This is the final week and blog post for the Winter OAS season! Boo hoo! We hope you enjoyed your Winter OAS bags this season, and continue to enjoy local produce throughout the summer season, hopefully as part of our summer programs! This week, you’ll be receiving a colourful bag, with mosaic tomatoes, red onions, navy beans (actually, these are white!) red radish and yellow peppers! Enjoy!
OAS for April 26: Ontario Grape Tomatoes!
This week, we hope you enjoy the first grape tomatoes of the season! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to provide you with tomatoes!! If you’re craving a fresh salad, this week you can make one with arugula, tomatoes, peppers, grated carrots and beets, and chevre. Yum! Make sure to check out all of the sour cherry recipes too. Enjoy!
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OAS for April 12: Monforte’s Athena Cheese
This week, you’ll be receiving Athena cheese–a delicious cheese from Monforte Dairy, one of our favorite local cheesemakers. We hope you’ll also enjoy the fresh cukes, pepper and sprouts and enjoy GMO-free cornmeal!
OAS for March 29: Cucumbers!
It’s finally starting to feel like spring with cucumbers and peppers in your bags this week!
Humane Processing of Animals
I’ve just finished watching the film, Fast Food Nation. Many years ago I read the book, and I’d forgotten a few of the horrors described within, but this star studded Hollywood rendition did a great job a reminding me of the unsettling personal, societal, ethical, and community side effects of an industrialized food system. The movie evokes a range of emotions, from rage to horror, empathy to frustration. (more…)