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BeetBox

The BeetBox

Our radishing, urban vegetable farm grows out of the greenbelt in Nepean and serves West Ottawa.
This worker’s co-operative not only provides consistently fresh and high-quality organic produce, it fosters a growing community of lovers of good food. We believe that strong communities are grown from healthy soils and that eaters deserve the right to know how their food is grown.

That’s why our urban farm offers several ways to reconnect with healthy food. We have a Farm Store, a CSA, a CSA trial membership called the Sampler Box, as well as a Community Farm program where participants grow their own veggies. We also welcome volunteers, we host summer events and concerts and we have a plant sale for home-gardeners in May!

Our farm is YOUR farm. Join our mailing list to find out what fun farm activity is coming up next!

Products:

 Try more than 50 seasonal varieties of produce that we grow right here at our farm in Nepean. We also sell our favourite local products, eggs and our home-made preserves and pickles at our Farm Store. Our CSA sells out every year in January so check with us in December to get your spot!

Location:

 230 Davidson’s Side Road, Ottawa, ON, K2K 2Z4

Production Practices:

 Organic (uncertified)

Buy & Savour:

 Our Farm Store & CSA pick up are located at our farm, right off of Carling avenue between Moodie & March road. Only a 5 minute drive or 20 minute bike from Brittania, Beaverbrook & Kanata North, Bells Corners, or Crystal Beach.

Contact:

 (613) 416-9171
hello-bonjour@beetbox.ca
www.beetbox.ca

 

Barkley’s Apple Orchard

Barkley’s Apple Orchard

Bill, Delia, Solomon, Liam and Denzil Barkley

“This farm is a responsibility,” says Bill. His family represents the seventh generation of Barkleys on the 70-acre spread. Bill previously spent ten years as an Agriculture Specialist with CUSO in Africa and several more as an Organic Inspector in Canada. Any fruit crop surplus is preserved and converted to cider, vinegar, jam, pies and a recently added delicacy, frozen strawberry coulis. A dozen bee hives on the property serve as apple tree pollinators and produce delicious Honey.

While Bill is not certain that his sons will continue the Barkley family’s farming tradition, his own commitment to sustaining the local farm economy provides powerful inspiration.

Products:

 asparagus, strawberries, apples, pumpkins, cider, vinegar, honey, jam, pies, vinegar, frozen strawberry coulis, eggs, meat, birds, gladioli

Location:

 5179 Smiths Road, Morrisburg, Ontario

Production Practices:

 University of Guelph graduate, natural and organic techniques

Buy & Savour:

 Ottawa Farmers Market (Landsdowne and Westboro locations), Ottawa Main Street Market, Kemptville Farmers Market, Metcalfe Farmers Market, McHaffie Flea Market, Morrisburg Plaza, and at local fairs and seasonal events

Contact:

 613-543-0491
billb.otr@gmail.com
https://www.barkleysappleorchard.com/

Avonmore Berry Farm

Avonmore Berry Farm

Pamela, David, Andrew, Megan & Alexander Phillips

“In love with the lifestyle,” Pamela and David have pursued farming bliss on their 200-acre Avonmore Berry Farm since 1991 when they took over from David’s parents, who established the business in 1981. Today, the farm boasts 19 acres of “the best tasting strawberries you’ll ever find”, along with 12 acres of summer and fall raspberries, 5 acres of apples and 30 acres of vegetables.

Products:

 strawberries, raspberries, apples, asparagus, beans, beets, carrots, sweet corn, cucumbers, garlic, gourds, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, wheat

Location:

 16365 Fourth Rd. Avonmore, Ontario

Production Practices:

 Integrated Pest Management, crop rotation, on-site bakery, family recipes

Buy & Savour:

 On-site at The Pantry, pick-your-own-berries & fruit, Ottawa (Lansdowne), Main Street, Cornwall Seaway Valley, Long Sault & Maxville Farmers’ Markets

Contact:

 613-346-2336
pam@avonmoreberryfarm.com
www.avonmoreberryfarm.com

 

Arc Acres

Arc Acres

Amber Payne

Arc Acres is a 4th generation family farm 15 minutes south of Ottawa. Amber practices sustainable agriculture through organic, biodynamic, and permaculture methods. She aims to achieve the highest quality food and food systems while regenerating the ecosystem by building soil fertility.

