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Submitted by cdnDough on January 29, 2009 - 3:40pm Ontario Flour, Equipment, and BakeriesI thought I'd start a quick thread listing where to get supplies locally in southern Ontario. Please feel free to comment with your favorite places and I'll add them to this list.
Flour / Grains: A and E Fine Foods, 19811 Woodbine Ave, Queensville, 905-478-1500 Stocks some organic flour
Arva Flour Mill, 2042 Elgin Rd, London, 519-660-0199 Mills and sells organic flour directly
Bulk Barn, Various locations listed on their website Usually a good selection of flour and baking ingredients
Merrylynd Organics, #3010 Hwy 28 (formerly 134), Lakefield, 705-755-1081 Mills and sells organic grains/flour directly
New-Life Mills, Hanover, 1-800-265-5510 Local mill, see Liam's posting
Oak Manor Farms, 756907 Oxford County Rd #5, RR#1, Tavinstock, 519-662-2385 (website down?) Mills and sells organic grain/flour directly
Organic Abundance, 3066 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 416-234-5258 Stocks some organic flour
Ouderkirk and Taylor, 3 Wyndam St. N, Guelph, 519-827-9378 Stocks some organic flour from La Meunerie and Ontario-grown Red Fife
Baking Supplies Ayres Baking Supplies, 354 King St. N, Waterloo, 519-886-7001 Mostly cakes and decorating but some useful supplies.
Golda's Kitchen, 2885 Argentia Road, Unit 6, Mississauga, 1-866-465-3299 Both retail and online stores for kitchen supplies.
Harvest Corporation, 249 Watline Avenue, Mississauga, 1-888-925-6644 Baking/Restaurant supplies.
McCall's, 1290 Fewster Drive, Mississauga, 1-800-541-3415 Mostly cakes, decorating & chocolate.
S.T.O.P. Restaurant Supply, 206 Centennial Crt., Kitchener, 1-800-265-2961 Restaurant supplies with sales to the public.
Bakeries ACE bakery, 1 Hafis Road, Toronto Altitude Baking, 1346 Queen St. East, Toronto Bonjour Brioche Bakery, 812 Queen St. East, Toronto Brick Street Bakery, 55 Mill Street, Toronto Cob's, Toronto Epi Breads, 1526 Bayview Avenue, Toronto Golden Hearth Baking Co., 343 King St E, Kitchener Pan Fresco, 414 Locust Street, Burlington Sproll's Fine German Bakery, 300 Trillium Dr, Kitchener St. John's, 153 Broadview Ave., Toronto Thuet, 609 King Street West, Toronto
Links Foodlink lists farms with local produce for sale in Waterloo/Wellington. There is also a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) directory and a listing of farmer's markets in Ontario for those that are interested in buying and supporting local farmers. Filed under:
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This is tremendous
Thanks for putting this list together, it's great to have a few potential equipment suppliers to check out.
Have you used Harvest before? And if so, do they do smaller orders?
Your quite welcome
I figured it was better to put this stuff here than have it in my browser's bookmarks.
Honestly, I've never had troubles making small purchases from any of the above. Harvest sells/services large equipment (mixers/folders/stretchers) and small stuff like Bannetons, peels, thermometers, etc. If I'm looking for something specific, I usually call to check their stock.
bread Flour in Ontario
Hi all
I just had an idea. Are any of my fellow Ontarians close enough to Organic Abundance to organize the division of a 10 kg bag of organic rye flour? If there is interest this is what I propose: when we are ready, I order the bag of the type of flour we choose between us. I'd be willing to bet the owner of Organic Abundance would divide it for us and we could pick up our share at our convenience.
Any takers? We could also do this with whole wheat too.
In the mean time I will double check with the owner what size and types of rye she can get.
We might achieve a bit of savings too. I know she does not want to get stuck with a big bag of flour for which there is little demand.
Cheers
L
Organic Abundance dark rye flour??
Do you know what Organic Abundance's price per kg is for dark rye flour, Liam?
-Elizabeth
flour
I was just reading about flour and thought i might add some helpful info that I know as a small artisan bakery owner who uses Oak Manor and New life grains exclusively
OAK Manor carries wonderful ryes, spelts and whole grain flours. Not only are they organic but they are also locally grown. Oak Manor can be purchased thru the Ontario natural Food Co op. This means that pretty much any health food store in Ontario has access to their flours and grains. You can also drive out to their farm store and purchase directly from they at a much lower price. As for New life mills they are a great mill and their flour is very consistent and has a wonderful grind.
