Trails End Market Haul-er-am-a!

Hi there! Hello July, Hello summer, Hello hot weather! I have been in Vancouver Island for the past ten days for a little summer vacation. We had a terrific time, the weather was amazing – apparently not a regular thing for the West Coast, but we loved the sun and we were glad to hear that it shined for us. The West Coast is rugged, beautiful, fresh and a truly wonderful place – we even tried a little surfing! I wont be raving about my vacation too much, but I wanted to let you locavores know that there is lots of excitement out on the West for the “eat local movement”. I did a little “agri-tourism” while I was there – yes, I convinced Sean into visiting some farms, a Cidery and a few wineries. We even managed to hit a few markets where I witnessed many signs designating what was local and what was not. Sustainable seafood was also really big in some places, which was awesome to see. People in the Pacific West are lucky to be able to include wild crab, salmon,halibut and tuna within their local diets (supremely jealous of that!). Although I had an amazing time and it was sad to get back on the plane,it is still a very good feeling to be back home. The markets are in full swing here – Today I ended up at Trails End Market, simply because I slept in (apparently I am still 3 hours behind!). Onto my haul – what did I haul? Carrots, garlic, baby zucchinis, reg. cucumbers, cherries (2 kinds!), red and white new potatoes, yams, sugar snap peas, canning cukes, asparagus (yes! it is still in), and mushrooms. I also hit Heeman”s on the way home – but I will post about what I found there later.. off to watch a movie and enjoy the last hours of my vacation! Trails End Market 4370 Dundas Street East, London, ON  Read More