Ashton Glen Farm is an organic, environmentally sustainable beef farm located just west of Ottawa near the village of Ashton. Nestled on 130 acres, Ashton Glen is home to the Smith family, horses, dogs, cats, a wide variety of wildlife Yorkshire pigs and a healthy, vibrant herd of Angus cattle. We sell our beef and pork by the cut at the Mainstreet Farmers Market on Saturdays starting at the end of July

Battle River Bison is named after a river that runs through several family farms in Alberta. Richard Allan brought his dreams to Ontario when he, his wife Cheryl and their two children made Drummond Centre just outside of Perth their new home.

Since 2006, they have raised bison for meat while working to make their land once again, farmable. “These beautiful animals are a joy to watch and we encourage everyone to bring their camera and stay for a visit,” says Richard. Animals raised at Battle River Bison are free of steroids and growth hormones.

The meat is sold at the Carp Farmers Market, Foodsmiths (Perth), Garden Market (Smiths Falls) and the Natural Food Pantry (Kanata). If you are dining check out the Dalhousie Lake Restaurant in McDonalds Corners for our burgers. Farm-gate sales are also available.

Among the many health benefits of bison are, low levels of cholesterol and fat and high levels of omega 3 fatty acids, as well as iron.
Members of: Canadian Organic Association, Ontario Bison Association, Canadian Bison Association

In 2007, Kristine Swaren and Malcolm Williams brought a shared love of the land together to work with Mother Nature in a beautiful valley in Lanark Highlands. Malcolm's bees produce golden honey from native wildflowers, trees and the garden plants. Malcolm also makes furniture from cedar, ironwood and maple harvested from the 170-acre property. Kristine trained with an herbalist and a biodynamic farmer and works with Canadian Organic Growers.

In the photo are some of the WWOOFers who help on the farm (WWOOF=World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) - we welcome local exchange-help as well.

Blue Chicory Garden's organic products are available at the farm gate and McDonald's Corners Farmers Market. We are committed to being local farmers to our neighbours and nearby communities.

Production methods include the use of compost and cover crops to improve soil health, and the incorporation of biodynamic and permaculture practices. Kristine and Malcolm are members of the Canadian Organic Growers, Lanark Organic Growers Guild, and Lanark County Slow Food.

Cedar View Dorpers is owned by Jeff and Karen Wright and their three children Natasha, Katrina, and Jarrett.  Since 1998, the Wrights have raised Dorpers, a hair sheep with thickly muscled hind quarters and long loins. Dorpers are renowned for their mild and tender meat.

Currently the flock consists of 100 ewes, full blood and percentage.The sheep graze on about 60 acres of the 180 acre farm. The Wrights produce their own hay and purchase grain from neighbouring farmers.

In addition to running the farm, Jeff and Karen both work other fulltime jobs and participate in the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency's sheep health program.  Half of lamb production is sold as breeding stock to other producers and half are sold for meat at local sales barn or through direct lamb sales at the farm.  All lamb is processed at Rideau Meats in Smtihs Falls.

Lamb is available by individual cuts such as leg roasts, loin chops, racks, sausage, shanks, ground and premade lamb burgers.

Diamondbrook Farm is located at Prestonvale, between Ferguson’s Falls and Balderson.

A part of the farm is dedicated to grain crops, but we specialize in fresh vegetables and raspberries (in season) sweet corn and a variety of squash. Our orchard should start producing (Marshall Macs, Ida Red and Honey Crisp) apples in the next year.

Fresh produce along with homemade jams, relishes and baking as well as a line of lavender Gardeners products are available at our booth at the Carleton Place Farmers Market every Saturday morning.

Producing local food since 1993 for sale at Farmers' Markets, we are now selling from the farm gate as well as offering CSA baskets .  Open Saturday mornings, we offer many organically grown vegetables and garlic; as well as organic free range chicken eggs, organically fed pork, chicken , veal and grass fed Dexter beef!
Come and see us any Saturday morning, from May until October or call to arrange your CSA basket, 1/2 and full shares available.
Call us for a visit any time!
See you at the farm!”  Liz and Denis

