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Borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbour is commonplace. But it’s rare when a neighbour comes knocking for a sourdough starter to add to a batch of beer.

The William Avenue take-what-you-need, pay-what-you-can depot is a Santa’s workshop for a community of artists, educators and anyone who loves to create.

So what does it mean to be vegan? No meat, no poultry, no fish, no dairy, no eggs, no honey. But a huge world of plant-based goodness and flavour awaits.

When a friend brought back bags of coffee from Costa Rica, Geordie and Jill Wilson could smell an opportunity brewing.

Staff at the Exchange District Pharmacy are coming out from behind the counter and into the community.

When you first enter Hollow Reed Holistic, the scent of frankincense envelopes you first, before you take in the warm wood grain furnishings with accents of black, and the tidy apothecary shelves filled with vials of essential oils and packages of dried herbs.