A directory of some of the organic farms with pick-your-own and farmgate sales, markets, stores, delivery services, suppliers, restaurants, and events in and around Toronto.

Compiled by Rob Ferraz

KEY TO LISTINGS

CSA: Community Shared Agriculture

FG: Farmgate sales

FM: Farmer’s Market

PYO: Pick your own 

Organic Farms

Sosnicki Organic Produce •  WATERFORD (Ben & Jessie Sosnicki)

FG, FM: Organic produce including;  lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, beets, carrots, and more available at Dufferin Grove, Riverdale Farm. Farmgate sales Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5 - 8 pm. During winter their organic cabbage rolls and perogies are for sale.
1164 Thomspon Road East, RR#5 Waterford, ON Phone (519) 443-5903, e-mail sosnickiorganics@hotmail.com, and visit www.sosnickiorganics.com.

Avalon Apple Orchard • INNISFIL (Gaye Trombley)

PYO: Apples; also fresh pressed cider, honey and other organic produce. Open 10 am - 5 pm daily during harvest season. For more information visit: www.avalonorchards.net. Located 45 mins north of Toronto. North on Highway 400 to Highway 89. Go east to side road 10. Travel north on side road 10 for five miles to 5th Line. Turn west. Second lane on north, (705) 458-9902.

Lieberthal Farm • CAMPBELLVILLE (Gaille & Mark Lieberthal)

FG: Organic chicken, beef, lamb, salami, eggs, honey, maple syrup, organic milk, cheeses, butter, fair trade organic coffee, and more. Available at Greenfield’s Organic Farm Wednesdays 2:30 - 7 pm, and also available at The Village Market — Toronto Waldorf School, Thornhill, ON.
Call for appointment for farmgate sales (905) 854-2697.

Greenfield's Organic Farm • CAMPBELLVILLE (Lorenz Eppinger)

FM: OCPP & LFP certified: Farm fresh vegetables and strawberries grown organically. At Guelph Farmers’ Market Sat. 7 am to noon; Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto on Thursdays 3:30 - 7 pm, both year round. Roadside by chance in season, Red Barn on farm Market year round; Wednesdays 2:30 - 7 pm (produce, eggs, maple syrup, baking, etc). Tuesdays at Riverdale Farmers market, Saturdays at Brickworks in Toronto (June-October).
10715 Guelph Line, Campbellville, call (905) 854-5458, Fax (905) 854-4383, email: info@greenfieldsfarm.ca, www.greenfieldsfarm.ca

Pfenning's Organic Vegetables Inc. • BADEN

FM, FG Grower, wholesaler and distributor of certified organic seasonal fresh vegetables and imported off-season and tropical produce. A family-run farm emphasizing local first. Farm-grown produce includes carrots, potatoes, onions, broccoli, kale, chard, red leaf, green leaf and romaine lettuces, dandelion, parsley, spinach, parsnip and beets on a 300-acre farm. Pfenning’s also produce and pack raw sauerkraut according to a traditional German recipe. Other local products distributed for fellow farmers are leeks, rutabaga, jerusalem artichoke, shiitake and button mushrooms, strawberries, zucchini, herbs, shallots, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, cold-pressed sunflower oil, and more.
For more info visit our website at www.pfenningsorganic.com or Buy Local, Buy Fresh Foodlink at www.foodlink.ca. Also call our retail store at (519) 725-4282

Fenwood Farm • ANCASTER

FG: Organic and free range grain-fed chicken, gluten- and nitrate-free sausages, venison, wild caught seafood, emu oil and soap, organic pork and beef, Mapleton's organic ice cream and frozen yogurt, and organic pet food.
Located at 774 Sawmill Road, RR#2, Ancaster Call (905) 765-1479 or 1-800-373-7686. www.fenwoodfarm.com.