Elmark Farms is a 4th generation 230-acre family farm. It began as a conventional 40 cow dairy farm and now produces pastured poultry (chickens and turkeys) as well as pork, lamb, beef, and eggs. The rotational grazing system also includes custom grazing of cattle and horses from other farms.
Dan is passionate about intensive grazing and its benefits. Intensive grazing is a method of rotational pasturing that has a high animal-to-acreage ratio. When managed properly, the animals are moved every 12 to 24 hours to a new plot so as not to be detrimental to either the land or the animals. In addition, since most worms are species-specific (i.e. horse worms have no impact on cattle), by grazing different animals over the same ground, less harmful worms are ingested. Organic matter in the soil also increases which translates into increased water holding capacity. This is especially important in Elmark Farms' shallow soils. And finally, this method of husbandry allows the animals to be in their natural habitat while being protected from predators. As a result, Dan finds that the land is able to give the same production value without the inputs he used to need, and the nutrients stay—or increase--in the soil.
Modeling his methods after those of Joel Salatin, a pioneer in grass based farming and people friendly food, Dan believes strongly that in allowing animals to behave in the way nature intended produces healthier, more contented animals. For example, chickens love to scratch in the dirt to find bugs, horses like to continuously graze, and cows find comfort in lying down in a grassy pasture.
In the end, rotational grazing produces a better product and the animals, environment, and families benefit.

Ferme Ouellete has a long history. First established in 1852 by the Mather family, Patrick and Caroline Ouellette purchased the Century Farm in 2002, and immediately began setting down roots.
Patrick and Caroline believe strongly that traditional farming is the best way to do business – best for humans, best for animals, and best for the environment. Caroline, who comes from a long line of farmers, credits her mother and grandmother with instilling in her a deep understanding and respect for nature that is reflected in everything she does.  Patrick’s niche is his horses. He readily admits he would rather work with his team than on his tractor and says he finds peace and quiet in the sound of their breathing. Patrick’s respect and fondness for his horses can work magic and the horses always respond and reciprocate.
The love and dedication Caroline and Patrick put in everything they do is evident to anyone who visits Ferme Ouellette Farm. They sell at the Farmgate on Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM April to December.

Fortune Farms is a modern maple syrup operation located near Almonte and only 50km from Kanata. Visitors are welcome to visit the operation and walk our self guided trails. The Kettle Boys entertain visitors at the boiling kettles and the Shanty Men explain the art and science of syrup making with a traditional wood fired evaporator.At the main sugar camp we use reverse osmosis and a high efficiency evaporator to make our high quality maple syrup. Our trails wander through our diverse old growth forest with fourteen species of trees including of course sugar maple. We are open daily during the season and off season by appointment.
We feature:
• All grades of maple syrup
• Maple butter and maple sugar
• Maple fudge and
• Maple tarts.
Products are available at the farm gate and by shipment worldwide.

***New this year: We are pleased to offer Certified Organic Pasture Raised Berkshire & Tamworth Pork! ***
If you are tired of what the grocery stores are calling ‘food’ you need to come to Funny Duck Farms to learn about what real food is! With our three young children helping along side us, we are committed to:
- raising food in a way that nurtures the soil and all those living on it and in it,
- providing the ultimate in food freshness, and
- reducing government interference with your RIGHT to fresh, safe, whole foods.
Out in our pastures is where you will find our laying hens, broilers and heritage pigs. Pasture raised animals provide excellent, nutritious food for people without harming the land, the environment or resorting to the use of chemicals and medications.
Our quest for quality food reared appropriately and ethically became more intense after we decided to have children. Knowing that children are far more sensitive to the chemicals, drugs and disease in conventional foods and healthcare products, we began expanding our product line. Handpicked loose herbal teas as well as herbal tinctures are available to deal with a variety of common issues like seasonal allergies, coughs and colds, stress, anxiety, anemia, insomnia, high blood pressure, PMS, menstrual symptoms, menopause, and depression. Our products are carefully hand made with certified organic local herbs wherever possible. They are natural, safe, effective and chemical free. We also offer a variety of herbal products appropriate for pregnancy and breastfeeding. Funny Duck Farms is a family owned and operated 94 acre farm Certified Organic by ProCert-Organic Systems.

We purchased the 176 acre former beef operation in 2008 and began planting in 2009.  45 acres are tillable sand, loam and clay and the rest is primarily wetlands (feeding the Tay River Watershed) and mixed forest.

Greenwood Organics is committed to providing the local community with organic produce, especially heritage varieties rich in taste and nutritional value-- nourishing the land and the community. Currently, 2 acres are under cultivation with half committed to green manures as part of the farm's crop rotation program. As well as garlic and the major root and annual vegetables, asparagus and raspberries have been planted which will be available in future years. We are certified organic by OC-Pro and are members of the Canadian Organic Growers, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario and National Farmers Union.

Greenwood Organics sells at the Perth Market and at our farm gate. Please call ahead for farm gate sales.

