Put together the barbecue of your dreams this summer with locally-raised meats and make it a grilling good time in Rideau Lakes! Enjoy with friends, family or with your special someone – by visiting one of these spots in Rideau Lakes to stock up on the best barbecue-ready meats for your grill.
Davis Lock Cattle Co.
Davis Lock Cattle Co. pasture-raises Scottish Highland Beef that is hormone and antibiotic free! This premium, grass-fed beef is lean but very rich in flavour and tenderness. Best of all it’s packed with nutrition and perfect for a mouth-watering grilled feast.
Photo: Davis Lock Cattle Co. Instagram Page
Four Goats Farm
Ethically raising chicken, pigs and goats, this livestock farm focuses on selling nutrient-dense meats and artisanal meat. This is accomplished through year-round outdoor raising, providing chickens and pigs with organic feed while they forage from the land, as well as featuring 100 per cent grass-fed goats – ensuring their animals receive the best quality of life and optimal health in the process. Four Goats Farm also runs Farmhouse Charcuterie, showcasing products made from heritage, organic pork grown on the farm like traditional Italian-style salami and salumi.
Four Goats Farm Instagram Page Gordanier's Freshmart
Look here for a local, full-service deli counter! Gordanier’s Freshmart is conveniently located in the village of Elgin. This family-run grocery has experienced butchers in-store offering your favourite cuts. Find everything from cold cuts to steak and burger to chops. Always fresh and always delicious!
Lost Woods Farm
Thinking of farm fresh beef, roasted to perfection? Or epic burgers on the barbecue and steaks that will be the talk of the town? Lost Woods Farm is known for their non-GMO beef, offering a choice of ground beef, roasts, stewing beef or steaks. Steaks include Filet Mignon, T-Bone. Soup bones available too!
Photo: Lost Woods Farm Facebook
Wardman Family Farm
The Wardman Family Farm is taking a roadside stand approach this year, selling fresh herbs, veggies, garlic, apples and wild flower pressed earrings, as well as eggs, based on availability. Look for the farm-grown flower earrings at local shops such as the Bastard Coffee House in Delta
Photo: Instagram @nourishedintoledo
Wendy’s Country Market
With seasonal produce from more than 60 local farmers and artisans, featuring veggies, meats and fish, grilling season just got a lot more tasty! Wendy’s Country Markey is a premiere local food hub open year-round, offering organic and locally-grown, seasonal produce, dairy, eggs and cheese and so much more to take your barbecue to the next level. Veggies are also rolling off the fields right now – perfect for grilled veg medleys or even to add to skewers.
The Frugal Farm
Choose from variety boxes of pork, beef, lamb and goat or quarters or sides cut to your specifications! The Frugal Farm focuses on naturally raised animals outdoors and with no hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Choose gluten and nitrate-free sausages, kabobs, schnitzel, smoked bacon, hams and peameal bacon. Beef jerky, pork jerky and pepperoni sticks. Plus in-season vegetables, fruit, berries, and raw cold packed honey. The sky's the limit – and you’ll be getting rave reviews from your barbecue guests.
Photo: The Frugal Farm Facebook
Looking for more local producers for a true farm to fork experience? Check out our story on the Growers of Rideau Lakes!
Is your puppers wanting a special treat this summer as well? Talk to the folks at Stealing the Bloom farm on Sunnyside Road for premium raw dog food options. Look here for unique farm tours, as well!
Make your next barbecue an epic event with locally-raised meats and veggies grown just around the bend adding unparalleled flavour for grilling!
