It’s time to serve up a new standard – and it starts with supporting local.
Welcome!
The next time you sit down to enjoy a meal, whether it be in the comfort of your home, or within the walls of your favourite restaurant, take a closer look at what’s in front of you before you dig in.
From creation to consumption and everything in between, when you know the story behind the food on your plate, it will leave you with a better taste in your mouth.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, locally raised cattle, and more – discover the stories behind the locally-produced foods and the restaurants that serve them.
It’s time to serve up a new standard – and it starts with supporting local.
Do you know the story behind the food on your plate?
Let’s dig in…
Discover a few of the local producers and restaurants that serve them right in your backyard!
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Arrowwood Farm and Proof Line Farm
Discover the essence of Ontario agriculture at Arrowwood Farms and Proof Line Farm, two destinations that seamlessly combine sustainability, natural beauty, and exceptional local food. At Arrowwood Farms, immerse yourself in the serenity of their picturesque gardens or host unforgettable events in the Harvest Table Hall. Nearby, Proof Line Farm invites you to experience the true taste of farm-fresh goodness. Their market offers a delightful selection of naturally crafted foods, including rich full-fat milk, pasture-raised eggs, and seasonal gelato, all made with care to connect the community to local flavors.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Greens and Aslan Organics
Greens and Aslan Organics bring plant-based dining and fresh produce to Ontario. In downtown Sarnia, Greens offers innovative vegan cuisine in a historic space, blending reimagined family recipes with a community-focused vibe. Aslan Organics in Camlachie delivers seasonal vegetables through its Farm Share program, offering customizable weekly boxes while supporting sustainable farming. Together, they celebrate local flavors and a healthier, eco-conscious way of living.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Arva Grain, Arva Mill House Bakery, Arva Flour Mills
When you bite into Arva Mill House Bakery treats, you’re not just savoring deliciousness, but you’re also experiencing the taste of 3 local businesses that care about quality and tradition. Together, Arva Grain, Arva Mills and Arva Mill House Bakery, are committed to providing their customers with the best quality products that showcase the rich flavours of locally sourced ingredients.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Local Wyoming and Jack Pine Meadows
Local Wyoming, a farm-to-table restaurant, partners with Jack Pine Meadows, a local generational farm near Camlachie, to curate delectable menu items using premier, fresh and seasonal ingredients. This collaboration between Local Wyoming and Jack Pine Meadows, rooted in a longstanding history, consistently pleases customers and leaves them wanting more.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Call the Chef & Bluewater Beef
Call The Chef owner, Vanessa Lobodzinski, understands that fresh, top-quality ingredients are important for creating delicious dishes. Working with Bluewater Beef owners Sandi and Murray Shaw, she can keep her kitchen stocked with ethically grown, hormone-free, grass-fed beef year-round and help introduce these local ingredients to the community through her elevated comfort food.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
43 North & Slegers Living Organic Greens
43 North Pubhouse serves upscale-style pub food created by sous chef Kyle Trafford. With the convenience of Slegers Living Organic Greens just down the road, owners Joe and Pauline Slegers are able to provide the restaurant with exceptional, quality greens they can count on, adding a taste of local to every dish.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Grind Kitchen & Bar and Lily Greens
Melissa Cameron, the owner of Grind Kitchen & Bar in Sarnia, Ontario loves finding ways to bring their dishes to a higher level. Adding local microgreens from Lily Greens in Sarnia-Lambton offers a nutritious splash of colour and beauty. Freshness, quality, easy access, and a friendly relationship make sourcing from Lily Greens a great fit and a wonderful experience for Melissa and her chefs.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
The Mill Pond Tap & Grill and Heeman’s
Peter Smith and Cassie Ames, owners of The Mill Pond Tap & Grill in Dorchester, Ontario, count on Heeman’s to keep their pub stocked with a customer favourite – Heeman’s handcrafted Berry Blush Cider. Made from homegrown Heeman’s strawberries and raspberries, the smooth, summery taste and stunning natural rose colour of the hard cider make it a fan favourite among the locals.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Giresi’s Pizza & Zekveld’s Garden Market
When it comes to creating pizza, the limit is a far as your imagination can go. Owner Mike Giresi of Giresi’s pizza combines local produce from Zekveld’s Garden Market with classic ingredients to create seasonal pizzas with a variety of fresh flavours.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Rusty Wrench Brewing Company & The Hop House
The Hop House, located in Strathroy, Ontario grows nine varieties of hops all with different characteristics and aromas. They supply their hops to local craft breweries including Rusty Wrench Brewing Company who turns their hops into unique and flavourful craft beers.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Widder Station Golf, Grill and Tap House & Shale Ridge Estate Winery
Shale Ridge Estate Winery produces farm to glass ciders and wines made on their family farm in Thedford, Ontario. They supply their products to many local breweries, restaurants, and bars, with their closest partner being Widder Station Golf, Grill & Tap House who uses their products in their farm to plate restaurant.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Fat Olive & Whitecrest Mushrooms
With a passion to grow food locally, and a promise to support other businesses in the community, Whitecrest Mushrooms in Middlesex County is one of Fat Olive’s trusted local producers. By using the freshest mushrooms available, owner Dino Dassie serves up a new standard in his Italian-inspired restaurant.
LAMBTON COUNTY
LOCA & Great Lakes Goat Dairy
Comfort food kicked up a notch, with a slice of local – that’s what you can expect when you eat at LOCA in Wyoming, Ontario. With a passion for farm-to-table, LOCA sources all their cheeses exclusively from Great Lakes Goat Dairy – a local goat milk farm that produces a wide variety of premium cheeses.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
MJ’s Roadhouse & Crunican Orchards
From desserts to salads to pizzas and more, MJ’s Roadhouse in Lucan, Ontario adds a taste of home to their menu by sourcing their apples locally from Crunican Orchards – a family-run, fourth-generation apple farm located just outside of Elginfield in Middlesex County.
LAMBTON COUNTY
Personal Touch & Dickenson Farms
You don’t have to go far for great food. Owner of Personal Touch Eatery, Paresh Thakkar, brings flavours from around the world to Lambton County. With wholesome beef sourced straight from Dickenson Farms in Oil Springs, you know exactly what’s on the plate in front of you.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
The Clock Tower Inn and Bistro & Frisa Farms
With a focus on fresh in-house prepared foods, it’s no surprise that The Clock Tower Inn & Bistro sources many of their ingredients from local suppliers including farm fresh eggs from Frisa Farms located in Strathroy, Ontario.
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Quality food is closer than you think. Here’s what a couple of our local restaurants had to say about their experience with supporting local producers and the importance of this relationship.
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Fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, locally raised cattle, and more – discover locally-produced foods and the restaurants that serve them.
2022 Gold winner of the Hermes Creative Awards!
We are pleased to announce that we are a 2022 Gold winner of the Hermes Creative Awards for best video/video series.
The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition held annually to recognize the creative industry’s best marketing material produced for external or internal audiences.
With this award, we are proud to celebrate and highlight our hard working food producers and restauranteurs who strive to serve their customers quality local flavours.
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