The Schmidts spread the love this Valentine’s Day
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Joanne and Ron Schmidt are celebrating 32 years of their family jam and jelly business, Galloping Cows, with a special milestone this Valentine's Day marking 16 years of partnership and distribution with Sobeys Atlantic. The business name originated from a university project photo Joanne took of a galloping cow, chosen just days before their first market opened on Route 19 in Port Hood. What started as a trailer-turned-market has grown into a successful artisan food company offering pepper jellies, fruit spreads, chutneys, and salsa that are sustainable, vegan, and gluten-free. The Schmidts have partnered with local farmers for nearly three decades and their products have been featured at prestigious events including the Oscars, Golden Globes, and TIFF. Their products are available at local gift shops, Mabou Fresh Mart, and the Inverness Co-op, and they credit Sobeys Atlantic for giving them distribution opportunities and their loyal customers for supporting them over 5,800 days.
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Joanne Schmidt and her husband, Ron, have been loving their family business and their loyal customers for over 32 years. -by April MacDonald Happiness is like jam, you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself.When most Valentine’s Day romances are measured in roses and chocolates, a local family’s success story is celebrating a different kind of devotion. This February, Galloping Cows, a 32-year-old family jam and jelly business is marking a sweet 16 milestone of being partners with and being distributed by Sobeys Atlantic. First things first: What’s the meaning behind the name Galloping Cows? Ron and Joanne’s dairy farm dreams hit a snag just two days before their wedding when Joanne’s father decided he was too young to retire. Full-time retirement and golfing weren’t his cup of tea. Despite cows being notoriously bad at galloping (it messes with their milk mojo), the idea of happy heifers skipping around in the spring just tickled Joanne. Picture this: a trailer-turned-market on Route 19 in Port Hood, with no name just days away from opening. Then it hit her: “Galloping Cows!” The inspiration? A university project where Joanne snapped a picture of a joyous bovine mid-gallop. And voilà, the fun-filled name was born! What began as a local kitchen dream has blossomed into a long love story with East Coast “foodies” made possible by a retailer that took a chance on a local entrepreneur. “As the jars hit the shelves on Valentine’s Day, our family is sending a heart-felt thank you to the grocer that gave them a home for distribution and to our many loyal customers who have supported us all these years and have helped to keep the flame alive for 5,800 days,” said Joanne Schmidt in an interview on Tuesday morning. You can discover Galloping Cows Fine Foods in local gift shops, the Mabou Fresh Mart and the Inverness Co-op, to name a few. Schmidt explains that their products are “where culinary excellence meets sustainability.” “Our pepper jellies, fruit spreads, chutneys, and salsa are perfect for cheese and charcuterie boards. We’ve partnered with local farmers for nearly three decades to ensure freshness in every jar. Our products are inspired by the fruits and vegetables grown in fields and surrounded by untouched forests swept by ocean breezes,” she added. Their products are sustainable, vegan, gluten-free, no dyes, MSG, preservatives, or synthetic sugars.“We uphold quality and authenticity from our market garden roots to gifting our pepper jellies and brandy cranberry marmalade at the Oscars, Golden Globes, and TIFF,” she closed. Spread the love this Valentine’s Day!