Culinary Culinary - Haldimand County

HARVESTS OF HALDIMAND

Culinary adventure guide

CULINARY ADVENTURES | RESTAURANTS | HARVESTS OF HALDIMAND | FARM TO TABLE

Haldimand County Farmers Markets Come meet our farmers and explore the Harvests of Haldimand County. Farmers Markets offer a rich selection of flavours, colours, textures and varieties of local fresh produce throughout the growing season. Choose from fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, maple syrups, lavender products, honey, preserves from each year’s harvest and so much more.

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Culinary adventure guide contents

CULINARY ADVENTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TOUR FARM COUNTY AND PICK YOUR OWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT GROWING FOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 AUTHENTIC HARVESTS OF HALDIMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 HISTORY OF LOCAL FARMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RESTAURANTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

STAM FARM

FARM TO TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


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Culinary

Adventures

Try out Your Catch during dinner Work up an appetite on Lake Erie’s open waters with Captain James Hall of Hall’em In Sport Fishing. Your Captain will take you out onto the waters of Lake Erie in search of the next good catch, for an excursion on the lake you will always remember. Enjoy sun on the water and excellent fishing with the option of a shore lunch featuring your catch of the day at Debb’s Cuisine on Queen. Try one of Debb’s famous “Appetizer Caesars” while you wait. If you’re fishing for the first time, or a seasoned pro, you’re welcome aboard! Hall’em in Sportfishing operates 7 days a week on the beautiful waters of Lake Erie. From June to October, charters can be booked from sunrise until sunset.

Hall’em In Sport Fishing 1 Hydro Street, Dunnville HallemInSportfishing.ca 905.308.7313 Debb’s Cuisine on Queen 109 Queen Street, Dunnville Debbs.ca 289.518.0322

Nestled on a quiet gravel road in South Cayuga, Geoff and Melissa McDonald own and operate Haldimand County’s only cidery and fruit winery. Their aim is simple: To produce a unique, tasty, and locally sourced line of ciders. Purchasing strawberries, as well as other fruits from neighbouring farms along with their on farm selection of heritage apples, black currants, blackberries, pears, sour cherries and a small quantity of old world grapes. Try seasonal specialties like Wild Pear Cider. Find them at the Dunnville Farmers Market or at their on farm winery store.

BAINS ROAD CIDER COMPANY

Sample small batch, hand crafted, hard ciders & wines

Bains Road Cider Company 1019 Bains Road, Dunnville BainsRoadCider.ca 905.979.5230

Learn to cook like a pro The Twisted Lemon Restaurant’s Chef Dan Megna offers winter cooking classes that include both demonstration classes with a 3-course full-service meal and hands-on cooking classes. Learn to make the perfect pasta or the secret to great cocktails and sauces. 4

Twisted Lemon Restaurant & Flavour Junkies 3 Norton Street West, Cayuga TwistedLemon.ca 905.772.6636


Bring the kids to experience the farm Between the spring sugar bush and fall corn maze seasons, Richardson’s Farm and Market hosts over a thousand school children each year. They also make homemade jams, jellies, preserves, pies, tarts, cookies and muffins in their commercial kitchen. Their events highlight the best in-season fruits and vegetables and invite you to visit and experience farm life. The Spring Maple Syrup Run is a great activity for the whole family. Watch as sap is transformed into pure maple syrup and sample with some piping hot pancakes and sausages. (Maple Syrup Run is open Saturdays from Family Day, through to early April).

James Richardson is the fifth generation to farm along River Road in Haldimand County.

Savour Summer Fresh Flavours at the farm’s Strawberry Festival. Enjoy a wagon ride out to the berry patch to pick-your-own strawberries. Learn about and sample the different varieties grown on the farm. Savour fresh strawberry shortcake or enjoy their BBQ lunch. (Strawberry Fest runs mid June to early July) Fall Fun at the Farm includes exploring the 3 acre corn maze and a series of mini mazes. Enjoy a country wagon ride around the farm and stop to visit the farm animals. Finish off the day by selecting the perfect pumpkin as well as cornstalks, gourds and straw bales for fall decorating. Saturdays also feature a BBQ lunch. (Fall Fun Activities run late September to late October). The Market Store is open year round and filled with seasonal fresh vegetables, fruits, maple syrup, jams, honey, baked goods, beef and more. Frozen berries are available year-round. Check the website for hours and days of operation as they change seasonally (closed Sundays).

