Teddy's Organic Market

WHOLESOME FOOD AS NATURE INTENDED! Ted Eng The 9th sibling of 18 children born to Chinese immigrant Chong Eng and French Canadian mother Jeanne D'Arc, Ted took on the responsibility of the farm his father had started in 1950 shortly after his father passed away. Seeing the growing demand for organics and the value of organic growing principles, Ted led the farm into complete organic certification back in 1991, birthing Zephyr Organics as we know it today. Ted's commitment to growing high quality organic vegetables is seen in his years of late nights and early mornings, tirelessly working to make great food available to Ontarians. Ted has also been involved in local politics for years, serving on the Uxbridge council for the 2006-2010 term and lending his insights to the GTA Ag Action Committee and Ontario Federation of Agriculture, among others. Ted has a vital role in sales, deliveries and planting on the farm, and loves to look ahead to new growth and improvements on the farm. Jannette Eng Born in Holland, Jannette met Ted and immigrated to Canada in 1981 to marry Ted and start their family of five. Douglas was the eldest, followed by Thomas, now a Free Methodist Minister and Regina, a recent University graduate in Mathematics, who all spent many summers seeding, planting, weeding, harvesting and packing in their teens. Jannette supported Ted through the hard work of growing a farm, opening her doors to countless visitors, driving vegetables to sell and getting her hands dirty in virutally every farming task. Her incredible speed at various jobs on the farm testify to her great involvement. Now you can find Jannette minding our cute on-Farm Store, tending the Farm Share crops in the front field, or making trips to deliver vegetables to the city before the sun is even up.