The people behind every bottle of Stolen Harvest

Owner-Operated. Maker-Led.

**KRISTEVA DOWLING, MSoc.Sc., WSET Level 2-Wines., Cert. Winemaking.**
**FERMENTATION QUEEN & DREAM-MAKER & RISK TAKER**
KRISTEVA IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE STOLEN HARVEST MEAD AND BRAND. SHE HAD A DREAM OF BECOMING A BEEKEEPER WHICH LEAD HER TO TRY HER HAND AT MEAD-MAKING AS A WAY OF PRESERVING HER BOUNTIFUL HONEY HAUL. IMMEDIATELY SHE LOVED THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MEAD-MAKING AND THE OBSESSION TOOK HOLD.
KRISTEVA LOVES THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF RECIPE DEVELOPMENT AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BUSINESS: FROM WILD HARVESTING THE FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND DRUPES TO THE TASTING AND SHOWCASING THE FINAL PRODUCT. SHE IS A CONSUMMATE SYBARITE AND LOVES TO SHARE HER PASSION. SHE ALSO HAS HER BJCP MEAD JUDGE CERTIFICATE.

**ERIC ERME**
**CHIEF WILDCRAFTER & HEAVY-LIFTING & BOTTLING DAYS TEAM LEAD**
ERIC IS THE BACKBONE AND NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE TEAM. WITHOUT HIS ENERGY AND DEDICATION STOLEN HARVEST MEADERY WOULD STILL JUST BE A DREAM. HE HAS BUILT THE MEADERY FROM THE GROUND UP WITH THE HELP OF SOME SUPER DEDICATED FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. ERIC IS PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING IN NATURE AND CHIEF SCOUT WHEN IT COMES TO FORAGING FOR INGREDIENTS. WHEN NOT OUT IN THE FIELD, ERIC CAN BE FOUND DOING ANYTHING FROM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO SOURCING THE LATEST PRODUCTS FOR MEAD PRODUCTION. HE IS ALSO OFTEN CAUGHT SNEAKING SAMPLES ALONG THE WAY.

The Stolen Harvest crew

**DAYLEN SPARKES, aka The Kid**
**LEAD CELLAR HAND & HEAVY LIFTING TEAM MEMBER**
DAYLEN IS PART OF THE HEAVY LIFTING DEPARTMENT. BUT HE IS ALSO ALWAYS QUICK WITH A JOKE AND LIGHTS UP OUR DAYS WITH HIS INFECTIOUS LAUGHTER. HE IS DEDICATED AND HARD-WORKING. HE HELPS WITH ALL ASPECTS OF GETTING US TO MARKETS. HE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FRONT-LINE IN THE SUMMER AT SELECT MARKETS HANDING OUT TASTING SAMPLES AND SELLING OUR MEADS. HE BRINGS ENTHUSIASM AND JOY TO THE WORK. AND WHEN NOT AT THE MARKETS, HE CAN OFTEN FOUND AT STOLEN HARVEST IN THE MEADERY LEARNING TO MAKE MEAD UNDER KRISTEVA’S (OUR MEAD MAKER) TUTELAGE. HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY HELPS HER WITH ANYTHING FROM HAND-CHOPPING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF RHUBARB TO HAND BOMBING THE HONEY FROM THE BARRELS INTO THE TANKS. AND, OF COURSE, PROVIDING CRITICAL FEEDBACK WHEN SAMPLING THE MEADS IN PROGRESS.

**SHELBY CLARKE**
**SALES AND EVENTS LEAD**
SHELBY IS A GRANDE PRAIRIE LOCAL WITH OVER 20 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY AND 10+ YEARS OF SERVICE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE. A PROUD MOM OF FOUR, SHELBY LOVES CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS. SHE’S JOINING THE STOLEN HARVEST TEAM AS OUR TASTING & EVENTS LEAD, REPRESENTING THE BRAND AT LIQUOR STORES, MARKETS, AND EVENTS — AND SERVING AS THE PRIMARY LEAD FOR OUR RETAIL ACCOUNTS.

RYAN YEADON, aka Hot Wheels

MARKET MANAGER

RYAN MOVED UP TO GRANDE PRAIRIE IN THE FALL OF 2022 AND JOINED THE STOLEN HARVEST TEAM. HE HAS BEEN KRISTEVA’S BIGGEST SUPPORTER AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE EPONYMOUS MEAD, RYAN’S RESERVE. RYAN HELPS WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS. FROM LIQUOR STORE DELIVERIES, TO PUTTING LABELS ON THE MEADS ON BOTTLING DAY, TO CHEERING HIS SISTER KRISTEVA (OUR MEAD MAIDEN) ON. BUT MOSTLY, HE LOVES TO BE ON THE QUAD AND ROLLING AROUND THE FARM DOING ANYTHING OUTDOORS. ESPECIALLY TENDING THE VINES, DEVELOPING TRAILS AND BUILDING FIRES.