OUR MISSION
We are committed to providing an elevated dining, shopping and boutique inn experience that celebrates Campden's unique small-town charm.
Campden General Store is...
✔ A space that family and friends can enjoy and share with the rest of the world.
✔ A self-sustaining ecosystem where every person who visits will get to experience a journey to take home.
✔ An opportunity to highlight this community and its relaxed neighborhood, promoting tourism in its amazing landscape surrounded by wineries and agricultural farms.
✔ A champion for local artisans and a partner to small businesses by showcasing the best of what Niagara region has to offer.
✔ A chance to give back to our roots and honor our heritage by highlighting the most unique products made by local tribes and communities.
A self-sustaining STAY, EAT & SHOP ecosystem!
MEET THE OWNER
This store is a testament to a number of small steps I have taken in order to get here.
I am Filipino-Canadian. Born and raised in the Philippines. Moved to the US and eventually to Canada with my familly and have worked as an IT Consultant ever since. If you think I had it easy, the answer is a resounding NO.
In doing so, I have found my passion in practical home designing, decorating and hosting.I remembered a time when I wanted to design and decorate a room in our house but "tatay" puts me back into reality as to why it cannot be done at that point. We would always host for family and friends preparing food and a place to relax during All Souls Day because of our proximity to cemeteries. It sounds funny thinking about it now but these moments made me who and what I am today.
For Campden General Store, I would like to think of it as a beginning of a new chapter... one that I look forward to sharing with you!
My mother, Lily, is an epitome of an entrepreneurial spirit. I watched her dabble into different kinds of businesses from selling fishes in the market, buy and sell poultry supplies, even got her hands into putting up her own "carinderia" where she sells freshly prepared dishes that even had a karaoke at some point. I watched her on the sidelines do all of these things because she wanted me to get a good education and that I did. These observations are what I carry up to this day.
Over time, I have trained myself to find opportunities amidst challenges from asking the nuns in Montessori in Cleveland OH for a free tuition in exchange of creating a donor system for the school; to getting into real estate investing particularly student rental properties so that our kids can live comfortably while in school and turning these units into short term rentals as a way to adapt and survive the challenges brought by the pandemic.
