Edwin County Farms

This is our first visit to beautiful Prince Edward County. We met the farmer at a recent event in California, and after hearing of Edwin County Farms we knew we had to visit. We will set the table at this busy farm that is a bountiful pantry for locals and many fine Bay of Quinte restaurants. Established in 2010, Edwin County Farms encompasses 700 acres and land that has been cultivated for hundreds of years. The farm produces a vast variety of organic vegetable crops, beef and broiler chickens, eggs, wheat, honey and maple syrup, with careful attention to synergistic systems in the fields and stewardship of the surrounding forests. Perhaps we’ll put the table under the wide embrace of oak branches, next to the glistening pond, or in a field of wheat. Our hosts will tell us the history of this land, from the Iroquois to the first settlers to today, and how they have worked to reclaim much of the arable land and restore it to its agricultural glory. Our guest chef, likely from one of the many area restaurants that rely on the farm for their ingredients, will know this place well.