OUR STORY

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

Wild Ridge Farms artisan recipes actually originated from the Ottawa Valley cooking traditions found on our farm tables. Over the years, those generational family favourites naturally evolved and refined, and continue as the standard by which we get our outstanding jerky textures and flavours today.. clearly, our signature products didn't happen overnight! In the beginning, we happily gave our creations to friends and family for lunch boxes and outdoor adventures. Everyone appreciated our meat snacks, and the familiarity of those shared tastes. We took as much pride in that sense of sharing and community as we did in creating them!

THE BIG LEAP

...But with that appreciation came a larger expectation; people kept telling us that our meat snacks were good enough to sell! This required many courageous conversations... how hard would be to scale up into a viable operation? It quickly became a daunting possibility! During this time, we were working at other endeavours, and quite frankly, taking orders all day didn't sit too well with us. So, with a huge leap of faith and equal amounts of commitment and grit... we took the bull by the horns...and just jumped in. In 2015, Wild Ridge Farms the meat snacks company was born, and we've never looked back!

WHO WE ARE NOW

Wild Ridge Farms is a family-owned and operated company. We craft our meat snacks with 100% Canadian premium beef and ingredients. We follow the old recipes and try our best to lend those old-school practices to new recipes, respectfully re-defining those family favourites to include broader representations of other cultural culinary influences. We innovate, but in a way where the essential steps that matter are never lost. We slow cook and smoke our meats in a real smoke house, and work closely with our honoured farm partners and suppliers. We never compromise on quality or authenticity...We are Wild Ridge Farms and proudly Canadian!

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We put our philosophy on our products…BITE THE BULL. It's a play on words, meaning 'bite the bullet.' When we made the decision to bring the family recipes to the market, there was no going back. We nearly sold the farm to do it, and we made our share of mistakes, but at the end of the day, our philosophy of jumping in, with faith in the outcomes, was the right decision...BITE THE BULL, get it done. The bull on our package says it all!

THE PRODUCERS

At Wild Ridge Farms, we are committed to sustainable farming and animal welfare. We are constantly working with our partners and suppliers to ensure that each stage of the process and production meets our high standards. Wild Ridge Farms has instituted an auditing program that requires animal welfare audits from our processors and suppliers. Even though we have a small network of Canadian suppliers, Wild Ridge requires its management to continually monitor and assess all partners, to ensure they meet our code of conduct. Humane and responsible care of our livestock is our paramount objective, and to produce an ethically balanced, high quality meat snack for our customers. We at Wild Ridge Farms believe this should be an industry standard, and are committed to leading by example and practice.