Forbes Wild Foods

05/08/2026

Wild leeks are starting to roll in signalling that spring is here.
Available at markets and in shop, email us for bulk orders. [email protected]

All these leeks are being harvested sustainably from private land in North Eastern Ontario, from land that is currently being logged.

05/05/2026

Delighted to get in our first shipment from KWE is an indigenous company from Quebec who are making delightful syrups and sodas using native ingredients packaged in simply stunning syrup bottles and cans. We are excited to have our fridge filled up with grab and go non alcoholic beverages this summer. You may have seen KWE in a recent Globe and Mail article and wondered where to get them, well swing on by 1385 Danforth Ave and explore other cornucopia of Canadian foods and drinks available.

04/20/2026

Warming up the soul with a cup of Foxfire mushroom drink blend on this chilly spring day.

Made with 100% Canadian mushrooms; Wild Chaga, Lionsmane, Wild Candycap, Wild Reishi and Wild Turkey tail.

04/15/2026

We are launching a new product, Foxfire mushroom drink is a blend of Canadian therapeutic mushrooms that actually tastes great. Named after a natural phenomena where some mushrooms can glow, this drinkable mushroom blend is sure to make you beam.

Ingredients: Wild Chaga, Lionsmane, Wild Candycap, Wild Reishi and Wild Turkey tail mushrooms. No fillers, no flavourings just 100% mushroom based goodness.

Use one heaping teaspoon or 1 tablespoon (about 6 grams) add a splash of water to blend then cover in boiling water and sweeten with maple syrup or honey if desired.

Lionsmane, Chaga, turkeytail and reishi are among the most popular therapeutic mushrooms and the candy caps give them a nutty maple like flavour. We have been testing different blends for about a year and I think we have nailed it with this. If you like functional mushroom drinks, we think you will adore our Foxfire mushroom blend.

03/06/2026

02/18/2026

Olio of conifer is back online and in shop.
Mugolio is a fermented pine cone syrup traditionally made in Europe, typically with mugo pine (mountain pine). Our pine cone syrup is made with Scots pine, organic sugar and brown sugar. Fermented for 3 months then cooked down filtered and bottled.

The flavour is quite astonishing starting with a banana like fermented smell followed by a fruity almost woodsy cherry like distinctive pine flavour that's light and tangy.

Use in cocktails, on yogurt, paired with cheese or in a vinaigrette. We only produce a small amount of this so it won't last long.

02/04/2026

What could possibly be sweeter than your ever loving partner? Maple Butter!!!

Whipped pure organic maple syrup becomes a luxuriously delicious spreadable treat you can use so many places such as waffles, toast, biscuits, piped into pastries or blended into cake icing.

Alternatively you could let your guilty pleasures take over and clear a jar with a spoon while day dreaming in an indulgent escape.

02/04/2026

Long equated with romance, roses have been one of the quintessential flavours of love since forever, and to this day nothing quite stands out like the intoxicating essence of roses.

Sweet floral and nostalgic, our rose syrup is an amazing way of drizzling passion into deserts, pastries or cocktails ( try a Cute Royal - 4 oz bubbly wine with a half ounce of wild rose syrup )

Like a liquid Turkish delight that's natural tasting, wild rose syrup is Valentine's Day in a bottle.

01/26/2026

Closed today, Monday January 26th. Opening tomorrow.

01/23/2026

Back on the shelf.

Cloudberry, Chokecherry, Red Hairy Skunk Currant

And more to come!

01/23/2026

Pawpaw seeds are available again. We have lots of 2025 season cleaned and stratified pawpaw seeds available in packs of 20 for $9.95

Pawpaw seeds can take from a couple weeks to a few months to germinate. So why not get started before the spring season is here?

Place the seeds in your preferred substrate and keep moist at above 16°c.

When they start to germinate you will see the taproot protruding from the seed first. You can plant this at this stage. They will set their root and then slowly raise the seed up like a lollipop and eventually open up two tiny leaves.

Pawpaw can take 6-10 years to start to produce fruit and you need more than a couple pawpaw trees to get pollination.

Pawpaw is typically an understory plant that lives in shaded forests and along riverbanks. However pawpaw that gets loads of sun will produce much more fruit. It's important to keep them shaded for their first year or two of growth, once established, they can thrive in full sun.

These seeds come from a mixture of pawpaw trees that all produce nice tasting decent sized fruit. Pawpaw is not true to parent, in that while they will share many characteristics of their parent fruit, they will not be exactly the same. Flavour and fruit size will vary.