Eat Local Huron - Shop and Community Hub

Eat Local Huron, one of Huron County’s award-winning gems and online local farmer’s market, is expanding into retail and an in-person community hub. 

 

This new location at 61 Hamilton Street in Goderich is an exciting new adventure for Eat Local Huron, the non-profit which won the 2023 Provincial Excellence in Agriculture Award for Agri-Food Promotional Excellence. They are aiming to offer a wealth and variety of locally grown and produced items, as well as a gift shop, to be open year-round for an accessible downtown shopping experience, in addition to their current a la carte, online farm store shopping and delivery service. 

 

They currently feature products from around 50 local producers (and growing - pun intended), and they are hopeful this new location will become a community hub for information and events on what’s growing, cooking and brewing in the county. They are making plans to host speakers, workshops, classes, and other events that bring the community closer to their food, and the nearby farmers and families who produce it. Eat Local Huron also hopes this new location will become the go-to “food and farm information booth”, so that locals and visitors alike can ask questions, find information, and get connected to the food they want and love. From gluten-free and vegan options, pre-prepared and easy to make meals for busy days, to new and exciting varieties of mushrooms or kombucha, as well as everything a fresh, well-stocked fridge and pantry needs, Eat Local Huron helps you get to know the folks and families that work hard to produce it all, and who may very well be your neighbours and classmates. 

 

To start this new chapter, they will currently only be open on Wednesdays, in order to provide the freshest produce possible. 

In addition to the online store and delivery service, and the retail space, they also work in conjunction with local community fridges including those at the Den Juice Co. on the square in Goderich and Community Mental Health Association Goderich branch location. They also work with the Second Harvest Food Rescue app to provide fresh food for community initiatives. 

Be sure to check out all their local offerings at eatlocalhuron.ca and visit them in person on Wednesdays at 61 Hamilton Street in Goderich.