Chinook Honey Company: Growth Plans for 2006 and Beyond

Chinook Honey Company wants to be the first meadery (honey winery) in Alberta. The method of using honey to make wine is an ancient process that Cherie Andrews wants to bring to today’s market. Presently the Andrew’s have 200 hives from which they harvest honey, beeswax, pollen and propolis.

Plan for Growth:

Expand honey operation to include a tour facility, a retail store and a honey winery (meadery).
Have 90% of wine sales stemming from on the farm
Increase research and product development that has been in development for the past 5 years.
Continue to sell honey, beeswax, pollen and propolis in value-added forms and retail.

The Farm Renewal-Makeover Scholarship will assist Chinook Winery with building renovation, marketing and purchase of winery equipment for the expansion of their operation which will include a tour facility and retail store.

Art and Cherie Andrews - Chinook Honey Company

Other Documents in the Series

More than 120 Producers take Part in AgChoices 2006!
What Participants Had to Say About AgChoices 2006
AgChoices 2006 presents speaker Dr. Boehlje
Dr. Michael Boehlje: The New Business Model
AgChoices 2006 presents speaker Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns' Destiny Manifesto
AgChoices 2006 presents Brian Rhiness, Deputy Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Brian Rhiness: Embracing Opportunities
AgChoices 2006 presents speaker Dan Baker
Dr. Dan Baker: Living a Productive Farm Life
Dr. Dan Baker's 12-Point Plan for Happiness
What Happened at the Ag Info Market
Presentation of Farm Renewal - Makeover Scholarships
Three Farm Renewal - Makeover Scholarships Awarded
Chinook Honey Company: Growth Plans for 2006 and Beyond - Current Document
LTH Farms: Finding New Markets for Canola

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