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The Main Ingredient Our suppliers tell us that we are Canada's oldest Bulk Food Store. Yearly Winner of Peterborough's

Established in 1979 and in the same location but with 2 additions to the property.

🎄 CHRISTMAS BAKERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!Our glacé fruit is 20% OFF for the next two weeks 🍒✨If fruitcake, Christmas puddi...
10/02/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS BAKERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!

Our glacé fruit is 20% OFF for the next two weeks 🍒✨

If fruitcake, Christmas pudding, holiday breads or all those nostalgic family recipes are on your baking list this year, now’s the time to stock up.

And because it’s bulk, you can scoop exactly how much you need ✨ whether that’s a handful of cherries or enough fruit to get ALL the Christmas baking done. 🙌

🍒 Glacé fruit — 20% OFF
📅 October 2–15

Come scoop yours before the holiday baking rush begins! 🤎

HAPPY OCTOBER ✨ NEW HOURS START TODAY!See you at the shop, 10-6PM 🎃
10/01/2026

HAPPY OCTOBER ✨ NEW HOURS START TODAY!

See you at the shop, 10-6PM 🎃

09/30/2026

Starting tomorrow, you’ll have a little more time to stop in, stock up and scoop what you need.

🕙 Monday–Friday: 10 AM–6 PM
🕘 Saturday: 9 AM–5 PM

Our premade soup mixes are back in stock! 🍲🍂Filled with ingredients straight from our own bulk bins! Just add a few basi...
09/30/2026

Our premade soup mixes are back in stock! 🍲🍂

Filled with ingredients straight from our own bulk bins! Just add a few basics at home and you’ve got a cozy, delicious pot of soup ready to go.

Basically, fall dinner made easy. 🤎

Come grab your favourite before they’re gone!

09/16/2026

Shopping local has a ripple effect. 🫖

Thanks for every scoop, every refill, every visit and every time you choose small. It goes further than you think. 🫶

IT’S HERE. ✨ Ice cream season still in full swing 😉 🇨🇦
09/10/2026

IT’S HERE. ✨ Ice cream season still in full swing 😉

🇨🇦

🌼 Herb spotlight: CalendulaMore than just a pretty flower.Calendula (Calendula officinalis) has been used in traditional...
09/05/2026

🌼 Herb spotlight: Calendula

More than just a pretty flower.

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) has been used in traditional herbalism for generations, especially for its soothing, antioxidant + anti-inflammatory properties.

Traditionally been used to support:

✨ Skin soothing + repair
✨ A healthy inflammatory response
✨ Minor cuts + irritated skin when used topically
✨ Digestive comfort
✨ Antioxidant protection
✨ Overall skin health

You can steep the dried flowers into a beautiful golden herbal tea, add them to your favourite herbal blend, or infuse them into oil to make homemade salves + skin care.

To make a tea:
steep 1–2 tsp of dried calendula in hot water for 10–15 minutes.

🌼🌼 FLOWER POWER 🌼🌼

Just one of the many herbs we carry at The Main Ingredient.

09/04/2026

Camping with a family of four = someone is always asking for a snack 😂🏕️

Before we headed out, we stocked up on a few camping essentials from The Main Ingredient — the kind of stuff that’s easy to pack, easy to make, and keeps everyone fed around the campsite.

> Pancake mix for easy mornings
> Whole egg powder — no cracked eggs in the cooler 🙌
> Snack & trail mixes for hiking (or sitting by the fire)
> Chips + all the crunchy things

And because it’s bulk, you can grab exactly what you need for the trip instead of hauling full packages with you.

Consider this your reminder to stop by The Main Ingredient before your next camping weekend. 🏕️🌲

We also picked up some amazing freeze dried meals from CAMPKITCHENSTORE.CA (not shown, their freeze dried skittles!!! So good!)

What’s the ONE camping snack you absolutely have to bring?

Address

326 Charlotte Street
Peterborough, ON
K9J2V7

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17057495090

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