Friends

Ottawa’s local food scene is bright and thriving. Connect with the Ottawa farmers who provide the ingredients for your lunch, the organizations who are supporting them, and other local businesses that are working to create a healthy food system in the capital.

Farmers and Suppliers

• Funny Duck Farms
  Organic Heritage Berkshire piggies have been turned into chorizo for our chili at Winterlude and we love the sustainable philosophy of this fantastic, certified organic farm.
• Grazing Days
  The best beef in the city from Alberta grown micro rancher Paul Slomp – he grows the beef and grows the soil at the same time and provides all the bones for our beef stock!
• Riverglen Biodynamic Farm
  Fantastic veggies, grown biodynamically by farmer David Burnford.
• Waratah Downs
  Amazing organics, including the best potatoes in the world and fantastic lamb.
• Veggie Patch
  Ottawa’s farm right in the city – using backyards to grow food!
• Mountain Path Organics
  Our local bulk distributor- they’ve got great food, and they’re oh so close.
• Ontario Natural Foods Co-op
  Bringing us Ontario’s first local and organic cannery, plus home ordering and a great selection.

Organizations

• Just Food Ottawa
  Ottawa’s organization dedicated to having a sustainable food system, accessible by all.
• Causeway Work Center
  We share our kitchen space and work time with this great community development organization.
• Sustainable Living Ottawa West
  Working to make Ottawa’s West End a sustainable place for people- through housing, community, energy and food!
• Transition Ottawa
  Part of the transition movement, dedicated to weaning cities and towns off of oil dependency.
• Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub
  Working to get chickens into backyards.
• Savour Ottawa
  Building relationships between farmers and restauranteurs, and creating Ottawa as a foodie’s city.
• Sustain Ontario
  Provincial organization working to create a sustainable food system in Ontario.
• Ottawa Eco-Fair
  Ottawa’s own ecological trade fair.

Businesses

• The Red Apron
  Jo Ann, Jennifer and the crew do amazing delivered dinners with local and organic food- plus are active in the community.
• The Urban Element
  A bueatiful space, with wonderful staff and delicious classes. The Urban Element is just all round amazing.
• Pascale’s Ice Cream
  Mmm. If you haven’t, you oughta. Yum.
• Beau’s Brewery
  North America’s best brew is local. Woot!
• Happy Goat Coffee Co.
  Micro roasted, the freshest, fair trade, organic. Pierre Richard’s opening a shop soon, and we can’t wait! He supplies our coffee.
• Micheal’s Dolce
  The best jam in the city. Nope. In the province. Nope. In the world. Plus, darling Micheal and Fumie use local produce and organic sugar. Yum.
• Siren Bakery
  Loreli’s yummy granola is making waves- and it should.