Economic Partners Sudbury East/West Nipissing Incorporated will feature a number of Northern Ontario businesses at the upcoming 2019 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
Economic Partners general manager, Neil Fox, says with a FedNor investment of nearly $565,000, the group is featuring the Northern Ontario Agri-food Pavilion, a venue to showcase some 50 exhibitors from across the northeast.
Established in 1922, the fair is considered Canada’s largest indoor agricultural exposition and Fox adds the group is proud to partner with the Government of Canada and FedNor that shines a spotlight on Northern Ontario creating opportunities for growth for participating businesses from across the region.
With a variety of products and services ranging from wild rice and a selection of cheeses to all-natural skincare products and garden pruners on display, there will be something for everyone. That is why Economic Partners is encouraging visitors to stop by the Northern Ontario Pavilion to see why it is one of the most popular attractions at the fair.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair features more than one million square feet of displays and competition facilities, attracting approximately 300,000 visitors each year. The Northern Ontario Agri-food Pavilion is the largest exhibit at the fair and provides participants from across the North with countless opportunities to establish new business contacts and expand their businesses.
Northern Ontario Agri-food Pavilion – 2019 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Algoma Highlands Wild Blueberry Farm and Winery
Contacts: Trevor and Tracy Laing
26 Hillcrest Ave
Wawa, Ontario
P0S 1K0
Tel: 705-852-6642
[email protected]
Algoma Highlands Wild Blueberry Farm and Winery is a 640-acre family farm located three kilometres from downtown Wawa. In 2011, owners Trevor and Tracy Laing sold both fresh and frozen berries, and then entered the value-added market in 2013 selling jam, barbecue sauce, and syrup. All products are 100% natural, with no artificial colour or preservatives. The Laings have since expanded their product mix to include wine produced from wild blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb and Siberian blueberries grown on their farm. All of the farm’s products will be available at The Royal, other than the wine, which is available by ordering it online.
Bare Naked Beauty
Contact: Susie Harrison
22 Younge St
Kagawong, Manitoulin Island
P0P 1J0
Tel: 705-988-6003
Bare Naked Beauty is a line of all-natural beauty products for the face, body, hair and bath. The Manitoulin Island company developed its products for people with sensitive skin, such as psoriasis and eczema, as well as for those seeking healthy, nourishing options. Made with local and fair trade ingredients, all packaging is environmentally friendly.
Bavarian Link Meat Products Ltd.
Contact: Jamey Heaton
699 Wallace Rd
North Bay, Ontario
P1B 8Z4
Tel: 1-800-335-2249
[email protected]
Bavarian Link Meat Products produces a complete range of pork, beef and poultry-based European-style deli meats in North Bay. The company sells primarily to the retail and food service sectors, responding to trends in the meat processing industry, such as the demand for healthier products, the elimination of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from product preparation, and a consumer move towards poultry products. The company is interested in coming to The Royal to make inroads into the Toronto and Southern Ontario markets.
Beat the Wheat
Contacts: Adam Palubiski and Stephanie Dunn
60 Manitoba St
Bracebridge, Ontario
P1L 1S1
Tel: 705-645-6500
[email protected]
Beat the Wheat’s Adam Palubiski and Stephanie Dunn have developed a recipe for gluten-free pasta with the texture and flavour found in restaurant-quality pasta. Their gluten-free pasta manufacturing company in Bracebridge, Ontario is called Beat the Wheat. Fresh pasta, ready-made pasta dishes, sauces and gluten-free bread and butter tarts are some of the items they sell in their Bracebridge store, aptly named, Pasta Shoppe.
BeeBAGZ
Contact: Kristi MacDonald
110 North Kinton Ave, Unit 3
Huntsville, Ontario
P1H 2P9
Tel: 705-783-5094
[email protected]
Kristi MacDonald founded BeeBAGZ to offer consumers an alternative to plastic sandwich bags. This year at The Royal, the company will be featuring its BeeBAGZ, waterproof, self-sealing, reusable storage bags made from 100% cotton, beeswax, jojoba oil and resin. Available in small, medium and large sizes, they can last for at least a year and their use could potentially eliminate thousands of single-use plastic bags from ending up in landfills and waterways.