Amber is committed to raising the highest quality grass fed beef though holistic farming. She aims to regenerate life back into soils and water into aquifers by practicing intensive rotational grazing that benefits the land, cattle and local community. Cattle have unlimited access to high quality forages of diverse varieties, minerals including kelp, clean water, sunshine and fresh air, while growing at a natural pace. By allowing cattle to be within natural habitats, they are healthy animals and we have nutrient rich food.

Products:

 Grass Fed Beef & Organic Pastured Pork. Specializing in seasonal freezers orders or purchasing by the cut at our local farmers market.

Location:

 Manotick Station

Production Practices:

 Organic, biodynamic, and permaculture practices

Buy & Savour:

 Ottawa Farmers Market (every Sunday year around at Lansdowne Park) or through bulk Community Supported Agriculture model, seasonally from June through November.

Contact:

 647-612-3889                              arcacres@gmail.com
www.arcacres.ca https://www.facebook.com/Arc-Acres-1402248406654109/

 

Acorn Creek Garden Farm

Acorn Creek Garden Farm

Andy & Cindy Terauds

Cindy Terauds began growing vegetables for sale at the age of six and has never looked back! She met Andy while both were studying agriculture at McGill University’s Macdonald College and together they determined that horticulture was going be their career. Since 1978 they have been operating Acorn Creek Garden Farm on 100 acres in Carp, fulfilling their dream, “growing and selling premium quality produce,” using sustainable agricultural practices.

The fruits and vegetables at Acorn Creek are personally hand picked “at their peak” or visitors may pick their own. At their farm market the Terauds also sell a unique array of ‘Naturally Cindy’s’ gourmet preserves prepared on site from Acorn Creek produce.
“We grow flavour,” is definitely the mantra at Acorn Creek.

A wide variety of locally adapted bedding plants, tasty herbs and delectable melons are grown regularly alongside experimental varieties that the Terauds hope to successfully adapt to our northern growing conditions. Of the 3000 varieties of fruits and vegetables they have grown over the years, only the best tasting make it to the farm gate.

Products:

 600 tasty varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, melons, bedding plants, gourmet preserves

Location:

 928 Oak Creek Rd., Carp, Ontario

Production Practices:

 tile drained, trickle irrigated fields, IPM and crop rotation, personally picked produce, homemade preserves

Buy & Savour:

 at the farm market, pick-your-own, and the Carp & Ottawa Farmers’ Markets

Contact:

 613-836 2613                        terauds@acorncreek.ca
www.AcornCreek.com

 

Metro McKeen

McKeen’s Metro

Jim McKeen

Located in the heart of the Glebe, McKeen Metro Grocery Store has been providing locally sourced food since the early 20th century. McKeen’s Metro believe that the distance from farm to plate should be limited. This benefits the local farming economy but also the health of customers and their families. McKeen Metro is a medium through which delicious local food is made available to the community. You can find everything from local beef, turkey and dairy to seasonal fruits and vegetables. McKeen Metro Glebe is a leader when it comes to eating local!

Location:

 754 Bank Street, Ottawa

Contact:

 613-232-9466                            metro@metroglebe.com
https://mckeenmetroglebe.com

 

Herb & Spice Food Shop on Bank

Herb & Spice Food Shop on Bank

Michelle Hennessey

The Herb & Spice Shop on Bank Street is rooted in Centertown’s desire for healthy, natural and organic food. Growing with the neighborhood, the store has been open for over 30 years, actively supporting local producers in and around the Ottawa area.

