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Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Wednesday December 12th at 8:00pm. There is no checkout button. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Our "Winter" dates are Monday December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
Friday dates will resume in May!
From Rachael:
Wow. Time is flying so fast. Our time between orders is about to get longer and you'll have more time to stop in to our offering list and choose exactly what you want to eat! I've updated the online calendar with pick up dates and ordering periods. It's on the front of our web page at baileyslocalfoods.ca and you can add it into your google or apple calendar. Let us know if we can provide further instruction on that...
Award Winning Goat Cheese from Gordon's Goat Dairy
Order until the end of our pickup on Monday December 3rd to be sure to get what you want! (we have an early order deadline for these cheeses!)
Gordon and Bethany won nine ribbons at the Royal Winter Fair for their goat cheeses! Here is the list of honours:
- Aged cheddar - 1st place - the top firm cheese in the goat, sheep and buffalo variety cheese competition!!!
- Mild cheddar - 2nd place,
- Havarti with Cranberries - 2nd place,
- Havarti with Chives - 3rd place,
- Goatserella - 4th,
- Havarti Plain - 4th,
- Gouda Plain - 5th,
- Gouda with Chilies - 5th,
- C-line was 9th but still scored over 95 out of 100, it was in the innovation category and went up against a lot of buffalo cheese.
Thank you for asking the hard questions!
This week I got a few emails from customers with questions and suggestions about the food we sell. Questions about possible changes to the online ordering system, if our farmers used migrant workers, if we could try to eliminate plastic packaging and if the meats we sell contain hormones. Well, I haven't been able to answer all those questions yet, but will do my best to make positive changes and continue my education* and see how we can work with farmers and producers.
*I didn't dream up or start this business (you have to thank Nina for that!) I started as a member who made a suggestion on how ordering could be more efficient four and a half years ago.
While I haven't tackled migrant workers or plastic packaging yet, I passed the suggestions about the ordering system to our web developer (my husband) and emailed our meat suppliers and was assured that the meat from Vibrant Farms, Traditional Foods Snyder's Heritage Farm, and Harrington Lane Farms are all hormone free!
If by chance you want to help us answer some of these questions or more when they come up, we'd love your help!
Breslau Location to be discontinued in January
To our valued members of Bailey’s Local Foods at Breslau Local Food Market,
We are nearing the end of the one year pilot project at the Breslau Community Centre. It was our intention to help the Breslau Local Food Market committee grow this endeavour to a vibrant community market. The market has not grown and we have seen a steady decline in sales and attendance. As of the new year the cost of running this location will increase. We are a small business that is not able to support a pick up location that is not breaking even. We have made the difficult decision to end our presence at the market at this time.
What does that mean for you and your existing membership in Breslau?
There are two choices:
- Continue to be a member and pick up you local food at our Waterloo location. If people want to work together to pick up multiple orders and bring them back to Breslau to distribute among friends we can work with you on this.
- Receive a pro-rated credit on your next food purchase for the remaining months of your annual membership.
Our last pick up day in Breslau will be on December 17th. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to continue to see you in Waterloo enjoying a great selection of local food.
As a result of our departure, the existing market committee has decided to discontinue the Breslau Local Food Market at this time. If you would like to see a market continue in Breslau we urge you to join the market committee!
We thank Carolyn, Grace and Janet for all they have done for this market and your community and wish our fellow vendors the best in all future endeavours! Thanks also go to Allie, who managed Bailey's in Breslau and made connections with so many of you!
The Waterloo pickup location will continue, no worries about that!
Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you on Monday!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, egg cartons, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday November 27th for pickup on MONDAY December 3rd
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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.
Upcoming dates:
Monday December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
A Message from Rachael:
Why are there always so many things to add at the last minute? Here they are:
- Spud's Finest Kettle Chips - I can't wait to try these!
- TURKEYS! We have your holiday bird! Tell us what size you want and we'll get it for you!
- A few more greens, carrot and flowers (edible pansies!) from Nith Valley Organics
- Bulk garlic from Paul Bowman and Brenda Knechtel
- Order for all your holiday parties! Wouldn't a nice preserve or a basket make an amazing hostess gift?
