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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday July 19th for pickup on Friday July 22nd.
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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.
A message from Rachael:
Hello everyone,
We just want to remind everyone that there will not be a pick up day on July 29th due to the long weekend. Make sure you order enough for 2 weeks!
I think this heat is sapping my inspiration to write, so I'll give you a list of highlights for this week and go lie down in the shade.
- We've arranged for shelled BULK peas in 10 lb bags this week. We missed out last year due to too much rain. I think Nina used to put 7 of the big bags in her freezer to last the winter and found that banging the bag to break off a chunk and adding to soup or cooking what came apart from the mass of frozen peas worked well. Andrew is looking forward to cooking peas into creamy curries this winter. The peas have no chemicals applied and they are ready to go straight into the kettle or the freezer. There are 1 lb bags available too for those with less freezer space or if you're just looking for a snack!
- If you haven't looked at the fruit section this week there are some new additions. Peaches, early plums and limited apricots from Palatine. There are also bouquets of their famous roses in the 'plants' section.
- Paul Bowman has bulk zucchini available starting this week. What a great opportunity to preserve or freeze. Anyone have favourite zucchini recipes to share?
- We will be stocking up on Country Flavour preserves this week. The Brubacher sisters make jams, and other great preserves so that you don't have to! In addition we have bulk cases available to you This also means we now have more local ketchup...
- Speaking of ketchup, it's hot dog season! We have all the fixings... Beef, chicken or turkey wieners, sauerkraut, ketchup, relishes, buns etc.
- We want to remind everyone about the 100 Mile Spelt bread from Golden Hearth . the only truly all local bread with local spelt, sourdough yeast and Sifto salt from Goderich. We have not been able to purchase this bread recently as we have not hit the minimum needed. If you see 11 remaining, it's a go and they will make the bread for us!
- We have organic and conventional raspberries available. We hope to have bulk available for August 5th pick up. They are yummy!
- Whole chickens from Snyder Heritage Farms - Aura smoked one on the BBQ and it looked divine! What a great way to make several meals at once in this hot weather.
- It is way to hot out to turn your oven on. Lena Horst will do the baking for you. Have you tried her new and improved homestyle fresh baked pies. She also has muffins and loaves!
- Don't forget it is McKechnie week... Quesadillas are great on the BBQ with cheese from Millbank, and your choice of veggies. There are so many amazing farmers to choose from.
- Aura is at the cottage this week and is making pizza on the BBQ with Golden Hearth dough, mushrooms from Pfennings, green onions from Paul Bowman, tomatoes from Florlane, homemade garlic scape pesto and chevre from Monforte.
- Katahrina from Anna Tolazzi chocolate is on vacation this week, so I just stocked up on lots of her chocolate bars so we wouldn't go without. If you haven't tried them yet they are amazing!
Keep cool and keep the farmers in mind with this dry, hot weather. May their irrigation systems keep plants happy until we get some much needed rain! We hope that they and all their helpers don't overdo it in this weather!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 19th
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 are to be picked up at First United Church on Friday July 22nd between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Order enough for 2 weeks! We will not be holding a regular pickup on July 29th on the long weekend. We'll be back on August 5th!
Look for a chatty email with all the updates on Friday!
See you Friday,
Rachael and Maryrose,
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday July 12th for pickup on Friday July 15th.
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A message from Maryrose:
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. We sure did. There was so much going on around town we just could not make it to all of it.
Cherries front and centre!
We have some good news and somewhat sad news for those cherry lovers like me. We heard back from Mary Jane, Cherries have been added to the order form for this week’s pick up!!! The sad news is this may be the only week we have them available for pre-order. The season is going to be short this year due to all the rain we received during the spring. Get them while you can!!!
Here is more info from Mary Jane:
Due to the cooler, overcast and wet spring we are very limited in the amount of local cherries available this year. At best we will have this first run on Friday July 15th and that may just be about it. There will not be any later varieties this year because the cherries suffered from black rot long before they even got a chance to ripen. I guess they prefer to have warm roots and a dry breeze to keep them happy.
The hardy cherry that survived the spring is the Hedelfingen cherry. The Hedelfingen is an old European variety. It is a mahogany red sweet cherry good for fresh eating, pies, juice, freezing (especially in black cherry ice cream), dehydrating and canning. The fruit is large, firm and quite sweet.
If we do not have cherries on the order form for July 22nd we will try to have some on the spontaneous table for that day. My son Otis and I will be visiting family in Niagara all of next week. We will do our best to track some cherries down and get them to you.
Angie from Fertile Ground has added a whole list of items to our vegetable section.
- Kale (Red Russian)
- Fennel
- Turnips (purple top)
- Snow peas
- Tatsoi
- Pak Choy - baby and full size
Don’t forget to order: - Rounds Beans - we will not be able to place an order unless we meet the minimum order.
