Murphys Farmstead

Specialties

We are an on-​farm market where we sell locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables. We open in the spring with fresh asparagus and continue until Halloween with pumpkins, squash, apples and potatoes. We also have a scratch bakery where we bake pies, tarts, cookies, bread and more fresh everyday! We use only the best ingredients with names you can actually pronounce like eggs, milk, butter and sugar! We are open on weekends for November and December selling our one of a kind Buttercrunch, hand dipped truffles, shortbread, marshmallows and more delicious goodies that make the perfect gift!

History

Established in 1913.

William A. Murphy settled on this fertile farmland on the Essa Flats in 1913. Five generations later, the Murphy family continues to farm potatoes on the same bountiful property.

It was Mark and Shawn Murphy who opened the first retail farm stand in 1983. In 1990 they expanded the business and built the post and beam building it is today. Mark and Shawn were awarded Outstanding Young Farmers in all of Canada in 1993. The farm market grew successfully with pick your own fruits and vegetables as well as many on farm activities for families.

In 2010, the building was renovated to make room for a scratch bakery! The business is now run by Mark and Shawn’s five children, Hollis, Secord, Jacey, Calder and Connor!