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Stranks Family Farms
Patrick and Miriam Stranks have been operating Stranks Family Farms since they were married 10+ years ago.
Patrick had grown up on a family farm in Sydenham township, and worked as a teen on many different types of farms in the community.
His love of agricluture led him to start a beekeeping operation and now together with Miriam, they have 300 colonies across Municiplaity of Meaford and the Beaver Valley. They supply 25+ local stores in Owen Sound, Meaford, and Thornbury with the honey that their customers want.
They also work with an Ontario bee breedng group called ORHBS that does selective breeding on honey bees to help fight against pests and pathogens that plague bees.
They believe in using organic treatments for their coloines, and in working for a more sustainable future for honeybees and farming in general.
Local Food Network
Being passionate about sustainability led Patrick and Miriam to start a store in Owen Sound and food netwrok that partners local ecological and sustainable producers with customers.
We all win together when we support local and sustainable.
They currently work with 12+ (and counting) local farmers and producers, and 3 more within 2hrs away.
The goal is to bring together an entire diet for the consumer that they know is raised locally, and sustainably.
Our Goals
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Sustainable
We belive in food that is sustainably grown. Any prducts we dont grow ourselves, we source from growers who have the same goals. If we dont know the grower personally, we trust the Organic certification.
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Local
We prioritize sourcing our products from as local as possible. If we cannot find the product locally, we prioritze within the province. However their are some prodcuts that simply cannot be sourced from within our province. In that case we source from certified oversees suppliers. (ie. Coconut Oil. I havnt seen any palm trees here lately)
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Beekeeping
Unfortunately, we cannot be certified organic with our own beekeeping. In order for bees to be certified organic, the hives need to be 3 kilometers from any sprays or GMOs. In our area we cannot verify that.
We do however, only use organic treatments with our bees and continue to implement regenerative practises
How To Start Eating Local Sustainable Food
Visit our Farm Store
260 8th st East Owen Sound
Thursday 9-6
Friday 9-6
Saturday 9-2
Local Delivery Service - Weekly
Owen Sound
Meaford
Thornbury
Clarksburg
Chatsworth
Order before Monday for same week delivery
Order by Sunday night
Stranks Family Farms
Pantry Box for Shipping
Stranks Family Farms
Biweekly Local Grocery Box
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FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
Local delivery is on us for all orders over $50
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SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD CHAINS
Join a system that relys on your neighbours, not big corporations
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EAT HEALTHIER FOOD
Sustainably raised crops promote your health, and soil life
Fresh Stone Milled Flour
FEEL PROUD OF WHAT YOU FEED YOU FEED YOU FAMILY!
Common Questions
Is everything you sell grown by you?
We produce some products we sell, but the rest are carefully sourced from trusted suppliers with preference on local.
Are your products all certified organic?
No, not all our products are certified organic. However, any of the farmers we work with that are not certified use regenerative practises.
Do you deliver for free?
Yes, we offer free local delivery once/week. See checkout for deatils
Are you family owned?
Yes, Patrick's family has been farming in This area for 7 generations. While he is the first beekeeper of the family, he is proud to cary on the tradition of agriculture.