About Our Products

Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley where we are blessed to have a myriad of producers creating many tasty treats and local delicacies. We are pleased to promote some of these local specialty food products for your tasting pleasure and have provided a brief listing of the main products/suppliers that we carry in our gift baskets below. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is certain that you will find these product selections superior in quality and taste - in fact, we guarantee it! Please click on the active website links/images below and be sure to check out our Fine Food Products section for more detailed product and supplier information.

Balderson Cheese is Canada’s best tasting and most recognized name in premium-aged cheddar cheese. The reputation of Balderson Cheese is built on a century long tradition that began in 1881 as the Balderson Corners Cheese Factory in the Village of Balderson, Ontario. While present-day production facilities are now located in Winchester, Ontario - Balderson Cheese is sold in leading Canadian supermarket deli departments, fine food stores, specialty cheese shops, health food stores, selected wineries across Canada and by Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets!

Equator Coffee Roasters was formed out of owner/operator, Craig Hall's strong desire to expand the market and use of fairly traded coffees in Canada. Good coffee tastes better if it is freshly roasted. Equator Coffee Roasters coffee is superior in quality, freshness, and responsibility - environmentally and socially! Equator Coffee Roasters has chosen to separate itself from other specialty coffee roasters by using only certified fair trade and organic coffees - roasting all their blends locally in Almonte, Ontario. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is proud to promote Equator Coffee Roasters and carries local "brand- names" - Algonquin Dark (Bold), Eh!Spresso (Bold), Mufferaw Jo! (Bold), Freakin' Good Coffee (Smooth), Madawaska Morning/Breakfast Blend (Smooth), and Sweet Justice (Smooth) in select gift baskets.

Harvest Foodworks ascribes to the philosophy that small is beautiful! Actively involved in both community and the outdoors, Harvest Foodworks produces great tasting, primarily vegetarian, products aimed at satisfying the quality and quantity expectations of even the hungriest person. Ingredients and packaging components selected by Harvest Foodworks are made with care and consideration of customers and the environment. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is pleased to offer and promote Harvest Foodworks assorted soups...Harvest Potato, Tomato/Vegetable, Cheese & Broccoli, and Mushroom flavours...in our on-line store and in select gift baskets. Harvest Foodworks is located in Toledo, Ontario.

HARVEST MOON ORCHARD is situated on the Carp Ridge, just west of Ottawa, Ontario. Owned and operated by Randy Maguire, the orchard/farm has 1000 dwarf and semi-dwarf trees, yielding historical apple varieties such as Wolf River, Scarlet Pippin, Tolman Sweet, and Snow…as well as the old favorites like McIntosh, Spartan, and Cortland. HARVEST MOON ORCHARD is not just an apple orchard - in the Summer they have fresh from the field tomatoes, onions, sweet and hot peppers, beans, and potatoes. They also have over 20 varieties of home grown squash, gourds, pumpkins, Indian mini-corn and broom corn stalks for autumn decorating. Other products produced and sold by HARVEST MOON ORCHARD include: pure apple cider, sparkling cider, frozen apple and pumpkin pies, apple butter, apple syrup, honey, and mustard. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is delighted to carry HARVEST MOON ORCHARD’s apples and Sparkling Apple Cider in select gift baskets and in our on-line store.

Highlands Honey is a small bee-keeping operation dedicated to the production of uniquely flavoured wildflower honey. Situated in the rolling countryside of Lanark Highlands, their bees forage on the abundant wildflowers in abandoned farm fields and the nectar/pollen producing trees and shrubs in the surrounding forests and wetlands. Liquid honey is available year-round directly from Highlands Honey in jars, pails, or in the comb. Highlands Honey is also available for sale in select fine food retail locations in Lanark County and Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is proud to be one of them! Check out our select gift baskets and Fine Food Products section to get a taste of this unique wildflower honey. For more info on Highlands Honey products and/or queries about bee-keeping, contact Phil Laflamme by e-mail at highlandshoney@storm.ca.

JUST WiNG ‘iT is produced in the Village of Merrickville, Ontario by Thomas Riding, along with his wife Deborah. All JUST WiNG ‘iT products are made with natural ingredients, sourced locally whenever possible. JUST WiNG ‘iT products contain no artificial flavours, additives, preservatives, or thickening agents which results in rich and intense sauces and dressings - adding depth to the dishes you cook! JUST WiNG ‘iT products are available in specialty food stores throughout Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec and proudly promoted/carried by Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets. JUST WiNG ‘iT products are available in our on-line store and in select gift baskets – perfect for BBQ and grilling!