Maranatha Farms • ORANGEVILLE (The Hubbards)

Grow a wide variety of potatoes. Certified Organic (OCPP). Available August to June from Front Door Organics, Whole Foods Yorkville and Oakville, and Harmony Whole Foods in Orangeville. Family size 50lb. bags available at the farm September to May.
Call to order. (519) 941-8298. Email: maranatha.farms@sympatico.ca

Plan B Organic Farm • HAMILTON (The Venturellis)

CSA, FM: 450-acre organic vegetable and herb farm established in 1997, with a 350-family CSA serving Hamilton, Halton, Toronto. Weekly farmers' markets — Thursday at Dufferin Grove Market (Toronto), Saturday at Hamilton Farmer’s Market and Milton Market.
For information, contact us at (905) 659-2572 or planbof@execulink.com. Located at 1377 5th Concession West, Hamilton. Take Hwy 6 north from QEW, turn left onto 5th Concession W., travel approx 10 km to farm.

Spring View Farms • UXBRIDGE

PYO: Chemical-free pick your own strawberries and rapsberries (not certified organic). Our goal towards chemical-free berries is to avoid any chemical residue in our produce by producing strawberries and raspberries without insecticides, fungicides or herbicides. Strawberry season – June; Raspberry and Black Currant season – July. Located 10 km north of Uxbridge in the hamlet of Leaskdale at 11680 Durham Rd. 1 (Main St. N.). Open mid-June Mon-Sat, 8am - 8pm. No Sunday sales.
Phone (905) 852-2795.

Moondance Organic Gardens • ANGUS

CSA, FG: Two acre market garden providing veggies to 50 CSA subscribers and onsite market stand, volunteering opportunities, herbs, cut flowers, children's day camp, perennials and natural skincare products. Pickup days Wed. & Sat. or by chance or appointment.
Located at 8285 5th line one hour north of GTA, 15 min W of Hwy 400 (Molson Park Drive exit). Check out www.moondanceorganicgardens.ca Call (705) 424-2606. E-mail ktkeckes@sympatico.ca.

SeldomSeen/Seldom Heard Farm • SCHOMBERG

Organic Lamb, whole or a half,  delivered to your door.
Call Jane at 905-939-7421 or Dan at 416-289-9727, Website at www.organiclamb.ca www.seldomseen.ca

Mapleton's Organic Dairy • MOOREFIELD (Booy & de Groot)

Organic ice cream and frozen yogurt made right on the farm. Meet the cows that provide the ice cream!
R R #1 Moorefield ON, (519) 638-1115, fax (519) 638-1116, Visit the website at www.mapletonsorganic.ca.

Beretta Organic Farms • TORONTO

Delivery service of 100% certified organic meats. Beretta Organic Farms offers a full selection of custom cuts of beef, pork, chicken, and lamb. Delivery service in the Greater Toronto Area is free for a minimum order of $150. All meats are raised locally. Beretta Farms is a vendor at Dufferin Grove Park.
Visit www.berettaorganics.com, or call the shop at (416) 674-5609.

Organic outlets

The Big Carrot • TORONTO

This newly expanded Canadian worker-owned natural food market specializes in a wide selection of organically grown, GMO-free, cruelty-free and environmentally safe products. Visit the Big Carrot Vegetarian Cafe located inside the store, and the newly renovated Big Carrot Organic Juice Bar at the foot of Carrot Common.
348 Danforth Ave. For info call (416) 466-2129 or visit www.thebigcarrot.ca.

Trinity Bellwoods Farmer's Market • TORONTO

This new market overflows with fresh, local organic produce, sustainable goods and produce reflecting our community's unique culinary array. Located in the historic park that is the heart of this neighbourhood, the Market has been formed as an initiative of the Farmers Market Committee of the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park. The group of approximately 12 vendors includes farmers who will bring fresh Ontario produce direct from the farm, as well as purveyors of other fine organic and sustainable goods. The market is  open every Tuesday from 3-7pm, June 5th through October 30th.
Located at the North end of beautiful Trinity Bellwoods Park, at Dundas and Shaw/Crawford streets and is accessible by TTC, on foot, or by bicycle.

