A Georgian Bay grocer · Since the early days

Groceries picked by hand, brought to your door.

Fresh Groceries Delivered to your Door. Brian drives a route through Barrie, Orillia, Midland and Elmvale — picking your produce himself, knocking on the door himself. The way grocery used to feel.

Tue & Fri Delivery days, every week
1 grocer Same hands, every basket
4 towns Barrie · Orillia · Midland · Elmvale

The route runs past your kitchen.

Brian delivers Tuesdays and Fridays across Barrie, Orillia, Midland and Elmvale — and everywhere in between. Order by Sunday 3 pm for Tuesday delivery, or Wednesday 3 pm for Friday delivery.

The route · weekly

Where Brian delivers

Same service, same schedule, every stop on the route. Standing orders, doorstep handoff, hand-carried in if you'd like — available everywhere Brian delivers.

  • Barrie Tue & Fri
  • Orillia Tue & Fri
  • Midland Tue & Fri
  • Elmvale Tue & Fri
  • Everywhere in between Tue & Fri
Order cutoffs: Sunday 3 pm — for Tuesday delivery Wednesday 3 pm — for Friday delivery
Brian's Food Baskets delivery truck
The truck on the road · Tuesdays & Fridays

Who Brian serves

Families, seniors, and busy households across Georgian Bay.

If you live in Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Elmvale — or one of the towns in between — and you'd rather hand your list to someone you know than tap through an app, you're who Brian built this for.

Two delivery days a week. Standing orders are welcome — no need to re-send your list every week. He'll bring it inside if your hands are full.

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How it works

Four steps. No app. No drivers you've never met.

01

Tell Brian what you need

Send your list — text, email, or a phone call works fine. Standing orders welcome. Brian writes it down on the same notepad he's used since he started.

02

Brian shops the same morning

Produce gets picked one piece at a time. If the strawberries don't look right that day, he'll tell you and pick something better. No substitutions you didn't ask for.

03

He drives the route himself

Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Elmvale, and everywhere in between — same truck, same face at the door. No third-party drivers. No app to download.

04

Hand-delivered to your door

Bags carried in if you'd like. Receipt left on the counter. Pay cash, e-transfer, or settle up next week — Brian keeps the books.

Why Brian

The apps treat you as an order ID.
Brian treats you as a neighbor.

Three reasons families and seniors along the route stick with Brian's Food Baskets, week after week.

Personal service

One person, start to finish

Brian picks your produce, packs your basket, and drives it to your door. The hands choosing your tomatoes are the hands at your kitchen.

Hands-on selection

Picked like it's for his own family

No fluorescent warehouse picking. Brian walks the produce aisle the way you would — turning over the avocados, checking the bottoms of the berries.

Real route knowledge

He knows the road, the ferry, your driveway

Years of driving the Georgian Bay back roads means Brian knows which streets get plowed late, which seniors prefer Tuesday afternoons, and where to leave the bag if you're not home.

— Brian Owner, picker, driver, and the guy at your door.

From the road · Notes & recipes

Notes from the route.

Recipes from what's good this week, news from the road, and notes from Tuesday and Friday delivery days.

Brian Vanderstelt Owner Brian's Food Baskets
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What's coming in season, ferry-day reminders, and the occasional recipe Brian picked up at a customer's kitchen. No spam, no marketing copy.

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Common questions

Things people ask first.

If your question isn't here, just call. Brian picks up unless he's driving the ferry line.

If your question isn't here, just call. Brian picks up unless he's driving the route.

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Ready for groceries that come with a name attached?

Tell Brian what you'd like in your basket and where you live. He'll call back the same day, talk through your route, and have your first delivery on the next run.