Local strawberries are at Caledon markets!

May 15th, 2012

Local strawberries have arrived in Caledon! How fabulous is that? And seriously what goes best with local strawberries is chocolate cake….Yum-a-licious!

Chocolate cake is the perfect vehicle to inspire kids to eat tender fruits! This recipe can be made into cupcakes too and you can make strawberry compote if you choose or drizzle the cake with a little local honey and/or maple syrup.

Rock Garden Farms now has local strawberries today along with local rhubarb. They can be found on the freshalicious freeway! Click on the link to see more. Register for free to start using the North American “eat local” Resource Center today to find more fresh local food resources in your area. We are adding new resources daily and will be sharing them with you.

And don’t forget, asparagus and fiddleheads are still readily available so enjoy!

Try this asparagus recipe, you will love it!


This one is sill-icious, everyone can have fun with veg in under 10.

Photo Credits:

Mike McColl, Photos with Sauce strawberries and asparagus

Eating local just got easier!

 

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Local asparagus and fiddleheads are here in Caledon!

May 7th, 2012

It only takes a few days away from the grocery store to see how quickly local (Ontario for me) produce starts to arrive. I tend to buy produce weekly as I live in the country and make the best out of my travels to and from the city.

Local asparagus and fiddleheads were at Rock Garden Farms (lovely article published in, In the Hills Magazine) today and I am going to prepare simple dishes that my family looks forward to in the spring. Simply blanch, a drizzle of sunflower oil and sea salt and we are a happy family!

It is worth waiting for local produce. It naturally tastes better, looks better and it feels really good to spend my money close to home supporting local farmers and their families.

Look for the Foodland Ontario signs and grown in Ontario, this is my community and if your in British Columbia, New Brunswick, California or Florida look for your locally grown foods in your area. Follow the seasons and you be able to live more local and its easier than you think!

Enjoy!

think fresh*live local*eat healthy

 

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This is how to eat local!

May 3rd, 2012

This is how to eat local!

Our team at freshalicious has been working very hard to get our “freshalicious freeway”- The North American eat local Resource Center up and  running this spring for our members and our “eat local” vendors. This is  the place to connect you with your local food and get to know how much is grown and produced in your backyard. Why not know where your food comes from and the value of supporting your local farms and your community.

We area adding new eat local resources daily, a full page of fabulous information about our “eat local” vendors with live links to their websites.  We are creating a space for all ages that is fun to use and educational. Please visit the freshalicious freeway, join for “FREE” as a member and start sourcing local in your community today!

Share with all your friends and foodies what we are doing to make living local easier for everyone. Shopping local can be as easy as buying your chickens and eggs off the farm, visiting the local farmers markets to get your mushrooms and produce. Stopping in at K2 Milling and buying local and organic flour and/or connecting with Red Prince Apples – Canada’s Premium Winter Apple that is still deliciously available until the end of July. Fresh like it was picked yesterday!

Ontario Natural Food Co-Op is helping get locally grown, organic foods to Ontario Tables like tomatoes, tomato sauces, spelt pizza dough, soups, tofu, Ontario fish and more! A healthy and tasty addition to moms kitchen!

For more information click here Red Prince Apples 
For more information click here K2 Milling
For more information click here ONFC

Stacey’s 10 tips to get you living local today!

1. Read food all labels, look for your local food signs-ours is Foodland Ontario
2. Source Cold Storage foods like the Red Prince Apples-local and Ontario Grown
3. Source whole grains locally grown and milled like K2Milling- Tottenham Ontario
4. Take the family to farms, farm markets and pick-your-owns this season
5. Look for locally grown and preserved tomatoes, sauces, jams, and soups- ONFC
6. Source off the farm chickens, pork and beef locally grown an sold at local butchers
7. Look for flash frozen fruits and vegetables that are locally grown
8. Always involve the kids in choosing better food by identifying “local”
9. Start cooking simple dishes and you will find the food tastes better when sourced local
10. Have fun sourcing local and think of it as your future investment in your health!


Thank you Red Prince for the lovely apples! Thank you K2 Milling for caring and producing amazing flours from locally grown and/or organic.

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