Karma Co-operative • TORONTO

Karma is a non-profit food store, owned cooperatively by the people who shop there. Founded in 1972, Karma carries a comprehensive inventory of organic health food and natural products plus a broad range of standard grocery items. Membership open to anyone; new members pay a one-time loan based on number of adults in the household. New members may opt to commit hours working at Karma or pay a small surcharge on purchases.
739 Palmerston Ave. Please call (416) 534-1470 or visit www.karmacoop.org

The Village Market • THORNHILL

Open Saturdays year round 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. An organic farmer’s market featuring fresh organic fruits and vegetables, organic milk, butter, cream and yogurt, organic beef and chicken, eggs, plus some organic breads, pies and pastries. Also featured is a whole foods café, live music and health practitioners.
Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst St. Located 1 mile north of Hwy 7/407. Call (905) 707-5771 or visit www.villagemarket.ca.

Noah’s Natural foods • TORONTO, WOODBRIDGE

Extensive range of bulk and packaged vegetarian foods, organic produce, and a vegan, mostly-organic cafe located inside Bloor Street location. One of Toronto’s oldest health food stores.
Locations at 322 Bloor St. W. (at Spadina) 416-968-7930, 667 Yonge St. (s. of Bloor) (416) 969-0220, 2395 Yonge St. (n. of Eglinton) 416-488-0904, 9021 Weston Rd. at Rutherford Rd. Woodbridge . 905-850-2873 noahsnaturalfoods.ca

Riverdale Farmers’ Market • TORONTO

Riverdale Farmer’s Market is a mainly organic farmer’s market with fresh produce, preserves and fresh baked goods. www.friendsofriverdalefarm.com. (416) 961-8787
Located at Riverdale Farm, 201 Winchester St. Tuesdays 3 to 7 p.m. Until October.

Withrow Park Farmers' Market • TORONTO

Regional organic produce and prepared foods; Saturdays until October 27 from 9 am to 1 pm, north end of Withrow Park, between Carlaw and Logan, one block south of the Danforth.
Visit withrowpark.ca for upcoming and past events; to volunteer contact info@withrowpark.ca or call 416-461-2701.

Baldwin Naturals • TORONTO

Healthy shopping made simple. Featuring fresh certified organic produce, a large selection of natural groceries, supplements, herbal remedies, and natural body care. www.puregrocer.com
16 Baldwin St., just northwest of University and Dundas. (416) 979-1777.

4 Life Natural Foods • TORONTO

Organic fruit, vegetable and grocery market located in the heart of Kensington Market. 257 Augusta Avenue.416-591-6800

Organic Abundance • TORONTO

Organic Abundance is an organic and natural food store located one block west of Royal York on the Bloor subway line. With a wide range of organic produce, meat, dairy, and grocery products, Organic Abundance offers a relaxed shopping atmosphere with knowledgeable and friendly staff.
3066 Bloor Street West (416) 234-5258 or online at www.organicabundance.ca

Organics On Bloor • TORONTO

Organics on Bloor offers a full range of fresh organic local produce and groceries at pricing that you can afford. A veritable one stop shop farmers market right here in the city, they carry organic meats, dairy, fish, as well as gluten-free products. They also have a range of organic baby foods, including the new Sweet Pea brand. Organics on Bloor have also just launched a delivery service to The Beach, The Annex, & Bloor West.
Go to www.organicsonbloor.com for more information.
468 Bloor St. West, Toronto. Phone (416) 538-1333, fax (416) 516-2211

Birchcliff Village Farmers Market • TORONTO

The BirchCliff Village Farmers Market brings handmade, homemade, earthmade products to the Beach/BirchCliff Village community. It's the place to go for fresh organic fruits and vegetables picked daily from Ontario organic farms, prepared fresh foods, all natural handmade soaps, soy candles, baked goods, organic hand blended teas, organic fair trade coffee, artisans, holistics, music and more!  The BirchCliff Village Farmers market takes place in the beautiful garden setting in the St. Nicholas Church gardens each Friday, rain or shine, from June 22nd to October 26th, from 2pm - 7pm
Located at 1512 Kingston Road at Manderley Drive, just east of Warden Avenue.

