Chris Mullet Koop

Modified on: 2013-11-20

South

Chris Mullet Koop

Chris Mullet Koop is an egg farmer outside of Niagara Falls in Jordan Ontario. He lives there with his wife Laura and three kids — Josiah, Emma and Timothy.  He is a third generation egg farmer with the farm being established in 1932. In addition to producing classic white eggs, Chris also grows grapes for […]

Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh and Muskoka Lakes Winery

Modified on: 2013-10-13

North Central

Johnston's Cranberry Marsh

Winemaking and farming aren’t two things most people associate with Muskoka. Yet fruit wines and an iconic fall holiday berry are helping farmer Murray Johnston and his wife Wendy Hogarth put their family business on the map. The couple, with help from their four sons, run Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh and Muskoka Lakes Winery near Bala, […]

Bill and Marilyn Redelmeier, Southbrook Vineyards

Modified on: 2013-10-13

South

Southbrook Vineyards

When Southbrook Vineyards opened for business in its new Niagara-on-the-Lake facility in 2008, owners Bill and Marilyn Redelmeier had something to prove: that biodynamic and organic viticulture practices and other green initiatives can work in Ontario vineyards. Now, five years after the new location opened for business, Bill Redelmeier has one request: just don’t call […]

Wes and Briar Wiens

Modified on: 2013-10-14

South

Wes and Briar Wiens

Niagara-on-the-Lake farmers, Wes and Briar were winners of the Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers’ award in 2011 for their grape vine propagation business. Their business supplies grapevines to Canadian wineries and grape growers coast to coast.  In addition to their responsibilities on the farm, Briar is also a Registered Nurse.  Wes is trained as an Agricultural […]