The Date Almanac
An early-summer day around Mulmur
Strawberry picking, Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, a local market, and a honey farm
Start with strawberry picking at Maple Grove Farm & Market, then Mono Cliffs Provincial Park a few minutes on, taste the honey at Ontario Honey Creations, and finish at the Alliston market. 4 stops, none more than 15 km apart, all around Mulmur.
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Pick the patch · Mulmur
Maple Grove Farm & Market
Third-generation Wallace family farm in the Dufferin hills, known above all for its strawberries. The market barn stocks the U-pick berries plus an in-house bakery, preserves, and local milk and cheese.
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Taste local honey · Mulmur
Ontario Honey Creations
A woman-run apiary and meadery on Airport Road that runs hands-on hive tours: suit up, look inside a working hive, and walk through the honey house. The shop pours raw honey and naturally fermented mead, with KuneKune pigs on the property.
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Walk it off
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
A day-use park on the Niagara Escarpment where trails drop through a deep rock crevice on Jacob's Ladder, past 30-metre cliffs, old cedars, and a lookout deck over the surrounding farmland.
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Shop and refuel · Alliston
Alliston Farmer's Market
A street-corner market set among the historic storefronts of downtown Alliston, mixing local produce from area farmers with handmade crafts and one-off gifts. Easy to fold into a wander through the shops.
Before you go
- Confirm Maple Grove Farm & Market is open and in season the day you go; what is ready shifts week to week.
- Bring water and bug spray for the walk at Mono Cliffs Provincial Park; the footing is easy but shaded and buggy in summer.
- The Alliston market runs limited days and hours, so check its schedule before you build the day around it, and bring cash.
- On a warm day bring a cooler if you want to take honey home from Ontario Honey Creations.
A free day out from the Home Almanac. Every stop is a verified place; days change with the season, so print it the week you go. Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, openstreetmap.org/copyright.