Well the first blog has fallen to me, Shirley, so here is the account of my week. Last weekend we had been to a couple of markets so were pretty well stocked with local and organic ingredients so this week did not pose too much difficulty. Try the Brickworks in Toronto for local organic vegetables and frozen meat. I know as the winter sets in the menu will become more of a challenge but we are determined not to fall back into global eating when we know there are good winter fruits and vegetables available fresh and from cold storage. Being organized is the key and with all three of us on the lookout for produce we should be OK. We have also stocked up our freezer with local, free range meat, chicken, turkey, beef and lamb, farm names are at the end of this blog. As the evenings draw in we find ourselves with less to do outside after 5pm. Embrace this season, really get into the spirit of it and enjoy cosy evenings by the fire or sitting down to dinner with candles lighting up your table and the sound of family chatter. Slow cooked food not only tastes better but the oven warms the house, and the delicious aromas warm our hearts. We had a very interesting day in St Jacobs yesterday at their indoor/outdoor market where we purchased “propolis” and “bee pollen” both of which are renowned for their healing properties, propolis for its natural antibiotic and anti-inflammatory qualities and bee pollen for its energy value and natural anti-histamines. Google the information on them, very interesting. We started taking them today, so will let you know our views next weekend. Salute!
Found Family Farm, Swain Beef, Yellowlees Family Farm, all can be found on the Durham Farm Fresh Website.
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