Why buy local pop? Buying local is important for several reasons. Firstly, we support the local economy, ensuring that money spent stays within the community, which helps create and maintain jobs. So, not only are you supporting us directly by buying our pop, but we are supporting local farms by buying their produce, and us an individuals are buying from other local businesses like independently owned cafes, restaurants, pharmacies, shops and more!

Secondly, local businesses often have a smaller environmental footprint due to reduced transportation needs. We reduce our footprint in many ways - paper packaging, a streamlined delivery service (or an electric vehicle!), and buying our fruit from local farms instead of from around the world.

Thirdly, purchasing locally fosters a sense of community and connection among residents, as local businesses contribute to local events and charities. In 2024 alone, we donated to several events ranging from a fundraiser for the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory to an arts and music festival in Durham region, to a writer’s symposium in Kingston.

Finally, buying local promotes unique products and services that reflect the culture and character of the area, enhancing the community's identity - so, not only are we contributing to the unique character and quality of Napanee, but also Ontario at large, and we are encouraging people to come to our community and see all it has to offer.

The County Bounty began as a market garden organic vegetable farm in 2016 outside of Picton in Prince Edward County. It mainly focused on a 20 person CSA and restaurant sales. At the end of her second season of farming, Dodie Ellenbogen was gifted a large flat of strawberries that were about to turn and spoil in the hopes that she, as a farmer, would be able to preserve the last of the summer in some way. Many farmers branch out into jams and preserves to be able to stretch out their produce over the winter months, but Dodie simply did not have the passion or skill to preserve anything well. Instead, she began to search for other ways to save these strawberries. Luckily she came across a recipe for cordials. She began to experiment with all sorts of weird and wonderful local flavours in unique combinations to create some cordials for market. They were so well received that she decided to take it to the next level and pursue bottled soda. In 2018 she launched the sodas as a farm value-added product and it caught like wild-fire! She has now switched to making soda as her full time pursuit but has not forgotten her roots as a farmer and she continues to support her fellow local farmers by sourcing as much Ontario-grown produce as possible. As the sodas have scaled up and life has moved on, Dodie and her partner, along with their son, have moved to the close-by community of Napanee and have expanded the soda operation into a larger facility.

The team has now grown to 4 people to produce and deliver sodas to you! Everyone is paid at least a living wage according to the Living Wage Network, and all full time staff have benefits. We are able to implement these quality of life measures thanks to you folks buying our product.

If you have been a part of The County Bounty story up until now, the amount of gratitude Dodie and the whole County Bounty team feels for your support is indescribably deep. As a local business, every single person that supports you is a pillar or strength and support that is not taken for granted. If you are just starting your journey with The County Bounty then please let that gratitude extend to you, as we are still in our fledgling stage of growing and learning from you!

Stay tuned to our instagram (@thecountybounty) and Facebook (facebook.com/thecountybounty) to see what’s happening with us at home, in the factory, and out in the streets!

 We would like to acknowledge that the land which nourishes us is on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples.This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. 

Through Ta7talíya Paisley Eva Nahanee from the Squamish Nation (Nahanee Creative), we have learnt that our responsibility as settlers goes far beyond acknowledgment. Instead, we should seek to honour the land, the traditional ancestors that cared for it, and their kin that continue to live on it today. 

We seek to honour the land by supporting local growers that tend to its bounty

We continue to source our ingredients as local as possible and maintain relationships with our farmers.

We seek to honour the ancestors by decolonizing our thinking through workshops, books and discussion. Our reading list includes:

21 Things you may not know about the Indian Act by PC Joseph: a fundamental book for understanding the depths to which the Canadian government and the settlers of Canada went to undermine the autonomy and power of Indigenous peoples.

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall-Kimmerer: What a deeper understanding of what ‘all our relations’ means in Indigenous culture and how that can inform science.

Bad Medicine by John Reilly: A rethinking of the justice system as witnessed by a white guy who realizes how destructive his career as a judge has been isolating indigenous people from their communities and not honouring healing practices within the community.

