When Fresh City Farms contacted me recently and offered me a complimentary shopping spree, I was thrilled to participate! Even though I don’t live in Toronto, I have been a huge fan of Fresh City Farms’ approach to fresh, locally grown, organic food for many years. They are both a city farm and an online grocer […]
I’ll be honest: my days of counting calories were pretty much over before they even began. I don’t think it’s an effective way to eat well and I believe food is worth more than the macronutrient sum of its parts. Although I will occasionally calculate daily or macronutrient intakes for clients if they specifically request […]
Last week I attended Health Professionals Day at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. One of the presenters, Dr. Amy Bowen, Research Program Leader of Consumer Insights at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, hit on the point that many Canadians are confused about some of the key food production terms bandied about in […]
Does it make me a bad holistic nutritionist that I actually let out a little groan when I saw that bok choy was once again on the menu for pick-up at the farm this week? That’s 5 weeks of bok choy, friends! I’m pretty creative but even I’m not sure whether I’m innovative enough to […]
This week’s beautiful array of organic, local veggies. This week’s haul includes… 1 bunch of green onions New potatoes (probably about 1 lb.) 2 giant bok choy (washed and frozen as in previous weeks) As you can see, the bok choy is still making a dramatic appearance. Dramatic because I already have 3 or 4 […]
As we head into July, this might be the last of the late-spring produce. I’ll miss it… until next year of course! Lots of familiar faces in this week’s basket. That’s… 1 bunch of green onions – Used in raw salads and breakfast omelets. Over a lb. of new potatoes – Potatoes have a shelf-life […]
Here’s a peek at my CSA box this week: You’ll recognize some of the usual suspects from last week, I bet. That’s… 1 bunch of radishes – Some raw in a salad and I’m still deciding what to do with the rest… 3/4 lb. to 1 lb. asparagus (again, I forgot to weigh it before […]