Hawkwood Farm is located between Almonte and Middleville in Lanark County. Together, owners owners Glennis Harwig and Jack Hinton have been practicing organic, sustainable, and compassionate farming for a quarter of a century.
Their prize-winning vegetables are available at Union Hall Market – a friendly meeting place for locals and visitors just 10 minutes from Almonte (Fridays 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm usually starting the first week of July; orders placed by 7 pm on Wednesdays can be picked up at market on Fridays). Please call for harvest dates and information and do bring your own bags/baskets.
Order Hawkwood's famous garlic by telephone or e-mail for pick-up/delivery starting late August. Large orders should be placed by the end of June if possible. Talk to us about future bulk vegetable or garlic requirements. Visits to the farm are by appointment only.

Nestled in the rolling countryside of the Rideau Lakes area, Highlands Honey is a small beekeeping operation dedicated to the production of uniquely flavoured wildflower honey. Our bees forage on the abundant wildflowers in abandoned farm-fields as well as on the trees and shrubs in the surrounding forests and wetlands.
For those interested in starting out in beekeeping, Highlands Honey is also your local source of bees selected to survive and thrive in this region.

James Haven Farms and Piggin’ Out are joint business ventures operated by Phyllis James and her son, Mark. Located outside of Perth, James Haven Farms is a former commercial pig farm that has evolved into an operation focused on local food production. Piggin’ Out is the name of the booth at the Perth Farmers’ Market—started by Mark and his brothers-- that the family has run since 1993.
The centerpiece of the booth is the barbecue where sausages, pork burgers and back bacon laden with homemade condiments are served up to hungry customers. Baked goods including pies, doughnuts, scones, breads, muffins and other delectable treats make this a must-stop spot for farmers’ market visitors. Frozen cuts of pork can also be purchased at the market or directly from the farm.
On the farm, Phyllis and Mark raise pastured turkeys and chickens. The birds are housed in huts and are moved daily. The feed comes from a local certified organic farm. In 2008, they introduced a mobile egg operation that provides free-range eggs for their farmers’ market booth.
James Haven Farms uses non-certified organic methods. Members of Canadian Organic Growers, Lanark County Slow Food, Lanark Organic Producers’ Guild, Perth Farmers’ Market.

When Lisa and her husband Rob bought Knotty Bottoms Farm in 2009, there was only 1 acre of cleared land for planting next to the house, the rest in various stages of brush.  Now, 2 years later there are almost 40 acres of cleared land for both pasture and planting as well as 70 acres of woods they plan to manage for fire wood and maple syrup production in future years.
Their growing practices are down to earth, using their diesel tractor and sweat to manage the weeds rather than using pesticides and herbicides, to produce a product they are proud to sell and use on their own table as well.  While they do most of the work themselves, their twin girls love to help pick up rocks from the field, not to mention sampling whatever they can pull off the plants.
This year their products are being expanded to include more fresh produce as well as pastured poultry.  In future years they hope to be able to offer grass fed lamb and beef, as well as pasture fed pork.  Knotty Bottoms Produce and Poultry can be purchased either by a CSA subscription or at the Farm Gate.

Beginning the first of Spring and continuing through the Summer and Fall, our honey bees work to pollinate a variety of wild flowers on our 80 acre hobby  farm. Our honey comes to your table straight from the hive. Unlike a lot of processed honey, our honey is not heated or pressure filter strained, so you know you are getting all the antioxidents, enzymes and minerals in our unprocessed honey. Wild flower honey taste's great and is also great for allergies. Our honey is sold in a variety of different sizes. We do have comb and creamed honey during the summer months. Our farm also produces 100% hand made beeswax candles and a great Beeswax skin cream.

When Coral Sproule returned to her family’s 98-acre farm in Lanark (just north-west of Perth), she brought with her 4 years of experience at Plan B Organic Farm, one of Canada’s largest CSA farms as well as several years as a member of an employee-owned cooperative in Toronto.To grow her garden, Coral gets a lot of help from her partner, Dawson Willsey and from her family. Coral has a special interest in growing heirloom vegetables and this year, hopes to devote more time and space toward saving seed. She also hopes to grow on last year’s success by returning to the Perth Farmer’s Market, selling at the farm-gate, and expanding her CSA while still finding time to milk the goats and care for the chickens.

