Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Bailey's Local Foods ordering ends at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 14th

This is your reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday December 14th for pickup on MONDAY December 20th.
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Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday at 8:00pm. There is no checkout button. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.

***Please note - Upcoming  MONDAY pickups are January 17, February 28, March 28 and April 18 (NEW Date!). Weekly Friday pickups will resume at the end of May.
Be sure to order enough for 4 weeks!

A Message from Maryrose:

Hello Local food friends,

Is it cold enough for you? We made a trip to the grocery store a few days ago for the first time in nearly a month. I found myself looking at the cut flowers and yearning for a beautiful bunch of flowers from Lena Burkhart. I then started to think back over the past six months and all the colourful fruits and veggies we had the pleasure to offer all of you. As you already know we are moving into our Winter schedule of one pick up day a month until spring. The good news is there are only four more pick ups until we are back to the weekly schedule. I hope it can go by as quickly as the summer seems to pass. Don't forget to stock up and order enough food for the month.

Can you believe that the Holidays are upon us. If you celebrate Christmas, it will be less than a week from pick up on Monday. Have you nailed down your menu yet? In my home we celebrate Christmas on the 24th with a seafood extravaganza. Maybe one day soon we will be able to offer local fish. If you are unlike me as most are and have Turkey for your Christmas feast, don't forget to order yours. We have a choice in frozen turkeys - Snyder Heritage Farms (natural) and Vibrant Farms (organic).

I am so excited to be able to have a cheese tray from Monforte to offer all the guest that will be over celebrating the season with us. I think I will serve the cheese with Evelyn's crackers and some delicious cranberry amaretto preserves from From these Roots. I might also serve Tourtiere at room temperature with the cheese tray. It was only a few years ago that I learned about it being a french tradition to serve tourtiere over the holidays. Oh and I almost forgot to order sparkling cider for those who do not drink spirits.

I started and finished my baking yesterday. I have been invited to a cookie exchange which means I only need to bake one type of cookie and come home with many others. If you are running out of time or just don't like to bake, we have many baked goods to choose from.
Karin from Little City Farm has changed the packaging for her teas. As part of the change there is a cost savings which is being passed onto you. Go have a look they are in the 'other' section under 'teas'. Speaking of teas, Miriam Gingrich has dried Mint and Balsam to offer. They are in the vegetable section.

Angie from Fertile Ground has unwashed beets to offer this week. We will also have unwashed carrots from her in the near future. Here is a note she has passed on to us about how to store unwashed root veggies:

Unwashed root vegetables can keep for months in cold storage or the fridge. The dirt on them helps maintain appropriate moisture levels so they don't so easily get either too dry & shrivel up, or too damp & rot.
Keep unwashed roots in a slightly damp medium (wood shavings, sand, soil or shredded newspaper can all work well) - as close to 0°C as possible without freezing. The medium should be just damp enough that no more than 1 drop of water could be squeezed out if you tried really hard. If you don't have any of these available, store in cloth or paper bags (not plastic) & even wrap in an extra layer or 2 of cloth to keep them from drying out but still allow them to breathe.

And a little something from Rachael:

When I read the email from Angie about storing unwashed root vegetables, it reminded me of a fermentation workshop that Sandor Katz (Wild Fermentation) gave in Guelph a few years back. He talked about Soil Based Organisms (SBOs) and how they are GOOD for us. In his book The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements he writes about SBOs on Pages 116-117 and suggests that you taste a little dirt with your next carrot  - noting also that the most expensive probiotics on the market are SBOs! Since then I worry more about the chemicals in the dirt and less about washing all the dirt out of the cracks of my carrots.

We are very excited to let you know that Barrie Bros. Asparagus Tortilla Chips and Asparagus Dried Pasta are both back on the order form! If they are your favourites, then order away!

Also, descriptions for the cheeses from Monforte are in the works. If you are a dedicated fan of Monforte, you can send us descriptions of your favourites too!

Don't forget that we will have local artisans at Monday's pickup again and will be collecting toiletries for House of Friendship again. Thank you to all who brought toiletries and supported our Vendors at the last pickup!

Cheers!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering for Monday December 20th still open!

Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 14th.
Please be sure to read the wavier on our website when you log in. It reminds you that items placed your shopping cart are automatically saved (there is no 'checkout' button).

Items you order this week are to be picked up at First United Church on Monday December 20th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 at 8:00 PM

***Please note - Upcoming  MONDAY pickups are January 17, February 28, March 28 and April 18 (NEW Date!). Weekly Friday pickups will resume at the end of May.

