Name: Cowichan Pasta Co.

Products: Pasta

Manufactured In: The Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, BC

Where to Buy: In BC stores and online

Website: cowichanpasta.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Cowichan Pasta came to life in 2010. Cowichan Pasta works with local farmers to grow both ancient grains and modern grains for their pasta production which is then milled at True Grain Mill and Bakery. They produce frozen ravioli and dried pasta using ingredients from BC and many local products such as salt from Vancouver Island Salt Company, Cowichan Valley beef, BC spot prawns, vegetables, and foraged items like seaweed and mushrooms when in season.

Cowichan Pasta can be found all over British Columbia from fine food stores to larger chains. Cowichan Pasta is the first pasta company in Canada to make stone ground pasta with ancient grains such as Spelt, Emmer, Khorasan, and Red Fife that are stored in whole kernel form, and then milled fresh with a chosen grind that maintains more of the fibre portion of the wheat than over processed grains.