We are proud to retail delicious, gourmet foods produced right here in Ontario.

In our gourmet food store you will find a large selection of natural, organic and sustainable foods locally produced using farm fresh ingredients from around the province.

There are many reasons to buy food locally. You’ve heard them all before: decrease your carbon footprint; support local economies; fresh food tastes better. We’d like to add one more to the list.

It is our experience that a meal is more enjoyable when you know and trust your food sources. There is no better meal than the one where you can name all the hands that have touched your food on its journey from field to your fork, a meal where you know the love and care that went into preparing that food. This, is the Culinarium™ experience. 

Here are a few of the items we carry:

Meat
Cured Nitrate-Free Charcuterie from Niagara
Organic Lamb and Whole Chicken from Stirling (frozen)
Omega-3 Pork from Mitchell (frozen)
Wild Lake Fish caught on Lake Huron (frozen)

Nuts & Grains
Organic Red Fife Wheat Flour, Spelt Flour and traditional Wheat Flours from Thornloe, Madoc and Bruce County
Peanuts and Peanut Butter from Vittoria – yes, peanut do grow in Ontario and our customers say they are the best darn peanuts they've ever tasted!

Sweet Stuff
Honey from Aylmer
Maple Syrup from Kawaratha and Grimsby
Birch Syrup from Thunder Bay
Fruit Syrup from Manitoulin Island
Saskatoon Berry Pie from Stratford – yes, saskatoons do grow in Ontario!

Dairy
Award winning Butter from Stirling
Organic Milk from Hagersville
Organic Ice Cream from Moorefield
Organic Yogourt from Moorefield
Artisan Cheese from Stratford, Picton, Niagara, Conn and as far away as Thunder Bay

For a full list of cheese we carry click here >>>

Preserves
Gourmet Jams from Muskoka, Kawartha, Manitoulin Island, Niagara-On-The-Lake
Condiments from Stratford, Milton, Orillia, Markham, Toronto
Pickles from Thamesville, Flesherton and Sudbury
Vinegars from Niagara, Tillsonburg and Hamilton
Cold Pressed Oils from Waterford
Mustard from Merrickville
Ontario Garlic from Stratford

Beverages
Herbal Teas from Muskoka and Algonquin Park
Juice from 100% ONTARIO fruit from Wellesley, Vittoria, Muskoka and Simcoe County

Fresh Ontario Produce:

While it is in season we carry fresh Ontario grown produce from select farms who are organic, LFP certified and / or responsibly growing with minimal inputs.  Check here to see what's fresh this week.

Share Programs:

Community Shared Agriculture Programs or Share Programs allow you to share in the bounty of specific farms in exchange for sharing some of Mother Nature's risk. These programs create a sustainable cash flow for your choice farm and offer you a more direct relationship with the folks that grown and procure your food. Culinarium is pleased to host 3 Share Programs this year:

Fresh Produce CSA: every Tuesday from June to October pick up your farm fresh fruit and veggies grown Triple Cord Mennonite Farms - 22 organic Mennonite farm families are pooling their harvest to provide you delicious, fresh, sustainably grown produce all season long. Food that is good for you, good for the farm and good for the earth. - Registration is now closed.  Check back in Spring 2010 for the next harvest or Join our Winter OAS program for local eating all year round.

Ontario Artisan Share Program™: everyother Thursday from November to March pick up your basket of Ontario Artisan food stuffs. A great way to sample the variety of wonderful foods produced here in our fine province. Shares include fresh fruit and veggies, artisan cheese, meats, legumes and various pantry staples such as flour, jam, syrup etc. Each week the basket will feature something different based on availability, harvest or seasonality.  Join Today>>

Meat Share Program: In our quest to provide local, sustainable Ontario produced food, Culinarium™ has revived the ancient ritual of feeding our families with meat from a single animal, bred by passionate stewards of the land - local Ontario Farmers. Through Culinarium™ you can now buy a "share" of an LFP certified animal from a farmer you know and trust.  Currently we offer Lamb and Beef, and chicken. 

There is always room on our shelves for products from passionate local producers.  If you make an exceptional food product, produced here in Ontario and would like to discuss retail opportunities, please contact us to set up a sampling appointment.