- And for yourself - cookies? Go decadent with florentines, macarons or springerle from Ambrosia Pastry Co. or vegan and nut free tastinss from New Moon (have you seen the lemon cranberry holiday cookies) and other awesome Christmas cookies too!
- Cheese. Amazing on holiday platters. Monforte Dairy and Local Dairy, Millbank too!
- Chocolate from Anna Tolazzi - you know my weakness now...
- Super tasty organic yogurt from Mapleton's Dairy and great conventional yogurt from Local Dairy too!!
- From These Roots preserves are 2 for $10! (discount taken at checkout) We'll have lots on the Spontaneous table!
And, if you don't get enough holiday shopping done at Bailey's here are some local artisan sales:
1 - Don’t miss the Stitch ‘n’ Kitsch Winter sale! Find unique, handmade holiday gifts made by local artists on Saturday December 8th from 11am to 6pm at First United.
2 - A Little Bird Told Me Handmade Holiday Sale at Little City Farm, 508 Duke St W on Sat, Dec 15th from 9 am-4 pm
Be well!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and now at twitter too at https://twitter.com/baileyslocal.
You are receiving these email messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
You can change your email settings at https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/account.php
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday November 27th for pickup on MONDAY December 3rd
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
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.
Upcoming dates:
Monday December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
A Message from Rachael:
On Saturday we had a lovely pork roast with spaghetti squash, coleslaw and 3 giant potatoes (from my dad's garden) that fed 5 adults and 7 children! After that fine meal we were contemplating dinner for Sunday - what to make? When we realized that it was Grey Cup Sunday, chili was the easy choice! We defrosted a package of stewing beef, soaked some red kidney beans and the magic of an awesome cook, more vegetables and the crock pot made for a lovely dinner with the addition of corn bread muffins made by our 8 year old. What did you eat this weekend?
Hmm... What should I tell you about this week:
- All the items from Traditional Gardener are on sale right now! Look for them in the 'other' section of our order form and see how lovely they are at http://www.traditionalgardener.com/ A great gift for the gardener in your life!
- Peanuts from Kernal are back! We should get our order from Norfolk this week, but I've made some educated guesses as to what is freshly roasted and ready for us!
- Organic beef! We just filled the freezer with grass fed organic beef from Vibrant Farms! Look for select cuts and ground and stewing beef too!
- Gluten and Dairy Free baked goods from Tia's Bakery. Approved by my kids!
- Tortillas from McKechnie for a snack or a wrap.
- Vegetable Crackers from Barrie's Asparagus are being baked this week and will definitely be available on Monday!
- Now we're getting serious about gift baskets. "Bailey's Goes Gourmet" is a treat that any food lover would appreciate!
From Gayl:
Traditional Foods is sampling sausage from the BBQ on December 3rd's pick up. Both Ross and Gayl look forward to talking to you about their products and offering tastes of their new lamb sausage in addition to the old favourite pork sausage. As a special to warm up the shorter days, save $5 when you purchase any 2 roasts.
Enjoy the snow!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and now at twitter too at https://twitter.com/baileyslocal.
You are receiving these email messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday November 27th at 8:00pm. There is no checkout button. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Our "Winter" dates are Monday December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
From Rachael:
It sometimes seems sad when the season winds down, but after looking through our list of local food available at the beginning of December I'm getting excited again!
I spoke with Brenda Knechtel tonight and she told me how many root vegetables she washed so far this year. She estimates 1.5 tonnes washed root vegetables!
This includes 1000 lb winter radish, 1000 lb carrots, 1300 lb beets and between 300-400 lb Jerusalem artichokes. All this was washed in an old ringer washer without the wringer. Thank you Brenda for growing, harvesting, washing and storing all these amazing organic foods!
Some of the great local food available this winter:
- Root crops - carrot, radishes, beets, potatoes - all just grown for winter comfort food!
- Garlic, Fresh herbs (thank you mild weather!) and dried herbs - keep some spice in your life!