Best Ever Food
Contact: Matt Richter
34 Hiawatha Dr
Port Sydney, Ontario
P0B 1L0
Tel: 705-385-8721
[email protected]
Best Ever Food, a delicious mix of nuts and seeds, started as a family recipe born out of a desire to create a healthy, energy-sustaining snack. According to Matt Richter, owner of the Muskoka-based company, the key to the snack’s quality is its 30 hours of production time. The snack also incorporates locally sourced maple syrup as one of its key ingredients. Best Ever Food products are available at retail locations throughout Northern Ontario and are currently expanding into other areas.
Canadian Pure Wild Rice
Contact: Kailey Divers
P.O. Box 193
Wabigoon, Ontario
P0V 2W0
Tel: 807-221-9488
[email protected]
Born and raised in Dryden, Ontario, Kailey Divers is the owner of Canadian Pure Wild Rice. Having grown up with wild rice as a staple in her diet, she strives to share its delicious flavour and health benefits with others. Organic wild rice is not genetically modified or farmed, and grows naturally without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. And what’s more, it maintains its nutrient value and flavour even after harvesting.
Distillerie Rheault Distillery
Contacts: Marcel Rheault and Mireille Morin
RR2 #19, #6 Hwy 583
Hearst, Ontario
P0L 1N0
Tel: 705-362-8263
Rheault Distillery is a craft distillery located in Hearst, Ontario. The company uses as many local products and ingredients as possible in the production of its spirits to showcase the region and promote value-added agriculture. Working closely with the LCBO, Rheault Distillery is producing and marketing a variety of spirits including vodka, different whiskeys and fruit-based liqueurs. Its Loon brand vodka is available in more than 125 LCBO stores, and has won several prestigious awards in the past several years at international competitions.
Dream Acres Alpacas
Contacts: Jo-Anne and Gary Burton
5590 Hwy 101 W
Matheson, Ontario
P0K 1N0
Tel: 705-273-1656
[email protected]
Jo-Anne and Gary Burton of Dream Acres Alpacas raise alpacas on their 140-acre farm located near Timmins. Focused solely on the production of 100% Canadian-made quality alpaca products, they sell their knitted goods on their farm along with the creations made by other local artisans. Dream Acres Alpacas sells to markets in Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Timmins, Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake, as well as to some wholesale customers in Sault Ste. Marie, Southern Ontario and Ottawa. Dream Acres Alpacas ships throughout Canada through its online store at https://www.dreamacres.ca/products.
Finnia, Inc.
Contact: Lisabeth Flanagan
29 Park St, P.O. Box 548
Gore Bay, Ontario
P0P 1H0
Tel: 705-348-1376
Finnia, Inc. is an award-winning bean-to-bar, craft chocolate maker on Manitoulin Island and is the only one of its kind in Northern Ontario. The company hand sorts, roasts, cracks and grinds single origin cocoa beans into exceptionally smooth chocolate. All of Finnia’s ingredients are natural, and organic where possible, selected from different cacao growing regions around the world.
Fromagerie Kapuskoise
Contact: Denis Nadeau
376 Government Rd E
Kapuskasing, Ontario
P5N 2X7
Tel: 705-371-2177
[email protected]
Fromagerie Kapuskoise is a labour of love for owner François Nadeau, who studied cheese-making in Quebec and France. Originally from Kapuskasing, Nadeau seized an opportunity to bring his dream home, establishing the first artisanal cheese-making facility in the region. Fromagerie Kapuskoise will be offering two categories of traditional French-style artisanal cheeses at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair this year:
- Cow cheeses: Mattagami and Kapuskasing
- Goat cheeses: Kenogami and Pagwa
Gateway Fibreworks
Contact: Gail Stiver
1397 Beiers Rd, General Delivery
Kilworthy, Ontario
P0E 1G0
Tel: 705-309-2966
[email protected]
Gateway Fibreworks is an on-farm fibre mill and studio. Fibre from Ontario farmers is transformed into luxurious yarns and other fibre products. Whether for knitting, felting, spinning or mixed fibre art, Gateway Fibreworks produces the materials needed. Besides the local Gravenhurst Farmers Market, Gateway Fibreworks has become a regular participant at many knitting and fibre shows throughout Ontario.
