taken all around the world. It's amazing," says Publisher and General Manager Ken Sims. “Many community newspapers would die for that kind of loyalty and commitment to readership. We're very proud of that.” What began as a four-page newspaper is now part of a larger company, Casket Printing. They produce three publications, have a full-line commercial print shop with such major customers as Michelin Canada and St. Francis Xavier University, and employ 32 people.

CML was established to offer independent administrative support services to "start up" and existing Community Economic Development Investment Corporations (CEDCs) operating in Nova Scotia, Canada. We are an independent service provider that is able to set up initial CEDIF (Community Economic Development Investment Funds), as well as managing existing funds. We provide these services continually, and / or, on a contractual basis.

Chebucto Windfield Inc is a Community Economic Development Corporation operating in Halifax Regional Municipality. Our mandate is to raise capital through the sale of shares and invest this money in renewable energy companies owned and operated in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotians invest over $600 million dollars annually in RRSP’s. Less than 2% of this is reinvested in Nova Scotia. Under the CEDIF program, Chebucto Windfieldshareholders are rewarded for investing locally, in the form of equity tax credits against income earned in theprovince. The benefits of keeping money at work inour province include enhanced economic growth, community development and increased employment opportunities just to name a few.