- Organic beef! We just filled the freezer with grass fed organic beef from Vibrant Farms! Look for select cuts and ground and stewing beef too!
- Apples! Such a great fruit that keeps well in the winter!
- Amazing baked goods - great Gluten Free options too!
- Prepared food from pot pies, dips, curry and soup to Mexican empanadas!
- Add a little fizz with sparkling cider from The Cider Keg!
- 'Tis the season... With the holidays coming, what better gift than the gift of local! In our gifts section we have a few baskets to choose from, or of you want a custom basket prepared, please talk to us!
Enjoy!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday November 13th for pickup on MONDAY November 19th.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering or http://100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/buyingclub.php to log-in and order.
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.
Upcoming dates are:
Monday November 19th, December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
A Message from Rachael:
Are you looking forward to our holiday artisans? In the past we have invited artisans to set up tables during our pickup to make it easier for you to pick up your order AND get some shopping done! If you are or know of someone who makes cool stuff locally, please have them contact us! We charge $20 per table and send all of the money collected to Welcome Home!
I always forget to mention something. This time there were a few late additions and changes that we wanted to tell you about!
- Tempeh! locally grown and made in Kitchener from Henry's Tempeh! Look for it (and tofu) in the 'meats and proteins' section. Yummy, organic and gluten free!
- Tia's Bakery gluten free and dairy free muffins, bagels, and other baked goods that you will love! Her muffins are excellent! Look in the 'gluten free' section under 'bakery'
- Boughs for holiday decorating from Theresa of Garden Party - Look for them in the 'plants' section (and likely on the spontaneous table on Monday!)
- More spinach available from Nith Valley! Thanks in part to this lovely weather and an excellent farmer!
- Tortillas! Tortillas! Tortillas! We ate Mexican food tonight including salsa with the great tomatoes from Kingwood and corn tortillas. Also, the price on the flour tortillas has been reduced! (check the mint in your garden - if it's like mine you can make a mojito to go with your meal!)
- Don't forget to stock up on dried beans and flour!
Enjoy,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and now at twitter too at https://twitter.com/baileyslocal.
You are receiving these email messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday November 13th for pickup on MONDAY November 19th.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering or http://100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/buyingclub.php to log-in and order.
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.
Upcoming dates are:
Monday November 19th, December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
A Message from Rachael:
Oh my what a lovely unseasonably warm Sunday! There was a great turnout at the Waterloo cenotaph for Rememberance Day and at our house the afternoon was spent cleaning up the backyard and garden (instead of sending this email). Now I hurt, but the yard is ready for winter!
It's really comfort food season. We've been enjoying soups and roasts and are anticipating crock pot meals too. That and popcorn. Yum. What are your favourite foods when the weather cools down?
Mary and Pete from Apple Creek Farm have diversified this year. After loosing their organic apple crop to a late frost they are growing potatoes as well as heirloom and slicing tomatoes in their greenhouse! I got a quick note from Mary last week when it was quite cold out saying: the greenhouse is 70 degrees right now with a wood fire going out there. I hope to keep it going for a few more weeks... we will see how the night time temperatures go :) While we don't have organic apples, we DO have organic apple butter and apple sauce! Honey too!
Herbal Loose Leaf Teas from Little City Farm, Kitchener
With cooler weather comes a great excuse for a hot cup of teat to warm the hands and the soul. We have a great selection of locally blended herbal teas and are excited to again offer Karin's lovely blends.
From Karin:
These delicious loose leaf herbal teas are grown at the Little City Farm urban homestead in Kitchener using sustainable methods, and/or wild harvested carefully, and/or purchased from certified organic sources. We are very happy to have Brenda Knechtel (Wellesley) growing some certified organic herbs for us that we do not have the space to grow ourselves. Karin is a certified herbalist and has created these tea blends to provide nutrition, healing and strengthening for the body, including blends that aid with stress, winter flu, sleep, and digestion.