Richardson’s Farm & Market 131 River Road, Dunnville RichardsonsFarm.com 905.774.7507


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Tour farm country and

Pick your own

There are many pick-your-own and on-farm market stands in Haldimand County where you can experience the slower pace of country life and sample foods as nature intended — fresh from the farm.

Blueberry Knoll Berry Farm 1091 Hutchinson Road, Lowbanks BlueBerryKnoll.com 905.774.7732 Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries. Also shop for home baked goods, jam, frozen fruit, honey, maple syrup available year round.

Houser’s Fruits and Vegetables 107 River Road, Dunnville 905.774.4842 Strawberries Also shop for a wide range of fruits and vegetables in season and potatoes all year.

LauRay Farms 1 Haldimand Road 17, Dunnville Facebook.com/LauRayFarms/ 905.774.7467

Choose the sweetest strawberries • Look for strawberries that are firm, plump, deeply red and shiny, with their green caps attached. • Unripe strawberries should not be picked or purchased, since they do not ripen after they are picked. • For optimal quality, choose medium-sized berries since they generally contain less water and have a sweeter flavor. • Lastly, check that your strawberries exude a sweet, enchanting aroma since a strong fragrance is an indication of deliciousness.

Strawberries Also shop for a wide range of produce and naturally raised beef.

Peart’s Strawberry Farm 3545 River Road, Caledonia PeartsStrawberryFarm.com 905.765.2027 Strawberries

Richardson’s Farm & Market 131 River Road, Dunnville RichardsonsFarm.com 905.774.7507 Strawberries, pumpkins (see page 5 for details)

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Explore and learn about growing food Shared Harvest Community FARM & Education Centre

Shared Harvest Community Farm is a not for profit certified organic vegetable farm whose mission is to provide organic produce that is environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. They operate a community shared agriculture (CSA) box program for locals. On approximately 7 acres of fields, their mixed gardens cultivate over 40 types of vegetables and close to 100 different varieties. They also process their surplus food by dehydrating, freezing, canning, fermenting and pickling in a certified commercial kitchen. Besides growing food for and with the community, the farm offers cooking classes, dinner nights, educational workshops and health & wellness classes.

SHARED HARVEST

834 North Shore Drive, Dunnville SharedHarvestFarm.ca 905.701.7255

The Minga

serves Shared Harvest produce The Minga 146 Queen Street, Dunnville TheMinga.com 289.738.1198

THE MINGA

A local favourite where you can enjoy healthy, locally sourced, organic, handcrafted food and fair trade, organic coffee and spend a hour or two just relaxing. The Minga is a non-profit café, vegetarian and organic restaurant as well as an inclusive, welcoming space for people of all ages.


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Stop for a sweet treat... or lunch Entering through the door of Hewitt’s Dairy Bar presents patrons with the ambience of diners long past. With old-fashioned comfort food and a wide variety of ice cream flavours – both classics and Hewitt originals – it’s worth a stop to quench your thirst for local dairy. The 60’s styled dairy bar selection includes more than 100 flavours of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and goat’s milk ice cream. Locals and visitors alike fill the low orange stools along the service counter to watch their burgers, grilled cheese, BLT, fries, and western sandwiches being cooked in front of them. Hewitt’s Dairy Bar 4210 Highway 6, Hagersville HewittsDairy.com/dairy-bar/ 905.768.5266

TASTE THE FLAVOURS OF AN OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY FALL FAIR

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A community landmark for over 140 years, the Caledonia Fair combines all the tradition of a country fair; livestock shows, midway, homecraft, specialty food trucks and home made desserts with non-stop entertainment, to make the perfect Autumn outing for the entire family.

The Dunnville Fair, traditionally held in August, provides a hands on opportunity to explore Haldimand’s rural and agricultural heritage through a truck and tractor pull, demolition derby, midway, music, delicious food trucks and fair vendors.

Caledonia Fair 151 Caithness Street East, Caledonia CaledoniaFair.ca 905.765.6861

Dunnville Fair DunnvilleFair.ca 905.774.8199


Haldimand

Authentic

Harvests of Haldimand

Beverages

Beef & Bison

Haldimand Farmers Markets HarvestsOfHaldimand.ca

Hanson Meats Ltd. 4643 Highway 3, Cayuga 905.772.5053

Offering apple cider in season, the three Haldimand County Farmers Markets also provide a large variety of products starting in spring with asparagus and rhubarb and continuing with strawberries, raspberries, early apples, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, squash, sweet corn, grapes and pumpkins.