- Oak Manor - we will not have it available until August 12th.
- Green Table Foods
- Gordon’s Goat Dairy
- Candycane beets from Paul Bowman
- Bags of Basil tops from Soiled Reputation
- More raspberries now available from Ivan Brubacher
- More amazing cherry and grape tomatoes from Apple Creek Farm!
From Rachael:
Kohlrabi recipes
Well, you’ve been asking about Kohlrabi - and why not? It’s not well known, looks incredibly funny and you don’t know what to do with it.
First, kohlrabi tastes sort of like broccoli stems, but milder and sweeter. Not selling you yet? Try it peeled and sliced up on a veggie platter! You could also make a mean slaw with it or Maryrose suggested it as a gratin dish - shredded and topped with breadcrumbs and cheese... oh the cheese!
The reason our kohlrabi comes with the leaves is because they are good for you too! Eleanor specifically asked that we get kohlrabi with leaves and suggested some great ways to enjoy it:
The leaves are good to eat either raw (mixed in with greens), or steamed like collards. I slice and fry the root in olive oil with dill seeds, and serve the steamed leaves with it. Combines beautifully with turnips (rutabagas I mean) along with any meat (especially lamb) or any veg patty.
Now for some fun events:
- UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Once you find parking, you might as well enjoy the music! http://www.uptownwaterloojazz.ca/
- Square2Square Part 2 this Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm in Waterloo AND Kitchener! “King Street will be closed from the Waterloo Public Square, all the way down to Civic Square in front of Kitchener City Hall.†http://square2square.ca/
I really need to get to bed, but just got news that we will have blueberries next week!!!!
Stay cool!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 12th
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 are to be picked up at First United Church on Friday July 15th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
From Rachael:
Ordering open Wednesdays at 10am!
We're trying to figure out what works best and I think we're settling on the order from being open from Wednesday at 10am until the following Tuesday at 8pm for Friday's pickup. When we can we'll open it for longer (when we're closed for the long weekends), but I'm hoping that this will work well for you. If you like instant updates, you can find them on Facebook, but expect email reminders on Thursday or Friday and then again on Mondays.
There are a lot of new items available this week as well as many interesting events and stories to share. We can't share everything, but if you want to bring our attention to items for sharing, we'll do what we can!
I'm hoping that you all read this Friday night so that you can attend some excellent events on Saturday:
Congratulations Local Food Plus!
LFP goes national! Local Food Plus is "a non-profit that issues its private certification to progressive farmers who conform to the tough set of sustainability and production standards written for the agency by a crack team of agricultural and environmental experts."
By linking farmers with buyers they make it easier for you to buy local!
Check out the article at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/local-food-movement-goes-national/article2084221/
Have your say about the proposed Melancthon Quary Protest
Many of you have forwarded us information on the proposed quarry that will threaten prime farm land and water quality in Ontario. More information is available at http://stopthemelancthonquarry.ca and there is lots of detail at http://66.212.167.146/MelancthonMegaQuarry/. There are multiple petitions to sign from various organizations (including http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_quarry/?rc=fb&pv=46) that are asking for signatures before Sunday night.
"Highland Companies has officially filed a 3,100 page application for their 2,300 acre up to 200 foot below the water table open pit limestone mine. Their plan will have a catastrophic effect on local business, environment, community and health, destroying an internationally recognized treasure forever and polluting the water supply of millions of people."
Okay, now onto the food!
- Peanut Butter in 500 g jars from Kernal Peanuts is available again - they just made it last week!
- Lavender and other edible flowers now offered from Garden Party - Bouquets too - Look for photos to be posted on facebook soon (as soon as I figure out how)
- This is the week to order the awesome prepared foods - Soups, Dips, Lasagna and I promise to add more gluten free items from Green Table Foods!
- Time to stock up on organic flour and grains from Oak Manor. Perry knows that you don't bake much in the summer, so this is your last chance to order flour until Flour until Aug 12th
- Soiled Reputation has Braising Greens - So good and so easy - Ask if you want a recipe!
- Noah from Traditional Foods is introducing Ginger Breakfast Sausage at a special price and also offering the large size Ginger Sausages on sale this week! Ground chicken is also on sale.
- Vibrant sale still on!
- Look for the start of Raspberries from Ivan Brubacher - only a limited supply this week, but we'll get as many as we can as soon as we can!
Enjoy this lovely weekend,
Rachael and Maryrose,
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, 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 July 5th for pickup on Friday July 8th.
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A message from Rachael:
Hi everyone! How was your long weekend?
I am thankful for lovely weather and all the fruit that July brings. If you forage for local fruit there should be mulberries, and service berries/Saskatoon berries starting now, maybe even some currants.
