Category Archives: Local Food

Healthy, Organic, Ready-to-Eat Meals in Toronto? Fresh City Farms to the rescue!

When Fresh City Farms contacted me recently and offered me a complimentary shopping spree, I [...]

Demystifying Definitions: Local Food vs Organic Food vs Sustainable Food

Last week I attended Health Professionals Day at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. [...]

How to Plant Garlic (with a small yard or a big one!)

Many people take it at the first sign of a cold or flu. Me? I [...]

Week 14 Community-Shared Agriculture (CSA) Box (or what this holistic nutritionist ate last week)

Week 14: the leaves are turning glorious shades of red, orange and yellow, falling and [...]

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Week 13 Community-Shared Agriculture (CSA) Box (plus the secrets of cooking, preparing & eating spaguetti squash)

This time of year is my absolute favourite: it’s the generous shoulder season straddling the [...]

Week 12 Community-Shared Agriculture (CSA) Box (plus tips for coring pears & making tomato jam)

Week 12 is here! So that’s three full months of a CSA share, and if [...]

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Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Community-Shared Agriculture (CSA) Boxes

Every year I find myself wailing about summer and in particular, how fast the summer [...]

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