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott: A memoir of an Indigenous woman stepping into her role as matriarch of her family after a lifetime of struggles, but also grit and perseverance given to her by her mother and grandmother.

White Women by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao: A stark and needed reminder of the complicity of all white woman in the structures of white supremacy and how to do better.

On the bedside table but not yet read: Seven Fallen Feathers, All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Please email me with more suggestions.

We seek to honour the nations today by using our platforms to amplify Indigenous voices, donating a share of our profits to Indigenous Organizations:

June 18, 2024: Our cans say that we are “working towards” contributing a percentage of our wealth gained to Indigenous organizations. At the time of writing the copy for the can, our business was really struggling to make any money at all, never mind being able to earmark a certain portion for donations. I am so happy to say that we have now moved beyond that initial struggle and can whole-heartedly commit $5000 this year in donations to organizations. I will begin to change the copy on the can, but in the meantime I can post below where we have donated to and a brief description of why if needed. If you have any suggestions or comments for where the money should be allocated, I would love to know.

2024 Donations to date:

$500 to Tyendinaga Pow Wow

$515.24 to Native Women’s Association of Canada. They are an organization that “defends the rights, delivers programming to, and amplifies the perspectives of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations – on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised – Métis, and Inuit. We were founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people within their respective communities and Canadian societies.”

Further work: I had a customer point me towards the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and introduced to me their PAR program. This is now a goal for me to complete in the fall and winter of 2024.

Update Jan 2025 - I am super behind on updating this section of the website - donations have been made and more books have been read. My apologies! I just wanted to hop on to say that I will be taking the long-form land acknowledgment off the cans in the next label design. I had hoped that my example would sway more white people/settlers/colonists in the small-scale food industry to follow suit, but it has not, and I am burning out from the aggressive emails and messages I receive for both being too woke and not woke enough from both white and indigenous patrons (with that said, some of you have called me out in the BEST way possible and I thank you for that!). I will continue to make donations and decolonize my thinking, put indigenous makers first, and honour the land.

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OPENING FEB 1, 2025: We will finally be opening our own store at 216 Belleville Road in Napanee. There will be ALL the soda flavours, some confectionary and slushie options in the summer months. Please come visit us! There’s lots of parking and you’ll likely see us in action canning up some sodas. Mon - Fri 10 am to 4 pm

Eastern Ontario

Prince Edward County

The Agrarian Market

Taste of County (both locations)

Foodland Picton

Foodland Wellington

Picton Metro

The Acoustic Grill

All My Friend’s Brewing

The Campbell’s Orchards

County Cider Company - Waupoos

Crepe Escape

Fawn Over Market

The Grange Winery

The Local Store: 768 County road 12

Parsons Brewing Co.

The Royal Hotel

Slake Brewin

Strato’s Pizzeria

555 Brewing Co.

The County Canteen

Bath & Napanee

Ellena’s Cafe - Napanee

Napanee Metro - Local stand

Abrams Bakery

The Giddy Goat Cafe - Amherstview

Mackinnon Brothers Brewing Co. - Bath

Paul’s Pizzeria - Napanee

Ottawa Area

Motif Boutique *great selection!

Top Shelf Preserves *great selection

Equator Coffee (Almonte)

Lumberjaxe Throwing Hall

Mike Dean Super Food Store all locations!

Mint and Honey Tea and Gift Emporium

Ottawa Valley Coffee - Renfrew

Pot & Pantry

The Red Apron

Redbird Live

Seed to Sausage General Sotre

Temple’s Sugar Shack

The Village Market (Burnstown)

TORONTO

100km foods (online market for delivery in Toronto)

Alternity Community Hub

Auntie Em’s Deli and Coffee

Culinary Adventure Co Food Tours in a BOX

Fiesta Farms

Fresh City Farms (online market for home delivery)

