Heritage Shores Butchery Co. is a specialty butchery shop located in Bruce Mines, ON focused on local all-natural meats and retail products. The company is owned and operated by Tyson MacFarlane and Nicholas Gordon. Both were influential in developing the Penokean Hills Farms brand where they each served the last 10 years as its head management. Tyson served as the Head Butcher and Production Manager and Nick worked as the Director of Sales and Marketing for the company, developing the retail and wholesale programs from scratch. Having large concerns over a new agenda and values being pushed by one of its owners, both were convicted to leave and create a new company that would reform back to our historical roots. They saw an opportunity to fill a void, and serve their community by starting this new venture. We are now SO excited and passionate about what we’ve poured our hearts into the last 10 years and we want to showcase the best meats/products Algoma has to offer through hard work. One of our main convictions in this new venture is to be really intentional that our company operate with a high level of integrity and kindness shown to our community and employees. We aren’t perfect, but we’d like prioritize caring for others as ourselves and steward what we have well. We want to be fully transparent of our operations and celebrate the great farming values that were historically developed in the area. Alongside this we are SO excited to offer a lot of fun and innovative new products; and to tie in traditions of the area. Heritage Shores wants to pay tribute to the history of agriculture in Algoma, tell its story, pass along lessons, bring in modern butchery techniques and be a positive influence in the area.

We are a small owner/operated, family run business. Our families have grown up in farming and agriculture here in Algoma for over five generations now. From Echo Bay to Dunns Valley, Rydal Bank and through to Thessalon, we are really proud of the rich farming history our forefathers and their neighbours invested here to make this area so special. Heritage Shores Butchery Co. wants to further that vision by utilizing local and all natural meat products from Algoma and Ontario in a true farm-to-fork, grassroots fashion. We believe that having community and being there for one another is what we want to instill in our business just as we have seen modeled for us in times past. Its our priority to support the local agricultural community, the local abattoirs, producers and area consumers with the highest quality products. Heritage Shores Butchery Co. values the good stewardship of animals raised and bringing our community quality products that tell a story. We also value honest and ethical life choices in treating our neighbours (and consumers) with a high degree of dignity, respect and care.

Heritage Shores Butchery Co. looks back at Algoma’s farming heritage. Hidden along the shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior, it’s is our beautiful and humble home. It has served many families well for generations and we’re so proud to reside in what we consider to be these heritage shores. The people are historically friendly and authentic. It makes sense then for our business to give a nod to this area in our name and values, paying tribute to all of the great things Algoma has to offer. And we look forward to being a part of something special that Algoma can be proud of.

— Heritage Shores Butchery Co.