I can also tell you that on many occasions before we had a bakery we would wander over to the bakery section of loblaws and ask for a chunk of yeast and they always sold it to us.
happy baking
aura hertzog
golden hearth baking co
I've seen your shop
Thanks for replying Aura. I'm always keen to hear of local shops supporing local gowers! I've added a link to your bakery in the original post and I'll stop in when I'm next at the Kitchener market.
Organic Abundance and Organic Rye flour purchase - sharing?
Hi Again
It's been a while and I apologize to the baker who replied to my query about the rye flour. Economic meltdown raised its ugly head here for about two months.
So, I have ordered a 10 kg bag of organic RYE FLOUR. It should cost about $20 Canadian plus or minus a few dollars because of the economy. I would like to share this out with any takers. I would be happy with 5 kg or even 2,5 kg.
I spoke to Annette, the owner of Organic Abundance and she was delighted to be listed here for you all. I am sure you will find her as pleasant as I do!
She orders flour every Monday and it arrives at Bloor and Royal York for that Friday a.m.
I have had tremendous success with everything I have purchased here and can endorse this store. They have opened a new store on Yonge, in the North End of the city (Toronto) so that should be of help to more artisanal bakers out there. They do have a website, but as of yet email is not how they take orders, you have to use the phone. If we can get up a roster, maybe we can get some more exotic flours or blends~ like seven grain type etc.
Anyway, must run for now. Thanks for your patience and support for me and for this terrific shop.
Phone number is 416-234-5258
Cheers
L
bread Flour in Ontario
Hi
I'm in Central Etobicoke and I buy my flour from a store near Royal York and Bloor. Actually it's at Brentwood Ave and Bloor Street West( just one street west of Royal York). It's called Organic Abundance
416-234-5258
Address:
3066 Bloor Street West
Toronto
They will get hard whole wheat organic or white hard wheat unbleached, organic flour in 10 kg or 20 kg bags. I can often split a 10 kg bag of Organic Whole Wheat (hard) with the owner at the bulk price.
I paid $17 for the last 10 kg bag (22 lbs in November) and it was from A and E Fine Foods
19811 Woodbine Ave
905-478-1500
The last bag I bought at Organic Abundance was from New Life Mills in Hanover Ontario. They are about three hours northwest of Toronto. I have been to that mill with a friend and it's a fantastic resource.
Flour Division
Phone: 519-364-3260
Toll Free: 1-800-265-5510
General Manager: Derek Jamieson
Plant Manager: Bob Ahrens
http://www.newlifemills.com/ContactUs.ht
My problem has been getting smaller bags of organic rye flour, because I don't use that much. For some reason my Organic's Store will not order from Bob's Red Mill (with whom they do business and have that size) or anywhere else for a smaller quantity. That would be the most convenient way for me. So far I can't convince them to get it. *sigh*
Thanks for the references in Ontario. I really don't like ordering from the U.S. and going through all that bother to get it across the border when I know there have to be resources here in Ontario.
I hope the above information helps and I am going to try to "suss" out the rye for myself.
Cheers
L
Great stuff
Thanks for the links and contact info Liam. I've updated the original post with all this.
You might want to talk to the folks at Organic Abundance and see if they will carry some of the Oak Manor or Merrylynd rye. I know that Oak Manor packages in smaller bags (2kg, 5kg, 10kg, 25kg) for sale at many of the shops in K-W (including a few larger Zehrs).
Oak manor sells 25kg of unbleached hard white flour for $40 and 25kg of hard whole wheat for $45.
Thanks for putting this list together
Thanks for putting this list together.
In my search for rye flour at a decent price, I asked at a Cob's if it might be possible to buy rye flour from them. Alas, the answer was no. (The fellow was very nice about it though.) One of our local health food stores sells organic rye flour for $1/lb (just over $2/kilo).
Another bakery to add:
ACE bakery 1 Hafis Road, Toronto, Ontario (near Keele and Lawrence)
Ace has introduced a bake your own version of their bread. I had one of their baguettes the other night at friends; it was very good. For the Ace outlet nearest you: (416) 241-3600, or 1-800-443-7929
-Elizabeth, in West Toronto
P.S. As much as I like Ace bread, I'd still rather eat bread I'd made here at home....
