News and Events
The 2010 Farmers Market Schedule - Out The Box Chocolates will be attending the following farmer's markets on the dates as listed below. So if you are in the area be sure to look us up.
Hubbards
Farmer's Market (and/ or review this video from Sea
and Be Scene and click on the video)
Dates:
May: 8th and 22nd
June: 5th and 19th
July: 10th and 24th
Aug: 14th and 28th
Sept: 4th and 18th
Oct.: 9th and 23rd
Dartmouth
Alderney Landing Farmer's Market
Dates:
June: 12th and 26th
July: 3rd and 17th
Aug: 7th and 21st
Sept: 11th and 25th
Oct.: 2nd and 16th
Why not plan an outing to the lovely town of Wolfville to surprise your Valentine?
Come to the Valentine’s Day at the Wine and Chocolate Tasting Event organized by Out The Box Chocolates and Domaine de Grand Pré
- Saturday, February 13th 2010
- Wine Shop Domaine de Grand Pré
- From 1 pm to 4 pm
- Tickets available at the door, $12.00 per person.
- Ticket price includes an assortment of Wine and Chocolates.
Domaine de Grand Pré is only 3 km away from the charming town of Wolfville and is a convenient and lovely one-hour drive northwest of Halifax. Traveling from Halifax on Highway 101 west, take Exit 10 and turn right onto Highway 1. Travel approximately 1km west and look for the winery on the hill to your right. Domaine de Grand Pré is located at 11611 Highway 1.
I would be delighted to welcome you and friends of yours at the Domaine de Grand Pré’s wine shop.
If you cannot make it out to this event, we will also be attending the
Dartmouth Farmer's Market, at the usual time on Saturday the 13th of February
2010, at the Alderney Landing.
Out The Box Chocolates' chocolate delights can now be found/purchased at:
- Grand Pré Wines, Wolfville
- IRISES Flower Shop on Queen Street, Halifax
- Pete's Frootique in Halifax and Bedford
- Pur Product Club, René Robichaud, Dartmouth: is selling our organic fair trade chocolate with Pumpkin-, Grape- or Flax-Seeds, inquiries@pureproductclub.com
Welcome to our customers for 2010
Out The Box Chocolates
would like to give a very special thank you to our
customers for their patronage and support for the past year, 2009. Out
The Box Chocolates is gearing up for another exciting period, as we step
into 2010. We hope to see our existing customers at the venues we support
and attend and as well find new customers. So they too can enjoy our chocolate
delights, products and services. Again, we extend our best wishes to you,
your family and friends.
You deserve better than ordinary
- remember to treat yourself or someone special - you deserve it - as
they do too.
Scheduled 2009 Christmas Craft Shows and other Events
- Canadian Paraplegic Association (Nova Scotia) Fund raising event:
Wine and Chocolate Tasting - 29th October 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
World Trade and Convention Centre Halifax, Windows (Thursday). - Dartmouth Sportsplex: 30th October to November 1st 2009 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
- Meadowbrook Farm - 20th Anniversary; Saturday 31st October
2009, during the day; Berwick Exit 15 Hwy 101.
- Truro Craft Show: 14th and 15th November (Saturday and Sunday)
- Exhibition Park:
Christmas Craft Village, 13th to 15th November (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
- Wolfville Acadia University Arena:
Christmas Craft Expo, 20th to 22nd November (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
- Hubbards Christmas Market dates: 28th November & 12th December (Saturday AM)
- Heritage Farm Museum: 29th November (Sunday)
- Middle Musquodoboit: 5th and 6th December (Saturday and Sunday).
Update to the 530 Kaye Street store location; October 2009.
Out The Box Chocolates will no longer conduct business at the 5530 Kaye
Street location. This is in part due to the fact that this building has
come under new ownership. I would like to thank all my regular and new
customers for supporting Out The Box Chocolates.
Please call us for additional information regarding where you still can
obtain Out The Box Chocolates product at (902) 860-2700 or send an e-mail
to info@outtheboxchocolates.ca.
Hope to see you at the above events or farmers markets.
Out The Box Chocolates had a very busy and successful
2008, attending the farmers markets at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth and
in Hubbards. We also attended the Christmas fairs at the Dartmouth Sportsplex,
Wolfville and Middle Musquodoboit. Special thanks is given to our customers,
vendors and businesses who have actively supported and promoted Out The
Box Chocolates, either by purchasing, carrying our products or who had
recommended us to new customers. The 2009 season is well on the way and
Out The Box Chocolates is continuing to support and collaborate with others
for events, enjoyed by Nova Scotians and those who are visiting our beautiful
province - Nova Scotia.
You deserve better than ordinary
- remember to treat yourself or someone
special - you deserve it - as do they.
July 2009, SNAP Halifax ran a small feature of Brigitte and Out The Box
Chocolates for the store opening, located at 5530 Kaye Street Store, opposite
the Hydrostone market.
Out The Box Chocolates was featured in the Newfoundland and Labrador based magazine Downhome serving the Atlantic Provinces; to the delight of some of our regular Out The Box Chocolates customers, who had mentioned that they had read this article.
In February 2009; Out The Box Chocolates attended the wine and chocolates tasting event held in Halifax, Nova Scotia to support the Canadian Paraplegic Association. This article was featured in the Metro News.
Out The Box Chocolates in collaboration with Domaine de Grand Pré winery was involved with the Ice Wine Festival in February 2009. This event was held in the beautiful Annapolis Valley town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Contact: info@outtheboxchocolates.ca