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the order form is open until Tuesday at 8pm.

There will be quite a long time before the next pickup day, so be sure to stock up on all the local food that you can! You can buy bread and freeze it, or buy bulk boxes of tortilla chips (As long as the snow isn't bad on the 20th!)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Rachael and Maryrose,
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Voluntary Recall of ALL Pressure canned Soups from Barrie Bros.

To all our wonderful customers,

We are sharing the press releases and emails below from Tim Barrie of Barrie Bros.

Barrie Bros. have voluntarily recalled all of their pressure canned soups. We are happy to take back your unopened jars purchased from Bailey's Local Foods at the next pickup for a full refund.

At this time, we ask that you please join us in supporting Barrie Bros by considering purchasing their other fine products such as Stone Wheat and Vegetable Crackers, Asparagus Pasta Sauce, Asparagus Salsa and many varieties of pickles. Barrie Bros. is a local farmer who is trying to change the food system. Let's help Tim to succeed! After this recall, I trust that if there was any concern with the other products they sell we would be aware of them right away.

We are sending this notice to all members who currently choose to receive our "Standard Notification" emails and will personally email all customers who have ordered Barrie Brothers pressure canned soups through our ordering system. Our apologies if you have received this twice, but your health and safety is very important to us.

We thank you for your understanding and are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Rachael and Maryrose
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
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From: TIMOTHY BARRIE
Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Further to the recall of our broccoli soup, as a precautionary measure, we are asking customers and retail locations to return all pressure canned soups the point of purchase for credit.
The soups were manufactured in a Guelph-area food production facility contracted by Barrie Brothers, and it has been determined that there was inadequate processing.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your assistance with this voluntary recall.


EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT
BARRIE BROS. LOCAL FOOD COMPANY 1892 VEGETABLE SOUPS MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS BACTERIA

Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml.


OTTAWA, December 9, 2010 - The public warning issued on December 8, 2010 has been expanded to include other vegetable soup products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892 are warning the public not to consume Barrie Bros. vegetable soups described below because these products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

The following Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892 vegetable soup products, sold in a
744 mL Mason glass jar with a metal lid, are affected by this alert. These products do not have
a lot code or a Best Before date.
Product Size UPC
Fresh Asparagus Soup 744 mL None
Fresh Cauliflower Soup 744 mL None
Butternut Squash Soup 744 mL None
Sweet Potato & Red Pepper Soup 744 mL 8 31411 00045 3
Potato & Leek Soup 744 mL 8 31411 00046 0
Jeff Suddaby's Gourmet
Curried Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup
744 mL 8 31411 00040 8
Jeff Suddaby's Gourmet
Vegetable Barley Soup
744 mL 8 31411 00041 5


These products have been distributed in Ontario .

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with the toxin may cause nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache, double vision, dry throat, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892, Cambridge, ON is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:

Barrie Brothers Local Food Company at 519-621-9409 ( 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 ( 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Clostridium botulinum, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/botulisme.shtml

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.



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Media enquiries:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600
Shashi Kulkarni, Ph.D.
Food Safety Recall Specialist / Sp
écialiste - Salubrité des aliments et rappel
Office of Food Safety & Recall / Bureau de la salubrit
é et des rappels d'aliments
Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
1400 Merivale Rd., Tower 1, Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9 / 1400 chemin Merivale, tour 1, Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9
shashikant.kulkarni@inspection.gc.ca

Telephone / T
éléphone 613-773-6422
Cellular / Cellulaire 613-612-3664
Fascimile / T
élécopieur 613-773-5999
Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
www.inspection.gc.ca




From: TIMOTHY BARRIE
Sent: December-09-10 7:46 AM

We are requesting that you return any unopened jars of Broccoli Soup as a precaution. We are taking this action in cooperation with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as indicated in the press release below. We want to ensure that there is no remaining inventory of the broccoli soup in your retail location(s) or in the possession of any of the general public. Full credit will be given for any returned unopened jars of the Broccoli Soup. We regret any inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your cooperation in this regard.

Please note from now on we will only be whole-selling soup with our new labels that include all CFIA standards. We have also had great suggestions from some of you of a best before program and we will introduce that shortly.

HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - BARRIE BROS. LOCAL FOOD COMPANY 1892 FRESH BROCCOLI SOUP MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS BACTERIA
Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ corpaffr/relations/indexaude. shtml.

