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“The West Coast is infamously unorthodox and rejects common ways of doing things, so we’ve had to work with grit and determination to create new cultural experiences and narratives for our region.”

Travis Tiddy
Festival Director
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Travis Tiddy
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"There was a person in there that told me I wouldn’t be anything or do anything and I think it was for me to prove to myself that I could actually be something, do something."

Diane Edgerton
CEO, Direct Edge Manufacturing
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Diane Edgerton
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“The potato salad business has had more lows than highs and has taken a huge amount of work and energy, technical support, perseverance, faith, and sheer guts.”

Susan Daly
Potato farmer
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Susan Daly
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“The banks would not look at us and we had no income. We ate rough, we had two toddlers, we chopped wood in the backyard to keep warm in winter. No equipment, nothing!”

Nurul Mohd Noor and Corey Newton
Philadelphia Bakers
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“It was scary at first, we knew nothing about logistics and pricing and retailing.”

David Meredith
Tourism operator & exporter
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David Meredith