Mama Earth Organics

Morning Parade Coffee Bar

Pizzeria Libretto - ALL locations

Summerhill Market - Annex

The Sweet Potato

Wanda’s Pies in the Sky

Kandl Artistique

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO REGION

AURA-LA Pastires & Provisions - Kitchener

Bad Apples Brewing Co - Zurich

Crump Family Farm - Ilderton

Humble Lotus - Kitchener

Maitland Market and Supply - Goderich

Mercant 6 - Exeter

The White Squirrel Bakery - Exeter

Modern Maple - Port Stanley

KAWARTHA LAKES & SIMCOE REGION

The Night Kitchen - Peterborough

One Fine Food - Peterborough

The Sweet Kitchen - Lindsay

HAMILTON & NIAGARA REGION

Alitura Fine Foods & Market

The Casual Gourmet - Hamilton

Dundurn Market - Hamilton

The Nooks Niagara Outlet - NOTL

Strathcona Market - Hamilton

Stratus Vineyards

Sun Ray Orchards Market on Main - Grimsby

QUINTE WEST & NORTH HUMBERALND

Brambleberry Farms in Wooler

Burger Revolution - Downton Belleville

Forgorig Brewing - Campbellford

Glovers Farm Market - Warkworth

Lavender Queen Lavender Farm - Yarker

Meyer’s Creek Brewing

Sharpe’s Food Market

Taste of Country: 16 Roblin road - best selection

7/62 Brewery in Madoc

Kingston Area

Daughter’s General Store - best selection

The Everly Restaurant

Food Less Travelled in Verona

Improbable Escapes

Juniper Cafe

Old Farm Fine Foods

Salt of the Earth Kingston

The Screening Room

The Silly Yak

EASTERN ONTARIO

Back Forty Artisan Cheese - Mississippi Station

Dairy Distillery - Almonte

Grains and Goods Bakery - Syndenham

Kick and Push Brewing Co - Sharbot Lake

King’s Lock Craft Distillery - Prescott

Lavallee’s Cookery - Inverary

Mike Dean’s Super Food Store - Sharbot Lake

Recess Cafe - Portland

Tom’s Pantry (Alexandria)

The Tipped Ship (Elgin) - amazing selection

ALONG THE 401:

Lofty Kitchen - Colborne

GREATER TORONTO AREA

The Second Wedge Brewing Co. - Uxbridge

Third Moon Brewing - Milton

BARRIE WAY, GEORGIAN BAY REGION & NORTH

Boon Bakery - Owen Sound

Grassroots Wood Fired Pizza - Lucknow

Knowhere Public House - Sudbury

Mad Hatter’s Table - Cookstown

The Pine - Collingwood

Rosemont General Store

Sheldon Creek Dairy - Loretto

Trestle Brewing Co - Parry Sound

Two Sisters Inn - Markdale

London

Artisan Bakery

Sarnia

Downtown Market Sarnia

our soda flavours

and Cocktail Recipes

Raspberry Lime soda: This delicious combination is made from farm fresh raspberries because of their rich colour and intense flavour, along with freshly pressed lime juice. We mix it up with both white and brown sugar to give this drink lots of body. It is pure summer fun and your mouth is sure to loves every sip! Dodie loves to mix this with tequila for a quick “margarita” but Sam recommends mixing it with spiked lemonade. Nutritional Info: 30g Carbs/can

Strawberry Basil soda: Summer strawberry sweetness with a savoury basil note - a great way to remember those hot summer days on the beach or in your garden. This is one of our simplest, yet most perfect combinations. Pairs well with a fresh garden salad or a juicy bbq steak. Julia mixes this with gin and says “It’s amazing!”, while others prefer vodka for something more neutral, or a white rum. Nutritional Info: 30g Carbs/can

Sour Cherry and Mint soda: A sweet treat, and not sour at all! Sour cherries are not actually sour, and are just one of many different kinds of cherries. We use them over ‘sweet’ cherries because we LOVE the big flavour they pack, and when paired with mint, you can’t go wrong. It’s refreshing, juicy and full of flavour. Dodie always mixes hers with white rum for a “Mojito”, but fancy dark rum would be yummy too, or something neutral like vodka. Nutritional Info: 30g Carbs/can