OTTAWA, December 8, 2010 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892 are warning the public not to consume Barrie Bros. Fresh Broccoli Soup described below because the product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

The affected product, Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892 Fresh Broccoli Soup (Barrie's Pressure Sealed Natural) is sold in a 744 mL Mason glass jar with a metal lid. The product does not have a UPC or a lot code / Best Before date. This product has been distributed in Ontario .

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with the toxin may cause nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache, double vision, dry throat, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

The manufacturer, Barrie Bros. Local Food Company 1892, Cambridge , ON is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:

Barrie Brothers Local Food Company at 519-621-9409 ( 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).
CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 ( 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Clostridium botulinum, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/ english/fssa/concen/cause/ botulisme.shtml

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc. ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians. gc.ca.
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Media enquiries:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

Shashi Kulkarni, Ph.D.

Food Safety Recall Specialist / Sp
écialiste - Salubrité des aliments et rappel
Office of Food Safety & Recall / Bureau de la salubrit
é et des rappels d'aliments
Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
1400 Merivale Rd., Tower 1, Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9 / 1400 chemin Merivale, tour 1, Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9
shashikant.kulkarni@ inspection.gc.ca

Telephone / T
éléphone 613-773-6422
Cellular / Cellulaire 613-612-3664
Fascimile / T
élécopieur 613-773-5999

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
www.inspection.gc.ca



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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering is now open for Monday December 20th

Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 15th (much shorter than last time).
Please be sure to read the wavier on our website when you log in. It reminds you that items placed your shopping cart are automatically saved (there is no 'checkout' button).

Items you order this week are to be picked up at First United Church on Monday December 20th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, December 15th, 2010 at 8:00 PM

***Please note - Upcoming  MONDAY pickups are January 17, February 28, March 28 and April 18. Friday Pickups will resume at the end of May.

Hello lovers of local food!

Wasn't the pickup day on Monday AMAZING? We are so lucky to have so much local food in December! Enjoy it while it's here! I went home to get my camera, but never took a photo.

Isn't this a lovely blast of winter we've gotten? Sure, it would have been nice to have some schools and businesses closed like our friends down the highway in London, but lots of snow really makes pick up day less fun.

This will be the last pickup of 2010 with almost a month until the January 17th pickup. We're taking the holidays off and will have the order form ready for you on January 5th. Stock up on all your favourites! Have you planned your holiday meal(s) yet? If you're cooking turkey you have lots of time to defrost the one you pick up on the 20th!

This week's order form is extra special. We have many new and amazing products to offer you. One of them is Monforte cheese! I've wanted to offer it since I became a part of Bailey's but Ruth Klassen took a year off of cheese making to build a dairy in Stratford (Wow!) Even more exciting is we will be taking vouchers from those of you who are subscribers to the Monforte CSA! Obviously, the vouchers can only be used for up to the amount of cheese you purchase (in $5 increments).

Other great items on offer this week are:
  • Paul Bowman is offering his 'LOFT' Strawberry Jam on Sale and he also has greens available!
  • Paul has also decided to grate and freeze his butternut squash so that we can have it available to us further into the winter.Look for it in the 'squash' section under 'vegetables'
  • Golden Hearth Bakery is now offering frozen Pizza dough!!!You can get Spelt, Unbleached and Whole Wheat to make a perfect pizza at home!
  • Did you taste the samples of Evelyn's Crackers? They are truly gourmet and would be wonderful for sharing over the holiday season as gifts or on a tray with cheese and such. Look for them for a special holiday price too!
  • Did you taste the From These Roots jams on Monday? I bet they'd go great with any of the cheeses
  • New Moon Kitchens vegan spelt Cookies are also new on the offering list. So tasty and made with Oak Manor Spelt Flour. They even have a Gluten Free Mackies available!
  • Gift Baskets are gorgeous and great for that person who has everything. Imagine their delight at a lovely array of local goodies!
  • Want to share the gift of Bailey's? Buy your neighbour a one year membership to Bailey's Local Foods and the gift of pear apple sauce too!
Pickup Day Extras
We will have vendors again on December 20th, Thanks to all those who participated on Monday. This is the last call for anyone interested in showing their wares. All table proceeds will be donated to a local food based charity. Let us know as soon as possible. Space will fill up quickly.

Also, we will be collecting toiletry items for the House of Friendship again. Thank you so much for your generosity on Monday!

What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Remember that Eggs are now in the dairy section! Once someone explains why tomatoes are vegetables, then we can try to figure out why Eggs are dairy...

Keep warm,
Rachael and Maryrose,
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca

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