Hey Orillia, Local Food Matters!

Located in beautiful Oro-Medonte, Ontario, The Fifty Acre Garden features locally grown vegetables, herbs, teas, and cut flowers. We use intensive gardening techniques and permaculture philosophies to work wisely and in balance with nature. We only use organic approved methods, and never harmful pesticides or insecticides.  

 Quaker Oaks Farm is a family run business, and farm animal sanctuary, in the Kawartha Lakes region. Our name, is derived from a pacifist Quaker upbringing and the strength of the mighty oaks that have grown here on the farm forever, thus strength in pacifism. At Quaker Oaks Farm we choose to keep animals in trust that they are family. We are fortunate to have the ability to live a lifetime with those we can afford to shelter.

Our family was born and raised at Riverdale Farm in downtown Toronto. Judy and Mark met there, where a job became a passion and a passion became a dream, and a dream became reality, and reality became a business with compassion.

Welcome to Quaker Oaks Farm!

I have dreamed of living on a farm with my family since I was about 10 years old.... I loved all animals and farm fresh vegetables and always knew country life was the life for me well spending many memorable years on my Aunt and Uncles farm growing up. When I met my husband nearly 20 years ago we always talked about owning land and shared a mutual vision for a family farm homestead. City life was never for us.. As much as we enjoyed the cities we lived in during College and our time spent out west...We always knew that as much as we loved life on the lake, country life was where we were meant to be. Where we could grow for our family, friends and our community. Truly where where we needed to be to make a difference. Today years of dreaming, praying, hoping and a whole lot of work and love for what we do paid off.