Sampler
$100
$100 wallet credit
- 2% off every produce order, all season
- +2% extra credit on Interac e-Transfer
- Try before you commit
- $60 minimum per order
Experience Food That Tastes Like Home From Your Local Farm
Wholesome, seasonal Afro-heritage vegetables grown fresh in Baden, Ontario. Weekly delivery and pickup in select areas, June through October.
Reserve Your Seasonal Farm Share
Pre-load wallet credit, then shop your share each week through the season. Early-bird bonus on now.
A Direct Relationship With Your Farmer
Grown in Baden, Ontario. Picked at peak, delivered or picked up weekly. No grocery middleman.
Grown in Canada
Weekly Harvest
Chemical Free
GMO Free
Ecologically Grown
Afro-Heritage Crops
Grown in Canada
Weekly Harvest
Chemical Free
GMO Free
Ecologically Grown
Afro-Heritage Crops
Why We Farm
Quality Food Should Not Be Hard To Find
Many families rely on vegetables shipped thousands of miles before reaching the store. By the time those vegetables arrive, the flavour is gone and much of the nutrition is lost. Others settle for substitutes only to get disappointing results.
We started True North Tropical to change that. We grow culturally meaningful vegetables right here in Ontario so families can cook the meals they grew up with using fresh ingredients.
Food should feel familiar, nourishing, and celebrated. Not tolerated.
How It Works
Buy A Share Now, Eat Fresh All Season
Pre-load wallet credit at a bonus rate during early bird, then draw it down on weekly produce orders through October. Your share discount applies to every transaction.
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Buy A Farm Share
Pick the tier that fits your household. Pay once, get wallet credit at a bonus rate during early bird (currently +5%). Your tier also locks in up to 20% discount that applies all season. -
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Shop The Harvest At Your Pace
Order whatever you want, whenever you want, using wallet credits at up to 20% discount. Or simply shop a la carte. -
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Choose Your Fulfilment
Home delivery across Waterloo Region or convenient pickup from a local hub near you. Fresh produce drops weekly from June through October.
What We Grow
Food That Reflects The People Who Live Here
Harvested at peak flavour, just for you.
Vegetables
Yuka/ Maniok
Herbs
African Rosewood
Grains
Seasonal
Sweet Sorghum is a tall cereal crop known for its juicy stalks, which are rich in natural sugars. Traditionally chewed like sugarcane or processed into syrup. A climate-resilient c…
Fruits
Rare Find
Heritage cucumber with crunchy & sweet skin.Round and bright yellow like a lemon but with the refreshing crunch of a cucumber. Lemon cucumbers are sweeter and less bitter than…
Peppers
Fresh Picked
Extremely hot pepper used sparingly in sauces and spicy oils.
Vegetables
Ewedu is a good source of fibre, low in calories and high in vitamins. Like spinach and other leafy green vegetables, Ewedu/jute leaves can be cooked whole or loosely chopped in br…
Herbs
Seasonal
Crisp and aromatic, used in soups and juices. Rich in fiber and vitamin K.
Vegetables
Kontomire/ Taro
Herbs
Okazi/ Afang/ Eru
Grains
What better way to say “summer” than with whole grain corn, on the cob or shelled. Its chewier texture makes it excellent for the grill, in boils, or in mixed grain combos (eg bean…
Fruits
Abedru
Tubers & Roots
Rare Find
Japanese Purple Yam
Vegetables
Seasonal
Hearty texture, slightly bitter. Sautéed or stewed. Excellent source of vitamin K, calcium, and fiber. Kenya: Sukuma; South Africa: Imifino; Zimbabwe: Covo
Herbs
Fresh Picked
Green Onion
What Customers Say
Food That Tastes Like Home
First time trying their corn. Thoroughly enjoyed it. As a Nigerian, I made what we call "Adalu" with the corn. Definitely coming back for more! I got free organic apples too as a first time buyer! Thank you True North Tropical!
I had missed Nigerian corn so much and I was so happy to have gotten some with True North Tropical! I got some calaloo too and made efo riro! Im so looking forward to the next season already!
Thanks for the corn. Finally got something like home.
True North Tropical was responsive, helpful and answered all my questions. Shipping was fast too.
Meet Your Farmer
Know Your Farmer
I believe everyone has the right to good food. You are not an afterthought, so your food shouldn't be one.
If you're searching for the freshest Okra, Callaloo, Garden Eggs, and other Afro-heritage vegetables, I'd be honoured to be your farmer.
— Aramide, Founder