Past Tours

2023 Tour Summary – September 30, 2023

Another successful tour with great weather and smiling faces. We thank our amazing host farms, their families and friends. And a big thank you to sponsors and volunteers for helping make the day a success. Our host farms were:

• Peace Valley Ranch
• Glenaura Farm
• Lennox Farm
• Downey Farms
• Brakke Farm

Cash and food donations for local food banks had a total cash value of over $11,000!

2022 Tour Summary – October 1st, 2022

We were back in person for 2022! All farms were in the Grand Valley area. A big thank you to our host farms:

• Orr Family Farm
• Belgia Farms
• Landman Gardens & Bakery
• South Creek Acres
• Hereward Farms

$5515 cash and 1300 lbs of food was collected for local food banks.

2021 Virtual Tour Summary – October 2nd, 2021

With the pandemic still with us, the tour remained virtual for 2021. In our video you will see 5 awesome Dufferin farms, each with a different focus but all very passionate about what they do. Click here to watch the 2021 video.

On premiere day we also hosted a food drive to support local food banks.

Thank you to host farms:

• Burnett Farms Ltd
• Rentsch Dairy Farm
• Riverview Ranch
• Downey Potato Farms
• Maple Grove Farm

2020 Virtual Tour Summary – Saturday October 3, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic we are unable to open our farms for a day for families to enjoy…so instead we brought farms to families by producing a video to celebrate Dufferin farming! The video premiere was held on October 3rd. We spent the summer visiting farms, interviewing farmers, highlighting the great things happening on our local farms. Click here to watch our video.

On October 3rd we hosted a Food Drive to support our local food banks. Total donations were $3369.50 cash & gift cards and 3680 pounds of food.

Thank you to the host farms:

• Am Braigh Farm, Mono
• Armstrong Family Farm, Melancthon
• Bennington Hills Farm, Amaranth
• Besley Country Market, Shelburne
• Fiddle Foot Farm, Mulmur
• Landman Gardens & Bakery, Grand Valley
• Lennox Farm, Melancthon
• Mulmur Vista Farm, Grand Valley
• Reid’s Potatoes & Farm Market, Mono
• Sevenhills Holsteins, Amaranth
• Vanderveen Farms, Grand Valley

2019 Tour Summary – Saturday September 28, 2019

September 28, 2019 was an outstanding day for participants, hosts and everyone involved with the Dufferin Farm Tour. Visitors toured five farm operations that opened their gates to the public. Food donations were amazing, approximately 3100 lbs of food and $1100 cash was given. This was divided among four food banks in Dufferin County.

Thank you to our tour host farms: Sevenhills Holsteins, Eric Pott Family Beef Farm, Hockley Hills School of Horsemanship, Hockley Valley Farm, Am Braigh Farm.

Our added attractions were:

Dufferin Cattlemen Association/Beef Farmers of Ontario Display, Dairy Educator / Dufferin Milk Producers, Landman Gardens and Bakery, Grain Display (Anita Burnette), Grand River Robotics, Anne’s Kitchen Preserves, Headwaters Food & Farm Alliance, The Repurposed Equestrian, Pottview Farm (goats and cheese), Fiddlehead Care Farm booth, Canadian Food Grains booth, Reid’s Potatoes and Farm Market (Brooke Reid), Dufferin Beekeepers, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Sheep exhibit (Bill McCutcheon, the Littles, the VanKampens), High Country United Church (lunch booth), Primrose United Church (lunch booth), High Country Antique Power Club (Earl Dodds), Orangeville Agricultural Society, Caledon Fair, Hockley Valley Honey, Mono Pollinator Garden, …and we can’t forget Santa!

2018 Tour Summary – Saturday September 29, 2018

Place: Central Dufferin (Mono & Amaranth)

The 2018 tour was a big success! Visitors toured 6 awesome host farms and almost 3000 pounds of food and $900 was collected for local food banks.

Our amazing 2018 farm tour hosts were: Besley Country Market, Geordawn Farm, Lian Mor Polled Herefords, Moritz Farm, Pottview Farm, Sky Ridge Clydesdales

Our added attractions and contributors were:

Dufferin County Goods Co., Rural Rescue, HFFA, Anne’s Kitchen, Landman Gardens and Bakery, Repurposed Equestrian, Karen & Ted Lada, Grand Valley Conservation Authority, Primrose United Church, Brooke Reid, Dufferin Bee Keepers, Dufferin Antique Club, Canadian Food Grains, Dufferin Cattlemen, Fiddlehead Care Farm, Egg Farmers of Ontario, High Country Church, Holmes Agro, Dufferin Milk Producers, Gaylea, Peel-Dufferin Ploughing Association, Orangeville Agricultural Socieity, Grand Valley Agricultural Society

2017 Tour Summary

Saturday September 30, 2017.

Place: North-East Dufferin (Mulmur & Melancthon)

Our awesome tour hosts were:

• Kentville Holsteins, the McGriskin family
• Downey Potato Farms, the Downey family
• Stowe Highlands, Robert & Linda Ahrens
• Not So Hollow Farm, Viki Reynolds and Ian Payne
• Fiddle Foot Farm, Amy Ouchterlony, Graham Corbett and family
• Maple Grove Farm, the Wallace family