Dave & Suzy Belt
Introduction
After globetrotting for some 47 years – living in Asia, Europe, all over North America, and traveling also to Africa, the Middle East, and South America – our family decided to settle down in beautiful Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, located on the Sunrise Trail in the central part of mainland Nova Scotia. We purchased a beautiful compound right on the ocean that contains both residential and commercial buildings, perfect for our eclectic yarn & fibre arts studio, gift shop, and gourmet
foods store.
Our long-term goal is to create a world-class, one-of-a-kind “shopping village,” comprised of several unique boutiques, each with its own theme and unique appeal. We want this to become a “destination spot” for locals, seasonal residents, and tourists alike. To realise this goal, we will also be building a trailhead (parking area, picnic tables, shade trees, gardens, and bridge) for easier access to the Trans-Canada Trail, which traverses our property. For the visitor seeking refreshment, we will also soon have a tea room overlooking the ocean – where we will serve up an assortment of coffees, teas, and light snacks and desserts (including our WORLD FAMOUS cheesecake)! So just watch us grow over the next several years!
We are additionally committed to cultivating an on-line store, where customers can shop from the convenience of home, 24 hours a day. We are well-stocked on most items, and usually ship orders within 48 hours of receipt. Because our storefront actually contains literally thousands of products – some of them one-time buys, some of them seasonal in nature – it is impractical to depict all items on this website. We have chosen, instead, to spotlight the most popular items (for the gourmet food side of the site) or to link with manufacturer’s websites (for the yarn & equipment part of our site). If there is some product that you are seeking, but don’t see listed on our website, please send an e-mail to us. Welcome to our website!
About the Owners
Sunrise Mercantile is owned and operated by Dave and Suzy Belt and our children, Kiva-Marie and Collin.
Suzy comes from the MacAulay Clan of Nova Scotia. A family move many years ago resulted in Suzy growing up in Upstate New York, near the city of Binghamton . She graduated from Syracuse University before serving eight years in the United States Air Force, after which she graduated to fulltime service as a home schooling mom, rancher, and fibre arts instructor.
Meanwhile, Dave grew up in a U.S. Air Force family, followed by college at the University of Colorado in Boulder, a short recording career with Shining Eagle Records, and 22 years of Active Duty working for both the U.S. and Canadian militaries. He and Suzy met while working on assignment in Denver, Colorado . They were married in 1985.
Upon leaving the Air Force in 1998, Dave and Suzy moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. In Pagosa Springs, Dave and Suzy were local radio DJs at KWUF 106.3 FM. They were also fulltime alpaca ranchers and operated a local tourist attraction called Echo Mountain Alpacas. Also in 1998, Dave became the Executive Editor of Alpacas Magazine, the largest and most widely-read alpaca magazine in the world (available through all Tractor Supply Company retail outlets, as well as select bookstore chains: Barnes & Noble, Hastings Booksellers, Waldenbooks, Tower Books & Records, Borders Booksellers, and a host of other national bookstores, as well as from the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association).
In 2004, a sense of adventure spurred our family to return to our ancestral home in Nova Scotia . We love it here in the Maritimes, and are very excited about our new venture with Sunrise Mercantile! We hope you’ll join the growing circle of friends who follow our progress as we build this shopping village from the ground up!
Gourmet Food and Online Products We Carry
As we have traveled throughout the world, we have discovered literally thousands of absolutely delicious foods and intriguing gift products. We have brought many of these foods and products here to Canada , and are continually expanding our product lines. Please visit our site frequently to see what new and interesting items we have added to the collection! We hope you will be adventuresome and try some products that perhaps you’ve never experienced before! If you have a particular favourite food or product that you’d like to have us consider adding to the inventory, just send us a note. We’ll research it and who knows…maybe we’ll find a way to include it in our stock!
We presently carry selected gourmet foods online from the following companies. If you are looking for a specific product from any of these companies but don’t see it on our website, please send an e-mail to inquire.
Abstwinder
Abtey
Asbach
Bechtle
Bewley’s
Bird’s
Bisto
Blue Sky
Brickstone
Cadbury
Canadian Herb & Spice Co.
Carr’s
Cavalier No-Sugar Chocolates
Coffman’s
Colman’s
Crosse & Blackwell
Daniel No-Sugar Chocolates
Darbo
Dr. Knoll
Dr. Soldan
Edinburgh Preserves
Eduscho
Fanta
Farmer John’s Herbs
Formac Cookbooks
Galloping Cows Fine Foods
Ghirardelli
Gottena
Gourmet du Village
Haribo
Hartley’s
Heinz
Hengstenberg
Henninger
Jules de Strooper
Katjes
Knorr
Kuchenmeister
Labrador Preserves
Lambertz
Lavinia’s Olde English Delights, Ltd.
Louët
Jacob’s
John Wm Macy
MacKay’s
Marmite
McVities
Mauna Loa
Menz & Gasser
Messmer
Mestemacher
Mye Restaurant
PG Tips
Reber
Ryvita
Riegelein
Ritter-Sport
Robertson’s
Rose’s
Sarson’s
Schacht
Schluckwerder
Simpkins
Storz
Strand Tea Company
Spitz
Sunflower Food & Spice Company, Ltd.
Sunrise Mercantile Brand
Tate & Lyle
Taylors of Harrogate
Tea Forte
Tiptree
Twinings
VanDyk’s Blueberry Juice Products, Ltd.
Weiss
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