ANNUAL GUIDE TO ORGANICS 2005

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 Paul Henderson


 

KEY TO LISTINGS

CSACommunity Shared Agriculture
FGFarmgate sales
FMFarmer's Market
PYOPick your own




Organic Farms

 

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. Pfenning’s Organic Vegetables is 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 the list continues to grow.

For more information visit our website at www.pfenningsorganic.com or Buy Local, Buy Fresh Foodlink at www.foodlink.ca


Avalon Apple Orchard • INNISFIL (Gaye Trombley)

PYO: Apples; also fresh pressed cider, honey and other organic produce. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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.


Ignatius Farm • 5420 Hwy 6 North, GUELPH (Heather Lekx, Lorne Jamieson, & J. Profit)

CSA, FG: Certified organic seasonal fresh vegetables. CSA supplies vegetables and apples to members for 20 weeks. Also, non-members may visit the farm year round for organic beef, honey, and apple products available at farm store. Pork and lamb sometimes available. Internships available in the Practice & Principles of Ecological Agriculture.

Write P.O. Box 1238, Guelph, ON N1H 6N6, fax 519-767-0994, e-mail csafarmer@sentex.net, phone Heather Lekx (519) 824-1250 ext. 275


Simpler Thyme Organic Farm • HAMILTON (Ann Lanigan)

CSA, FG: Organically grown vegetables and herbs. Saturday morning market year round.

Located at 1749 Hwy 6 in Hamilton. Call (905) 659-1576.

Mapleton's Organic Dairy • MOOREFIELD (Ineke Booy, Martin 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.


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, and Liberty Village farmer’s markets. Farmgate sales Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. by appointment.

1164 Reg. Rd. 9, RR#5, Waterford, ON. Phone (519) 443-5903, e-mail sosnickiorganics@hotmail.com, and visit  www.sosnickiorganics.com.


Kettleby Herb Farms • KETTLEBY (Sue Britnell)

FG: Kettleby Herb Farms is a family-run farm offering 150 varieties of organic herbs, 130 varieties of organic herb seeds and manufacturing a variety of herb products, from skin care to pet care. Located 30 minutes northwest of Toronto, just west of Kettleby, Ontario.

Call (905) 727-8344, email info@kettlebyherbfarms.com, or visit www.kettlebyherbfarms.com for events and hours of operation. Kettleby HerbFarms Ltd., 15495 Weston Rd., RR#2 Kettleby, Ontario, fax (905) 727-1415.


Plan B Organic Farm • HAMILTON (Melanie, Alvaro & Rodrigo Venturelli)

CSA, FM: 50-acre organic vegetable and herb farm established in 1997, with a 300-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 more 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.


Moondance Organic Gardens • ANGUS, ON (Kim and Tom Keckes)

CSA, FG, FM, (working towards OCPP certification): Two acre market garden providing veggies to CSA subscribers, flowers for cuts, bouquets, and arrangements. They also sell at Creemore Farmers Market on Saturdays 8:30-12:30. Farm open Thurs, Fri 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other times by chance or by appointment

Located at 8285 5th line — 1 hour north of GTA, 15 min W of Hwy 400 (Molson Park Drive exit), at the corner of 5th Line and 25th Side road in Essa Township. Call (705) 424-2606. E-mail ktkeckes@sympatico.ca.


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 and also available at The Village Market — Toronto Waldorf School, Thornhill, ON.

Call for appointment. (905) 854-2697.


Bousfield's Apples & Cider (& much more) • MILTON (Roy, Eleanor, and Paul Bousfield)

FG: At The Country Store, you can obtain organic eggs, cider, apples, pears, garlic & other vegetables, chicken, turkey, and Oak Manor grains. Open Fri-Sun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Sept. From Sept. to Dec., open daily.

5408 Derry Rd, call (905) 878-6355


Everdale: Organic Farm and  Environmental Learning Centre • HILLSBURGH (Wellington County, one hour NW of Toronto, 1/2 E of Guelph. )

CSA FG: Forty different vegetables. Eggs and meat. Everdale has a local CSA and a farm store (open on Saturdays only). Their produce can also be purchased in Toronto through Front Door Organics, Field to Table, WOW foods, and the Riverdale, farmers market. Also at the Milton market. Everdale also offers workshops on straw bale construction, wind power, greywater, medicinal herbs and more. The 50-acre property encompasses a working organic farm, forests, meadows, nature trail, cut flower garden, and demonstration 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. Everdale is open for tours every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., beg. June to end September.

Visit www.everdale.org, email info@everdale.org or call (519) 855-4859.


Fenwood Farm • ANCASTER, ON

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, ON. Call (905) 765-1479 or toll free 1-800-373-7686. Website: www.fenwoodfarm.com.

 

Feast of Fields Organic Vineyard and Orchard • ST. CATHARINES, ON

Demeter certified since 1996. Seasonal fruit specializing in grapes from table, wine and juice. They also offer raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples and pears. See Feast of Fields at Riverdale, Dufferin Grove or the Village Organic Markets.

RR #1 St. Catharines ON L2R 6P7 905-562-0151 www.feast-of-fields.ca
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