Gee-Dah’s Inspirations
Contact: Joni Shawana
157 Willow St
Wikwemikong, Ontario
P0P 2J0
Tel: 647-719-5664
[email protected]
Gee-Dah’s Inspirations is a small, family food business that works the “Pow-Wow” circuit including various First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island and The North Shore. The owners continue to be inspired and guided by the original founders of the family business. Gee-dah’s Inspirations prepares, cooks and serves traditional and non-traditional native cuisine, such as corn soup, fried bread, tacos, chili and oven-baked fish pie. They are a long-time favourite vendor at Wikwemikong’s Annual Cultural Festival. They will once again be featuring a traditional food demo at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
Greenfoot
Contacts: Grant Lauzon and Bryan Jean
1134 Fraser St
North Bay, Ontario
P1B 3Y3
Tel: 905-714-5078
[email protected]
Greenfoot markets chaga, a medicinal mushroom harvested in Canada’s northern forests. Through its relationship with members of the research community, Greenfoot has developed a chaga extract, an antioxidant believed to cure stomach and skin problems, and contribute to a long and robust life. This year, Greenfoot will continue to market its Raspberry-Sumac Tea.
Hagens Dressing
Contact: Jordan Railian
35 McMillan Ave
Dryden, Ontario
P8N 1V4
Tel: 800-561-1263
Hagens Dressing, which is currently shipped across Canada and exported to the United States, was created about 50 years ago at a small restaurant in Eagle Lake, Ontario by Bill Hagen and his wife. In 1970, Susan Durance purchased the recipe for the dressing and her family started producing the product for sale across Northern Ontario. Established as the house dressing at the Durance family’s Riverview Lodge in the Dryden area, Hagens Dressing’s popularity continues to grow.
Hawberry Farms
Contact: Frances Prescott
General Delivery, Providence Bay
Manitoulin Island, Ontario
P0P 1T0
Tel: 416-953-6178
[email protected]
Hawberry Farms manufactures and distributes lines of jams, jellies, chutneys, honey dip mixes, garlic sauce, hot sauces and popcorn seasonings. All products are processed on Manitoulin Island. Hawberry Farms participates in 50 to 75 fairs and events annually and distributes to a large number of retail establishments throughout Ontario.
Home Grown Kombucha
Contact: Shannon Mackey
210 Main St, P.O. Box 391
Ignace, Ontario
P0T 1T0
Tel: 403-671-1967
[email protected]
Home Grown Kombucha was founded in 2017 by Shannon Mackey, who wanted to revitalize the health and economy of her hometown region in Northwestern Ontario (NWO). Kombucha has been used as an elixir for more than 2000 years in Asia, and with its powerful health properties, Shannon, a nutritionist, wanted to share it with the world. A bubbly, probiotic rich tea, this fermented drink has a uniquely delicious sweet/sour flavour. Using local, organic and hand-picked ingredients, Home Grown Kombucha is the premier kombucha in NWO and Shannon is looking forward to introducing it to the rest of the province and country.
Jack Pops Kettle Corn
Contact: Jack Hamlyn
1200 Lake Joseph Rd
Seguin, Ontario
P2A 2W8
Tel: 705-746-0031
[email protected]
Jack Hamlyn and his family from Parry Sound are returning to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair with more flavours of kettle corn for visitors to sample. Jack Pops Kettle Corn is made by hand using certified organic cane sugar, sea salt, canola oil and mushroom corn in large open kettles.
Just Shut Up and Try It Ferments Inc.
Contacts: Marketa Mervart and Joanna Biafore
9 Christopher Crt
North Bay, Ontario
P1C 1M6
Tel: 647-637-8205
[email protected]
Just Shut Up and Try It Ferments Inc. is a Canadian-owned fermented food business specializing in organic ferments for the whole family. It offers everything from Jun (champagne of Kombucha made with honey) to kimchi just for kids. Company owners Marketa Marvart and Joanna Biafore believe in real food, as well as a practical approach to preventing illness, and want to share their knowledge with visitors at the fair.
