Why orange juice is now off the menu at this New Brunswick B & B

Businesses in New Brunswick are already looking at ways to buy more Canadian products.

Carol Ann McDevitt, who runs the Roaring 20s bed and breakfast in Lower Queensbury, about 40 kilometres west of Fredericton, said she is making the switch to as many Canadian — and specifically New Brunswick — products as possible.

Running a rural B & B, she said she has always tried to go to her neighbours as much as possible for goods such as eggs, and honey.

But the talk of tariffs has inspired her to look closer into what other products she uses, how many come from the United States, and possible Canadian alternatives.

"The question was, to me, where does my yeast come from? Where does the baking powder come from? Where am I actually purchasing these things? Is it, you know, big box stores or locally," said McDevitt, who spoke to CBC early on Monday, before the announcement that the tariffs are on hold for 30 days.

She found she could easily find Canadian products to replace those with a U.S. label. 

Part of that is the fact that as a B & B that aims to adhere to the 1920s as much as possible, much of what she cooks is from scratch.

But for the ingredients she can't replace, she's decided to change the menu, including what's available in her homemade breakfasts.

"One of the things I'm removing from the breakfast is orange juice because oranges pretty much all come from Florida," said McDevitt. 

"We have a wonderful and thriving apple-producing area here, so I'm switching to fresh apple cider that I can buy from my neighbours."

McDevitt, who will also substitute U.S.- made sausages, almond flour and soap for Canadian alternatives, said she expects to continue this regardless of how the tariff situation plays out.

She wants to support producers close to home, including those literally "down the road," she said, but she also has a more global reason.

"Purchasing stuff that comes from a long way away has an environmental impact," said McDevitt.

"The more stuff that I can find that is produced locally, I will continue to do that."