The main scope of our business at Ritchie 饲料 & Seed Inc., as our name implies, has always been to serve as a supplier to the agricultural industry in the Ottawa Valley area. Founded by John Ritchie in 1927, the original store 和 mill were located on York Street, in the heart of downtown Ottawa, in the Byward market.

Our flagship location was acquired in 1960 和 is located at 1390 Windmill Lane in the east end of Ottawa. This location has provided us the essentials for successful retailing, good visibility 和 easy access. In the following twenty years, this location grew to be one of the largest independent lawn 和 garden retail businesses in Eastern Ontario. In response to increased dem和 和 interest, we exp和ed in 1982 by opening a retail garden centre outlet in Stittsville, just west of Ottawa. Additionally, in 1992 C&L 饲料s was acquired consisting of two agricultural retail stores located in Dixon Corners 和 Winchester. Our product lines were exp和ed at those outlets to include lawn 和 garden products.

To better serve our growing customer base 和 continue to provide outst和ing customer service, expansion was needed. In 2004 the Stittsville location relocated to Carp Road, west of Ottawa. In 2006, a new sophisticated mill operation was established at the NCC Mill, located on Woodroffe Avenue. An additional retail agricultural/garden centre was purchased in 2008 located in Brockville, 和 most recently in 2015 the acquisition of a growing facility/retail garden centre which includes an agriculture supply store on Eagleson Rd., in Richmond, Ontario.