From Winter to Spring, Summer and Fall there is a one-stop shop that offers a great variety of some of the yummiest fresh fruits, vegetables, preserves, homemade goodies…something sure to tease your taste buds.
When Danny den Baars and Cynthia van Ede first opened their 4 Seasons Farm Shop in Simcoe they started with just one table. They soon realized that one was not enough so a second table was added. Word soon spread that their produce and other products were some of the best in the Simcoe area, their customer base grew and so expansion was needed… once again. In Oct. of 2015 they erected a building on their Simcoe property to remain open year round and increased the selection of goods available.
Their fresh produce selection, at present, offers a large variety of veggies such as asparagus, broccoli, celery, all types of cabbage, carrots, onions, cauliflower… the list is long and always changing (depending on availability). “Starting in May we will have fresh asparagus” adds Cynthia.
“We have a small greenhouse for seedling plants such as tomatoes, sweet bell and hot peppers, lettuce, zucchini, cukes…just to name a few. We also offer, in season, cherry, grape, heirloom, small yellow and green tomatoes. We have a very good variety to offer customers and are always trying to find what others might not have like sweetheart cabbage (from a local grower).”. But their selection doesn’t stop there. “We grow rhubarb and raspberries and we are going to try melons this year…small sized, European melons…They are so much better tasting” states Cynthia. “We strive to have as much local produce as possible. In the summer almost everything is local. In winter we add non local so we still have a nice assortment of produce”.
Their year-round offerings, in store, include a great selection and variety of locally sourced out preserves, baked goods, perogies…the list goes on. “We get our perogies from St. Jacob’s and have eight varieties and our preserves are from Mennonites as well…Country Flavour, Golden Harvest, Auntie’s Grove, and Kountry Kitchen Cupboard. Our maple syrup comes from Hayes Maple Syrup in Tillsonburg and our honey is from Mt. Elgin. We go out, buy their products, try them and, if we like them and the price is right, we bring them into our store. We also carry a few Dutch items from Double Dutch and Schep’s Bakeries in Norwich as well as ‘goodies’ from My Sweet World in Hagersville.” adds Cynthia. “We also carry three flavours of strudel, tarts and waffles”.
“We are always sourcing out new ideas…we just figure it out as we go. In the Summer we are going to offer small herb pots and are going to be adding some more succulents. It’s kind of a side hobby but now we are going to do it on a little bigger scale”. From what I could see on my visit to their store it holds so much more than it would appear from the outside so you really have to go and check them out for yourself. The amount of foot traffic and sales in the time I was there is evidence of the quality of their products and their faithful returning customers who, by the way, had nothing but praise for their goods.
4 Seasons Farm Shop is located at 691 Norfolk St. South, Simcoe. Because their hours depend on product availability you can check them out on Google or Facebook. Cynthia keeps them up to date.
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