Wild Grape and Ginger soda: We get the grapes in the fall from farm fences and put them straight into this drink. These grapes are tangy, powerful and mind-blowing. We cook ginger in with the grapes when we make the syrups, which adds a subtle ginger background note, so don’t think grape soda or ginger ale….this is in a league of it’s own. Anyone from maple country knows to mix this with Sortilege (maple whisky)! Nutritional Info: 30 g carbs/can

Apple Lemon Fennel soda: Don’t let the word fennel turn you off! This soda tastes like the best lemonade you’ve ever had because it’s not too sweet, not too sour, and mixes so so well with gin. The fennel blends perfectly with the apples and lemon juice so that it doesn’t stand out, but amplifies all the other flavours. This is Dodie’s favourite drink with a splash of gin! Nutritional Info: 30g Carbs/can

Cherry Vanilla soda: You asked, we made it! Here’s something a little more approachable for those looking for a ‘cola’ style drink. Ontario sour cherries, with lots of brown sugar and molasses notes make for a VERY crushable can. When Mike is entertaining, he likes to mix this with Amaretto and a splash of lemon juice. His guests love it, but you could always go with a classic rum and “cola” style drink.

Lavender Lemon-Basil soda: Fresh, floral, and easy to drink. Lavender ain’t only meant for soaps! The culinary lavender we use is smooth and aromatic, but not overwhelming. The lemon basil blends perfectly and we add a touch of citric acid to make your mouth smile. A great start to a great cocktail. Sam has had many of these with a splash of St. Germaine! Nutritional Info: 22g Carb/can

Rose-Hibiscus Hops soda: This flavour has been best described as an “adult  cream soda”.  The rosehips and hibiscus pack a big punch and the bitter hops bring you back down to earth. This soda is light, cheerful, and has many people hooked! No other flavour, when loved, is loved as much. If you haven’t tried it with a splash of creme de cassis, you are missing out, but Mike also loves to mix this with any IPA, including DIPAs and TRIPAs. Nutritional Info: 22g Carb/can

Foraged Botanicals Tonic: This soda is made completely from foraged ingredients! Staghorn Sumac, Juniper Berries (from scrubby Eastern Cedars), Cedar leaves and Pine needles all go into this drink. The sumac hits your tongue with a tartness that mellows into a beautiful forest flavour, making this the perfect tonic for your gin. This has been a County Bounty classic from the start, being mixed with gins that are heavier on the botanicals like Ungava, Georgian Bay, Isle of Harris or Sloe Gin. Nutritional Info: 22g Carb/can

Rhubarb Citrus Peel soda: This one is a weird one and we mean that in the best possible way! Imagine full-bodied, tangy rhubarb, plus all the pithiness from the peels and boom - you’ve got the best “grapefruit” drink this side of the equator. We use the peels from other soda flavours, so that we can give “waste” new life. Julia mixes this with triple sec and vodka to get all the citrus notes possible in her cocktail, but others prefer citrus forward gins.

Blackcurrant Lemonade: This flavour has very quickly become a crowd favourite! Dark and delicious blackcurrants blend so perfectly with fresh pressed lemon juice to make your mouth so happy every dang time. Sam says ‘You’ve gotta try it with the Raspberry Moonshine from Top Shelf Distillers!' and we believe her! If you’re looking for something quick, mix with vodka, because that always does the trick ;)

Full Moon Waters

Try out our full line up of zero-calorie sparkling waters. We infused the water with full moon moonlight and set our intentions for the month ahead as we make this drink (shout out to my witchy girlies). As always, we use Ontario grown fruits to flavour these waters, but add zero sugar (and zero sugar substitutes). What you get is a crisp, tart, refreshing drink that is clean eating at it’s finest.

Iced Teas

We have a line up of iced teas you will find to be such a treat! We use Ontario fruits to flavour them, and they are all made with Orange Pekoe black tea, so there is a hint of caffeine.

Currently in stock: Watermelon Iced tea, Strawberry Rhubarb Iced tea and Peach Iced tea

WholeSale ordering

Looking to supply your restaurant, store or business with County Bounty Soda? We work with a network of distributors in the region. They all offer different services (different minimum orders and pricing), so you can shop around among them, OR fill out the form below to contact us for direct delivery throughout Ontario.

