ESSEX
FARM FRESH DIRECT SALES
BARTOLOMEU FARMS
2776 County Road 20E, Harrow
519-738-6959 or 519-987-4997
Open June – October daily
Fresh vegetables; tomatoes, peppers, beans and squash.
CLARKSONS VEGIE STAND
519-839-5553
492 County Rd 34, Essex
We have an assortment of vegetables and fruit, most of which we grow ourselves. Everything local!
Hours: 9:00am TO 6:00pm 7 days a week from June to end of October
CORNLAND CORNER
519-839-5200
2 Marsh Rd, RR#1, Essex
Open: July and August 9am to 9pm
Fresh and hot-buttered sweet corn. Retail/Wholesale, picked fresh daily. Family owned and operated.
COZY CORNER
3714 Manning, Maidstone
519-723-2777
Restaurant and farm market. Market has fresh local produce, home-canned goods, honey, and fresh baked items. Open March to November 8am to 7pm 7 days a week. Restaurant is open year round for breakfast and lunch, using all fresh local produce. Also serving Lebanese cuisine. Mon-Sat 7-5 and Sunday 8-3.
KLASSEN BLUEBERRIES
519-738-4089
954 County Road 50E, Harrow
Pick your own and fresh ready picked blueberries, pies and ice cream treats
Hours: Mid July – mid Sept 9am – 8:30pm (crop and weather permitting)
KOEHN’S FARM MARKET
519-738-3370
2847 County Road 20E, Harrow
Buy your fruits and vegetables fresh from our family farm. Friendly service and quality produce.
Hours: May – Oct Mon-Sat 8:30am – 6:30pm, Nov – Mar Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9:30am – 5pm
LAFFERTY FARMS
Highway 3 and Sexton Sideroad, Maidstone
519-977-3335 or 519-737-6311
Open: Daily July through September 8am to 6pm
Lafferty Farms has been producing and selling sweet corn since 1976. They also produce and sell melons, tomatoes, peppers and more! They have four locations to serve Essex county.
MCKIM FARMS
3900 North Malden Road, Essex
519-776-5067
Beef Producer
SCHOGER ORCHARDS
432 County Road 34W, Essex
519-839-4675
Open: Call ahead. Mon-Fri 8-noon and 4-8, Weekend 8-6
Pick your own strawberries, raspberries, sour cherries, pumpkins.
THE FRUIT WAGON
793 County Road 50E, Harrow
519-738-4819 www.thefruitwagon.com
Open: June to December 8am until dusk.
Quality ready picked fruit and flowers, available at our self-serve fruit wagon. Apples, peaches, plums, pears, sweet cherries, apricots, strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, gladioli, garden mums and pumpkins. Recipes available on our website!
WAGNER ORCHARDS AND ESTATE WINERY
1222 Lakeshore Rd 103 (formerly 8th Concession Rd) RR #2 Maidstone
519-723-4807 www.wagnerorchards.com
Open: 9-6 daily
We raise our own beef, pork and poultry free of hormones, chemicals and antibiotics. We sell hamburger, steaks, roasts, stewing beef and other cuts. We also have pick your own apples and pumpkins. We have expanded to include a farm bakery, producing fresh, homemade pies, strudels and desserts. We are also a registered estate winery and produce unique high quality fruit and grape wines and ciders. In December, we sell Christmas hams and treats.
WRIGHTLAND FARM
1000 Ridge Road, Harrow
519-738-6120
Open: Approx May 1 – June 13 daily 8-5 No Sunday sales.
But fresh asparagus
WRIGHT’S DRIVE IN MARKET (Ridgeview Greenhouses)
594 County Road 50E, Harrow
519-738-9905
Greenhouse tomatoes and peppers at our retail stand.
AGRI-FOOD BUSINESSES USING AND MAKING LOCAL PRODUCTS
LAKESIDE PICKLES
667 County Road #50 East, Harrow
519-738-2314 www.lakesidepacking.com
Hours: 8am-5pm
Lakeside Packing offers a large variety of products, including pickles, olives, cocktail onions, pasta sauces, peppers, relishes, salsa, sauerkraut and more! For more information about the products and services we offer please browse the on-line catalogue on our website.
