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Sheldon Creek Dairy to host ‘Day on the Farm’: June 14

June 12, 2014   ·   0 Comments

Interested in learning more about where your food comes from and how it’s produced? You can get an opportunity on June 14th when you visit Sheldon Creek Dairy’s Annual Day on the Farm.

This is a free family-friendly event that gives consumers a first-hand look at agriculture in Ontario and food production. This educational event will begin at 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. People can come out for a free breakfast of pancakes, and yogurt followed by self-guided tours of the dairy farm, dairy processing facility as well as a local farmers market, live music and educational sessions for kids.

Roughly 2,500 people are expected for this event. You can find details about the Day on the Farm on the bottle tags of the nostalgic glass bottled milk that Sheldon Creek Dairy sells throughout Toronto and GTA area or online at www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca “We are excited about the opportunity to connect with consumers and provide a direct connection to the daily activities that occur on a farm.

This event increases the understanding and confidence in Ontario agriculture as a whole,” said Marianne den Haan. Sheldon Creek Dairy, located at 4316 5th Concession of Loretto is where Bonnie and John den Haan & family craft whole milk and yogurt products all made from the milk of their own cows and sold in glass bottles in most of Central and Southern Ontario.

This event is an extension of their passion to educate others about what farmers do and the process food goes through from farm to table.

For more information about Sheldon Creek Dairy, visit www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca

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