Pork, beef cuts and processed lamb, sausage and bacon.

Other places to find local beef & bison: • • • • • • •

First Line Angus LauRay Farms Olive’s Heirlooms Rocky Acres Limousin Spring Rock Farms Limousin Springvale Bison & Cattle Co. Wayne’s Meat Products

Visit the website (and page two of this guide) for market dates and times. Other places to find local beverages: • Bains Road Cider (Alcoholic Beverages) • Hewitt’s Dairy Bar • Richardson’s Farm & Market

1, 12-inch baked whole wheat pizza crust 1/3 cup pizza or tomato sauce 1 tbsp barbecue sauce 6 oz cooked local beef, sliced into bite-size pieces (about 1 cup) 1 cup cooked local sweet corn kernels 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion 3/4 cup shredded Ontario havarti cheese

Place pizza crust on cutting board or baking sheet. In small bowl, combine pizza sauce and barbecue sauce; spread on pizza crust. Top with beef, corn and red onion; sprinkle with cheese. Place pizza directly on lightly greased grill over medium heat 350˚F; grill, covered, for 5 minutes on direct heat and grill for another 5 minutes on indirect heat or until cheese melts and crust is lightly browned.

R e c i pe

Barbecue Steak Pizza

Recipe provided by Foodland Ontario


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Lavender

The Bee and Me 8053 Highway 3, Dunnville TheBeeAndMe.com 905.701.4155

Purple Haven Lavender Farm 6834 Highway 3, Canfield PurpleHaven.ca 905.701.1156

Retail Farm Gate Store featuring a variety of natural locally produced honey, handcrafted beeswax candles and natural skin care products and our handmade soaps. Visit on-line or at the Farm Gate Store.

Purple Haven’s hand made products include an extensive product offering, including culinary lavender, from scratch baked goods, lavender teas and herbs, among many beauty products and soaps. Their line is available, online, at local Farmer’s Markets and at their farm and on-farm store (open to the public in Summer 2018).

THE BEE AND ME

Honey

Other places to find local honey:

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Haldimand County Farmers Markets G.M. Bartlett Apiaries Madsen Family Apiaries Richardson’s Farm & Market Shared Harvest Community Farm & Education Centre

Lavender Champagne INGREDIENTS FOR LAVENDER SYRUP:

DIRECTIONS:

3 Tablespoons dried Culinary Lavender buds 2 cups of Water

Add the sugar to the boiling water and stir together until dissolved;

2 cups of Sugar

Turn off the heat and add the Lavender buds; Allow the syrup to steep infusing all the Lavender scent and flavor; Strain syrup to remove buds and store in refrigerator in closed container.

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Poultry

Pork

Lakeview Turkey Farms, Retail outlet 6495 Rainham Road, Dunnville LakeviewTurkeyFarms.com 905.774.4479

Wayne’s Meat Products 8794 Haldimand Road 20, Hagersville 905.768.3633

STAM FARMS

On-farm store specializing in frozen turkey and chicken products. Try the meat pies, schnitzel, pepperettes, sausage and burgers. Turkey products are all free range, antibiotic and hormone free.

All natural products, no chemicals and no fillers. Fresh sausages, fresh pork of any cut. Specializing in BBQ pigs and home freezer service. Lamb, goat and beef also available.

Other places to find local pork: • Hanson Meats Ltd.

Other places to find local poultry: • LauRay Farms • Stam Farms • Packham Poultry

FINISHING DIRECTIONS: 2 Tablespoons of Lavender Syrup Glass of Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled Fresh lavender sprigs, for garnish Pour about 6 ounces Champagne and 2 Tablespoons of syrup (Lavender Syrup Recipe) into each flute and garnish with a fresh lavender sprig. Consume responsibly. Recipe provided by Purple Haven Lavender Farm


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On-Farm Preserves & Baked Goods BLUEBERRY KNOLL BERRY FARM 1091 Hutchinson Road, Lowbanks BlueberryKnoll.com 905.774.7732 Blueberry Knoll Berry Farm’s bakery can be found in their on farm market where they make jam, breads, pies and other from-scratch baked goods using fruits grown on the farm or other locally grown fruits such as Niagara peaches and cherries. Baking is available year round, with a wellstocked freezer when fresh is not available. Orders can be taken at any time.