Ottawa - Chelsea region: ASP Distribution

PEC-Kingston-Belleville-Ottawa - Renfrew - Eastern Ontario: Creel and Gambrel Distribution

Oshawa to Cornwall and everything in between - Findlay Foods

Southern Ontario, Toronto to PEC/Quinte regions: 100 km Foods, who specialize in other local gourmet products and produce.

Or you can also contact Sheldon Creek for Southern Ontario and into Toronto.

Toronto and surrounding regions: NevRask Sales and Distribution which can be reached HERE

GFS: We are also now listed in GFS as part of their drop ship program. This means that If you regularly use GFS already, you can now add our sodas to your cart, and we ship them through Fedex to your location. Item #s 1461933 thru 1461948. There are no minimums and no shipping charges with GFS! *Seasonal flavours and Iced Teas not currently available through GFS.

The rest of Ontario: Please use the form below to contact us,

If are you an individual looking to place an order that is six cases or more (ie: for a wedding or event), please contact us using the form below.

Are you already a wholesale customer?

 We offer Co-packing services

We have provided a number of clients with custom sodas with amazing results and we would love to hear about your project. But before you do, we do have a few parameters that may help guide your decision making process for working with us here at The County Bounty.

• We can only do 355ml regular sized pop cans - think classic pop can in a vending machine.

• Our minimum order is 430L, which is roughly 50 cases of 24 cans

• We are really good at doing what we already do - fruit based pops with our level of fizz. If you’re looking for something outside of that, it may take longer for us to figure out how to do it properly, or we may not be able to. Our process is really good for farmers looking to add a value added product to their farmer’s market booth.

• The process goes much more smoothly if you have a recipe already developed, or at least a strong idea/vision of what you’d like. For example, we developed a Peach Ginger Tea for a musician that had a song called ‘Peach Ginger Tea’.

• SOME label design can be done in-house, but I am not the most versed in it. Hiring a designer or making the label yourself is a great first step. I can easily fill in the gaps of required information, nutritional labels, etc.

• Getting labels printed takes two full weeks, so budget your timeline accordingly. Getting this done faster than two weeks is a no-go.

• Yes, we can simply re-label our current flavours, if that’s what you’d like, with your own logo.

• We are still a small producer with a lot of hands-on processes - this makes our prices less competitive than a big brewery. Our main advantage is our small minimum batch, and our care in handling your product. We try to keep our prices low, but our co-packing is best suited to folks who plan to sell their product direct to the consumer.

That was a lot of information, I know! But please still reach out to Dodie for more information or to chat about how to get started.

We love to hear from you whether it’s a compliment, comment, concern or question:

*Please check your junk folders, as our answers sometimes end up there. We always email back within 48 hours.

Or email us directly

DODIE ELLENBOGEN

Dodie@thecountybounty.com

 jobs

Job Description: Operations Manager at The County Bounty

Position Overview: We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations of our small soda company. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operational management, experience in the beverage industry, and a passion for quality products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and optimize production processes to ensure efficient operation and high-quality output.

• Oversee inventory management, including procurement and stock control.

• Develop and implement operational policies and procedures to enhance productivity.

• Coordinate with marketing and sales teams to align operational capabilities with business goals.

• Monitor industry trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities for growth.

• Lead and train staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience in operations management, preferably in the beverage or food industry.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions.

• Extra consideration will be give to candidates who have experience with Wild Goose canning lines, or brewery staff experience.

• Extra consideration will be given to a person who has interests or experience that may be an asset (for example, experience as a social media marketer, engineering, carpentry, machining, general fixing things) that may be of general use in a small business setting.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• A supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

• The chance to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to producing quality soda products.

If you are passionate about operational excellence and ready to make an impact in the beverage industry, we encourage you to apply!

Now taking resumes until position is filled.

Please email dodie@thecountybounty.com and we will contact suitable candidates within 3 business days.