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Myles calls Wolfville the “epicentre” of the local food movement. “We have the Devour Film Festival, the best farmer’s market, and a unique agricultural region. We are surrounded increasingly by beautiful wineries, making this a destination to experience agriculture. We are committed to local and val- ue-added, and we see so many good things for the future here,” he said. “The threat of political interference in this is always there, as are changes in policy. But we’ve got
excel. It provides a justification for a lot of what we do, and we can remind ourselves that our mission and vision should align with the report.” Myles says he’s learned a whole lot in the last 18 months, and that the business needs to be about individuals. “We have turned our focus from production, pack- aging and labelling to the people who make up our business. We are working on HR management and trying to become an exceptional employer,” he said. “We are learning to operate in a respectful manner and the way we feel our employees deserve. We are made of people. You can hit all of your Key Performance Indicators and have big net revenues, but you cannot have a great business without peace in the workplace. We are diligent in ensuring we never have a workplace that’s full of tension and conflict.” They have 12 employees, five of whom work full- time, and they’re ready to tell their customers each day why they’re different. “While many industrial ciders are made in two weeks, we ferment at low temperatures for six. That way we retain nice apple aromatics. We car- bonate at low levels, and let the fruit speak for itself. We don’t sweeten with sugar, but use fresh juice,” he said. “We want to make sure these things are highlight- ed, and our relatively higher cost reflects how dif- ferent we are. We sit on a thin piece of the industry
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