Love North
Contact: Ashley Love
91 Spencer St
Bracebridge, Ontario
P1L 1C4
Tel: 705-952-1236
[email protected]
Love North offers a vast array of botanical skincare, herbal medicine and local superfoods made by using ethical wild-crafting practices in the Muskoka – Parry Sound region. Through plant alchemy, Ashley’s goal is to create a product that lives and breathes the purity of the plants and forests. All products are formulated with deep integrity for the earth and consumers.
Manitoulin Botanicals
Contact: Laurette Tsun
267 Lighthouse Rd
Meldrum Bay, Ontario
P0P 1R0
Tel: 705-348-8448
[email protected]
Manitoulin Botanicals produces food, herbal and body products made from wild plants and herbs gathered on two organic 100-acre lots while respecting the environment and the plants. All products are 100% natural, with no added artificial colour or preservatives. Be sure to check out the spruce tip sugar, salt and vinegar, wild strawberry jam, and wild acorn flour.
Meadowview Alpaca Farm & Fibre Studio
Contacts: Robert and Denise Martel
RR 1, 908 Carter Side Rd
Bruce Mines, Ontario
P0R 1C0
Tel: 705-785-3389
Meadowview Alpaca Farm and Fibre Studio is the largest of its kind in Northern Ontario and one of the largest in the province. Owners Robert and Denise Martel have increased fibre production by partnering with other farms, adding to their 175 alpacas that produce 500 lbs of raw fibre a year. Local artisans and members of the Mennonite community, using age-old practices of knitting, felting and weaving, create one-of-a-kind products. In addition to products for knitters, weavers and spinners, they produce hats, mitts, socks, shawls, and other home décor items, such as rugs and pillows.
Milford Bay Trout Farm
Contact: Ralph Uhde
1224 Hewlitt Rd
Bracebridge, Ontario
P1L 1X4
Tel: 705-644-2797
Milford Bay Trout Farm has been processing and manufacturing high quality smoked trout (rainbow) filets and paté since 1973. Wholesale makes up a large part of the company’s business, along with its two retail outlets and weekly participation at four farmers’ markets during the season (Victoria Day-Thanksgiving). Milford Bay Trout Farm has two year-round employees and eight seasonal employees. All of its trout comes from Georgian Bay.
Morgan House Wool Works Studio
Contact: Pam Carnochan
83 Morgan’s Rd
Huntsville, Ontario
P1H 1A2
Tel: 705-380-2566
[email protected]
With wool from her sheep, Pam Cornochan of Morgan House Wood Works Studio creates unique landscapes using felting techniques. She shears the sheep, dyes the wool and then creates artwork known as Watercolour with Wool. She has been showing her work in several shows and galleries in the Huntsville and Maynooth areas. Raised in Huron County, Pam has also been teaching her craft in Algonquin Park, area schools, the McMichael Art Gallery in Kleinburg, and in her barn studio.
Mountain Maple Products
Contact: Don Manchur
1300 P Line, P.O. Box 98
Richards Landing, Ontario
P0R 1J0
Tel: 705-782-0101
[email protected]
Mountain Maple Products has been producing maple syrup on St. Joseph Island for more than 50 years. The family business started with 300 taps and now boasts more than 7,000. It relies on its healthy, hard maple trees, limestone-based soils and the advancements of modern technologies to produce excellent flavoured syrup. Mountain Maple also produces maple butter, maple sugar, maple candy, as well as its popular Potsticker’s BBQ sauce and maple salsa. Mountain Maple Products are now sold worldwide, thanks in part to the exposure they have received through participation at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. They also were the only maple syrup producer to attend the International Rotary Convention in Toronto last summer, representing the maple syrup community. This year, they were invited to the 2019 International Rotary Convention in Hamburg, Germany.