Sweet Corn Snyder’s Sweet Corn 1863 Haldimand Road 9, Caledonia SnydersCorn.ca 905.765.0072 Snyder’s Sweet Corn has been serving Haldimand with fresh sweet corn for over 35 years. Operating four seasonal farm stands in Cayuga, Caledonia, Hagersville and York.

Other places to find local Preserves and Baked Goods:

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LauRay Farms Olive’s Heirlooms Richardson’s Farm & Market Shared Harvest Community Farm

Other places to find local sweet corn: • • • • • • •

Blueberry Knoll Berry Farm Haldimand County Farmers Markets Houser’s Fruits and Vegetables Houser’s Home Grown Produce LauRay Farms Richardson’s Farm & Market Shared Harvest Community Farm

Grilled Corn on the Cob Take unhusked corn on the cob and submerge in water for 20 minutes. Remove from water and place on gas grill or charcoal bbq. Turn occasionally until the outside husks are burnt (approximately 15– 20 minutes). Remove husks and season with butter and salt. Recipe provided by Snyder’s Sweet Corn

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Interested in the history of

local farming?

Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association comprises a group of over 70 volunteers working to restore, maintain and establish a permanent educational and historical site about the rich agricultural history of the Walpole region. Check the website or call for events and upcoming displays of their farm equipment and implements. Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association 2050 Main Street South, Jarvis Wafma.ca 519.587.2601

Learn more about local farming history at:

Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre

Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum

80 Caithness Street E., Caledonia 905.765.3134

3513 Rainham Road, Selkirk 905.776.3319

Haldimand County Museum & Archives

8 Echo Street, Cayuga 905.772.5880

HaldimandCounty.ca


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Restaurants Local food Serving local produce, meats, preserves or beverages Unique Experience Enjoy your meal on a patio, on the River, or by the Lake Signature Menu Try out this restaurant for a unique Haldimand dish or feature Seasonal Restaurant Argyle St. Grill

D&D’s Family Dining

345 Argyle Street South, Unit B, Caledonia TheArgyleStreetGrill.com 905.765.9622

2091 Main Street, Jarvis DnDsFamilyDining.com 519.587.3123

Back 40 Family Restaurant & Sports Bar

Debb’s Cuisine on Queen

7 Cayuga Street, Cayuga TheBack40Cayuga.ca 905.772.7275 Bronco’s Tavern 2022 Main Street North, Jarvis BroncosTavern.com 519.587.4740 Country Chip Wagon 8232 Hwy #3 West, Dunnville CountryChipWagon.ca 905.701.0770

109 Queen Street, Dunnville Debbs.ca 289.518.0322 Devine’s Country Restaurant 116 Talbot Street East, Jarvis DevinesRestaurant.ca 519.587.3506 Flyers Bakery & Café 144 Queen Street, Dunnville Facebook.com/flyerscafe 905.701.8527

DEBB’S CUISINE, DREAM TRAVEL MAGAZINE

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Just John’s 17 Talbot Street East, Jarvis JustJohns.ca 519.952.0275 Knowles Restaurant

FLYERS BAKERY & CAFÉ, CALCULATED TRAVELLER

174 Queen St, Dunnville 905.774.6122 Oasis Drive-In

Hewitt’s Dairy Bar 4210 Highway 6, Hagersville HewittsDairy.com/Dairy-Bar/ 905.768.5266 Hippo’s Fish & Chips 2472 North Shore Drive, Lowbanks MohawkMarina.com/Hippos-Menu 905.774.1229 or 905.774.2590 Hoover’s marina & Warfside Restaurant 5 Erie St, Nanticoke HooversMarina.ca 519.587.2776

22 Argyle Street South, Caledonia Facebook.com/OasisDriveIn/ 905.765.8881 Queens Hotel 121 Main Street East, Dunnville 905.774.6560 Shelly’s Family Dining Restaurant 1192 Kohler Road, Cayuga ShellysCatering.wixsite.com/ShellysRestaurant 905.518.0024 Sunflower Café

Julia’s Bistro 217 Niagara Street, Dunnville JuliasBistroAndCatering.com 905.229.2929