Our products can be found on the shelves at Sobeys, Bedell’s, Joseph’s Produce and many others! Case lots are available for purchase direct from our plant location.
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READY BAKE FOODS INC.
22 Victor Street, Essex
519-776-1568 www.weston.ca
Ready Bake Foods produces frozen dough and pre-proofed, par-baked and fully baked products including bread, pies, rolls and sweet goods to be sold in grocery stores.
RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS
COZY CORNER
3714 Manning, Maidstone
519-723-2777
Restaurant and farm market. Market has fresh local produce, home-canned goods, honey, and fresh baked items. Open March to November 8am to 7pm 7 days a week. Restaurant is open year round for breakfast and lunch, using all fresh local produce. Also serving Lebanese cuisine. Mon-Sat 7-5 and Sunday 8-3.
MEADOWS BY THE LAKE
www.meadowsbythelake.ca
9278 County Rd #41 Harrow
519-738-BEER (2337)
Open: Sunday to Thursday 11am-10pm Friday & Saturday 11am-2am
The historic Meadows has been serving local favorites since 1923. Specializing in Lake Erie Yellow Perch and Pickerel. Over 100 menu items to choose from. Our food is always made fresh to order and we use every local product that is available to us. Being in a great wine region we also only serve local wines. You can taste the difference using fresh local products makes.
TO YOUR KITCHEN CATERING
1173 Gore Road, Harrow
519-999-5333 www.toyourkitchen.com
Owned and operated by Chef Jeff Wright. To Your Kitchen will create a menu to suit your needs and budget with an eye to using the freshest local ingredients. Located in the heart of Essex County’s wine region.
WINERIES
COLCHESTER RIDGE ESTATE WINERY
108 County Road 50E, Harrow
519-738-9800 www.colchesterridge.com
Summer hours: Mon-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-5
Winter hours: Closed Mon and Tues
Award winning red and white wines, tasting room, gift store, tours and events by appointment.
COLIO ESTATE WINES
1 Colio Drive, Harrow
519-738-2241 www.coliowinery.com
Open: Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-6 and Sun 11-5
Year round tours and events. Hospitality centre, pavilion and retail boutique with award-winning VQA wines.
ERIE SHORE VINEYARD
410 County Road 50W, Harrow
519-738-9858 www.erieshore.ca
Open: Mon-Fri 1-6, Sat 1-6, Sun noon-5
Family owned and operated estate winery specializing in 100% VQA wines – 12 vintages available.
MUSCEDERE VINEYARDS
7457 County Road #18 RR #4, Harrow
519-965-1075 or 519-796-9007 www.muscederevineyards.com
Hours: Friday to Saturday 10am to 6pm, All Canadian and US holidays 10am to 6pm, all other times by appointment
Family owned and operated winery which hand-harvests only the finest grapes from our vineyard to produce premium wines. The vineyard is nestled on a picturesque 163-acre family farm, with 83-acres of natural forest, on the Greenway Trail.
VIEWPOINTE ESTATE WINERY
151 County Road 50E, Harrow
519-738-0690 www.viewpointewinery.com
Open: Daily 11-6
Winery shoppe with panoramic view of Lake Erie. Offering tastings, tours, patio and culinary centre.
WAGNER ORCHARDS AND ESTATE WINERY
1222 Lakeshore Rd 103 (formerly 8th Concession Rd) RR #2 Maidstone
519-723-4807 www.wagnerorchards.com
Open: 9-6 daily
We raise our own beef, pork and poultry free of hormones, chemicals and antibiotics. We sell hamburger, steaks, roasts, stewing beef and other cuts. We also have pick your own apples and pumpkins. We have expanded to include a farm bakery, producing fresh, homemade pies, strudels and desserts. We are also a registered estate winery and produce unique high quality fruit and grape wines and ciders. In December, we sell Christmas hams and treats.
STORES FEATURING LOCAL PRODUCT
4-D SAUSAGE KITCHEN
South Malden RR1, Essex
519-776-5862
Pork Products
WESTONS
5409 North Talbot Road, Maidstone
519-737-1209
Abattoir
