‘It's about family,' Simpson's Sweet Corn celebrates 60 years in Innisfil

CTV News

2 days ago

This year marks six decades for a local corn stand that has grown into a thriving summer market attraction.
It's served grilled, roasted, boiled, buttered or even popped.
A local corn farm has grown into a thriving summer market attraction celebrating 60 years of operations. That's six decades.
Owner Richard Simpson was born in 1965, the same year his parents bought the family farm at 5813 Yonge Street in Innisfil.
His beloved parents, George and Beverly Simpson, started Simpson's Sweet Corn and quickly earned the nickname 'Kernel's,' spelled like the corn, a name that stuck.
Simpson grew up on the family farm, and while his father's name still stands on the sign outside, 'Kernel Simpson's Farm,' he's now the one running daily operations under the clever title. Simpson watched the business change over the last six decades, a legacy rooted in the Simcoe County soil.
'It's about the past. It's about what we can do in the future. It's about family, it's about community, it's about friends, and it's about the customers and how it all comes together. It's a special place,' Simpson told CTV News.
The market opens just a few months each year, but growing corn is a year-round commitment for the farmers.
For Simpson, like his father before him, farming isn't just work; it's a passion he hopes to pass on to the next generation.