The loose leaf blends come packaged in a brown kraft paper bag, made of post-consumer recycled materials. Each tea is labelled with an ingredient list and details on how to brew your perfect cup of tea. Each bag holds 40 grams, which is enough to make approximately 10 pots of tea. These special teas are prepared in small batches and will only be available for a limited time. We have: After Dinner Tea, Winter Flu Fighter, Less Stress Tea and Sweet Dreams Tea available now!
A few other great things to look for
- Dips from Green Table Foods (as sampled at the last pickup) in the 'prepared' section under 'dips and salsas'
- Did you taste the Macarons, Springerle and Florentines from Ambrosia Pastry Co.? They are on the order form now!
- Sauerkraut. Good and good for you! In the 'prepared' section. Awesome warm with sausage!
- Dried Beans - likely the last order until February! Stock up for soups and bean dip!
- Organic Flour from Oak Manor - Holiday baking plans anyone?
- Stock up on your favourite yogurt, apples, cheese and more! Enough for 2 weeks!
- Chicken Thighs from Snyder Heritage Farms are my kids' favourite!
- Traditional Foods has boneless cured ham steaks (Berkshire Pork) for $5.25/lb (Reg. $6.25/lb)
Enjoy,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and now at twitter too at https://twitter.com/baileyslocal.
You are receiving these email messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
You can change your email settings at https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/account.php
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday November 13th for pickup on MONDAY November 19th
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
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.
Upcoming dates:
Monday November 19th, December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
A Message from Rachael:
Among a group of parents and children, one of my favourite six year old boys was visiting today and he fell in love with the McKechnie Nacho Cheese Tortilla chips. I had offered them to the group and after tasting them this boy wanted to buy a bag with his hard earned money - I think the other kids and moms agreed they were pretty tasty too. I've heard that they are like Doritos, but with better ingredients. I keep finding partially eaten bags around the house too. Must be the cat.
We have A LOT of dried beans available for this pickup. We have organic beans grown by Lena Horst and conventional beans from Rounds Beans. Here is some neat bean info:
"A bean's color indicates the organ it most benefits, and so while beans as a category strengthen the kidneys, green-colored beans, like mung beans and split peas, also benefit the liver; red beans, including adzuki and kidney beans, influence the heart; yellow beans, like chickpeas and soybeans, support the spleen and pancreas; and navy, lima, and other white beans energize the lungs and colon. Black beans are doubly supportive to the kidneys. Beans help reduce blood cholesterol, control insulin and blood sugar, lower blood pressure, regulate colon functions, and prevent constipation." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods
Enjoy the sun!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and now at twitter too at https://twitter.com/baileyslocal.
You are receiving these email messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
Items that you have placed in your shopping cart will be ordered on your behalf on Tuesday November 13th at 8:00pm. There is no checkout button. If you do not intend to order, please ensure that your shopping cart is empty.
Our "Winter" dates are Monday November 5th and 19th, December 3rd and 17th
Monday Jan 7th and 28th, Feb 11th, March 4th and 25th, April 15th
From Rachael:
This weekend we're cleaning up the yard and garden and putting the storm windows back on the house. I wish it was a bit warmer, but the sunshine is a nice treat. Put in a quick order while you have time so that you don't miss our ordering deadline!
This is a great week to stock up
- Flour and Grains from Oak Manor. Get enough for holiday baking!
- Dried Beans from Rounds - We will offer them every other month or so
- 'Tis the season... With the holidays coming, what better gift than the gift of local! In our gifts section we have a few baskets to choose from, or of you want a custom basket prepared, please talk to us!
Special of the week from Traditional Foods:
From Gayl:
Here is something easy to prepare before we get into holiday craziness in December. Traditional Foods is offering boneless cured ham steaks (Berkshire Pork) that need little cooking for $5.25/lb instead of the usual price of $6.25/lb. We are also introducing pork patties for those of you who like pork ($6/lb) and coming soon for December: Lamb Sausage! Yum!
Be well,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
If someone has forwarded you this email and you have not yet registered, please go to https://www.100milesystems.com/baileyslocalfoods.ca/register.php and register!
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