With fresh organic produce delivered daily, an array of deli and grocery products as well as an extensive bulk selection, including a large variety of culinary and medicinal herbs, the Herb & Spice Food Shop caters to the needs and diets of everyone in the community. Whether you are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, a raw foodist, or simply someone who enjoys good food, it is our goal at the Herb to provide you with something tasty and nutritious to eat in a friendly and down-to earth environment. We’re open ‘til 9 every night!

Location:

 375 Bank St, Ottawa ON K2P 1Y2

Contact:

 613-232-4087
info@herbandspiceshop.com
www.herbandspiceshop.com                            Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HerbandSpiceShop                                            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herbspicebank/                                                 Twitter: https://twitter.com/herbspicebank

 

Fleurs Gourmandes – Edible Flowers

Fleurs Gourmandes – Edible Flowers

Roxane Robillard

Fleurs Gourmandes marries both my passions, encompassing all aspects of growing, harvesting and preparing edibles for the table. I grow locally at Rollway Hops a variety of herbs, fruits and edible flowers and forage for wild edibles. Preserves are then made from the bounty, as are herbal tisanes.

Consultation is also offered; I will come to your garden and ID your wild edibles.

Herbs:

 Angelica, Anise-Hyssop, Balm (lemon), Basil, Bay, Bergamot, Borage, Caraway, Chamomile, Chevril, Chives, Cicely, Clove Pinks, Dill, Elderflower, Fennel, Geranium, Canadian Ginger, Horseradish, Hyssop, Juniper, Lavender, Lovage, Marigold, Marjoram, Mint, Nasturtiums, Nettle, Oregano, Parsley, Rose, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Tansy, Tarragon, Thyme, Verbena, Violet, Woodruff, Wormwood, Yarrow

Vegetables, Fruits and Wild Edibles:

 Bean, Cedar, Cucumber, Eggplant, Elderberry, Garlic, Grape, Haskap, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Milkweed, Mustard, Onions, Pattypan, Peppers, Pepper Grass, Purslane, Radish, Rhubarb, Tomatoes, Wintergreen

Location:

 I grow at my brother’s farm, Rollway Hops, 2390 Concession 3 Road, Plantagenet, ON K0B 1L0

Production Practices:

 Organic, non-certified; Companion Planting

Buy & Savour:

 Cardamon and Cloves @ 440 Preston in Ottawa, Mariposa Farms, Parkdale Field House, Sam’s Kitchen in Vankleek Hill, and local events

Contact:

 Our farm is closed to the public
613-355-6950
rox@fleursgourmandes.com
http://www.fleursgourmandes.com/fleursgourmandes.com/index.html

 

Buzzz Honey Products

Buzzz Honey Products

Jill Davies

Buzzz Honey Products began with two hives at Chesterfield Farm, with sisters Jill and Kathleen Davies, producing honey and beeswax. The bees are kept according to organic practices and forage in clean unspoiled gardens, fields and forests, bringing in a wide variety of pollens and nectars from many different flower varieties, not the least of which is Calendula, or English Marigold (not actually marigold, but aster family). Locally produced organic oils, plus our homegrown input of honey, beeswax and calendula infused oil and tea, result in a skin care line that is “food for your skin”: cleansing and nourishment for naturally radiant skin, without petroleum distillates or synthetic preservatives.

Products:

 Skin creams, lotions, balms, soaps, featuring homegrown Calendula, beeswax and honey

Location:

 1941 County Rd. 2, Curran, ON, K0B 1C0

Production Practices:

 Chemical pesticide and fertilizer free, organic practices, certified organic ingredients

Buy & Savour:

 Farm gate, Cumberland Farmers Market, Homestead Organics, other craft/arts type markets

Contact:

 613-314-0443                                          Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buzzzhoney info@buzzzhoney.com
www.buzzzhoney.com