2021 Festival Archive
Toronto Garlic Festival created Ontario Garlic Week in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. When in-person events were deemed high risk due to public health restrictions the Toronto Garlic Festival wanted to find an alternative way to celebrate Ontario garlic and support farmers and food and beverage establishments. The inaugural Ontario Garlic Week saw farmers team up with restaurants, breweries, bars, drive-ins and theatres across the province to celebrate and embrace Ontario-grown garlic.
Official Ontario Garlic Week Poster
Participating Farmers
- Albion Hills Community Farm
- Arbour View Acres
- Ataboy Garlic Farms
- Bulbs of Fire
- Count Von Garlic
- Dorisdale Farms
- Firefly Meadows Farm
- Flavour Scapes
- Food 4 Life Market Garden Ltd.
- Garlicloves
- Great Northern Garlic Company
- GT Farms “Retro Farmers”
- Haldimand Garlic
- Handsome Jack’s Farm
- Hideaway Homestead
- Indian River Acres
- Joyfully Organic Farm
- Knuckle Down Farm
- Kooner Farms
- Langside Farms Organically grown Garlic
- Locally Germinated csa co-op
- Mazak Farms
- McClureEats
- Mingle Hill Farms
- Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ Market
- New Age Micro Farms
- Newbridge Estates
- Noble Organics
- Old Red Barn Farms
- One Life Farm
- Our Fields
- Our Neighbours’ Farm
- Our Neighbours’ Farm & Homestead
- Paper boat Farms
- Plaid Shirt Farms
- Railway Creek Farm
- Sandy’s Farm & Garden Centre
- Selwyn Garlic Farms
- Spring House Garlic
- The Cutting Veg
- Treehuggers Tree Farm and Gift Store
- Wagar Oogarah Farm
- Welland Farmers’ Market
- Zekvelds Garden Market
Participating Food & Beverage Establishments
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Garlic Events / Activities
- Step-by-step demonstration of garlic planting. In-person workshop hosted by BUFCO in Toronto.
- Meet the Farmer! Sandy Grier of Green Ridge Farm. In-person event hosted by Karlo Estates Winery in Wellington.
- Many ways to cook garlic: Ontario Garlic Flan recipe. Instagram Live cooking demo hosted by Chef Lilian Cardoso, Executive Chef at The Local Café and Restaurant at Centennial College.
- Cooking with Ontario Garlic: Feel Good Momos. Online Webinar hosted by LiveGreen Toronto and presented by Nepali Momos.
- Attractions Ontario Contest. Daily prize contest during Ontario Garlic Week and special Instagram contest hosted by Attractions Ontario.
Sponsors & Partners
- Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture
- Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment – e11even restaurant
- Club House for Chefs
- Ontario Beef
- Live Green Toronto
- Pfenning’s Organic Farm
- Garlic Growers Association of Ontario
- Attractions Ontario
- Culinary Tourism Alliance
- Fresh Spoke