David and Inez McCreery have been operating Riverside Garden commercially for 8 years. They produce vegetables and raspberries on 3 acres of land using (non-certified) organic methods and sell their products at the Carp Farmers’ Market. Riverside Garden is located on the banks of the Mississippi River between Almonte and Packenham

Singing Nettle Farm is located 12 km west of Perth. Nestled on 70 acres backing onto the Tay River, the farm is operated by Josh Latour and Joanna Kowalczyk. They are in the process of building up their Christmas tree farm with 1000 trees planted anually. In addition to the trees Josh and Joanna raise 300 meat chickens in the growing season and will be incorporating pigs to the farm in 2012.

Joanna is a Niagara Parks trained horticulturist and a certified arborist. In addition to her love for trees she is a keen supporter of  small scale farming and believes in producing healthy food  for the local community through organinc methods.  Their farming methodology is  based on sustainable practices with permaculture and biodynamic elements in mind and where it all begins with healthy soil. They are members of the Canadian Organic Growers and the Lanark Organic Growers Guild.
They will be taking orders for organic chicken and pork in the spring. At the moment their products are available though farm gate only. Fell free to come visit the farm and see how it all comes together.

SINGING NETTLE HORTICULTURE....

Starting in January 2012 Joanna will be offering her horticulture services which include garden maintenance with a focus on pruning of fruit trees, vines and small ornamentals. Please contact for details and look for workshop postings..

Welcome to Swallowtail Farm! 

Our farm, settled almost 200 years ago, is 5 minutes southwest of Perth. Watch for our beautiful heritage log building where our farm products are available.
Our pasture raised chickens and turkeys freely roam, naturally foraging and grazing on lush green pasture. Enjoy whole birds, or sausages and patties. Pure, lean pasture raised meat, no additives, preservatives and no fillers will make these your number one choice once you try them!
Our contented free range heritage hens provide us with beautiful fresh brown eggs with dark yellow yolks chalk full of vitamins and minerals--available daily.
Our garden grows fresh, flavourful, sunblessed chemical free vegetables.  Our strong commitment to heritage varieties is not just for flavour and taste; they also play an important part in protecting our food future with bio-diversity.
Each spring we make maple syrup the old fashioned way and from our kitchen comes lovingly made jams, jellies and preserves many from old recipes handed down in our family.
In 2011 we will have pasture raised heritage Berkshire pork and heritage Narragansett turkeys for meat. Join our meat CSA. Call the farm for details.
We are non-Certified Organic; however we fully embrace organic farming practices nurturing and supporting a healthy farm ecosystem.

Teamwork Community Farm (CSA) provides a full season's worth of fresh, certified organic vegetables. Our mission is to empower the community as a whole and community members individually through participation and good eating. Teamwork CSA is operated out of Maplelane Farm, the new home of Nick and Hilary Moore. Maplelane Farm has been farmed organically for over 30 years. Our farm is a lovely balance of field and forest. We raise laying hens year round and Tamworth pigs during the summer. We also have our Belgian and Suffolk Punch work horses, Ben, Jazz and Whinnie.
Hilary Moore started Teamwork CSA 8 years ago and have been farming organically for 12 years now. Though Maplelane Farm is not currently certified organic, it is operated in accordance with the certification guidelines.
Products sold at the Almonte Farmers Market on Saturday mornings between 9-12, Mother's Day through till Thanksgiving!

Thompsontown Maple Products is a 5,000 tap maple syrup operation located on a 400 acre farm in the heart of the Ottawa Valley. Just a short drive from the Nation's Capital and nestled in the natural beauty of Lanark County, our family owned and run operation offers you award winning maple syrup, sugar and butter. Discover the tranquil beauty of the maple forest while taking one of our self-guided walking tours along the shores of scenic Clayton Lake. Maple taffy is always a family favourite. Served on ice and rolled by hand, it is sure to satisfy that craving for a taste of spring. Pure Sweetness!!! 

William and Heather Griffith own and operate Triple A Farm. The farm has been operating since 1985 and for the past 14 years William and Heather have specialized in raising Emus. Triple A Farm distributes Emu & You skin care products including: emu oil, lotions, day and night facial creams, and bath soap. Emu meat, oil, and crafts are available at their Farm Store, at Carp Farmer's Market, and at selected retail stores.

“Fresh greens to dine for.” That’s how Sandra Salmins, owner of Wild Parrot Delectables, describes her products. Sandra, who holds a Master of Science degree in organic agriculture from McGill University’s Macdonald College, is passionate about sustainable, local, nutrient-rich food. Production practices at Wild Parrot Delectables include raised beds, soaker irrigation, and a special soil mix as well as the use of a greenhouse. Sandra does not use synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or fertilizer. Her lovingly produced “shoulder season” greens are available from March through early June and from late September until Christmas. Sandra has been a member of the Canadian Organic Growers since 1991.