Local Food From Our Pastures to Your Plate

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Raw Honey from Pasture-based Floral Sources

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About Us

Fresh Roots Farm was established in 2011, by us, Michelle Schram and Troy Stozek. We produce grassfed beef and lamb and raw pasture-based honey on land that we steward responsibly using holistic and regenerative management, near Cartwright, Manitoba. We aimed to put down “fresh roots” with equally fresh ideas and optimism for growing good food from the land, feeding local Manitoba families and cultivating a meaningful life and livelihood for raising our own family. Find out more about us.

How to get our food:

Our Farm-to-Eater Deliveries are as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Make your order online (see our Order Food page)
Meet up with us (the farmers) at the central pick-up location in Winnipeg
Pay upon pick-up and take your food home to enjoy with your family!

Also, there’s no obligation for you to make an order every month.

Upcoming Delivery:

Winnipeg: Saturday, January 19th, 2018 – find online farm store here

Some common questions we hear

What is ‘grassfed’?
What is the best way to cook grassfed meats?
How do I soften my honey?
Why does my honey have a whitish layer on top?

See our FAQ’s page for answers and more.

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Hi! We are taking a little break from social media

Hi! We are taking a little break from social media and will have limited correspondence over the next while, as we prepare for and invite the newest member of our family!

We ask for your patience during this time, and will answer any questions (please send by email and not through social media) as we are able to.

Also, a note about Giving Tuesday (Dec. 1), as we will be off the radar during that time. As many of you know, we have our Food Accessibility Project fund, where our customers (or anyone) can make donations towards initiatives that allow us to provide our food to low-income and food-insecure households. We have decided that on Giving Tuesday, any donations made to the Food Accessibility Project on that day will be matched by us with monetary donations towards our own local Community Food Bank (they are asking for this instead of non-perishable food items, this year). 100% of donations that are made to our fund in the next while will go towards a donation of our food to a partnering organization in Winnipeg serving vulnerable households (hampers/ food programs). We’ll have more details on this in the coming weeks.

We hope that all of you are finding ways to make it through this difficult time. We feel incredibly fortunate that we will be hunkering in at home with our new baby. Take care, all. ❤️

Michelle is featured in a recent article in the @f

Michelle is featured in a recent article in the @farmitmanitoba section of @manitobacooperator, addressing a recent U of M study on young farmers in Manitoba. The report states that, while many women are increasingly involved in agriculture, it is much more common to see representation in direct marketing/non-conventional operations.

I’m happy to say that, overall, I have felt generally welcomed as a woman who farms/ranches in a career that can be pretty intimidating, and sometimes, unkind. Still, I’m sure most of my lady friends in both conventional and non-conventional farms have some kind of story where they weren’t taken seriously as a knowledgable member of this profession…
Thankfully our customers have been so supportive of both Troy and I as co-owners of this business called Fresh Roots Farm. And the cows definitely don’t give a crap. 😉

Being involved in both some of the daily operations on-farm but also the administrative/marketing/customer service aspects of this job has been such a rewarding experience, and my hope is that other girls and young women will see those of us modelling (no, not that kind) that females can play a major role in agriculture. And one of the main outcomes of this important report is that we need to encourage and enable more young people to take up farming, whether they come from farm families or not, however they gender-identify. (We also need to see better representation of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks, but that is a whole other story.)

Thanks to @geralynwichers in sharing my voice, and shout out to @jeanettesivilay also featured, a woman doing great work on ag/food policy in MB (and Future 40 under 40 winner!) as well as to Annette Desmarais and @hannahbihun who did the study and report. I encourage you to read it!
Link to both the @farmitmanitoba article and report in bio.

With increased restrictions and many people re-pri

With increased restrictions and many people re-prioritizing their buying habits to include more locally-owned small businesses, we just want to give a shout out to some of the local MB retailers that sell our raw honey. We feel so lucky that when we deliver our honey to them, we can pair this with an opportunity to support them in return. ❤️🍯❤️
Although many of these businesses may have reduced hours, alternate distribution options, and some may even have to close their doors at this time, we hope that you will keep them in mind for when you are doing your shopping (especially during the holiday season). Hopefully right now those of us that are able to stay at home are doing so.
Here’s our list of OUR favourite things to get when we’re at some of our fave local stores/honey suppliers. List your own favourites, and where you buy them, below!

Winnipeg:
☕️ @cafepostal (Cred photo 1) : Amazing coffee, cute pottery mugs / sexy travel mugs, fancy beans from Cdn roasters (see their coffee subscription program)!
🥕 @cramptonsmarket : local veggies, @juiceme.ca shots, @practicalhomestead bread bags
🥫@dinosgrocerymart : things we can’t find anywhere else! ie. harissa, galangal, comfort food ingredients
🎁 @forkstradingcompany : GIFTS. Many made in MB...See their new website to order online.
🍷 @kenastonwinemarket : wine, obvs. And Porter / @abidingcitizen syrups/tonics/shrubs. Offers curbside pickup and delivery.
🧀 @denardiwpg : La Grotta...OLIVES! CHEESE! Also, randomly...fair trade spices.
🥑 @organic.planet.worker.coop : groceries, bulk dry goods, sauces and spices, cosmetics, dish soap, Organic Fair soda syrups. They also carry our grassfed ground beef & GF sausages!
🍪 @thepennyloafbakery : COOKIES
🍒@preserve_store : @flora_and_farmer preserves, obvs...+ so many great made-in-MB products: @naturespasta / @utoffea / @realswanky embroidery
🍵 @scout.winnipeg : toys! Also @itsblume fancy tea/latte/ho cho mixes, Muddy Buddies!
🍞 @sleepyowlbread : sourdough, danishes
🍉 @vicsmarketwpg : Fruit, obviously! Also, did you know that they have the best cinnamon buns?
🥤 @weareverde for cold-pressed juice, smoothies, healthy snacks on the go
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Thank you to all of you who purchased our sheepski

Thank you to all of you who purchased our sheepskins over the past week! We were thrilled to sell out so quickly. Hopefully, they can help bring some coziness and comfort to you (and those you are gifting them to).

Another use for our wool that we have discovered, is as fill for wool pillows, manufactured and sold by our friends at @longwayhomestead ! We sleep on them ourselves, and in fact, the rest of our bed (mattress, topper, duvet) is also wool material. The natural properties of wool (which is a sustainable by-product of shearing that must be done annually) are hypoallergenic, breathable and cozy year-round.

You can find these pillows and other great gift ideas on @longwayhomestead’s Holiday Gift Guide, just released! As we all know, this year buying products that support Manitoba small businesses (and even better, are made in MB) will make a big difference to the survival of our local economies. There’s some great ideas, especially for the knitter or fibre-lover in your life!
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#woolpillows #woollove #longwayhomestead #supportyourlocalfibrefarmer #manitobafibreshed #buylocalmb #manitobasmallbusiness

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