Farms & makers · Metchosin
Bilston Creek Farm
Known for lavender in bloom from late June and products distilled in a copper alembic on site
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Farms & makers · Metchosin
Glenrosa Farm
Known for juice pressed from an orchard planted by Metchosin’s first midwife
Since 1889Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Community Hall
Known for a barrel-vaulted wood ceiling and an annual Christmas craft fair
Since 2004Farms & makers · Metchosin
Metchosin Farm
Known for certified organic seed from 300-plus varieties and a spring stand full of starts
Arts & culture · Pedder Bay
Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA)
Known for two weeks of residential-style art workshops on Pedder Bay
Arts & culture · Metchosin village
Metchosin Pioneer and Schoolhouse Museums
Known for free admission to both museums and Sunday hours that line up with the farmers’ market
Outdoors · Pedder Bay
Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina
Known for a sheltered three-lane launch minutes from the south Island fishing grounds
Since 2013Home & garden · Metchosin
Satinflower Nurseries
Known for locally sourced native plants and seed for meadows and restoration
Since 2005Food & drink · Metchosin village
The Broken Paddle Coffee House
Known for daily scratch baking and rotating art on the walls
Farms & makers · Metchosin
Ewe View Farm
Known for whole lambs and sides of pork, raised free range in Metchosin
Since 2024
Farms & makers · Metchosin
Flying Dutchman Market
Known for hay and baking at the same stop, seven days a week
Since 1994
Farms & makers · Metchosin
Galloping Goose Sausage Co.
Known for boerewors, droewors and biltong made to a family South African recipe
Since 2019
Arts & culture · Metchosin village
Metchosin ArtPod
Known for six blind-juried themed shows a year and a $10 Monday watercolour drop-in
Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Community House
Known for the Mighty Metchosin Garage Sale and a monthly art-on-the-walls show
Since 1930
Shops · Metchosin village
Metchosin Country Store
Known for opening at 6:30am and stocking both Galloping Goose sausage and propane
Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Farmers' Market
Known for a three-hour Sunday market where the rule is homemade, handmade or home grown
Health & wellness · Metchosin village
Metchosin Pharmacy
Known for price-matching the big chains from a village storefront
Health & wellness · Metchosin village
Metchosin Wellness Collective
Known for Sunday community acupuncture at a pay-what-you-can $50 to $75
Since 1987
Food & drink · Metchosin village
My-Chosen Café
Known for a weekday happy hour with poutine and beef dip
Since 1984
Services · Metchosin
Richard's Landscaping & Excavating
Known for four decades of driveways, rockeries and culverts on rural lots
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