The Farmgate idea was born on a farm in Elgin County.  Sandy Lyle (right, top), a full-time pork & beef producer had long dreamed of creating a shop which would bring quality Ontario meats to local consumers.

Ray Coddington (right, bottom) has trained with master butchers to become a certified Canadian Butcher Specialist.  Convinced that a more wholesome deli product was entirely possible, he spent hundreds of hours developing recipes for leaner, phosphate-free, by-product free deli specialties.

Together, Sandy and Ray opened Farmgate Markets in December 2004.  Customers have been raving about the delicious results ever since.
 

Safe, quality products are our foundation, but customer relationships are what make us shine and keeps people coming back.  Each Farmgate Markets team member has in-depth product familiarity, takes pride in what they sell and loves to help customers.

Read about Farmgate in the March/April 2011 edition of eatdrink Magazine.