The kids and I picked mulberries this morning. I managed to fill two yogurt containers, and then one was eaten when we got home. The kids wanted to pick lots of mulberries to make ice cream, pie and cake, but that may not happen unless they learn to put a few berries in their buckets! I also helped a friend shake a big bowl of berries out of her new found mulberry tree this evening. Mmm...
A snack of McKechnie tortilla chips and the Feta and Spinach Dip from Green Table Foods (available next week!) was super easy AND a big hit after we biked home from the morning's foraging.
Are you ready for Cherry Season?!?!?
The Cider Keg in Vittoria (near Simcoe) has an early variety of cherries ready for us this Friday!! (I wonder if there will be a cherry apple cider on the horizon?) They are available by the half bushel or by the quart.
Since we get so many questions about this:
- A pint is half a quart (12 pints = 6 quarts = 1 flat)
- A dry quart is a bit bigger than a litre (2 pints = 1 quart = 1.137 Litres
- Dry quarts and liquid quarts measure differently
- The darker green, more sturdy looking plastic baskets with rounded corners are litres, the lighter green, slightly larger baskets with square corners are quarts.
- Farmers are generous and tend to top up whatever container they are using.
Pickling Cucumbers
Irene Brubacher called and she has a limited number of 3L baskets of pickling cucumbers available for Friday. Are you wondering what to do with a small amount of pickles?
Here are a few recipes you could try:
The Brubachers also have the first of this season's Kohlrabi available... the funniest looking vegetable out there!
Monforte Cheese stands out
My children have an expensive cheese habit. The 4 year old could eat his weight in Toscano, a Tuscan inspired hard sheep cheese. I don't entirely blame him, but thankfully he's a lightweight!
My seven year old has different tastes. She was distressed when we finished the C-Line Pro with Chives from Gordon's Goat Dairy (available again on the 15th), but then decided that the Sheep Milk Cheddar from Monforte was pretty good too and has finished that off. After encouraging her to taste the Little Prince (it was like a soft chevre log with a coating of ash), it's been her request ever since.
While it's not on the order form (yet), the Formidable (chevre with chocolate and cayenne) was something that we picked up at the Thursday Market last week and it's divine at room temperature with strawberries. I'll ask Ruth if we can offer it soon.
A few more things to note: - This is likely the last week for organic strawberries. Paul Bowman has pints left. He has dropped the price. They are now $4 per pint (half a quart). Get them while you can!
- Theresa from Garden Party has fresh herbs available! Almost any herb you want is now available in bunches! Can't use a whole bunch? Hang them upside down and dry them to use all winter long! (C'mon, don't be so surprised that I mentioned it. You need to think about winter and freeze or dry or jam all the berries and fruit and other produce you want to use then!)
- Pete and Mary from Apple Creek Farm are working hard to protect their apple tress so we will have lots of tasty organic apples come fall (the rain this spring has been a challenge to them) but in the mean time their bulk apple sauce is an awesome reminder of the bounty and makes great freeze pops! If you haven't tried their Apple Butter yet, this might be a good time! They also had a limited amount of cherry and grape tomatoes available. If you weren't one of the lucky people who ordered them quickly, they will be offered next week again!
- McKechnie Tortillas and J&D Pastas are available this week. Last time they were offered we forgot to make the taco shells and tostadas available, but they are definitely on the order form for you now! What better to go with the fresh lettuce and tomatoes?
- All the artisan breads from Grainharvest that Roland sampled a few weeks back are now on the order form in the 'loaves and buns' section under 'baked goods'
- Speaking of new items - there are also lots of new offerings from Stemmler's!
- Remember that it's grilling season and we've got some deals on the amazing grass fed organic beef from Vibrant Farms. May I take a moment to point out the round steak? One could feed a family and may make you think you're Fred Flintstone. Just think - a steak with an average weight of 4.5 lbs?!?!
- Soy Oil from Pristine Gourmet is on sale for $2 off also!
If you have time: Check out the following war-era food posters at http://www.good-potato.com/beans_are_bullets/
The posters generally encourage people to plant a garden, eat locally, keep chickens for eggs, reduce the consumption of meat and wheat, preserve many fruits and vegetables, save fuel, help local farmers, and waste less. Not entirely bad ideas...
Enjoy this lovely week,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday June 28th for pickup on THURSDAY June 30th.
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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.
***Remember there will be NO REGULAR PICKUP on Friday July 1st ***
A message from Rachael:
Ordering closes Tuesday at 8pm for strawberries only and the order form for the July 8th pickup will continue to be open for another week (Don't worry, we'll send a reminder next week). This week may be the last opportunity to order flats of organic strawberries.