Whole Foods Market • TORONTO, OAKVILLE

A wide selection of organic produce, meat, seafood, as well as extensive selection of hot and cold prepared foods for those short on time. Fair trade coffees and teas, healthy breads, local and imported organic foods, pizza oven, sushi bar, fresh flowers, a well stocked supplement department and broad range of natural skin and hair care.
Locations: 87 Avenue Road, at Lowther (Hazelton Lanes) (416) 944-0500;
301 Cornwall Road, Oakville (905) 815.0266 www.wholefoodsmarket.com

  Everdale Organic Farm & Environmental Learning Centre • HILLSBURGH

CSA, FG: Forty different vegetables. Eggs and meat. Everdale has a local CSA and a farm store (open on Saturdays only). Produce can also be purchased in Toronto through Front Door Organics, Field to Table, and Wanigan. Everdale offers workshops on straw bale construction, biodiesel, greywater, and hosts numerous all ages events. The 50-acre property encompasses a working organic farm, forests, nature trail,  and demo models of sustainable technologies including Home Alive! The House that Thinks, Drinks, and Breathes. Six-month apprenticeship program for people to learn about organic farming. Open for tours Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm, from June to end September.
Wellington County, one hour NW of Toronto, 1/2 E of Guelph. Visit www.everdale.org, email info@everdale.org or call (519) 855-4859.

Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers' Market • TORONTO

Farmer’s market with organic produce and specialty foods, located at Dufferin Grove Park, south of Bloor on East side of Dufferin.
Located in Dufferin Grove park, 875 Dufferin St. Thursdays 3 to 7 p.m., year-round www.dufferinpark.ca.

Organic Suppliers

Organic Horizons Inc. • GUELPH

OCPP Certified, organic import/export company specializing in organic food products, mainly imported from Europe with some manufactured in Canada. Features a wide range including Vivani Chocolate, Halva licorice, Harvest Sun Bouillons, Broths & Soups, Wild Country Honey Bars & Loose Teas and Tartex Vegetarian Patés.
For information or to receive a catalogue call (519) 824-6161, email info@organichorizons.ca, write to Organic Horizons Inc., #9 – 685 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph ON, N1K 1E6, or visit our website at www.organichorizons.ca.

Wine Tradition • TORONTO

Make your own quality wine at Wine Tradition with pure, fresh juices, never from concentrate. Wine Tradition offers a variety of fresh grapes and juices, including several certified organic grapes from Chile year-round, and seasonally from Ontario, for making your own wine. The use of sulfites is minimized and can even be eliminated. Drop by or visit their website for more information. (Vitality’s editor makes her wine here and uses no sulfites in the bottling process, which yields a much shorter shelf life but a cleaner product.)
Located in High Park/Bloor West Village at 548 Annette Street (at Runnymede), www.winetradition.com, info@winetradition.com, (416) 769-0006.

Kettleby Herb Farms • BRIGHTON

Organic grower, supplier and manufacturer of herbal products, dried herbs, seeds and herbal supplies. Mail/Internet Order only: www.kettlebyherbfarms.com email: info@kettlebyherbfarms.com: 1-800-727-8344

Florabunda Seeds • INDIAN RIVER, ON (Dirk Berghout)

Florabunda Seeds is a company dedicated to preserving old species of flowers, many of which are the parents of today’s modern hybrids, to help maintain a strong genetic plant base. All seeds are untreated and organically grown varieties are available.
For more information or to receive a free catalogue, call (705) 295-6440, visit www.florabundaseeds.com email: contact@florabundaseeds.com or write Box 3, Indian River, ON K0L 2B0.

Urban Harvest • TORONTO

Provides organic seeds, seedlings, and garden supplies promoting ecological diversity at local farmer’s markets and many retail outlets including The Big Carrot, Fiesta Gardens, 4 Life Organic Foods and Grassroots.
Visit www.uharvest.ca, e-mail grow@uharvest.ca, or call (416) 504-1653.

Seeds of Diversity • TORONTO

Seeds of Diversity Canada is a national grassroots network of over 1,700 volunteer gardeners who grow heritage varieties and share seeds with one another. They offer a resource list of seed companies which sell heritage seeds, a booklet to help you learn the simple techniques of saving your own seeds, and members receive Seeds of Diversity magazine as well as the Annual Seed Exchange Directory.
Contact Seeds of Diversity Canada, P.O. Box 36, Station Q, Toronto M4T 2L7, call 1-866-509-7333, email mail@seeds.ca or visit www.seeds.ca.

