Where to Buy Local Food During COVID-19
Edmonton needs a stronger, more robust local food system that we can all depend on: one that supports our neighbours and our local economy.
If COVID-19 has taught us anything about our food systems, it’s that they are extremely fragile. Although we’re not experiencing a food shortage in Edmonton, folks are still struggling to find basics to fill their cupboards, and some families are struggling to get good food on the table because they have lost their job or are isolating. So, I’ve compiled a list of local food producers who deliver right to your door or are selling fresh produce, meat, and eggs at our community farmers’ markets.
This is some of the most important work I am doing — supporting local business and creating good food networks. I hope this list will be a valuable resource for you as you look to fill your fridge and support our local business owners.
Primary Producers – Home Delivery
These producers prepare their goods for pickup at public locations or at-home delivery. This list does not include all the local producers but we will work to make it as full as possible in the coming days.
| Business | Good/Service | Pick Up Location | Home Delivery | ||
| Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market | Downtown Farmers’ Market | Bountiful Farmers’ Market | |||
| Sunrise Gardens | Wheatgrass, Sprouts, Shoots, Microgreens | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Irvings Farm Fresh | Berkshire Pork products | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| For The Love of Cheese | Vegan Cheesery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Meadow Creek Farms | Meat products, Eggs | ✔ | |||
| TK Ranch | Meat products, Pet food | ✔ | |||
| Sundog Organic Farm | Produce | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Prairie Farm Foods | Meat products | ||||
| Sunworks Farms | Meat products | ✔ | |||
| Range Road Garden Farms | Microgreens | ✔ | |||
| Four Whistle Farms | Meat products, Eggs | ✔ | |||
| First Nature Farms | Meat products | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| S4 Greenhouse | Produce | ✔ | |||
| Steve and Dan’s Fresh BC Fruit | Fruit and Preserves | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Gold Forest Grains | Flour, Oats, Pancake Mix, Flax | ||||
| Wild Game | Meat products | ||||
| K and K Foodliner | Meat Products | ✔ | |||
| D’Arcy’s Meat Market | Meat Products | ✔ | |||
| Holden Colony | Produce, Chicken | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| The Cheese Factory | Cheese | ✔ | |||
| Maplewood Acres | Produce, Microgreens | ✔ | |||
| Rainbow Acres | Produce | ✔ | |||
| Doef’s Greenhouse | Produce | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Gull Valley Greenhouse | Produce | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mona Foods | Mushrooms, Produce, Berries | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Peas On Earth | Produce, Microgreens | ✔ | |||
| Sparrow Organics | Produce | ✔ | |||
| Thundering Ground Bison Ranch | Bison | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Shooting Star Ranch | Elk | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Stonepost Farms | Meat products, Eggs | ✔ | |||
| Riverbend Gardens | Produce | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Beanstalk Honey | Honey | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| True North Apiary | Honey | ✔ | |||
| Good Morning Honey | Honey | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Local Grocers – Home Delivery Services
| Uproot Food Collective | Locally prepared foods | https://www.uprootfoodstore.ca/s/order |
| SPUD.ca | All groceries | https://www.spud.ca/catalogue/signup.cfm |
| The Organic Box | All groceries | https://www.theorganicbox.ca/catalogue/ |
| Meuwly’s | Meat, Cheese, Preserves | https://www.meuwlys.com/special-orders |
| Fresh Routes | Mobile grocery store | https://freshroutes.ca/schedule-edmonton/ |
| Yo Baba | Ukrainian Prepped Foods | https://www.yobabafoods.com/ |
Farmers’ Markets in Edmonton
| Downtown Farmers’ Market | 10305 97 Street |
| Bountiful Farmers’ Market | 3696 97 Street |
| Strathcona Farmers’ Market | 10310 83 Avenue |
If I have missed a food business that you rely on for local food, let me know. Email me at aaron.paquette@edmonton.ca.
