We bring you fresh produce every day  during the season – and by fresh we mean harvested daily for you to enjoy.

Directions To the farm

About Brooklands Farm

Located in the heart of Muskoka, come visit us on Butter and Egg Road, right off highway 118W in Milford bay. You can’t miss us.

Farm History

Charles Riley and his family began farming on the property that is now Brooklands Farm in October 1876. They lived in a log home that had been built out of the original white pines felled from the land. Their son, George, followed in his father's footsteps, building a large frame house on the farm for his wife and family in 1899, and a new barn in 1901.

The third generation of Rileys, Roy and his wife, took over the farm in 1918 and established a dairy business. In 1937, they dismantled the original log house log-by-log and rebuilt it in a new location to house a pasteurizer, as was required by new legislation. Following service as a bomber pilot during World War II, their son, Walker, returned to Brooklands with his English bride Joane and took over the farm while his father continued to operate the dairy. They had five children, Pat, Liz, Ken, Phil and Peter.

In 1958, Walker ceased full-time farming and enrolled at Ontario Agricultural College, graduating with his Bachelor's degree in Agriculture in 1962. His career as an agriculturalist took him to teaching positions at Kemptville and Montreal and eventually to a position with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture in North Bay. During this period, members of the family continued farming on a part-time basis. Following his retirement in 1985, Walker returned to full-time farming at Brooklands with Joane, Phil and Peter.

In 1999 Ken, his wife, Katya, and their sons, Nikhil and Rohan, returned to the family farm after having worked with farmers, farming systems and bio-diversity in Africa and Asia for almost 35 years. Ken has a Doctorate in Agronomy and Katya a Masters in Environmental Management.

Over the years, Brooklands Farm has undergone a transition from dairy farming to market gardening and a thriving maple syrup operation. Tile drainage, irrigation and soil improvement initiatives have enhanced and sustained the land, the barn and original log homestead have been restored, and the two houses on the property have been refurbished.