Winner of a 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Award Homegrown, modern recipes that feature the most treasured local ingredients from Vancouver Islands forests, fields, farms and sea. Off the shore of Canadas west coast lies a food lovers island paradise. Vancouver Islands temperate climate nurtures a bounty of wild foods, heritage grains, organic produce, sustainable meats and artisan-crafted edible delights. This thoughtfully curated, beautifully photographed contemporary cookbook brings Vancouver Islands abundant food scene into the kitchens of home cooks everywhere. Whether its fresh blackberries, foraged chanterelles and fiddleheads, freshly harvested spot prawns or oysters, line-caught spring salmon, grass-fed beef, or cultivated foods like heritage red fife wheat, these recipes highlight the most sought-after ingredients on the island while honouring the producers and artisans dedicated to sustainable and ethical producing and harvesting. Try recipes like Craft Beer-Braised Island Beef Brisket, Nettle and Ch vre Ravioli, and Beetroot and Black Walnut Cake featuring Denman Island Chocolate. Divided into four sections--forest, field, farm, and sea--Cedar and Salt places the most excellent local ingredients on a pedestal--and then onto your plate.