The Farm Gate Store is open
For best results, order 48 hours in advance
(613) 278-1937
Scroll down to "On the Menu" to see what we have in stock.
694 Iron Mine Road.
Please note: Park at the side of the road if you are towing a trailer or camper - there is no way to turn around in the driveway.
Turn into the driveway, and park in the grassed parking bay to your left. The store is self serve. Open the doors and peruse the produce on the shelves.
Change provided in the black cash box.
Check off purchased items on the page provided (next to the cash box).
Close and latch the doors behind you when finished to keep the food safe from critters.
I try to keep this page updated but there is plenty to do here...Please note, it is a challenge to keep the produce cool in the summer, so some crops may start to wilt and or go soft sooner than you might otherwise expect. We recommend you purchase food very soon before consuming.
If you are not satisfied with the quality of our store goods, please contact us - I cannot make improvements unless I know what needs correcting!
If you are not satisfied with our products, contact me for a refund or replacement.
I am keen to sell our farm products AND our farm's reputation!
You may order 48 hours in advance if there is something you want to pick up - email whitscust@gmail.com.
On the menu:
The following items are currently in stock:
Beans, romano and yellow: $4.00 / Lb; $2.00 half Lb
Limited quantities, should be consumed or put by very soon.
Lettuce, multiple varieties: Price varies on size of head(s)
The following types will be available at different times throughout September: Oakleaf (red or green); red leaf, green leaf, green romaine, speckled romaine (somewhat strong flavour), buttercrunch/boston/bib (red)
Chard: $2.00 / 6 Oz. Lots of the heirloom giant fordhook; as well as silverado which has a broad, white stem.
Kale, black: $2.00 / 6 Oz. This is available if subscription customers have not taken all of it.
Parsley: $1 Quarter Lb. Limited supply of smooth leaf variety all month.
Celery: $4.00/bunch. These require a lot of work to keep firm after cutting, I pack them in ice packs and that helps, but don't be surprised if/when they go limp. The flavour remains.
Fennel: $3.00/bulb. Good flavour, even after it has bolted. Some are just starting so order soon.
Long Red Onions of Tropea: A mild raw or light cooking onion that does not keep - eat soon. Delicate flavour, nice aroma without the tearing. Leaves are edible too, though they are stronger flavoured than green onions and do not last.
Green Onions: $2/bunch. Supplies limited.
White potatoes: $4.00/Lb. These humble apples of the earth look plain, but eating them allows you to discover that potatoes have flavour. And if you think these are good, there are the French Fingerlings on the way, which have a yellow flesh shot with red. Later in the autumn, there will be German butterball (yellow flesh) and red chieftain (which is a very good storage potato).
Carrots, orange: $3.00 / Lb
I finally figured out how to get a reliable germination of carrots in muck soil. White and Yellow varieties available late September
Garlic: Priced at $`12.00 / Lb; half and quarter pound sizes also available. Specify porcelaine or purple stripe when ordering. Our garlic was quite small this season; the rain disappeared just as the bulbs were preparing to go into their size up stage.
Peppers, green: $4.00 / Lb, smaller quantities available
Jalapeno peppers: $4.00 / Lb, smaller quantities available
Pork: $12./ Lb all cuts. Free range, grass fed, highly respected animals that had a happy life with one bad moment at the end. Butchered at the Farmersville Community Abattoir in Addison Ontario; CFIA inspected.
Coming Soon:
Red cooking onions, white cooking onions, yellow cippolinis, cherry tomatoes (availability depends on what the subscription customers take), asian cabbage, snap peas, possibly colored peppers (shepherd and picnic types), parsnips, rutabaga...
Absolute bust:
There will be little to no squash this season as the squash vine borer found the farm and made short work of my hard work. If they had attacked the plants during a wet period, I might have realised that lack of water was not the problem...
To keep produce fresh, we only keep a limited amount of stock in the store.
You may order 48 hours in advance if there is something you want to pick up - email whitscust@gmail.com.