Allison,
I'm sorry but I forgot the town that you live in (that might be a good reason to list your Location as "Edmonton, Alberta") and found out again through searching your posts after your most recent one!
Eden Foods does ship to Canada, so all you have to do is go to
Eden Foods Umeboshi Plums to buy them and have them shipped to you!
Then you can both have umeboshi and something to compare the batch you'll be making with!
Thank you, very much.
Bruce Paine