Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 20th
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 September 23rd between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: September 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14 then we will have twice monthly pickups on Mondays until the new year!
Look for an email with all the updates shortly!
Cheers,
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.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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You are receiving Nina's Messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Bailey's Local Foods ordering ends TONIGHT at 8:00 pm (Tuesday, September 13th)
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 13th for pickup on Friday September 16th.
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14 and after that we'll be running on Mondays twice monthly until the year's end!
Events this weekend!
Have you been to any of the Square2Square events yet? The last one of 2011 is this Sunday, September 18th, from 11am to 3pm. It's loads of fun, so I hope you enjoy it before you head over to Foodlink's Taste Local! Taste Fresh! event in St Jacobs!
Details at http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=16
Welcome Home!
Have you ever wondered what happens with extra food we have at the end of our pickup day? We try to minimize having extra, but inevitably there is food left over. Sometimes volunteers buy a few extra items, but we've been lucky to have additional volunteers who pick up the extra produce and bring it to Welcome Home Refugee Housing Community. A big thanks to Erica, Anita and Jeff for picking up the food and bringing it where it's needed!
Here is more information about this amazing program from Marcée Groen, Supervisor / Program Development:
Welcome Home Refugee Housing Community has a vision to provide newly arrived refuges with a vibrant community and a sense of home. Refugees are people who have to flee their homes because of war, religious persecution, political oppression, or discrimination due to gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. At Welcome Home, we have received people who have experienced all of the above. At the time of this writing we have two men, five women, and a mom with her two sons. They have come from the Congo, Eritrea, Sudan, Iraq, and Colombia. The details of the stories can not be shared for their and their families' protection, but rest assured they have journeyed through unimaginable tragedy and heartache. Some have had to leave well-paying jobs, nice houses, and choice vacations because they chose to speak against child labour. Others have run for safety because they chose to believe in a faith that was not legal in their country. In other cases, the political landscape of the country has changed and our refugee friends suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of the government. No matter the context, they arrive at our second-floor, downtown building tired, grieving, and grasping to make sense of their new Canadian surroundings. And that is why Welcome Home exists. With the help of local churches, agencies, businesses, and people, we work hard and love hard to provide one-year of home sweet home to those who suffered most. Thank you for all and anything you do to help!
From Erica:
We also supply a food basket once a month to a Colombian family of 5, a week before they get their monthly check from the government. They used to live at Welcome Home, but now live in government subsidized housing.
I want to sincerely thank you and Mary Rose for your over-flowing generosity! I'm sure that besides filling their bellies, it must mean so much for these refugees to know that there are people welcoming them in our country. There is one pregnant mama there, and she was beyond herself over the flowers when I brought them in on Friday. I think it's amazing what just a few people can do to increase the quality of life for so many individuals! I'd like to think if I was ever in their situation that I'd find myself in a similar welcoming space.
While Erica thanks Maryrose and I, the thanks goes to you also, as you are the reason this food is available. We also have suppliers that send extras knowing that what is unsold will go to Welcome Home.
Fruit from Niagara!!!
We will soon be coming to the end of fruit season. We expect our last run will be Friday September 23rd.
For Friday we have GLOWING STAR PEACHES, ALL-STAR PEACHES, NECTARINES, VERITY PLUMS, EMPRESS PLUMS, and 3 varieties of SEEDLESS TABLE GRAPES!
The Glowing star peach is from the 'stellar' peach series.....same series that the Coral Star, All Star and Blushing star peaches came from . The Glowing has a deep red skin over a bright yellow melting flesh. The flesh has a lovely red colour around the pit. It has sweet flavour and is 'very' freestone. I have been able to sample to Glowing Star and I am very impressed with its flavour and looks! This is the final variety of peach Eva and Rene have available. It is 'very' freestone and is excellent for preserving as it does not turn brown.
The All-star is also from the 'stellar' series of peaches. The All-star peach has a golden skin covered with a bright red flush and has a firm yellow flesh. Peaches from the 'stellar' series are famous for not turning brown after it is cut. It is a high quality freestone peach that is excellent for canning, cooking, baking, drying, freezing and eating! They are a bit smaller this year but they are full of flavour!
The nectarines are finally ripening! The orchard is young and will take a few more years to be up to full production, but we do have an offering of Nectarines. The Red Gold nectarines are a high quality fruit with a great shelf life. It is a larger freestone fruit with a smooth deep red and gold skin. The flesh is gold-yellow in colour with consistent texture that is melting and juicy! It is known for it's excellent flavour.