I was wondering aloud if whipping creme sales go up during strawberry season today... Maryrose said that the store she went to was definitely out of angel food cake, which would be very tasty under strawberries and whipped creme.
Another yummy thing to do with strawberries is make Fresh Strawberry Pie!!! I used a recipe that was passed down from Andrew's grandma, but a very similar recipe is on this blog: http://grshortstop.blogspot.com/2009/04/fresh-strawberry-pie-cry-for-your-momma.html. I highly recommend it and the sugar can be reduced a bit without much loss of flavour!
Jackie sent us this suggestion for making Strawberry Hearts. Thank you so much Jackie!!!
Strawberry Hearts
Wash and hull the berries within hours of either picking them or bringing them home. Slice them in half, placing the seedy skin sides down in a food dryer, and dry the heart-shaped berry halves. I put them in little jars (250ml or so) to store or to give away to children, many of whom seem to only slowly devour the hearts, keeping the jars longer for the scent of summer. I use them in salads, to decorate pies, to soak for adding to summer smoothies or to pre-cooked hot cereals, and occasionally to float in a summer iced herb tea. The Ojibwa/ Chippewa called them "heart berries"; and they do seem to have a nutrient profile that's good for the heart. However, I'm with the kids. To me the smell when the lid first comes off the jar is more heartening than anything else.
Fertile Ground CSA featured in The Record today + Looking for an intern!
Do you have a green thumb? Angie Koch of Fertile Ground is looking for an full-time intern from now until September or October. More details on their website http://www.fertilegroundcsa.com/internship.php. You can read more about her farming in an article from Monday's Record: This farmer connects with the soil, and her customers.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
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P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
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Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. For the next regular pickup, ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 5th
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 are to be picked up at First United Church on Friday July 8th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
From Rachael:
Special Strawberry Pickup on June 30th!
Before we talk about the July 8th pickup and as I'm enjoying a litre of strawberries from Paul Bowman while I work, I want you to know that we can't leave you or our amazing strawberry growers hanging at the height of strawberry season! Next week we'll have a special pickup just for strawberries. This is a great opportunity to put away LOTS of strawberries so that you can enjoy smoothies, jam and so many yummy treats after these dear sweets fruits are finished growing. Pickup will be Thursday, June 30th at a location to be announced in Uptown Waterloo. We're even making all the flats $40 to give you a bit of a break and so we don't have to make change. Even if you're heading away for the long weekend you'll have a chance to hull and freeze berries before you go! Ordering closes Tuesday June 28th at 8pm and Pickup will start at 3pm!
NO pickup on July 1st!
Because it's Canada Day there will be no regular pickup on July 1st. Have a great long weekend!
Everything you want for July 8th!
Asparagus season is now over, but we'll still have limited amounts of organic strawberries on the 8th and will be able to offer you conventional strawberries as well. Leonard Martin's berries are just starting now so they should be lovely! Shelling peas will be available from Paul Bowman too! I think I'd eat sweet shelling peas instead of chocolate if given the choice.
New items from Stemmler's Meats
Some of you asked for Nitrate Free Bacon, others for Turkey Pepperettes, I'm a fan of Smoked Turkey Drumsticks and Maryrose says the Chicken Sausage with Feta and Spinach is her favourite, so we've decided to add these and more to the selection of items available from Stemmler Meats! Look for Turkey Wieners, Beef Jerky, Fresh Beef, Chicken and Turkey Sausages and more!
Items on sale!
100% pure, premium Canadian Soya Oil (aka Soybean Oil) in 250 mL bottles from Pristine Gourmet is on sale for $6 per bottle - that's $2 off our regular price. Jason and his gang grow high quality certified non-GMO soybeans and use European methods to produce exceptional quality, extra virgin, golden coloured, cold pressed oil with no chemicals or preservatives. Pristine Gourmet is the choice of the world’s top chefs. Check out the Pristine Gourmet website or Jason's Gourmet Farmer YouTube Channel to learn more!
Vibrant Farms Oranic Beef is on sale! If you haven't yet tried their organic, mineralized, grass fed limousine beef, this is your chance! We are offering $2 off steaks and $3 off roasts (discount will be added at checkout).
Don't forget:
- Paul Bowman has fresh garlic (bigger bulbs than green garlic) and shelling peas
- Kohlrabi and lettuce from Irene and Lester Brubacher as well as a few bags of their popcorn left!
- 100 Mile Spelt bread from Golden Hearth as well as Baguettes, Epi and Croissants!
- We have added the Artisan Breads from Grainharvest that Roland brought for you to taste last week
- We again have Pork Tenderloin from Traditional Foods
- This is the week to order McKechnie Tortillas and Pasta from J&D Peters
Enjoy your weekend and your strawberries,
Rachael and Maryrose,
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
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