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 […]
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 […]
Many people take it at the first sign of a cold or flu. Me? I like it because of its taste (and because it wards off vampires!) This time of year, when the weather is seesawing between late fall and early winter temperatures (and the sometimes crazy weather that falls in between – like sunny […]
Week 14: the leaves are turning glorious shades of red, orange and yellow, falling and landing amidst the last tomatoes and peppers. I, for one, am eager for cooler fall temperatures. Snuggling under cozy blankets, homemade pumpkin spice lattes, slurping more soups, squash and other warming, grounding foods. Ideally I would enjoy some warm days […]
This time of year is my absolute favourite: it’s the generous shoulder season straddling the most productive part of summer combined with the arrival of heartier veg with longer growing times that we can look forward to in autumn… squash (especially Delicata or sweet potato – my perennial favourite), cabbage, beets, carrots, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts […]
Week 12 is here! So that’s three full months of a CSA share, and if you’re keeping track, here’s a refresher of what my overflow freezer currently looks like: It’s stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey! It’s actually a bit fuller today because I made a gigantic batch of Spicy Vegetable, Chicken and Rice Soup and […]
Every year I find myself wailing about summer and in particular, how fast the summer days seem to whizz by. I know I’m not alone, but it still feels like I was posting my Week 1 CSA box just yesterday. (It was actually 12 weeks ago… but who’s counting?) You may have noticed that the […]