Foragers Farm in Peterborough, Ontario

Tyler, Erin and their sapling Cypress are a family of forest lovers, market gardeners and self sufficiency enthusiast. We cultivate over 50 annual vegetables, herbs, flowers and pasture raised eggs grown organically on 50 acres of pristine land, plus some perennials and hay, just 10 minutes north of Port Hope and Cobourg! Our journey began when volunteering on a variety of farms while traveling and woofing around Canada, South America, Asia, and the United States. We brought back our knowledge to our home town and began a volunteer group called We Grow Food where folks from around the neighbourhood would come together to help each other start backyard gardens and create a support group for people starting their first garden. After years of internships, volunteering and experimenting on rented land we decided it was time for the next step…making this a business. With that came seeking land and hitting dead ends. We had to get creative…going in on land with friends or family wasn’t an option at that time so we searched farmlink.net and were reconnected with a previous farm Erin had volunteered on called Headwaters Community Farm and Education Centre. The first few years we rented and worked cooperatively. Fast forward to 6 years later and we now own the 50 acres.