As a child Connor’s love of food began when going to the St. Jacob’s farmers market every Saturday with his father. The smells, the sounds, the people, and the food being prepared right in front of his eyes sparked a small fire which would eventually turn into the passion for the food industry that he now carries into everything he does. Connor Graduated the Humber College Chef Apprentice program in 2003 and worked in every kind of food establishment known to man for the next ten years. Fine dining, greasy spoon, golf course, catering companies, and he still runs a small scale catering company when he can find the time. Connor stepped out of the fire of the kitchen once he started a family with his lovely wife Laura. After leaving restaurants, Connor worked as a Cheese Maker at Monforte Dairy in Stratford, worked as a food sales representative for another cheese company, and also helped out at Stone Town Cheese company. Currently he teaches Hospitality & Tourism (cooking & baking) at John Paul the Second Secondary School in London. Recently in his spare time he has began the process of being a certified master canner and is currently finishing up his teaching hours to complete the certification. Connor has just completed a busy summer with his family and a small group of friends that participated in a canning cooperative where they together preserved over three hundred jars of preserved food and he also has a keen interest in fermenting food. We are excited to welcome him to the Goderich Farmers Market to share his passion of food with us.