Your Farm Gate: Butcher Shop and Catering
3822 Dominion Rd L0S1N0 Fort Erie, ON, Canada

Good evening, a little update to Tuck you all in.

For those that know....make your own pizza

Apparently more articles are needed about our local industries but it is all much of the same. Our direct sourcing means we pay a fair price to the farmer and you get better value for your dollar. We need our Canadian farmers. We need them to get a larger portion of the dollar.

Lobster Mac n Cheese and fresh batch of Seafood Chowder ready in our prepared foods.

Hey kids, Sorry if I missed you this afternoon as I seriously needed to fit in a nap. As you can imagine we really have not taken a break and much of this has been physically and mentally exhausting. So if you are looking for a larger order or have a question text or email me and I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. If I am not picking up it is because I may be right into it on the bench, taking care of someone else or flat out needed to take a break to update so...methings. Shelley and I will be doing some contact free deliveries in the morning for anyone that needs it. Send an email to [email protected]. I am headed back to the shop. We have done a lot of amazing cooking for you but I am also behind in my butchery because of it so back at it. Thank you for your support in tough times. Hope you got a chuckle out of the photo. See you all tomorrow.

A scam going around.

When social media asks for the best meat in the region.... Well a picture is worth 1000 words right. @penokeanhills and @abpibeef knocking it out of the park as usual.

Here we go again. I don’t have to deal in florals so this isn’t big for me at all but is the start of the snowball. We are already getting cancelations for events we moved to this year

Making progress

Tomorrow at 6pm I am going to go live to discuss value cuts. I guarantee a cut you don’t know about will still be better than the names you know with this beef. Time for me to help. See you FridayTomorrow at 6pm I am going to go live to discuss value cuts. I guarantee a cut you don’t know about will still be better than the names you know with this beef. Time for me to help. See you Friday

My wife thinks I am nuts. Who doesn’t need a good lift and it is all the better when it is this prime beauty from @penokeanhills

Not a bad day to light the grill and cook. Did you also know that cooking a steak completely on your stove in a pan can net you and even better meal? Demos and info coming soon on how to expand your purchase options

Welcome to the Farm Gate family @southridgejamco. Have loved the mission behind this company for a very long time. Their branding turn around and expansion some time ago makes it a great fit for the shop. Grape, strawberry, Peach and Sour Cherry Jam available

Happiness is the great farmers keeping us going

Last night we had a meeting connecting a social enterprise and YFG. November is our planning month and we have a lot going on behind the scenes trying to solve the supply chain issue for local food to local producers and customers. As we add more and more to this network discussion and what we plan on doing it is incredibly important to know the role our hospitality and business sector means for our farmers, our communities and food security. During Covid there have been 30 ...year businesses closed because restaurants could not pay when last minute rules meant they couldn’t sell the product. There are companies in Niagara that service your favourite establishment and grocery stores that are also hurting. We hope common sense will prevail in the coming weeks and months as we will have one more crack at it and then we officially hit the off season (January to April) where every business really takes a hit. There are no savings left, there no guarantee businesses will be giving the chance to save themselves. Every morning, none of us know. This isn’t profits over people this is literally about people and their lives. I would assume if you follow this business you are already the companionate type. Slainte and see you at the shop. For those not comfortable with growing concerns pre-orders and free contactless delivery are still available and will be for the foreseeable future.

WE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY THIS WEEK. Taking the first day off since January. Thank you for everything

I don’t do this often anymore but could not turn down a surprise dinner for our customer affectionately known to me as Sir Ian. Couple funny stores with this couple including driving into the ditch in the winter and me inviting them in for tea while we waiting for the tow truck lol. Happy 91st Sir Ian, you are a man of the old guard for sure. Once a rugger always a rugger. And yes Thad is a 3lb prime rib

A perfect day for some @lintonpasturepork or grab one of the soups or fresh pastas

Love when people send me old photos of my insanity. @evergreen_brick_works. Thank you so much

Fully stocked today. We added new products and made a fresh batch or Broccoli soup from our farmer George. Lots of fresh lasagnas, stuffed peppers and more prepared foods. Don’t forget to grab your meat pies for the week.

A quick look at wood fire cooking

Fully stocked and ready to go

Happy thanksgiving. How I relax and thankful for

Our friends At Fraberts Fresh Food happened to speak on the changes that Covid has brought on to small shops like ours

Always trying different wood builds. Get the axe out, release some tension, sip some whiskey and cook great food. Will be a late dinner for us. The sleep and rest never seem to mater when you love what you do and put your heart into cooking for those you love. Be it our regular customers or family...we do business differently. Off and confusing at times. But this business is me and who I am. Those that don’t get it get weeded out . So thankful for @evergreen_brick_works for opening the doors to a business run by fire and good people. It is 4.5 years since the first wood fires bbq was lit in the aim of a business.

Looks like I still have some of the old skills after all. The first time we have catered turkey meals. Hopefully w ever our other ovens online and we can offer this as a regular holiday thing. Thank you to everyone that chose us and our farmers to feed their loved ones.

For those interested

Love when customers share with us. This was from one of our customers who is also a chef. She shared her homemade wine and this Italian cured salami. Now I have had this before from another Italian customer which he referred it as sopressata. Similar she added a red pepper paste, pressed and then packed it with an oil. The family and I will enjoy when we finally wrap up the day. ... More to share with the Farm Gate family. Open 10-3 today. Closed as always on Monday. Now, be Thankful. I have had my ups and downs in the 3 years and 11 months of Your Farm Gate. Things never stay great and they never stay rock bottom. For all those desperately affected by Covid I strongly urge you to look at what you have and your support group. I promise that if I can get a BBQ at Evergreen Brickworks to become a butcher shop and catering business I assure you have more around you to succeed than you think. I am incredibly thankful for those all around the Golden Horseshoe that have supported myself and my family by using our services and shopping in the store. You allow me to live my goal of family and business. Slainte and be safe kids Happy Thanksgiving

Thank and happy thanksgiving. For those that have not already we close at 3 sunday so grab your preorders.

Marinated @fenwoodfarm chicken legs. There is no comparison. None.

I love when our customers as as happy with the meats as we are. A custom seasoned bone in rack. All that crackle candy. Nice work Ken: Feel free to share you meals with us. We love passing them off to the farmers we work with. ... This beauty is from the best @lintonpasturepork

IMPORTANT REMINDER 1. If you ordered a full turkey they will be available Friday. 2. Is you are looking for a meal, the sousvide turkey, sides or gravy that will be available Saturday morning as well as any other sweets or thanksgiving related dishes. ** unless I have previously discussed it with you. ... Thanks again everyone.

Cut, chop, sear, braised, roast, stock, pack...repeat. Refilled the counters and more being cooked for the counter. Making some more moves and additions to the team so we go steaming ahead. Here until 5pm.

Thank you for supporting small businesses all over Niagara. Make sure you continue to do so. Small business creates more jobs, are more likely to support liveable wages and community initiatives.

Sorry kids, going to have to look into drones for our American friends for drop offs.

Did you know if you love well done there are some absolutely amazing cuts that will make your rare/med rare friends jealous. We are a chef run business. Need some hints. Need help. 905-347-0502 ... [email protected] Ask and we will help. Stop killing good cuts

There is no comparison. Hands down the best pork. Happy to have Jeff’s pork for over 3 years now.