Annanda was founded by Heather and Blair in Sault Ste. Marie, where years spent exploring the forests of the Algoma Highlands sparked a deep interest in chaga and functional mushrooms.
What began as a personal connection to the boreal forest has grown into a Canadian family business dedicated to sustainable harvesting, small-batch preparation, and sharing forest wisdom with others.
Today, every order is still prepared in Northern Ontario and shipped directly from our care.
Rooted in the Algoma Highlands
Sault Ste. Marie is more than our address — it is the landscape that shaped Annanda.
Situated at the meeting point of three Great Lakes, our region marks the gateway to Northern Ontario’s boreal forests. Long winters, clean water, and vast stretches of forest define this place. It is here, in the Algoma Highlands, that our relationship with chaga first began.
Life at the Edge of the Boreal Forest
Northern ecosystems move at a different pace. Growth is slow. Seasons are extreme. Forests here are shaped as much by resilience as by abundance.
Chaga is part of this environment — a slow‑forming, birch‑associated fungus that develops over many years in living forests. Our work is guided by respect for that pace and for the conditions that allow chaga to exist at all.
Harvesting with Restraint
We do not approach the forest as a resource to be exhausted.
Each piece of chaga is wild‑harvested by hand in the Algoma District, following careful, low‑impact practices aimed at protecting the host tree and surrounding ecosystem. The goal is continuity, not yield — allowing forests to regenerate and cycles to continue.
Small‑Batch, Close to Home
By keeping our operations local to Sault Ste. Marie, we maintain a direct relationship with every stage of the process — from forest to finished product.
Chaga is dried, prepared, and extracted in small batches with close attention to sourcing, handling, and transparency. This proximity allows accountability at every step
Rooted Locally, Shared Online
While our production facility is private and not open to the public, our roots in Sault Ste. Marie remain central to everything we do.
Today, Annanda products are offered exclusively through our online apothecary, allowing us to:
- Maintain full traceability from forest to finished product
- Prepare and ship orders directly from our care
- Serve our community consistently across Canada
By focusing on online‑only distribution, we are able to keep production small‑batch, carefully managed, and aligned with our stewardship values.
You can explore our full collection here online and receive direct‑to‑door delivery within Canada.
🌲 From Our Forest to Your Ritual
Every order is hand-packed in Northern Ontario using biodegradable and recyclable materials whenever possible.
We read every review, answer every message, and include a handwritten note with each shipment.
Heather & Blair
🌲 Still Based in Northern Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Local Support: 705‑910‑1382
Toll‑Free: 1‑855‑552‑4242
Our team is based in Northern Ontario and available to assist with questions about sourcing, preparation, or orders.
Continue the Journey with Us
Receive seasonal reflections, research notes, and updates from the boreal forest through our Wisdom of the Forest newsletter.
Those who join the Circle receive 500 Forest Credits ($5 value) as a welcome thank‑you.
