Spring Rural Romp

7875 4th Line, Wallenstein
GPS 43.6823053, -80.6998782
T 226.220.5882  |  www.3genorganics.ca

Come join us at The Farm Shop for flavourful samples of products produced straight from the soil of our 3 Generation family farm. Learn more about our regenerative farming practices, enjoy the picturesque view and some tasty food, and re-connect with mother nature!

Must Taste: Single Origin Corn Tortilla Chips

312088 Highway 6, Ayton
GPS 44.059776, -80.794998
T 226.203.2273  |  www.allsortsacres.ca

Come enjoy a farm-made sheep milk gelato while you watch fiber processing demonstrations and learn how wool makes the journey from sheep to an amazing array of products on this regenerative circular farm. Neville the outreach sheep is waiting for head skritches and a chance to appear in a selfie!

Must Taste: Chocolate Sheep Milk Gelato

5509 Highway 9, RR4, Harriston
GPS 43.950937, -80.945016
T 519.327.4566  |  www.alpacatime.ca

Visit our unique fibre mill where we process raw alpaca fibre, dye our own yarns, and make premium quality alpaca products. Browse the store for socks, insoles, mitts, headbands, felted products, and yarn, as well as high-end imported alpaca items, and a selection of local foods. Stop by to view the alpacas in our yard, and and feel the luxury, warmth, and softness of alpaca.

Unique Find: Locally made Alpaca Socks

7470 Second Line, Arthur
GPS 43.829720, -80.492952
T 519.848.6816  |  www.arthurgreenhouses.ca

We are a small family-run nursery that uses organic farming practices just 2 blocks east of Arthur. Come meet growers Patrick and Joanna, and visit our great selection of herbs, vegetable transplants, fruit shrubs, fruit trees and more. Join our Fresh Herb Planter Workshop at 2:00 pm (please register in advance by sending an email to info@arthurgreenhouses.ca). For $19.00 you will receive information about herbs and how to plant, and every participant goes home with a lovely herb planter. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more growing advice. See you at our nursery!

Unique: Fresh Spring Herbs

6275 Highway 89, Clifford
GPS 43.9634625, -80.8639877
T 613.243.3761  |  The Barrel House website

Come see what's new at our barrel-themed destination and learn about barrels inside and outside. A new kitchen, reception, and studio space are available to visit. Try our mouth-watering baked goods such as butter tarts and cinnamon buns, made with barrel aged ingredients. Pete’s Pickles are sure to tickle your pallet - all are local favourites! Follow the barrel house on Facebook to stay updated.

Must Taste: New Barrelhead Scone made with in season fruit when possible

8554 Line 6, Kenilworth (Damascus)
GPS 43.920893, -80.454748
T 519.400.3040  |  www.greenlegacy.ca

Visit the County of Wellington Green Legacy tree nursery and pick up a free tree! Join us for refreshments, explore the nursery, tour the greenhouses, go on a nature hike and try your hand at transplanting a tree! Learn more about how we work with students and volunteers to help increase forest cover locally. Green Legacy nurseries provide 170,000 years annually to residents and landowners in Wellington County.

181 Main Street S., Mount Forest
GPS 43.981011, -80.7344938
T 519.509.2253  |  www.magpies-bakery.ca

Stop by our quaint, hometown bakeshop where everything is made in-house. Enjoy handmade, from scratch, sweet treats and local eats including our signature gourmet doughnuts, chocolate chip cookies, and delicious butter tarts (to name a few). Don't forget to stock up on our hand-rolled bagels and fresh baked bread! The bakery is open from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Must Taste: Apple Fritters

7352 16 Line, Arthur
GPS 43.77439, -80.51255
T 226.220.0838  |  www.mapletonacres.com

Some farms grow veggies; we grow flowers! Come visit the flower fields and see what all the flowers look like when they are just baby plants. Learn how to start a cutting garden for flowers all season long. Plus, you'll meet the ducks and chickens that call this farm home. Pick up a fresh farm-grown flower bouquet and ready-to-plant seedlings from our farm shop.

Unique Item: Signature Hand-Tied Bouquets

8548 Wellington Road 7, Moorefield
GPS 43.824402, -80.737839
T 519.638.1115  |  www.mapletonsorganic.ca

Meet the animals in our pet barn, see how our cows milk themselves with our voluntary milking system, or find your way through our cedar maze. Stop by our café for a light lunch and to try our "legendairy" ice cream, produced right on the farm. Mapleton's now has MILK ON TAP! Bring your own jug or purchase a jug at Mapleton's and fill up with our fresh, organic milk. It's not often you can say that you've pet the very cows that made your milk and ice cream!

Must Taste: Milk on Tap

9455 Road 146, Palmerston
GPS 43.802661, -80.817539
T 519.343.3745  |  www.pootcorners.com

Pootcorners will be humming along with the completion of the shearing season during your visit to our farm. Watch the fibre fly as our annual harvest is collected and begins its journey to the fine products available in our farm store. Stick around for hourly shearing demonstrations, relax at the picnic tables and view our new crias (baby alpacas)!

Must Taste: Alpaca Pepperettes

5642 11th Line, Harriston
GPS 43.919975, -80.917114
T 519.820.1891  |  www.reroot.ca

Welcome to our busy, diversified, organic farm! Visit our critters in the barn and pastures, take a horse-drawn wagon ride around our organic gardens and check out our produce and meats at our farm store. We have a good selection of organic vegetable seedlings available for your home garden. While you’re here, visit our on-site farm and forest school, The Owl’s Nest and let your little farmer dig into some fun and educational activities. Enjoy a BBQ’d sausage on a bun for lunch!

