Photo by Kim Elsasser
Lisa Olson 0616
Taking off in a helicopter can be an exhilarating experience; there is lots of excitement, power, torque and wind! It's a bit like a business where you launch, take off, and then rise steadily and travel with no road map to your destination.
You can check out our short piece on heli-tours, which can be a great addition to your agritourism business.
It was fun shooting the cover photo for this issue with renowned photographer Kim Elsasser, who not only brings his artistic talents to any shoot, but also brought a party of friends and excitement to the location. This time he brought the helicopter too! Valhalla Helicopters flew onto the vineyard of Kalala Organic Estate Winery to show off another setting to enjoy a wine tour and picnic lunch in the beautiful Okanagan. Memories can be made with this type of experience!
We're also revisiting innovative farmers in the Okanagan as Part Two of our series on agritourism farming entrepreneurs. Agritourism businesses profiled in this issue range from a farm-based daycare, petting zoo parties, fresh box deliveries, artisinal cheese-making and a heritage farm offering walking tours.
Our wine writer Michael Botner also explains the potential windfall from a court case in New Brunswick, which is expected to open up the prospect of Direct to Consumer wine sales across Canada. Considering DTC has grown to more than $2 billion in the US, that could potentially offer great things for our Canadian wine industry.
Summer is upon us and there is more excitement and hard work that follows, hopefully taking some time in between to sit back and enjoy the warm weather, fresh fruit and veggies and take in a concert series or event at a local venue. So like a whirlwind helicopter spinning its’ prop around and around I hope you have a great season and rise to your mountaintop.
Enjoy the magazine.