Organic Farms

Buyer, Grower/Producer, Packer, Retail Operator, School Supplier/Vendor, Seller, Transportation and Climate Control, Wholesale

5th generation apple farm. Non waxed, hand picked apples. Over 20 different varieties with sweet apple cider. Year round sales and controlled atmosphere storage facilities. Retail, wholesale and delivery.

While working on an urban gardening project in 1996 Alvaro Venturelli & Melanie Golba came up with the wild idea of starting their own organic CSA farm! They convinced Alvaro’s brother Rodrigo to join in and and in the spring of 1997 Plan B Organic Farms was born! We thought the name “plan b” really conveyed our intention of providing our community with an “alternative” food source to foods produced through “conventional agriculture” aka plan a. In 1998 we moved to our beautiful 50 acre sandy and rocky piece of land in Flamborough Ontario. The first 5 years we worked the land by hand, symptoms learned that there was a lot to learn about growing vegetables, sick but with the support of family and the local community we made it work. We continue this work still with this mission in mind:

• Grow delicious, price high quality vegetables, herbs, and fruits using certified organic farming methods that are in harmony with our environment.

• Provide freshly harvested, certified organic produce at affordable prices to local households.

• Work in partnership with other local organic farmers to reliably provide our shareholders with the variety of crops that our region offers.

• Create a place where our community can come to learn about organic farming, the source of our food, and the natural cycles of our bioregion.

Organic Oasis Farm Store opened in June 2001. However, the “Oasis”part actually began evolving many years before. Our family’s farming operation started in 1971 as a small, mixed farm. We soon became full-time dairy farmers milking purebred Holsteins. In 1985, upon realizing the potential hazards to the health of our family, animals and the environment, we discontinued all use of chemical fertilizers and sprays.Our 100 acre farm became ‘Certified Organic‘ in 1993 and soon after that, our livestock as well. In 1991 we bought the adjoining 100 acre farm which is now the home of Organic Oasis Farm Store. We then had 200 acres of good farm land to nurture with the best, healthiest practices in order to produce good nutritious food for our family and animals.

With 5 energetic children helping out on the farm, an abundance of good food was also needed. Our ever-enlarging garden was always a plentiful source of fresh, nutrient rich, organic vegetables.

Through extensive reforestation, our farms have become home to many different types of birds and animals. With contented cows grazing on the hillside, happy chickens pecking through the grass, birds singing their joyful songs and vegetables ripening to perfection in the garden, we felt sure we had our own little “Organic Oasis!”

ManoRun Organic Farm is located in Copetown near the intersection of Hwy 52 and Governor’s Road. Copetown is situated on the rural border of Ancaster and Dundas – just a short 5 minute drive from either town. Chris Krucker and Denise Trigatti have been farming organically for over 15 years and offer organic vegetables through a “farmer to eater” relationship known as Community Supported Agriculture or CSA.

Today, Joshua Belanger proudly operates Belanger Organic Farm and has help from a large extended family. The Belanger homestead and farm has come a long way in just over 65 years, in size and in passion. From its humble beginnings where the growing and harvesting methods were simple, and although the term wouldn’t be used for several decades, they were organic – no chemicals, no antibiotics, no pesticides, no growth additives and no genetically modified organisms.

Hawthorn Farm produces certified organic farm selected, open-pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower seeds in Central Ontario (zone 5). Certified organic by Pro-Cert since 1996, Hawthorn Farm started as most independent seed companies do, on a kitchen table with a single page printed catalogue filled by a handful of offerings. With over a decade of growing, selecting and saving organic seeds, we now have hundreds of exciting and tasty offerings. In addition, we work to support the seed community by hosting workshops and educational tours on our farm.

All our fresh produce has been certified organic since 2008 and is currently certified by CSI. 3 orchards combine tree fruit with small fruits, herbs, flowers and native plants. We strive to find a balance of hands on and hands off _ allowing nature to provide some of the plants in her own good time.

Our goal is to farm this land in a manner that provides the greatest health benefits with the least negative impact on our environment. Every opportunity we are given to positively impact our environment we will take. We also welcome the opportunity to share this experience and wonderful food with our family, friends and neighbours and look forward to helping with the return of healthy, local food.

• Certified Organic Crops
• Naturally raised meat

4th generation market gardening family. Thorpe’s organic produce is run by farmer Ted (or if you prefer, Teddy) who has been farming organically for over 20 years. We carry a wide variety of veggies and some fruit and herbs.

We grow a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers through ecological farming practices at an incubator farm run by FarmStart, a non profit organization
that supports starting farmers by offering access to farm land, equipment and infrastructure at reasonable rates. They also provide mentorship and training in
business planning, technical skills, and ecological farming methods.

Not Certified Organic

Flowers for every season

Year-round farm stand sales specializing in organic meats, free-range chicken, grass-fed beef, eggs, vegetables and apricot kernels

The Backyard Urban Farm Company: your vegetable garden specialists. We build, install, plant and maintain organic edible gardens in homes, businesses, schools and other institutions throughout Toronto

We grow certified organic produce (lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, etc.) and organically produced beef for sale at the farm. Hours are 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Our vegetables are available at Oakridge Acres, Greenfield Road, Ayr, Barries Asparagus Farm, Kings Road, Cambridge and at our farm gate during the growing season.

Everdale’s mission is to be a farm-based organization that provides hands-on, solution-based food and farming education to build and engage healthy local communities. To accomplish this we deliver a wide range of hands-on learning programs on food and farming to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Ignatius Farm CSA has been providing families and area businesses with farm-fresh food since 2001. Located 2km north of Guelph, the farm is a proud member of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre which is committed to fostering an ecological way of life for the well being of land and people