The Healing Arc 
Winner of The Premier's Award
for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence
ABOUT THE HEALING ARC’s
GOLDEN ORCHARD
The Healing Arc’s Golden Orchard lies on
beautiful, rolling, Bruce County farmland just north
of Wingham Ontario . It is the first fruit producing
Sea Buckthorn Orchard in Ontario. Owner,
Marlene Wynnyk has worked on several
agricultural research projects in the quest
for plants that can be grown on marginal land in
Ontario and can be used in the functional food
and nutraceutical industry. Sea Buckthorn wins
hands down. Today the orchard resembles a
tropical paradise with trees laden with brilliant
orange fruit from late July until early October. The
berries with their tart citrus flavour are nutritional,
refreshing , versatile and Local … Perfect.
The Healing Arc Inc. is a research based
company; an analysis of the fruit and juice as well
as a nutritional facts label are posted on their web
site at www.thehealingarc.com. Sea Buckthorn
is rich in many essential nutrients. It contains high
concentrations of Vitamin C, carotenoids, fatty
acids as well as phytochemicals that are known to
have strong antioxidant activity. Sea Buckthorn
has proven to be a Value Chain Crop and ongoing
research continues. An introduction to Sea
Buckthorn article has been authored by Jim Todd/
Transition Crop Specialist/OMAFRA.
HISTORY
Sea Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is
native from north-western Europe, through central
Asia as well as northern China. Sea Buckthorn has
been used for centuries as a food and for its
pharmaceutical properties. It was used in ancient
Greece as a fodder for horses to promote weight
gain as well as a shiny coat. In fact, the generic
Latin name “Hippophae” translates to “shiny horse”.
