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Markham's best organic and traditionally raised beef, chicken and pork

The Garden Basket carries Markham and York Region's freshest and most diverse selection of meat, catering to all different types of lifestyles, tastes buds and cooking styles. Whatever your preference, we have the right cut for you.

Concerned with how your meat is raised and produced? We carry York Region’s and one of Toronto's best selections of fresh, organic and traditionally raised beef, chicken and pork, all at amazingly low prices.  It’s one of the main reasons we’re continuously voted Markham’s best organic food store by the Economist and Sun newspaper. 

Although we are in Markham, we have many customers form Toronto that make the drive to our store for the unbeatable selection and pricing we offer on organic and traditionally raised chicken, beef and pork.

The Garden Basket 100% Beef and 100% Chicken brand is our commitment to bring you the best possible price for hormone and antibiotic free meat.

Our meat buyer, Paul Comella, works meticulously to source the best traditionally raised meats from all over Canada and the U.S. at the best prices available.  Our “traditional criteria” sourced meat comes from farms in Canada and the U.S. and is fully traceable and legally verified. We label this meat under our own in house brand, 100% Beef and 100% Chicken, and because we cut and prepare it all in store, it helps us deliver unbeatable costs you won’t find anywhere else.

Paul is a big advocate of traditionally raised and organic meat, and takes great pride in providing Markham with the healthiest organic and traditionally raised meat choices at the best possible prices.

Check out the incredible selection of traditionally raised cuts from The Garden Basket's 100% Beef and 100% Chicken brand, as well as traditionally raised pork from our friends at Liberterre.

For the those looking for strictly organic meat, we carry Markham's best selection of Organic meat from Fieldgate organics, (www.fieldgateorganics.com) including:

What Else Makes Our Meat Department So Good?

• All of the meat in our counter is cut on site.
• We sell only AA, AAA Canadian Beef, USDA
  Select Beef and Certified Angus Beef.
• All are meats are aged for a minimum of 21 days
  to ensure maximum tenderness and flavour.
• We offer an array of specialty cuts and
  “homemade” stuffed chicken thighs, and stuffed
  veal & pork roasts not to mention our famous in store made sausages (regular or extra lean) &
  our in store made lean 100% all beef burgers
  ready for the BBQ!
• All of our meat comes direct from the supplier,
  and not through a distribution centre, which
  ensures the freshest meat possible.
• Experienced butchers with over 20 years of meat cutting experience.