Minden Farmers Market

Pillitteri Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake is a VQA winery focused on local agriculture, known especially for icewines and a full range of table wines. Family-run estate wines are sold at the winery, online, and at farmers' markets across Ontario including Muskoka and Haliburton. Contact: winery@pillitteri.com · 905-468-3147.

• Wine

Rich Hevesi is the founder of I'd Tap That Maple Syrup, a company built on a deep love for both crafting exceptional maple syrup and honouring Ontario's natural beauty. Operating on a 100-acre farm in the Algonquin Highlands, he makes maple syrup from sugar and red maples on his farm, with each batch tapped during the perfect seasonal conditions.

• Maple

Basoli Sauces is a Port Hope, Ontario maker of homemade Indian sauces, chutneys, pickles, and spice mixes. Born from grandmother recipes and traditional spice blends, every jar is small-batch crafted by hand in kettles with organic, non-GMO ingredients and no preservatives — proudly made in Canada and ready in about 20 minutes. Shop sauces, chutneys, pickles, marinades, and spice mixes online and at Ontario farmers' markets. Contact: service@basolisauces.com · (416) 820-1830.

• Organic
• Preserves
• Indian

Garlicloves (Marchand & Corin) began in 2012 planting Ontario garlic at home in Kawartha Lakes. They now grow many garlic varieties at their Bethany shared field and at their home near Minden in Haliburton County — selling bulbs, strings, scapes, and pure Ontario garlic powder at markets and online.

• Produce

Since 1991 the McLean family has grown fresh local produce at McLean Berry Farm, expanding in 2010 to Buckhorn Berry Farm. Summer pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries, on-farm stores, grocery wholesale, and farmers' markets across the region. Each March they collect, boil, and bottle their own maple syrup. Call/text McLean 705-657-2134.

• Maple
• Produce

• Prepared food
• Mexican

• Prepared food

Organic Me Honey Bees is beekeeper Christine McDonald's natural skincare line, handcrafted in small batches at her homestead in Gooderham, Ontario. The products are made for sensitive, problem and mature skin, using carefully chosen ingredients including local honey or beeswax.

• Crafts
• Honey

Haliburton Highlands Brewing is an award-winning microbrewery at 15543 Highway 35, Algonquin Highlands (Carnarvon), producing handcrafted ales with local ingredients — including Honey Brown Ale with local honey, Spruce Kveik with Haliburton Forest red spruce, Cool Runnings from maple sap, and Belgian Rye Porter. Old school brewing with a hint of Haliburton County. Contact: info@haliburtonbrewing.ca · 705-489-2739.

• Beer

• Bakery

• Crafts

Lofthouse Beeswax Company is run by lifelong beekeeper Ron Lofthouse in Haliburton, Ontario. He hand-pours unscented natural beeswax candles in decorative molds (pillars, tapers, votives, tea lights and seasonal shapes) and also sells local honey, hive products and Grandma's Honey Drops from his studio at 64 Eastern Avenue and at area farmers' markets.

• Crafts
• Honey

• Prepared food

Minden maker of gluten-free, plant-based food made from scratch: hummus, spring rolls, fermented condiments and drinks, sugar-free baking and hot lunches. Also runs the Nourished café on Bobcaygeon Road and offers catering and culinary nutrition counselling.

• Gluten-free
• Prepared food

D & D Meats is Antonio DeMaria's Alliston, Ontario specialty shop (77 Victoria St. W.) bringing European-style meats and cheeses to farmers' markets and festivals across Ontario. Quality made sausages, salamis, bacon, and cheeses with flavours from around the world.

• Cheese
• Meat

Fisher Farm is Ivan and Barb Fisher's farm in Janetville, Ontario, growing a wide variety of vegetables along with herbs and flowers such as gladiolus and sunflowers.

• Flowers
• Produce

• Meat

Dehydrated, all-natural dog treats made from locally sourced meats with no added flavours or preservatives. The original owners retired on January 1, 2026; new owner Larry Harrison now makes the treats under the name Buckslide Pet Treats, sold at shops across Haliburton County including Abbey Gardens, Agnew's General Store, Eagle Lake Country Market, McFadden's Meat Market, Minden Mercantile & Feed and West Guilford Shopping Centre.