SUPPLIERS

Beland Organic Foods QUEBEC, PQ; VANCOUVER, B.C

Beland Organic Foods is an organic food brokerage and marketing firm established in 1992. We specialize in Canadian certified organic healthyproducts and, with our distributors, we supply hotels, restaurants, health food stores, supermarkets and processors across the country.
(418) 661-5106 - Martin Béland, President Email: martin@belandorganicfoods.com
www.belandorganicfoods.com

Frogpond Farm Certified Organic Winery • NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

OCPP certified: Owners Heike Koch and Jens Gemmrich grow and produce a dry Riesling and a full bodied Cabernet Merlot on their unique family farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1385 Larkin Road. Come for a visit, tour the farm and taste our organic wines. Hours are 11am to 6 pm, seven days a week in summer (May to October) and Tuesday to Saturday 1-5pm during the winter months. For a delivery fee of $10 per order we can ship our wines to most places in Ontario.
For more information please visit www.frogpondfarm.ca or call us at 905 468 1079 or 1 877 989 0165.

Millstream Foods Ltd./ Echo Oils Inc.

Local, OCPP certified organic millers. Fresh pressed, highest quality hempseed oil, golden flaxseed oil, protein powders. Non-dairy frozen desserts featuring the AMORAbar and Soyami Bar novelties. Prepared organic foods. Catering, mobile vending and private labelling services.  Look for Millstream Foods brand at quality retailers and at Riverdale Farmers Market. Our goal is to nourish people and planet by creating tasty foods grown and processed with respect for our finite resources.
www.millstreamfoods.ca 519 886 9403 j_koberinski@sympatico.ca
Office: 47 Noecker Street, Waterloo ON N2J 2R5
Plant: 6974 Church St Millbank, ON N0K 1L0.

Butcher by Nature • TORONTO

Butcher shop featuring certified organic lamb from Seldom Seen/Seldom Heard Farm, wild game, turkey, beef, Berkshire pork, gourmet sausages, Irish organic salmon and more. Also offering numerous deli items, plus prepared foods that are barbecue-ready.  
520 Annette St at Runnymede (416) 241-8187 or email bynature@rogers.com

The Butchers • TORONTO

Organic butcher shop certified organic ground beef and ground chicken from Hallelujah Farms, beef from Beretta Organics (Dry aged 6-8 weeks) and Hungry Hollow Organics, Best Baa milk-fed lambs, marinated meats, gluten free hot dogs and chicken fingers, organic sausages and burgers made on premises, wild cod and other organic fish, and they take orders for holiday organic turkeys. A second store opening in Thornhill in the fall. They are removing all plastic bags from the store and introducing recyclable bags.
2636 Yonge (at Craighurst) (416) 483-5777  www.thebutchersorganic.com

Healthy Butcher • TORONTO

The Healthy Butcher is an excellent source for the best tasting and largest selection of certified organic meat, specializing in locally grown beef, lamb, pork, chicken, bison, elk, venison, duck, and many other premium meats.  The store also offers a wide selection of gourmet prepared foods created by an in-house team of chefs always seeking local, organic, and seasonal ingredients.
Location: 565 Queen West (at Denison). Call (416) 674-2642.
www.thehealthybutcher.com

DELIVERY SERVICES

Wanigan Fruits and Vegetables • TORONTO

A refreshingly simple approach to produce, Wanigan offers the best in seasonal, local and organic fruits and vegetables and delivers everything to your home. Select from a variety of healthy, convenient and sensible produce assortments starting at $17.50 and experience an easy way to keep your fruit bowl and vegetable crisper full of fresh, colourful and healthy produce.
www.wanigan.com 1-877-926-4426

Front Door Organics • TORONTO

Certified organic groceries delivered right to your front door!
Email: info@frontdoororganics.com, or visit www.frontdoororganics.com Call (416) 201-3000

ORGANIC DINING

Hearth to Home • TORONTO

Prepares flavourful, organic and nutritionally balanced vegan meals each week and delivers them to Toronto homes on Tuesdays. Meals are carefully packed in high quality reusable containers. Menus use local organic produce and change with each week and season. Visit www.hearthtohome.ca.

