The Van Alstyne Pickle Company(VAPco) is a voluntary coalition of Cliff’s Folly Organic Farm and The North Plano Canning Co.  In three years of production VAPco has achieved local and regional acclaim for unique and tasty creations.  VAPco has a commitment to using only local and organic produce and completely random, untried and unrecorded recipes.   VAPco prides itself on what it calls “the snowflake theory”, no two okra are identical...no two batches are identical!!  

VAPco’s products have been enjoyed at such events and venues as the Annual Brandt Family BBQ(Dallas, TX), the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and The McElroy Youth Hostel and Daycare Center (Chatham,MA).

VAPco is a non-profit organization with all proceeds being equally divided between the Cliff Brandt Retirement Fund and the Make Macy a Hokie College Fund.  All donations are eagerly accepted.

The North Plano

NPCC

Canning Company

       Based in suburban North Texas,  NPCC epitomizes the farm-to-table movement in America.  Using only the freshest organic produce and locally grown herbs, NPCC is committed to the producing only the highest quality canned and pickled goods.

    NPCC was born as the vision of herb farmer and wanna-be chef Eric Brandt(Son of Farmer Brandt).  When wanting to learn the age old practice of canning, Eric was inspired by his mother’s words, “You can do it yourself, because I’m not going to that trouble!! And on top of that, I don’t even like okra!!!”

     Since then Eric has embraced the traditional techniques of pickling and canning.  Like everything else in his life he is learning on the fly and has yet to seriously hurt himself or anyone else.