Pick up a bunch of greens at Nature's Storehouse and you're usually a short drive from the field it came out of. Not a region, an actual road, with an actual family working it.
Birdsfoot Farm has been growing certified organic vegetables on county Road25, just outside Canton, for more than fifty years, and a lot of it ends up on our shelves. So does the produce from a dozen other North Country farms. Here’s who they are and that they bring us.
At a glance
- Where: Nature's Storehouse, 21 Main Street, Canton, NY open daily 7am–7pm
- Who grows for us: farms in Canton, Lisbon, Heuvelton, Winthrop, and De Kalb Junction in St. Lawrence County, plus Fort Covington and Lowville a county over
- Certified organic, by their own account: Birdsfoot Farm and Kent Family Growers
- What they bring: vegetables, potatoes, apples and cider, beef, pork, chicken, eggs and goat-milk cheese
- Paying for it: SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks accepted · seniors 10% off Wednesdays · military 10% off every day
- The full list: our local suppliers page
The vegetable growers
Birdsfoot Farm – Canton. Birdsfoot has grown certified organic vegetables, flowers and herbs for more than fifty years on County Road 25. The farm is also an intentional community, and it runs a CSA alongside sales at the Canton Farmers Market and here at the store.
Kent Family Growers — Lisbon. Dan Kent and Megan Lane farm about 25 acres a few miles from the St. Lawrence River, and this is their 24th season. They're certified organic through NOFA-NY, and for their first eight years they worked the fields with draft horses.
Fuller's Farm — Canton. Tim and Kathy Fuller grow vegetables and keep bees on Pink School Road. Their high tunnels are how North Country Growers stretch greens into the early and late ends of a short season.
Whitten Family Farm — Winthrop. Cherie Whitten's farm describes its own approach as "noncertified organic method" and signs the NOFA Farmer's Pledge. They run a CSA and sell seedlings and compost.
Roots, apples and cider
Milkweed Tussock Tubers — Heuvelton. Catherine Bennett started this small potato and root farm in 2016. She grows varieties most people never see, Adirondack Blue, Papa Cachos, sunchokes, and sells storage potatoes through us in autumn and winter.
Canton Apples — Canton. They tend several small orchards around St. Lawrence County and lean toward heirloom varieties rather than the four apples everyone knows. Their apples and cider reach our shelves; their own farm stand is on State Highway 310.
Meat, eggs and dairy
8 O'Clock Ranch — De Kalb Junction. Pasture-raised beef, pork and chicken, from a ranch that runs its own delivery route through Canton.
Pat and April's Pork — Fort Covington. Beef, pork, chicken and eggs. No antibiotics, no hormones, and beef that's mainly grass-fed, supplemented with non-GMO corn they grow and grind themselves.
Cedar Hedge Farm — Lowville. A licensed New York State dairy and creamery making chèvre and feta from their own goats' milk, plus jams and jellies from fruit grown on the farm.
More names, with towns and contact details, are on our Supplier page . What’s actually in the store changes week to week, ask us what came in.
What local looks like through the year
Summer and early fall are the easy months: greens, tomatoes, squash, everything at once. Then the apples and cider arrive, and the potatoes and roots come in for storage.
Winter doesn't shut it down. We carry local greens, root vegetables and fresh weekly produce through the cold months, and local meat, eggs and cheese don't take a season off.
Local food without the price shock
Buying local shouldn't be a luxury. We accept SNAP/EBT, and Double Up Food Bucks stretches SNAP further on fresh produce — details on our Food Assistance page . Seniors get 10% off every Wednesday; military members get 10% off any day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which farms actually supply Nature's Storehouse?
Birdsfoot Farm, Kent Family Growers, Canton Apples, 8 O'Clock Ranch and others across the North Country. Our supplier page lists each with its town and contact details.
Where can I buy Birdsfoot Farm produce?
Here at the store, at the Canton Farmers Market, and through Birdsfoot's own CSA.
Is everything from these farms certified organic?
No. Birdsfoot Farm and Kent Family Growers say they're certified. Others follow their own practices without certification, ask us and we'll tell you what we know.
Where can I buy local produce in Canton in winter?
Here. Local greens, root vegetables and fresh weekly produce keep coming through the winter months.
Do you sell local meat and eggs?
Yes, beef, pork, chicken and eggs from farms in De Kalb Junction and Fort Covington, and goat-milk cheese from Lowville.
Can I meet these farmers?
Several sell at the Canton Farmers Market, and some run their own farm stands and CSAs. Follow the links on our supplier page .
Can I use SNAP/EBT on local produce?
Yes. SNAP/EBT is accepted at the register, and Double Up Food Bucks applies to fresh produce.
Why does local produce sometimes disappear for a week?
Because it's weather, not a warehouse. When a crop finishes or a field floods, that item is gone until the next planting.
Plan Your Visit
Nature’s Storehouse
21 Main Street, Canton, NY 13617
Phone: (315) 386-3740
Hours: Open every day, 7am to 7pm
Paid parking on Main Street, Free Parking Behind the store, accessible from Riverside Drive or Hodskin street, With a rear entrance.