Muskoka Mornings
Contact: Kerry Foreman
77 Tamarack Trail
Bracebridge, Ontario
P1L 1Z1
Tel: 705-645-4441
Created and owned by Kerry Foreman, who has a background in health services, Muskoka Mornings offers two unique health products: No Yolking and Dandi Maca Latte. The main ingredient of No Yolking is simply egg whites that are sprayed with citric acid and baker’s yeast in the drying process. The No Yolking egg powder can be used in smoothies, zucchini pancakes, and for baking. Dandi Maca Latte is a coffee substitute made of several roots, spices, cacao powder and a fruit sweetener that doesn’t affect glucose levels.
Northern Ontario Brewers Alliance
Contact: Dwayne Wanner
c/o Highlander Brew Co
19 Howard St
South River, Ontario
P0A 1X0
Tel: 705-792-0808
Northern Ontario Brewers Alliance is a collection of six Northern Ontario craft brewers who share a common vision of high-quality beer, collaboration and support of Northern communities, and have come together to offer something unique across the province. Samples will be available at the beer tent. Northern brewers include Highlander Brew Company, Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, Manitoulin Brewing Company, New Ontario Brewing Company, Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, and Stack Brewing Company.
Nickel City Cheese
Contact: Nicole Paquin
3888 Regional Rd 15
Chelmsford, Ontario
P0M 1L0
Tel: 705-969-1643
Nickel City Cheese is a family-run business operating in Chelmsford, Ontario. Nicole Paquin, the sole proprietor, dreamt of opening a cheese factory in the Greater Sudbury area for years. Five years ago, she and her son decided to pursue their dream. Founded in 2018, Nickel City Cheese produces cow’s milk cheddar cheese. Nickel City Cheese offers flavours to tickle everyone’s fancy, including 13 choices for its fresh curds.
North Shore Apothecary + Goods
Contact: Emily Lou Corbett
13 Loon Dr
Seguin, Ontario
P2A 0B6
Tel: 647-964-7075
[email protected]
North Shore Apothecary + Goods creates skincare, aromatherapy, and perfume made with wild Ontario plants, distilled in Orrville, Ontario. Owner Emily Lou Corbett wild harvests and sources all her raw ingredients. Inspired by wild places and wild scents, North Shore Apothecary + Goods creates perfume that not only smells like the wilderness, but it is the wilderness. Using rare and exotic essential oils from all over the world, this company has created roll-on, solid, and spray perfumes, as well as effective skincare.
Northern Ontario Agri-Food Education & Marketing Inc.
Contact: Pat Marcotte
RR1, 1540 Hwy 17 E
Wahnapitae, Ontario
P0M 3C0
Tel: 705-694-5686
[email protected]
Northern Ontario Agri-Food Education & Marketing Inc. (NOAFEM), which is a volunteer-based organization, educates consumers and processors on the agri-food industry in Northern Ontario while assisting producers and retailers with marketing initiatives. Its focus is to increase awareness of agriculture in the North and to connect consumers with the farmers who produce their food.
Nurtural Bitless Bridle by Circle-X
Contact: Sherri Raguth
355 Avery Dr
Espanola, Ontario
P5E 1C8
Tel: 877-877-5845
[email protected]
Nurtural Bitless Bridles by Circle-X will be at The Royal for the 14th year in a row in 2019. According to Sherri Raguth of Circle-X, Zoe Brooks and Gerry Guy developed and patented the Nurtural Bitless Bridle at their Northern Ontario farm in 2005. It features a textured noseband and solid poll that doesn’t require any metal in the mouth to communicate with the horse, resulting in a calmer and happier animal.
Old Mill Mapleworks
Contact: Raymond Ferguson
#23 Lane 5, P.O Box 145
Bruce Mines, Ontario
P0R 1C0
Tel: 705-989-8280
[email protected]
Old Mill Mapleworks maple syrup is now a staple in a vast number of homes throughout the Algoma district and has made its way across the country and abroad. Experimentation with value-added maple products has led to the production of maple sap vinegar which is mellow to the palate and is earning rave reviews from those who use it. It can be used on french fries, in vinaigrettes, marinades or any recipe calling for balsamic or cider vinegar. In addition to its vinegar, Old Mill Mapleworks also produces pure maple butter, maple sugar candies, maple mint sauce, maple sugar and maple jelly. The company is now proud to be classified as kosher certified.