Must Taste: Spring Spinach

7999 Wellington Road 109, Arthur
GPS 43.82688, -80.5342542
T 519.848.3235  |  www.silverfoxdistillery.ca

GPS 43.83326, -80.60187
7595 Wellington Road 109, Arthur
T 519.803.3793  |  www.tullamorelavender.ca

Visit Wellington County's newest lavender farm! Although our plants won't quite be in bloom, the rural views will not disappoint. Bring a picnic lunch or enjoy a lavender snack from our field concession stand. Tours of the lavender field will be offered each hour for the enthusiasts. Can't wait to meet you! xo Stephanie + Steve

Must Taste: Lavender Sparkling Water

• Visit a Spring Rural Romp location on Saturday, May 25
• Find our Taste Real sign and QR code to find the trivia question (you may need to explore in order to answer correctly!)
• Use your phone's camera to hover over the QR code to submit your answer to the trivia question online, or fill out a paper ballot supplied
• Repeat! Every location has a different question, so each location is another chance to win one of three $100.00 gift certificates to a Taste Real partner business.

This Spring Rural Romp Treasure Hunt Contest (“the Contest”) is administered by The Corporation of the County of Wellington (the “Sponsor” or “the County”). Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest should be directed to the Sponsor at christinam@wellington.ca. By participating in this Contest, each contestant agrees to be legally bound by these Official Rules and Regulations (the “Rules”).

The contest will begin Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:00am until Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:59pm. The winners will be notified by June 28, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to all legal residents of Canada who:

(i) are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entering the Contest;

(ii) are not employees, representatives and agents of the County of Wellington. Members of the immediate family, representatives and agents (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they live in Canada) and household of such employees may participate but are not eligible to win.

(iii) have agreed to comply with applicable federal, provincial, municipal and local laws (including, but not limited to, laws relating to libel and obscenity), assume responsibility for their activities, and not to harass, disrupt, abuse, or invade the privacy rights of others; and

(iv) have read and accepted and agreed to comply with these Rules.

1. There is no limit of entries per person allowed for the contest.
2. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest or win.

PRIZE

Three $100.00 gift certificates to Taste Real partner businesses.

On or about June 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET, in the County of Wellington, in the Province of Ontario, the three winning entries will be selected from all entries received. The contestants who owns the selected entries, and who are otherwise eligible to win, will be the selected contestants who is eligible to win the prizes subject to compliance with these Rules.

In order to be declared a winner and be able to claim a prize, each person who is selected as a winner will have to:

a. Be reached by the email and/or phone number by the contest sponsors within ten (10) days following the selection of winners on June 28, 2024.

b. Meet all Contest eligibility criteria and otherwise complying with these Rules.

c. Correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by the County of Wellington.

d. Complete a Contest Declaration and Release Form and return it to the County of Wellington, to the specified address, within ten (10) days of being contacted as a winner on June 28, 2024.

e. Upon receipt of the Contest Declaration and Release Form duly filled and signed by the winner, the County of Wellington will contact the winner with instructions on how to claim the prize.

f. In the event that any one of the conditions mentioned herein is not respected, the winner’s entry will be voided and a new selection will be made following the official contest rules until a new winner is selected.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

1. The odds of winning the Prize is dependent on the number of eligible entries received by the Sponsor during the Contest Period in accordance with these Rules.
2. The County of Wellington, and its members, trustees, agents, officers, contractors, volunteers, and employees will not be held responsible for any claims, demands, actions, complaints, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of, by reason of, or be caused by the submission of a contest entry.
3. The County of Wellington reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the Contest and to ban the individual from any future County of Wellington contest if it believes the participant is in violation of the official rules, acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
4. The prize must be accepted as awarded. No substitution of the prize is permitted except by the County of Wellington in its sole discretion. The County of Wellington reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value, if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason.
5. The prize is transferable; however, it is not redeemable for cash or credit, in whole or in part.  The prize cannot be combined with any other offer.
6. Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by all decisions of the County of Wellington, which are final in all matters pertaining to the Contest. By entering, participants release and hold harmless the County of Wellington, its members, trustees, agents, officers, contractors, volunteers, and employees from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won.
7. By entering, you consent to the County of Wellington’s use, should you become a winner, of your name, place of residence, and your testimony without further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising, or informational purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with this Contest, the County of Wellington, or future similar contests. By entering, you declare that you have complied with the Contest Rules.
8. A selected entrant may be required to provide the County of Wellington with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the selected entry. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, it will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned an email address by an internet provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institute, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
9. The Sponsor reserves the right to void any entry and/or withdraw, suspend, amend or terminate this Contest in whole or in part (or to amend these Rules) in any way at any time without prior notice (but subject to applicable law), in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion determines, interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules, or in the event of any accident, printing, administrative, or other error or any kind, or for any other reason.
10. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or time frames stipulated in these Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any contestant or entry, with these Rules, or as a result of technical problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Rules.
11. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, these Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
12. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, municipal and local laws and regulations. The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all contestants without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of contestants, entries, and votes.

PRIVACY

By entering the Contest, each contestant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy, unless the contestant otherwise specifies by giving Sponsor notice in writing.

No further informational or marketing communications will be received by the entrant unless the entrant provides the County of Wellington with explicit permission to do so. Please see the County of Wellington's Privacy Policy for additional details.