MAJOR CRAIG's CHUTNEY – made using only locally grown produce! MAJOR CRAIG's CHUTNEY can be used as a condiment, mixed in a sauce or a stew, topped on a baked brie, put on a sandwich, mixed into a potato or macaroni salad, or enjoyed with hot scones…the possibilities are endless. Andrew Craig (owner) has worked in the food and beverage industry for 18+ years. His passion for excellent service and exceptional food has been poured into his chutney/company. Add some WOW to your next meal! Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is 'stoked' to carry these delicious varieties of MAJOR CRAIG's CHUTNEY – A Date With Cranberry Chutney, Big Python Jerk Chutney, Winter Butternut and Beer Chutney, and NORTH INDIA Chutney, available in our on-line store and in select gourmet gift baskets.

Michael Sunderland is the founder, proprietor, and confectioner at michaelsdolce, based in Ottawa, Ontario. A graduate in Culinary Arts from Algonquin College, Michael has worked in many kitchens – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, fine restaurants, and catering businesses. In 2009, Michael began making gourmet jams and in January 2010, he established his own brand, michaelsdolce. michaelsdolce gourmet confectionery jams are made with high quality ingredients to satisfy taste senses; savouring authentic flavours = not overbearing them in sugary sweetness. michaelsdolce gourmet jams are available for sale/savour in specialty food stores and fine restaurants in the Ottawa area. OttawaValley Gift Baskets is pleased to also carry michaelsdolce gourmet jams in our on-line store as well as in some selected gift baskets – perfect on breakfast scones or as a dessert topping!

The Nicastro Family in Ottawa - it all started in 1972 when the Nicastro Brothers opened their first store in Ottawa on Gladstone Avenue in Little Italy. This store first catered to Italian immigrant families but soon grew in popularity and became Ottawa's favourite Italian grocer. Nicastro Brand products are carefully selected to offer up only the best quality and most authentic Italian food tastes. You are guaranteed best quality and value when you purchase a Nicastro Brand product. Nicastro Brand products are available at Nicastro's on Merivale Road and La Bottega in the Byward Market in Ottawa, Ontario. All Nicastro Brand Sauces are made with the highest quality ingredients, from premium Italian tomatoes to real Parmigianno-Reggiano cheese. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is delighted to carry Nicastro Fine Foods products in our pasta and gourmet baskets and in our on-line store - BUON APPETITO!

Paul’s Maple Products is a family-owned and operated business with roots in the maple syrup industry dating back to the 1930s. Paul’s Maple Products has been providing maple syrup and maple treats to visitors to their sugarbush as well as shipping and supplying maple syrup products to customers, retailers, and wholesalers throughout Canada and around the World for years! Paul’s Maple Products provides Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets with the maple syrup, granulated maple sugar, and maple dip mixes that we stock in our select gift baskets. Paul’s Maple Products is operated by Brien and Marion Paul and is located at 267 Sugar Bush Way, just 10 miles North of Lanark, Ontario in the scenic Highlands of Lanark County - “The Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario.”

Perth Pepper and Pestle was founded in 1994 by Lynda Ridding as a stay-at-home mom's entry back into the workforce. Manufacturers of incredible red pepper jellies, garlic jellies, wine jellies, sweet mustards, gourmet chocolate and wine sauces, savoury sauces, specialty spices and flavourful sea salt blends (spice tubes) that are fabulous and easy to use everyday! Perth Pepper and Pestle provides a plethora of gourmet delights for Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets' fine food items and gift basket selections . We are constantly re-tooling our gift baskets to take full advantage of Perth Pepper and Pestle's imaginative creations and delightful food pairings. Perth Pepper and Pestle products are carried in many Eastern Ontario fine food retail locations...and also by Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets! Perth Pepper and Pestle is located in downtown Perth, Ontario.

Village Treats is an Ottawa Valley icon - a.k.a. the Creator of Delicious Chocolates. Village Treats products contain only the finest ingredients that bring out all the richness and flavour expected from a fine Chocolatier. Established as a fudge shop (1979) in an old Victorian-style house in Lanark Village - Village Treats quickly grew into a chocolate-making business. Using original recipes and classic confectionery machinery, all chocolates are made from scratch and cooked in large copper pots over open flame. In 2001, Village Treats relocated to a larger facility in Balderson, Ontario where the commitment to quality and tradition continues to this day. Village Treats is owned and operated by Nick Levac and Galen Neilson and their company is famous for hand-crafted chocolates and truffles - all are available for sale at the factory outlet location and also through several local Ottawa area gift shops and fine food stores. Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets is honoured to offer Village Treats chocolates, truffles, and candy products in our on-line store and in our gift baskets - why not let the "chocolate lover" in you out for a treat!

Ottawa Valley Gift Baskets - a taste of the Ottawa Valley in every basket!