Pinchpruner
Contact: Robyn Lasci
718 Westmount Ave
Sudbury, Ontario
P3A 4B5
Tel: 705-525-8232
Founded by Robyn Lasci, Shortcutts Inc. is a family-run business that has developed and patented a brand-new gardening pruning tool, called Pinchpruner, for home and commercial use. Based out of Sudbury, the company designed and engineered the tool with the support of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT). Made in Canada, Pinchpruners are a first-to-market garden pruning tool based on the concept of pinching back plants or deadheading spent blooms using one’s finger and thumb. This year, Robyn is adding another product for the cannabis market and will be introducing Cannapruners.
Poschaven Farms
Contact: Bruce Posch
232241 Dairy Lane
Thornloe, Ontario
P0J 1S0
Tel: 705-563-8358
Poschaven Farms, certified organic by Ecocert Canada since 2006, consists of 370 acres on which the Posch family grows and processes its quality grain products for sale. In 2013, a second mill was added, dedicated solely to gluten-free buckwheat flour. All the buckwheat products are situated in a new building which is free of genetically modified organism or GMO, wheat, seeds and nuts, soya, dairy, and egg. Every batch of buckwheat flour is tested to ensure it is gluten-free. In the summer of 2015, Poschaven Farms added a third stone mill to keep up with the demand for quality organic flour.
Posch Honey
Contact: Bruce Posch
RR 3, 232241 Dairy Lane
Thornloe, Ontario
P0J 1S0
Tel: 705-563-8342
[email protected]
Bruce Posch, owner of Posch Honey, cultivates more than 600 acres of buckwheat, which is believed to be the largest source of buckwheat in Canada, representing approximately 10% of the country’s total supply. He uses more than 500 beehives to pollinate his fields to produce his honey. Bruce produces several varieties of honey, but buckwheat constitutes the bulk of his honey for market. His harvested buckwheat is shipped to customers in Canada and exported to Europe to serve the gluten-free market.
Purvis Fisheries
Contacts: Denise Purvis Sheppard, Dan Forest, and Leigh Major
1 Water St, P.O. Box 492
Silver Water, Ontario
P0P 1Y0
Tel: 705-283-3131
[email protected]
Since the late 1800s, Purvis Fisheries has been synonymous with fresh fish caught and processed from Lake Huron and the Northern Channel. Varieties of fresh and smoked fish products including trout, whitefish, and sturgeon, as well as smoked fish dip and caviar will be sold at the Purvis exhibit during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
Quinta Quinoa
Contacts: Jamie Draves and Sophia Lustgarten
840 McIntyre St W
North Bay, Ontario
P1B 3A3
Tel: 519-856-2296
[email protected]
Quinta Quinoa produces a unique, locally grown, North American variety of quinoa seed which is high in protein, zinc and fibre, and an excellent source of iron, magnesium and calcium. Based in the North, the company’s quality quinoa is fully traceable back to the Canadian producer. Ongoing agronomy research on Ontario soils is continuing to provide Quinta Quinoa with insight on best farming practices for highest yield and quality of quinoa seed. Quinta Quinoa is the first Ontario grown quinoa seed on the market.
Sherry’s Gourmet Preserves
Contact: Sherry Leverdingen
17 Lincoln Ave, P.O. Box 173
South River, Ontario
P0A 1X0
Tel: 705-386-9087
[email protected]
Sherry Leverdingen of Sherry’s Gourmet Preserves has developed a line of homemade chocolate-covered tasty treats that includes chocolate bacon, chocolate potato chips, chocolate licorice and chocolate pretzels. Sherry will also bring a variety of preserves ranging from jams and jellies to pickles and vinaigrettes to the table. Most products are sold in gingerbread jars.
The Queen’s Tarts
Contacts: Tammy Paterson and Aaron Craig
472 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 1Z8
Tel: 705-575-8278
[email protected]
The Queen’s Tarts began as a word-of-mouth fundraising venture. Following the opening of the Mill Market in Sault Ste. Marie in 2014, where Tammy Paterson and Aaron Craig sell their butter tarts, the enterprise has evolved into a viable business. In June 2019, Tammy and Aaron opened their first stand-along bakery and café in downtown Sault Ste. Marie where they still provide their delicious butter tarts and other baking, as well as their own in-house roasted coffees and expresso drinks. The Queen’s Tarts has also expended to include simple lunch items such as soup, sandwiches, quiche and salads.
