Local Farming

AGRICULTURE

The Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge has a rich variety of agricultural operations which contribute to our community. About one hundred families are involved in agriculture and related farm businesses.  Family farms are a common sight throughout the Slate River Valley and in the Murillo area. 

Dairy farming and beef operations, pork,  greenhouses, pick-your-own crops, sheep, eggs, and even honey are all part of the diverse agricultural mix.  Other types of agricultural related activities include:  meat processing, a local cheese factory, a fertilizer mixing plant, and a soybean-roasting plant.

Many area farmers take their products to the Country Market, held Saturdays in Thunder Bay from mid-April until Christmas, and many sell their wares from their farms: Gouda cheese, beef, sausage, lamb, pork, wild boar, produce of all kinds, fresh fruit and berries in season, herbs, and preserves.

For more information on agriculture in the area, please contact::

Ontario Federation of Agriculture contact: Linda Turk 807- 577-4787 linda.turk@ofa.on.ca

Christian Farmers Federation: Bernie Kamphof 807- 935-3344

Ministry of Agriculture 1-888-466-2372 or www.gov.on.ca/omaf