This week I read an article in the latest edition of Edible Vancouver Island, an excellent foodie publication that can be found in restaurants, specialty food stores, and other culinary destinations around the Island. The article featured a young entrepreneur, Jill Lamberts, who operates the remarkable SHOREWOLF Farm Bakery in Black Creek, nestled between Courtenay and Campbell River.

Our interest was immediately piqued because Jill specializes in sourdough bread, and we had recently been enjoying some wonderful sourdough baked by Sheila’s granddaughter during a visit last weekend.

Curiosity got the better of us, so we pointed the Acura toward Black Creek, about an hour from home. Besides, a drive along Highway 19A is always a pleasure. We were not disappointed. SHOREWOLF Farm Bakery is a real gem.

The bakery is housed in a beautiful new building with plenty of parking. We were quite stunned when we walked through the door. Fabulous sourdough loaves were displayed throughout the shop, along with a showcase overflowing with delicious temptations—tarts, meringues, cookies, quiche, and much more.

We enjoyed a lovely visit with Jill, the owner and baker, as well as her mother-in-law, who was serving as enthusiastic salesperson and cashier. Jill originally hails from the Guelph area of Ontario and eventually made her way here via Seattle. She and her husband have an interesting story of their own.

The bakery’s breads are made using a 110-year-old sourdough starter named “Wilma.” The variety of offerings was impressive: traditional sourdough, seedy sourdough, fig, fennel and walnut sourdough, as well as garlic olive rosemary, hazelnut raisin, and chili cheese varieties. They also produce distinctive hot dog and hamburger buns. The products have become so popular that SHOREWOLF now supplies resorts and fishing lodges throughout the region. After one visit, that came as no surprise.

All of the flour is sourced from True Grain Bakery in Cowichan Bay, a company known for milling its own organic grains.

Our visit resulted in the purchase of several items, including sourdough bread, lemon tarts, soup, and chicken pot pies. Clearly, they do much more than bake exceptional bread.

We had a grand time at SHOREWOLF Farm Bakery and highly recommend a visit if you find yourself anywhere nearby.

For those interested, here is the article that inspired our trip:

https://ediblevancouverisland.mydigitalpublication.com/may-june-2026/page-4

You can also learn more about the bakery at:

shorewolffarm.ca

SHOREWOLF Farm Bakery is open:
• Thursday and Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

8376 Island Highway North
Black Creek, BC

Trust me—it’s worth the drive.

Just saying…