1 Main Street West, Selkirk Facebook.com/SelkirkSunflowerCafe/ 905.776.1585


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Sweet Greens

Thirsty MAte

37 Main Street North, Hagersville SweetGreens.ca 905.768.1020

459 Port Maitland Road, Dunnville MinorFisheries.net/thirsty.php 905.774.7500

The Hen House Eatery

Twisted Lemon Restaurant & Flavour Junkies

3462 Rainham Road, Nanticoke TheHenHouseEatery.wordpress.com 289.237.7128 The Minga

Victor’s Cornerstone

146 Queen Street, Dunnville Facebook.com/TheMinga/ 289.738.1198 The PUB downtown 223 Queen Street, Dunnville 289.518.0800

3 Norton Street West, Cayuga TwistedLemon.ca 905.772.6636

40 Argyle Street North, Caledonia VictorsCornerstone.ca 905.765.9500 Ye Olde Fisherville Restaurant 2 Erie Avenue South, Fisherville TheTav.ca 905.779.3433

TWISTED LEMON RESTAURANT & FLAVOUR JUNKIES

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Farm to table Farm Market or Seasonal Farm Stand U-Pick Available

Produce

Preserves, Baked Good

cider

Meat

NOTE: Many of our farm to table producers operate seasonally call ahead or check for hours of operation and product availability.

Bains Road Cider Company

G.M. Bartlett Apiaries

1019 Bains Road, Dunnville BainsRoadCider.ca 905.979.5230

703 Concession 2, Nanticoke 905.776.3458

Blueberry Knoll Berry Farm 1091 Hutchinson Road, Lowbanks BlueberryKnoll.com 905.774.7732 First Line Angus

Hanson Meats Ltd. 4643 Highway 3, Cayuga 905.772.5053 Hillbilly Horticulture 4979 Rainham Road, Highway 3, Selkirk 289.260.2036

560 First Line, Hagersville 905.768.5148 Fisherville’s Finest 294 Concession 5, Fisherville FishervilleGreenhouses.com 905.779.0710

Houser’s Fruits & Vegetables 107 River Road, Dunnville 905.774.4842 Hunter’s Dressed Meats Inc. 1834 Hutchinson Road, Dunnville HuntersMeats.com 905.774.5900


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SHARED HARVEST

Lakeview Turkey Farms, Retail Outlet

Muddy Lane Maple Syrup

6495 Rainham Road, Dunnville LakeviewTurkeyFarms.com 905.774.4479

4516 Rainham Road, Selkirk 905.776.0995

LauRay Farms 1 Haldimand Road 17, Dunnville Facebook.com/LauRayFarms/ 905.774.7467 Madsen Family Apiaries 268 Dickhout Road, Lowbanks 905.701.4280 Matchbox Garden & Seed Co. 1350 Highway 54, Caledonia MatchboxGarden.ca 226.920.4974

Olive’s Heirlooms 387 Indiana Road East, Canfield Facebook.com/OlivesHeirlooms/ 905.772.6611 Packham Poultry 321 Lane Road, Dunnville 905.774.4846 Peart’s Strawberry Farm 3545 River Road Caledonia PeartsStrawberryFarm.com 905.765.2027 Richardson’s Farm & Market 131 River Road, Dunnville RichardsonsFarm.com 905.774.7507

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Springvale Bison & Cattle Co. 212 Concession 14 Walpole Road, Hagersville 905.818.3871 Stam Farms

Rocky Acres Limousin

1090 Concession 11 Walpole Road, Hagersville Facebook.com/StamFarms/ 905.768.4505 Sun Choice Produce

1360 Concession 3, Fisherville 905.779.3018 Shared Harvest Community Farm & Education Centre

1510 Highway 3, Townsend Facebook.com/SunChoiceProduce/ 519.587.3260 The Bee & Me, Farm Gate Honey Store

834 North Shore Drive, Dunnville SharedHarvestFarm.ca 905.701.7255 Snyder’s Sweet Corn

8053 Highway 3 West, Dunnville TheBeeandMe.com 905.701.4155 The Hen House

1863 Haldimand Road 9, Caledonia SnydersCorn.ca 905.765.0072 Spring Rock Farms Limousin

3462 Rainham Road, Nanticoke TheHenHouseGiftShop.wordpress.com 289.237.7128 Wayne’s Meat Products

769 Concession 9 Road, Hagersville 519.587.3570

8794 Indian Line, Hagersville 905.768.3633


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Haldimand

45 Munsee Street North, P.O. Box 400, Cayuga, Ontario, Canada N0A 1E0

1.800.863.9607

TourismHaldimand.ca 2017