Thomson Farms Cider & Winery
Contact: Brad Morley
4057 Third Line W
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 1K8
Tel: 705-943-1231
Thomson Farms Cider & Winery is a family-owned business that has been proudly serving the residents of Sault Ste. Marie for over 40 years. It features 65 acres of rolling elevations, naturally spring-fed creeks and ponds, and more than 10 acres of delicious strawberries.
Frozen strawberries, sauces, syrups and jams, as well as many new innovative products including strawberry rhubarb, strawberry jalapeno and many raspberry-based products will be featured at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The farm is also happy to expand its product line this year to include cider and wine, and will be offering tastings at the beer tent.
Thornloe Cheese
Contact: Pam Hamel
99697 Hwy 11 N
North Thornloe, Ontario
P0J 1S0
Tel: 416-346-5090
[email protected]
Thornloe Cheese has been in business for more than 70 years. Its secret to success is old-fashioned cheese-making techniques and fresh milk produced in the Temiskaming region. Today, Thornloe Cheese services a wide range of wholesale customers, from retail outlets to food service establishments. Its products can be found in establishments in Northern Ontario and Northern Quebec. The company is continuing to develop new cheeses for the expanding Canadian market to meet diverse tastes, resulting in increased production, as well as the number of products available to consumers across Canada.
TruNorth Naturals Inc.
Contact: Daniel McCulloch
1 – 80 White Oak Dr E
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6B 4J8
Tel: 705-989-7384
[email protected]
TruNorth Naturals Inc. is a chaga mushroom company that forages and harvests its mushrooms to provide natural, organic chaga products. Chaga has numerous nutrients and potential health benefits, such as inflammation reduction and aiding the immune system. TruNorth Naturals’s chaga is acquired via sustainable practices to not only ensure growing environments are unharmed, but also to ensure a pure and organic product for customers. The company’s motto is “100% from Tree to Cup”, meaning it only sells chaga that it has harvested. TruNorth Naturals’s mission is to provide customers with the utmost confidence in having a great and natural product.
Wild Muskoka Botanicals
Contact: Laura Gilmour
24556 Hwy 35
Dwight, Ontario
P0A 1H0
Tel: 705-783-8816
[email protected]
Wild Muskoka Botanicals is a producer of artisan wild foods and traditional botanical medicines. Ingredients are locally foraged in a sustainable manner, and then hand-produced on a small scale in an effort to maintain the focus on creating high quality products made with ecological integrity. Laura Gilmour creates the products by developing her own original formulas or by modifying traditional recipes as she constantly experiments with new possibilities using plants from the Muskoka region.
Worlds Best Cream
Contacts: Bill Burley and Angela Wright
660 Falcon St
Porcupine, Ontario
P0N 1C0
Tel: 613-921-4113
[email protected]
Bill Burley is the man behind World’s Best Cream. Having provided farrier services across Northern Ontario for more than 20 years, he developed a therapeutic cream for the treatment of arthritis in horses and humans, drawing on his own experience with pain. Bill focused on the power of precious metals, particularly copper, believing it held the key to pain relief.
At the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 2017, World’s Best Cream launched a new product – Pain Terminator – and featured four new bath salts. As a result of a CTV documentary and his appearances at the fair, Bill now sells his product to 1,000 stores across Canada. His product boasts a Natural Health Number assigned by Health Canada, signifying that the cream is safe and effective.
Zaher’s Small Batch
Contact: Deke Zaher
12 Elgin St
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 5B5
Tel: 705-923-9366
Based in Sudbury, Ontario, Zaher’s Small Batch will be making its debut at the 2019 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The company manufactures vegan, gluten- and nut-free hummus, soups and other culinary delights without any preservatives. The artisanal dishes combine old-world recipes with new world flavours designed to please the palate.
