Cafe Maplethorpe Prince Edward Island
OUR PEI SUPPLIERS
When you 'Taste Our Island' at Maplethorpe, you offer real support to local farmers, fishers and producers of unique and delicious edibles. We buy directly from producers and depend on the major suppliers listed below. We hope you will also seek out these and other local producers!
Fruits and Vegetables:
Arlington Orchards: Arlington Barry and Carol Balsom have over 30 acres of apples, pears and plums waiting for you to pick or purchase pre-picked. Their staff are experts at cooking with fruit and will steer you to the right apple variety for your purpose.
Emmerdale Eden Farm: Summerside Tina and Arthur Davies raise certified organic fruit, vegetables, pork and lamb. They specialize in heirloom vegetables and heritage breeds of livestock. Purchase at the farm gate or on Saturday mornings at the Summerside Farmer's Market.
Springwillow Farm: Springfield Raymond and Karen Loo were among the earliest adopters of organic agriculture on PEI. Available at the Charlottetown Farmers Market or at the farm gate, Springwillow Farm sells mixed vegetables, herbs, dry beans, unique varieties of table potatoes, eggs and organic beef.
Dixon Farms: North Tryon Tim has the best asparagus on PEI, but he also sells beef and potatoes from his farm. Contact directly by e-mail through his website.
Rol-Land Farms: Believe it or not, the Rol-Land mushroom farm in Lower Freetown produces over one million pounds of button mushrooms a year for consumption right here on the island! You can buy Rol-Land Farms mushrooms at the farm Monday-Friday and find them in local grocery stores across PEI.
Meat, Poultry and Seafood:
By-The-Water Shellfish, Borden Operators of Captain Cook Seafood on the Trans-Canada Highway, junction of Highways 1A and 10. Open 7 days a week, you'll find the best fish and seafood prices, selection and quality on PEI.
Island Taylored Meats, Montague Marty and Diane Taylor make the best sausages and smoked meats on the Island. Find them at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market. (It's worth the wait if the line is long!)
Ranald and Melanie MacFarlane, Fernwood ‘Pleasant Pork' is sold at the Summerside Farmer's Market. Watch a YouTube video of his pasture-raised pigs. Try the bacon-it's the best!
Springwater Farm: Albion Cross George and Melany Matheson and their girls raise and sell lamb (and sheep-related products) at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market and the farm gate.
Medallion Smoked Salmon: Ebenezer This family-operated fish smoking company is known world-wide. We use their delicious smoked salmon for the best smoked salmon bagels you'll find anywhere. Purchase on Saturdays at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market or online through the website.
Barnyard Organics: Mark and Sally Bernard, located in Freetown, are Certified Organic growers of grains, chicken and lamb. Contact them through their website or at 902-887-3188.
Other Products and Resources:
Caledonia Coffee Roasters, Charlottetown: The Island's only coffee roaster, Caledonia Coffee is available at the Charlottetown Farmers Market. We use Organic Mexican Black Roast, a Fair Trade product.
Community Grocery Stores: PEI is full of small, closely-knit communities, and many are lucky enough to still have a grocery store. Three of the best are Ceretti's Grocery and Hardware, Borden, 855-2060; Village Store, Bedeque, 887-3444; and Clow's Red and White, Hampshire, 621-0500.
ADL (Amalgamated Dairies Limited) is our association of dairy farmers, providing centralized production of cheese, butter and milk. ADL products are available at grocery and specialty stores across PEI. A new line of ADL organic cheese will be available February, 2009.
PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-op: When you don't know where to find a certified organic product, check the member list at COPC for contact information.
If you are a farmer, fisher or producer of a unique PEI culinary product and would like to become a Maplethorpe supplier, please contact us!
