{"schemaVersion":1,"canonicalUrl":"https://uafest.ca/family/peter-lechner","localizedUrls":{"en":"https://uafest.ca/family/peter-lechner","uk":"https://uafest.ca/ua/family/peter-lechner","fr":"https://uafest.ca/fr/family/peter-lechner"},"entity":{"name":"Peter Lechner","alternateNames":["Lechner Farms","Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic","Artisan Garlic","artisan_garlic"],"profileKind":"business","role":"Vendor · garlic grower, Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic","tagline":"Rooted in Garlic. Built on Passion.","description":"Peter Lechner is the grower and founder behind Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic, a small family-run farm based in Kemptville specializing in premium hardneck garlic and handcrafted black garlic products. On his own site he describes the farm's work simply: \"Rooted in Garlic. Built on Passion.\"\n\n\"Since 2022, we've been growing garlic and creating unique farm-crafted products designed to bring bold flavour to everyday cooking,\" the farm writes. \"We believe in quality ingredients, simple food, and products made with care. Everything starts with garlic grown on our farm.\" Peter's own title on the farm's contact card is Commercial Garlic Grower.\n\nPeter cultivates distinctive hardneck varieties, including Music, Russian Red, Georgian Fire, Spanish Red, and Fish Lake 3, using sustainable growing practices and careful small-batch production methods. The 2026 varieties are listed on the farm's About page as Music, Russian Red, Spanish Red, Georgian Fire and Fish Lake 3.\n\nUnder the Artisan Garlic brand, Peter and his wife Kimberly transform their farm-grown garlic into a unique line of black garlic, seasonings, sauces, infused products, and culinary creations designed to bring bold, rich flavour to home cooks and food enthusiasts alike. On Instagram the brand is described as \"a handcrafted line of premium black garlic and garlic-based seasonings created by Lechner Farms in Kemptville, Ontario.\" The farm's own summary of the craft: \"Our black garlic is slowly aged to perfection, unlocking a rich, savoury, slightly sweet flavour like no other.\"\n\nWith a focus on craftsmanship, education, and community connection, Peter is passionate about helping customers discover the unique flavour and versatility of hardneck and black garlic while sharing the story behind every product grown and produced at Lechner Farms. You will find the farm, in its own words, \"At farmers' markets across Eastern Ontario sharing our love of garlic, great food, and local community.\"","city":"Kemptville","businessName":null,"offering":null,"officialLinks":{"website":"https://www.artisangarlic.ca","instagram":"https://www.instagram.com/artisan_garlic/","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/p/Artisan-Garlic-61563354650227/"}},"uafest":{"types":["vendor","business"],"years":[2026],"contributions":["Vendor"],"projects":[{"name":"Farm-grown hardneck garlic","role":"Grower. 2026 varieties listed by the farm: Music, Russian Red, Spanish Red, Georgian Fire, Fish Lake 3 — \"Premium Ontario-grown hardneck garlic selected for flavour, quality, and performance in the kitchen.\""},{"name":"Black garlic product line","role":"Handcrafted on the farm. Nine products published on the farm's Black Garlic page: Black Garlic Cloves, Paste, Sauce, Maple Syrup, Honey, Balsamic Vinegar, Glaze, BBQ Sauce and Ketchup — \"Ontario-grown garlic is transformed into rich, savoury, sweet black garlic products handcrafted on our farm in Kemptville, Ontario.\""},{"name":"Dehydrated garlic and seasoning blends","role":"Farm-grown and dried on site: Granulated Garlic, Minced Garlic, Garlic Salt & Pepper, Garlic Salt, Garlic Maple Sugar, Scape, Scape Salt, Scape Dip, Greek and Italian blends."},{"name":"Farmers' market season","role":"The farm's market posters give Metcalfe, Carp and Cumberland Farmers Markets as Saturday 9 am – 1 pm and Kemptville Farmers Market as Sunday 11 am – 3 pm. Its own month-by-month calendars for May through October 2026 are the schedule to go by: dates vary by market, Metcalfe runs indoors on selected Saturdays, and Cumberland Farmers Market is listed at Cumberland Village Hall, 2670 Dunning Rd, on June 6, July 4, August 1 and October 3."},{"name":"2026 Ontario garlic festival season","role":"The line-up the farm published for the 2026 season: Perth Garlic Festival (August 8 & 9), CARP Garlic Festival (August 15 & 16), Verona Garlic Festival (September 5), Cumberland Harvest Festival (September 19), Eastern Ontario Garlic Festival, Cornwall (September 19) and Toronto Garlic Festival (September 27)."}],"relationship":"UAFest Family member"},"media":{"portrait":null,"logo":null,"gallery":[{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/1.webp","alt":"Wide banner from the Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic home page: whole garlic bulbs and cut black garlic on a weathered board, with a barn and field behind"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/2.webp","alt":"Illustrated portrait published by the farm on its Meet the Farmer page, captioned Peter Lechner: the grower at a market booth under a Lechner Farms sign. This is an illustration, not a photograph."},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/3.webp","alt":"Lechner Farms – Artisan Garlic logo: a farm and field inside an arch above a garlic bulb and laurel"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/4.webp","alt":"Photograph: rows of young garlic shoots coming up through worked soil on the farm"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/5.webp","alt":"Photograph: garlic leaves lying across ridged ground, seen from above"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/6.webp","alt":"Photograph: a wagon loaded with freshly lifted garlic, hitched behind a utility vehicle on the farm lane"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/7.webp","alt":"The farm's 2026 hardneck varieties sheet: Georgian Fire, Fish Lake 3, Music, Spanish Red and Russian Red"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/8.webp","alt":"\"Our Black Garlic Product Line — Bold flavour. From our farm to your table.\" The farm's black garlic products with descriptions"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/9.webp","alt":"\"Our Dehydrated Garlic — Premium Quality • Bold Flavour • Endless Possibilities\": granulated, minced, garlic salt & pepper, garlic salt, garlic maple sugar, scape, scape salt, scape dip, Greek and Italian blends"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/10.webp","alt":"Lechner Farms brand sheet: \"We grow it. We craft it. You love it.\" — who we are, we grow, we craft, our products, you'll find us"},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/11.webp","alt":"Carp Farmers Market poster: Saturday 9 am – 1 pm, \"Your source for Black Garlic\""},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/12.webp","alt":"Kemptville Farmers Market poster: Sunday 11 am – 3 pm, \"Shop local • Eat local • Be local\""},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/13.webp","alt":"The farm's garlic festival banner: \"Garlic Festival! Fun • Food • Music • Family • Farm Fresh — from our fields to your table\""},{"src":"/family/peter-lechner/14.webp","alt":"\"Farmers Market Incoming!\" — the farm's market-weekend graphic: shop fresh, shop local, support your community"}],"videos":[]},"pricing":"Contact the member or business directly for current pricing and availability.","lastModified":"2026-09-03"}