Gluten-Free Events Calendar
If it’s gluten free and happening in Victoria, Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands, you’ll find it listed here! From tastings to contests, farmer’s markets to food trucks – this is your calendar to Gluten-Free Paradise! Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies and add a new restaurant – and possibly a new gluten-free friend – to your repertoire!
Country Fresh, Naturally The Best!
Established in 1967, Port Alberni’s Hertel Meats pioneered the curing of meats without MSG and lead the way with dairy-free, gluten-free, preservative-free sausages. Their bacon? To die for! Who needs chocolate!
Hertel Meats – Member of Thrifty Foods ‘Pick BC First Hall of Fame!
Hertel Meats Ltd. was created in 1967, a small family enterprise, providing slaughter, cutting & wrapping, and further processing, of beef, pork and game for local farmers and hunters.
- In the mid 80’s, Tom Hertel recognized and responded to a need he saw in his customers, developing Hertel’s now renowned line of fresh sausages processed without wheat gluten, lactose (milk) products, or artificial preservatives.
- He also created a naturally smoked bacon cured without the use of sodium nitrite, nitrate or other chemical preservatives which quickly established itself as a top seller and remains in high demand today.
- Hertels was also a pioneer in the production of products seasoned without the use of Monosodium Glutamate. (MSG), a trend that was soon imitated by many other major meat processing plants.
Hertel Meats is renowned among Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland Grocery Retailers for the freshness and availability of their top quality wholesale fresh pork cuts.
Hertel Meats is a proud sponsor of The Celiac Scene and the Canadian Celiac Association’s Gluten-Free Living Classes.
• HertelMeats.ca
• Where to Buy
• About Hertel Meats
• Hertel’s Product Listing
• Cooking & Carving
• Facebook • Instagram
• Contact 1-866-723-9698
• Order Form
SAUSAGES*
Pork Sausage • Breakfast Sausage • Cocktail • Honey & Garlic • Apple & • Cinnamon • Maple & Brown Sugar • Bratwurst • BBQ Bratwurst • Hot Italian • Mild Italian • Chorizo • Turkey
- *British Bangers, Tomato Basil and Rosemary Garlic Sausages contain wheat crumbs. Careful practices are in place to prevent cross contamination.
BACON
• Thick Cut Bacon • Uncured Bacon • Ayreshire Bacon • Back Bacon • Piece Bacon • Piece Back Bacon •
HAM
• Bone-In Ham • Boneless Ham • E-Z Carve Ham • Smoked Picnics • Cottage Roll • Kassler Loin • Smoked Pork Chops • Smoked Ribs • Smoked Jowls • Smoked Hocks •
Where to Purchase Hertel Meats Products
49th Parallel Grocery • Butcher’s Block • Buy-Low Foods • Chemainus Foods • Choices Market • Country Grocers • Courtenay Country Market • Discovery Foods • Edgemont Market • Edible Island • Fairway Markets • Heritage Meats • IGA Marketplaces • Lantzville Market • Market Meats • Nesters Market • Old Country Market • Organic Grocer • Peninsula Co-op • Pepper’s Foods • Planet Organic • Quality Foods • Queensdale Market • Save-On-Foods • Sointula Co-op • Stong’s Market • Superette Foods • Super Valu • Gibsons • Thrifty Foods • Tofino Co-op • Tomm’s Food • Village Tru Value Foods • Ucluelet Co-op • Urban Fare • Village Food Markets • Westlynn Meats • Wheelhouse Seafoods
Join this fun gluten-free gang for their Annual Celiac BBQ on Sunday, August 25th in Nanoose. Everyone and their significant others are welcome! Arrive at 4:00 pm for appetizers, great conversation with dinner and yummy desserts to follow.
The menu is still under development but it is guaranteed to be gluten free and delicious. You won’t be disappointed!
Details and RSVP: annezahara@shaw.ca or call / text 250-240-0708. $16.00/person
BBQ Update! August 27, 2019
A big gluten-free thank you to the contributors who helped to make this event so special and to Anne and her Helpers for staging this very popular event!
• Bake My Day
• Eat Fresh Urban Market
• Epicure Selections by Laara Clarkson
• Lakeview Gluten-Free Bakery
• Nellie’s European Deli
• Rusted Rake Farm
• Sunday, November 24, 5-9pm
• Longwood Brew Pub at 5775 Turner Rd, Nanaimo
Join this happy gang for a 100% gluten-free buffet!
• 2 Salads
• 3 Hot Entrees
• Roast Potatoes
• Rice Pilaf
• Seasonal Vegetables
• Dessert Squares & Cakes, Tea & Coffee.
• $31.95/person – children charged by age i.e. $12 for 12 year-olds.
• Spirits extra.
Re-Gift Exchange!
Men’s to be wrapped in red. Women’s in white. If you bring a gift, you take one home with you. Always fun!
RSVP Annie 250-240-0708 or at annezahara@shaw.ca by November 18th.
Only 30 seats available in Longwood’s exclusive private dining room.
Known as the Jewel in the Crown of Longwood Station, the brewpub starts with stunning views of the Vancouver Island mountain range and spectacular sunsets nestled beside a cozy rock fireplace. It’s all set up to offer an environment to enjoy the brewing and culinary excellence they’ve become famous for, one of Nanaimo’s premier destinations.