Kensington Natural Bakery & Cafe •  TORONTO

A variety of organic baked goods and desserts including carrot cake, cocoa cake, brownies, apple and blueberry squares. All organic. The bakery makes custom cakes and accommodates allergy or dietary restrictions.
Call (416) 534-1294. Visit www.naturalbakery.redto.com. 460 Bloor St. W.

Sunny Cafe • TORONTO

Located inside Noah’s Natural Foods at Bloor and Spadina, this deli café dishes up meals both vegan and organic, a rare find for those with food sensitivities. Offerings range from rice noodle salad, to pickled beets, to potato perogies (made with spelt flour). About 90% of ingredients are organic. Patrons fill up plates or take-out containers, and pay by weight. Twenty dishes every day — including homemade desserts, fresh organic vegetable juices, sandwiches, tofu burgers, spring rolls, pitas, fresh soup daily. Sugar, egg, and dairy free.
322 Bloor Street. Mon-Fri 11 a.m to 7 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 416-963-8624

ORGANIC EVENTS & ORGANIZATIONS

18TH ANNUAL FEAST OF FIELDS - ORGANIC FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL -  Everdale Farm and Organic Learning Centre

The collaboration of Organic Advocates and Everdale Farm will produce one of the best and most educational experiences we have ever presented. The interactive trip through the farm to the Feast of Fields site will be educational and interesting. Once at the site, sample organic delicacies prepared by Southern Ontario's top chefs, as they rise to the challenge of serving and presenting their dish in a completely biodegradable manner. Enjoy a variety of Ontario microbreweries and V.Q.A. wines, as well as organic juices, coffees, teas, and other beverages.
There will be a farmers market where you can purchase fresh organic produce to take home with you, and farmers will be throughout the site offering samples of their bounty. Feast of Fields is truly a celebration of the farmer. Please join us on September 16th, 2007 at Everdale Farm.
Funds raised through Organic Advocates' Feast of Fields help support organic agriculture and the promotion and understanding of growing, cooking and eating organics.
This year Feast of Fields will be donating a portion of the proceeds to The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. The EFAO was established in 1979 to develop and provide programs promoting the practice and advancement of ecological agriculture, which maintains and enhances the health of the soil, water, crops, livestock and the diversity of the environment.
Tickets ($100 each) can be purchased online at www.feastoffields.org, Email: info@feastoffields.org, or call (905) 859-3081.

27th Guelph Organic Conference, Expo & Sampling Fair

The theme this year is "Building Sustainable Organic Business" - an event proving that organic farming is profitable and sustainable.  Canada's longest running organic marketing event will be held at the Guelph University Centre, January 24-27, 2008 (Expo Jan. 26-27 only).  The Expo/Tasting Fair is free to consumers, gardeners, retailers, students and to all buyers and enthusiasts who want to meet organic food suppliers face-to-face. There will be approximately 145 booths, including almost 35 organic food samplers and dozens of other vendors who sell organic books, seeds and garden supplies. Or attend some of the 30 paid workshops on topics such as: co-ops focused on organics, the organic consumer, organic market gardening, GENEAction films, marketing programs, large-scale organic crop farming, livestock, composting, mulching and seeds.  The Eco-Scholar Program runs again.
For info, sponsorships, exhibitor terms, contact Tomás Nimmo at organix@georgian.net or call (705) 444-0923. Updated regularly at: www.guelphorganicconf.ca

Canadian Organic Growers (COG)

A non-profit organization helping farmers, gardeners and consumers transition to organic. By becoming a member of COG, you can help give it the clout it needs to support consumers and growers of organic food. Membership includes 4 issues of The Canadian Organic Grower, a magazine full of tips for organic gardeners and farmers, as well as trends in Canadian organics. You also have access to the COG library, an extensive collection of gardening and farming books that can be borrowed by mail at no cost. By choosing to participate in the GTA Chapter of COG, you can actively contribute to the organic movement in your area, find good sources of organic food, and become educated on organic issues. The GTA Chapter presents speakers and panel discussions on organic food and food production, promotes organics by participation in public events, updates a directory for the GTA area, and produces a regular newsletter for members.
Website: www.cog.ca, email torontochapter@cog.ca, Elizabeth 416-960-9011