Doug and Jennifer Mitchell
News & Details
- We're planning a smoked meat order (order end of April, pickup end of May), so let me know what you're interested in terms of pepperettes and summer sausage, and/or any other smoked products
- Added to the product and price list a breakdown of subscription (egg only, and egg+meat) options - pick your quantity of eggs and ground beef, and see the weekly cost.
- Ground beef prices across the industry have gone up 22% since last year. Our prices? 0%! Support your small local farm!
- Maple syrup has begun. Sap is dripping and the evaporator is boiling away. Quantities will be limited.
- We won’t be doing a formal open house this year, but I would like to have a casual barbeque/potluck at the farm some summer weekend for our customers and partners. Stay tuned, and let me know if you have a preferred date.
- Pre-orders for 2026 poultry will begin in August. Whole or half turkeys will be pickup on Friday October 9 @ 6 pm. Whole chickens will be pickups on Thursday November 3 @ 6 pm, or Thursday December 1 @ 6 pm. Pigs will arrive in May and pork will be available in October/November.
- There is a waitlist for egg subscriptions, and egg+meat subscriptions are prioritized ahead of the egg-only waitlist.
- Alternating week egg purchases will no longer be offered. If you are interested in a dozen eggs every second week, perhaps you could make arrangements with a friend or neighbour to take your extra eggs on alternating weeks.
- Weekly deliveries (for egg only or egg+meat subscribers) are limited to north Guelph (north of York & Wellington Roads, Road 124 & Hwy 7). Other local deliveries may occur on an ad hoc basis.
- Volunteers and employees of partner organizations (The SEED, The Guelph Food Bank, Elora Distilling Company, Fixed Gear Brewery, Farm League Brewing, Revel Cidery, and Polestar Hearth Bakery) are always eligible for 30% off beef and pork prices!
- Discounts are available only for beef & pork as they are supported by the waste food products (brewers and distillers grains, vegetables, fruit, pomace, and bread) from partners. Poultry (turkey, duck, and chicken) depend upon purchased ration and do not have the same margins, so no discounts are available at this time.
- Some merchandise is available - hoodies, tshirts, hats, and toques. Contact for more info or see the product listing above.
Contact by email or text (226-971-0352) to order, or for pricing/sizing/availability information
About Us
- We are located near Ariss/Ponsonby, just north of Guelph and south of Elora, Ontario. We raise beef cattle and egg layers year round, and turkeys, pigs, and meat chickens (and ducks) seasonally. We also make maple syrup in the spring, and sell compost.
- If pricing is your most important consideration, you may find that the best prices may be found at other sources, like Walmart or Costco. If price and local are what you feel is important, the best fit may be with other large farms locally that have a large selection of beef for relatively low prices.
- Our goal is to offer great value to people that care about the source of their food. If you care about the animals, farming principles, buying and supporting local, at a good value point, we may be your best bet. What makes our farm unique is how we focus not on profit but that we help to divert food waste, reduce chemical and other costly inputs in favor of natural and low cost amendments to the soil, value sustainability, serve and support our community, and create the best possible environment for the animals (uncrowded, freedom to roam, pastured on grass, under sun and open sky).
- The animals are fed a balanced ration of brewers grains from a couple of local breweries, distillers grains from a local distillery, pomace (crushed fruit) from a cidery, and lots of fresh fruit & vegetables and bakery byproduct from local businesses. There are no hormones, and only essential antibiotics if needed.
- Our beef is nicely marbled, and by raising Holstein steer calves, it's not too fatty while being extra fine grained.
- We are proudly all Canadian, and super local - the animals, their feed sources, processing, and most of our customers are all within 40 km of the farm. We deliver to the north half of Guelph every weekend, and to other locations as needed.
- We participate in agriculture improvement activities, such as the Wellington County Experimental Acres program, and the Wellington County Green Legacy tree sapling planting program.