Lost Road Gardens
Location
Margit and Ivar Heissler operate a small farm north of Wellman’s Corners, south of Springbrook, west of Highway 14, east of Wingfield Road, at 910 Hoover Road. Ivar grows, as organically as possible, all kinds of vegetables from garlic to Brussels sprouts, and also strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries. They start harvesting asparagus on June 1, then come th strawberres and raspberries peas, Swiss card, beets, and carrots. We grow a wide range of traditional vegetables, nothing exotic in our three acre organic garden, Margit makes jams, greeting cards from original photographs and folk art; she also sews and paints. We sell at the Campbellford Farmers Market (Wednesdays and Saturdays 8:00 am to noon from the beginning of May to the end of October) and also from the house (please call first).
Our motto is: We only sell what we make and grow.
Gooseberries, Lost Road Gardens
Gooseberries are wonderful in jam, in pies, and in fools. The Heisslers have a stall at the Trenton Farmers Market.
Potatoes, Lost Road Gardens
The Heisslers grow red chieftain potatoes, which are good to excellent for boiling, good for chipping at harvest, and excellent for French frying
Raspberries, Lost Road Gardens
We also grow strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries and make jams and jellies as well as selling the fresh fruit. They sell their produce at Campbellford Farmers’ Market and at the farm gate.
Strawberries, Lost Road Gardens
The Heisslers grow strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries without using chemicals. You can buy soft fruit at the farm gate or at he Campbellford Farmers’ Market.
Vegetables (organic), Lost Road Gardens
We grow a variety of traditional vegetables on our three acre organic garden. The season starts with asparagus in early June and continues with soft fruit, peas, beet, Brussel sprouts, carrots, and Swiss chard, red chieftain potatoes which are good to excellent for boiling, good for chipping at harvest, and excellent for French frying