Welcome to Homegrown Roots! We are Mark and Cassidy Scharringa, a young couple with a passion for the farming lifestyle.
Though neither of us grew up on a farm, we were raised with an appreciation for hard work and a drive to learn new skills. When we started raising grass fed beef cattle on a neighbour's farm, our dreams of farming and living the country life took off. We soon began raising chickens and turkeys on pasture, alongside our cattle. Since becoming parents in 2024, we've come to further understand just how important it is to know where your food comes from. One of our oldest son’s very first foods was grass fed and finished steak from our cattle. Over the last couple of years, we’ve brought a variety of other products into our lineup, all raised with integrity, so that you can enjoy food that you truly trust.
Quality Found Local
At Homegrown Roots, it's our goal to connect you with the high-quality, sustainable meat products you and your family deserve. We’re based in Ariss, Ontario, and proudly serve families in Guelph, Fergus, Elora, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, and surrounding areas.
By keeping our cattle on a natural diet of grass and hay, we ensure that we're putting healthy, sustainable beef on your table. We use a rotational grazing system in the warmer months, which increases soil fertility, maintains a diverse pasture ecosystem and provides fresh feed for the cattle on a daily basis. We carry a wide selection of beef cuts, from steaks and roasts to ground beef and organ meats.
Our pasture-raised chickens and turkeys are moved each day to fresh grasses, where they scavenge for bugs and vegetation, and get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. They’re supplemented with a non-GMO and non-medicated feed as well.
In 2025, we began exploring live fire cooking as another way to share what we do. Since then, we’ve started hosting live firecooking experiences at local markets and community events. You’ll find us cooking over open flame at farmers' markets, offering samples and handheld meals prepared on site. It’s our way of showing just how powerful quality, local food can be in connecting people and strengthening the communities it comes from.
Some other local products we carry and use in our own home every day include Cluck & Squeal seasonings and BBQ rubs, JT’s Bees & Co honey, and humanely raised pork from The Kabbespatch farm. While we don’t raise or make these ourselves, we’re happy to be able to support other producers in our area who have a similar passion for providing our community with quality food products. You can place an order online or find us at the Guelph Farmers' Market every Saturday, selling our products in person. We'd love to see you there!
*Farm visits by appointment only*