Added
Thanks for suggesting ACE... I've added them to the original post. I've seen ACE bread carried at Zehrs and a few local shops but not actually been to their bakery. I have been happy with the rye from from Oak Mannors but it would be a bit of a trek from TO. Meryland lists a few retailers in York and Markham but I'm not sure if they carry their rye flour. Nevertheless, it might be worth inquiring about.
Agreed
Thanks for the link to Merrylynd
Thanks for the link to Merrylynd; I see that rye flour is sold wholesale there. The price is tempting but I don't think we can manage to store 25kg of rye flour at a time. 5kg, yes, but 25kg? It would take us eons to get through that much rye flour. No doubt it would go off before we went through even half a bag.
-Elizabeth
Anyone heard of "fine sifted" wheat flour?
Thanks for the Ontario source list! I'm currently waiting for some hard white spring wheat through Merrylynd (note spelling) since they are in my area and I wanted to find a locally grown and processed flour. The reason I'm waiting is that they told me the quality for their own wheat was poor last year with all the rain and cold and that this particular batch is still local but not from their own farm. It should be available in the next few days. Merrylynd does not sell unbleached white, but they carry something called "fine sifted" or "light" wheat flour, which has had the bran sifted out of it. I'm not sure how well it compares to AP or unbleached bread flour but I like the fact that it still has the wheat germ in it. (Is anyone out there familiar with this version of wheat flour?) Since I'll be buying a 25 kilo bag I'll be experimenting and will report back!
Bulk Barn does have a good selection of flour (not organic though) but I'd like to know where it comes from. I will try to find out.
Spelling
Thanks for the spelling correction! I haven't actually bought from Merrylynd but, regarding last year's wheat crop, I've heard similar things from some CSA farmers I've talked with. I know that Oak Manor gets its organic white unbleached AP milled/sifted in London (not sure which one) and I've been meaning to write them again and ask more detailed questions. In terms of getting information, La Milanaise (Quebec) is very quick to send info if you ask for technical details. At the moment I'm collecting flour for a bake-off sourdough comparison ;)
Oak Manor
Last time I spoke to Perry Riebling at Oak Manor, he was getting his unbleached white flour milled at Arva Flour Mills north of London. The flour itself is milled from local hard red winter wheat, it's flecked quite heavily with bran and germ (for a white flour).
Simon
Guelph, Ontario
Oakmanor Flours
Hello All
I thought I would post this reply from Perry about last year's and this year's organic flours. I found the texture of the flour to be less "silky" than the flours I had been getting through Organic Abundance. I have my answer plus a little useful information. I had some concerns as my loaves did not seem to have the same volume I was accustomed to. Perry wrote "
The flour has been enriched with the B-vitamins which is law, but has no other treatment. The flour is made with only hard wheat which grinds grittier that a blend of hard and soft, also the flour is ground at an old heritage mill using very old fashioned equipment. We use only Ontario grown hard wheat which is slighty lower in protein which means the bread may not have the same volume. Is this the problem you are having? For the record the Hard Wheat this year is slighty higher in protein that last season. The lot # you quoted (organic lot #90401610120 6/16) was last years crop.
We will not be stocking Red Fife and any time in the near future."
For Red Fife wheat so far I have "found" it at www.merrylynd.com,
Dufferin Grove Market, Withrow Park Farmers Market, Culinarium and
Multiple Organics (1545 Dundas Street West, a block west of Dufferin) apparently carry Red Fife Wheat.
Must run, bread to shape
Regards to all
L
Fresh Yeast?
Thanks for the useful post!
Can anyone recommend a source for fresh yeast in the TO area?
Fresh Yeast
Hi
I often find fresh yeast in European/Polish/Ukranian etc delicatessens in Bloor West Village. I'm willing to be that any such small grocery store, deli, or bakery in your area will stock it. It's usually in the cooler with the cheeses.
just a suggestion
L
Fresh yeast in Toronto
Your best bet might be to ask at a European bakery/deli. Many will sell you a reasonably sized piece for $1. A foodie friend living in downtown suggested
Karpaty Pastry & Deli, 2408 Bloor Street West, (416) 769-2159
but I've not been there myself (yet). In the tri-cities areay I've found it in natural food stores and, occasionaly, some of the larger supermarkets (check in the cooler near the rolls of cookie dough and ready-made pastry).
At the moment my bakery list needs some work... I've been really into French-style sourdoughs of late and have completely skipped the Italian, Polish, Hungarian, Portugese, (etc) bakeries in town. If anyone knows of a gem, please post!