Celebrating the Season of New Life

VISIT THE MARKET FOR LOCAL

Locally Grown Vegetables, grown within 100 kms of Paisley

Locally Grown Fruits, grown within 100 kms of Paisley

Local Bread (made in PAISLEY fresh Tuesday to Friday!)

Local Bagels (made in PAISLEY fresh Wednesday and Friday!)

Local Canning (food grown and made at OLP or near Paisley)

Local Baking (made in Arran Elderslie, Mildmay, Port Elgin)

Locally made Cheese (made in Mildmay)

7 Local Maple Syrup Producers 

Paisley is the perfect place to make maple syrup and some of  Ontario’s best maple syrup producers come from here. 

We are lucky to have light and dark syrup and even maple sugar. 

Sometimes people get frustrated with the hot and cold days of early spring but this is exactly what we need to make maple syrup.  

The warm days invite water from deep in the soil, up the tree. The Sugar Maple wood adds the sweet flavor to that pure water. 

The cold drives the water in the tree, back down the tree at night. This movement makes it possible to collect the sap out of a hole in the side of the tree. 

The syrup is roughly 40/1 depending on how much snow fell in the winter.  

The best syrup comes limestone and is boiled down over a hardwood fire.  A close second is done much faster using reverse osmosis. 

Hot syrup is put into bottles.  After opening maple syrup should be stored on the fridge.  

At the celebration of the Maple Tree, we tap a tree and look at the tools. We provide a lot of syrup for sale and sampling and make taffy on Saturday afternoons.

Bakers make special recipes using maple syrup.  You’re welcome to bring your maple syrup to sell at the market.   

VISIT THE MARKET FOR LOCAL

Locally Grown Vegetables, grown within 100 kms of Paisley

Locally Grown Fruits, grown within 100 kms of Paisley

Local Bread (made in PAISLEY fresh Tuesday to Friday!)

Local Bagels (made in PAISLEY fresh Wednesday and Friday!)

Local Canning (food grown and made at OLP or near Paisley)

Local Baking (made in Arran Elderslie, Mildmay, Port Elgin)

Locally made Cheese (made in Mildmay)

If you’re new to the village or visiting beautiful Paisley, Ontario, you’ll want to visit Orchard’s Landing Paisley. OLP is more than a market—it’s a story rooted in community.

The journey began in 2003, when David Weber launched a small farmers market on the Sautee’s lot at the north end of the village.

In 2006, Sandra Blodgett took the lead as the community market transitioned onto municipal land, thanks to the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie. For 12 years, a lively four-hour Saturday market flourished around the arena, becoming a cherished weekly tradition.

In 2012, the vision expanded indoors with the Paisley Christmas Market, bringing warmth and local shopping to the winter season. Though the outdoor summer farmers market paused in 2018, the Paisley Christmas Market has continued until 2025, keeping the market spirit alive.

A turning point came on May 5, 2022, when an AE municipal councillor called Sandra with news of a permanent indoor space. By June 23, the former acupuncture clinic reopened as Orchard’s Landing Paisley—named to honour Simon Orchard, Paisley’s first settler, and the idea of harvest “landing” in one place.

Today, the market offers local meat, fresh vegetables and fruit, dairy, baking, gourmet mushrooms, sauces, soups, and more. With three unique rooms—including the newly transformed Tomboi2 ice cream space—there’s something for everyone. Even though we support local farmers, we cannot call it a Farmer’s Market because there are not often any farmers onsite. We do not forget our roots. 

Sandra is celebrating 20 years of creating markets in Paisley in 2026.

Orchard’s Landing Paisley continues to grow and evolve, thanks to the many people in this community. Every contribution has made a difference. Thank you.