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Eating Local in London and the UK
For some reason or other, the UK has a bit of a poor reputation for its food. People, or at least tourists, tend to thoroughly enjoy visiting the UK and its many pleasant locations and historical sites – however, it is also common to hear that people’s least favourite part of visiting is the food. The fact is, though, that this might be a bit of an unfair criticism. One reason that people assume the UK does not have good food is simply that there are not many foods that...
The Secret Garden
Michael and Daniel in the garden My friend Karen (Eatwell Foods at Duenk Farms) asked me over on Wednesday night to come and check out something new that is happening at her farm. At the back of Karen and Peter’s farm – a fairly large chunk of land is now sprouting vegetables. This is the work of two aspiring and very hard working gardeners, Michael and Daniel. Cabbage Michael and Daniel have been home gardening for years. They are also canning and preserving enthusiasts....
The Great Canadian Bacon Festival
The Great Canadian Bacon Festival This is going to cause a stir. It’s bacon, it’s Canadian and it is happening on Canada Day! Oink, snort and grunt your way to this festival which is being held on Friday, July 1st at The Arva Flour Mill. Organizer Sarah Reynolds wants you to know: “Canada’s first ever bacon festival is a showcase of bacon delights to help raise funds towards the Arva Flour Mill Restoration Project. Each bacon enthusiast pays $5 for a...
Rundles Sophisto-Bistro
Rundles Restaurant You are going to want to go here. Maybe you have a first date coming up with a cool boy… maybe you are married to a cool boy (or girl) and your anniversary is coming up. Maybe your best girlfriend is getting married and she needs a heart to heart before the big day over a really nice meal (and a big glass of wine!). Maybe its your dad’s birthday and you want to stroll down the river Avon, look at some swans and then have a really nice meal. Whatever...
Fresh Chicken Sale at Duenk Family Farms
Chickens | Photo Credit: Karen Eatwell On Saturday, June 25 Karen Eatwell and Peter Duenk will be having their Annual Fresh Chicken Sale. Eatwell Foods at Duenk Farms is a small scale farm operation with a big heart! They raise pasture fed chicken, ducks and black angus beef. They are also an amazing farm to visit because there are always a few big friendly black labs and border collies there to greet you with a tail wag and friendly nose nudge. There is also a horse, and a...
A local Latin BBQ
Meet Paul Spence. You may have met him at the Masonville Farmer’s Market sometime last season. Lo Maximo Meats is the name of Paul and his wife Sara’s farm business. Paul and Sara can be found running a creative and small-scale farm near Kent Bridge in the Chatham-Kent area. Lo Maximo Meats offers up a real specialty product to our community – Latin style cuts of meat. It does not stop there for this creative duo as they are now embarking on a new adventure –...
Yorkshire Valley Chicken
Usually I post about going to a farm and finding some local vegetables, fruits or meat. This post is about finding some locally produced organic poultry right at the grocery store. Yorkshire Valley Farms is a couple of farm families farming together from Keene and Peterbrough, Ontario. The chicken is organic and free range and also bears the Foodland Ontario stamp of approval. Nick and Kate Ahrens of Betolianni Organic Farms 2 Farm Families = lots of organic chicken The...
Go Locavore London
There is a new kid in town. Need to know who is selling asparagus around London in April? How about wanting to know when those sweet strawberries that are destined to hit our markets in late May are really going to arrive? Well, I am happy to let you know that there is now an app for that! Chris Wise from Murmur Informatics in Ottawa has developed an app that will run on your computer that will help growers and producers let customers know what they have, when they have it and...
Southwest Ontario Local Food Taste It Event
There is an amazing event coming up next week. The Southwest Local Food Taste it Food show. During the day the event is open to farmers, chefs and food buyers and in the evening these same people are treating us to a “Taste It” evening. Here is what Bryan Lavery says “Many of our local chefs who support Culinary tourism and meet the â€local food criteria†will be participating. Among the confirmed chefs are: Kristain Crossen from Braise Food and Wine,...
August”s Harvest CSA
Large Share CSA August's Harvest | Photo: August's Harvest Organic Farm Hi there. You are reading my blog and I thank you for that. This tells me a few things about you, for instance I know you are a cool person – that”s right, anyone that stumbles on over to Eat Local London is pretty cool in my books. It may also mean you are a food nerd. Nerd you say? Do not fret, as this has no bearing on your coolness factor. Indeed, it has been proven that you can be...
Seedy Saturday
I went to last year”s Seedy Saturday. A Seedy Satuday is a fantastic way to spend an afternoon perusing tables and attending workshops where you will find all kinds of hard to come by seeds, as well as all of the usual standby varieties. Every seed you need, all shapes and all cultivars under one roof. There is even a seed exchange for those willing to save and share. The very first Seedy Saturday started in Vancouver, Canada on a Valentine”s Day by Sharon Remple...
Fresh Movie Showing
Fresh – New Thinking About What We are Eating FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across North America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision of our food and our planet’s future. FRESH addresses an ethos that has been sweeping the nation and is a call to action that we have been waiting for. Featured in the film are Joel Salatin- world-famous sustainable farmer and entrepreneur,...
Google Recipes
Google has this great new way to search for foodies. When I found out about this I knew that you just had to know as well. Here is a possible scenario –  your at the Farmer”s Market and you decide you want to try a new vegetable you have never cooked before, let”s say it is something a little harder to find in a cook book, for instance celeriac – well, you just type it in and use this new recipe filter and voila! All celeriac recipes come up. For reals!...
Berkshire Pork, Ambrosia Apple & Le Bonparte on Naan
This was delicious. I was reminded recently that I still had a coil of Berkshire Honey & Garlic sausage waiting patiently for me in the freezer. I bought this at the Slow Taste of Ilderton Food Show back in the fall from Eatwell Foods at Duenk Farms. I have no idea how it has managed to escape being gobbled up by now, but that has now been taken care of! I pulled the coil out and thought that it would probably be quite delicious on its own – but then I remembered how...
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