The Verity prune plum is a versatile plum. It is a medium size blue prune plum over a lovely yellow-greenish flesh. It is a good quality plum that is free-stone. They are good plums for cooking, baking, canning and juicing. They are also nice and sweet so they are good for drying and fresh eating. They are a medium sized plum with a dark purple skin.
We were hoping to have some Late Italian plums this year but the pollination was not good with the spring. The Verity plum can be used the same as the Italian plums.
This is the first year we have had the 'Empress' plum to offer. This is a VERY large plum fantastic for fresh eating. It has a deep blue skin over a nice yellow flesh with sweet flavour!
We have a very few number of boxes of Red Bartlett pears as this is the first year for new trees. The Red Bartlett pears has a rusty red skin with a juicy creamy textured flesh. It gives off a sweet aroma. They are great for eating fresh or adding to salads. Along with being good canners they are also excellent cooked and poached!
We have 3 varieties of seedless table grapes available for Friday....
1.Sovereign Coronation grapes. These grapes have a vibrant deep purple-blue coloured skin. It is sweet and sour with a distinctive musky flavour! They have a thin skin and are seedless! Uses vary from juicing, preserves, jams and jellies, freezing and eating fresh!
2. White (green) Table grapes. The white table grapes are a very sweet seedless grape with a more neutral flavour.
3. Blue Table grapes. These blue table grapes are a nice sweet seedless European type grape. Rene said their family was fighting over these grapes when they first came in from the vineyard!
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14 and after that we'll be running on Mondays twice monthly until the year's end!
Events this weekend!
Have you been to any of the Square2Square events yet? The last one of 2011 is this Sunday, September 18th, from 11am to 3pm. It's loads of fun, so I hope you enjoy it before you head over to Foodlink's Taste Local! Taste Fresh! event in St Jacobs!
Details at http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=16
Welcome Home!
Have you ever wondered what happens with extra food we have at the end of our pickup day? We try to minimize having extra, but inevitably there is food left over. Sometimes volunteers buy a few extra items, but we've been lucky to have additional volunteers who pick up the extra produce and bring it to Welcome Home Refugee Housing Community. A big thanks to Erica, Anita and Jeff for picking up the food and bringing it where it's needed!
Here is more information about this amazing program from Marcée Groen, Supervisor / Program Development:
Welcome Home Refugee Housing Community has a vision to provide newly arrived refuges with a vibrant community and a sense of home. Refugees are people who have to flee their homes because of war, religious persecution, political oppression, or discrimination due to gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. At Welcome Home, we have received people who have experienced all of the above. At the time of this writing we have two men, five women, and a mom with her two sons. They have come from the Congo, Eritrea, Sudan, Iraq, and Colombia. The details of the stories can not be shared for their and their families' protection, but rest assured they have journeyed through unimaginable tragedy and heartache. Some have had to leave well-paying jobs, nice houses, and choice vacations because they chose to speak against child labour. Others have run for safety because they chose to believe in a faith that was not legal in their country. In other cases, the political landscape of the country has changed and our refugee friends suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of the government. No matter the context, they arrive at our second-floor, downtown building tired, grieving, and grasping to make sense of their new Canadian surroundings. And that is why Welcome Home exists. With the help of local churches, agencies, businesses, and people, we work hard and love hard to provide one-year of home sweet home to those who suffered most. Thank you for all and anything you do to help!
From Erica:
We also supply a food basket once a month to a Colombian family of 5, a week before they get their monthly check from the government. They used to live at Welcome Home, but now live in government subsidized housing.
I want to sincerely thank you and Mary Rose for your over-flowing generosity! I'm sure that besides filling their bellies, it must mean so much for these refugees to know that there are people welcoming them in our country. There is one pregnant mama there, and she was beyond herself over the flowers when I brought them in on Friday. I think it's amazing what just a few people can do to increase the quality of life for so many individuals! I'd like to think if I was ever in their situation that I'd find myself in a similar welcoming space.
While Erica thanks Maryrose and I, the thanks goes to you also, as you are the reason this food is available. We also have suppliers that send extras knowing that what is unsold will go to Welcome Home.
Fruit from Niagara!!!
We will soon be coming to the end of fruit season. We expect our last run will be Friday September 23rd.
For Friday we have GLOWING STAR PEACHES, ALL-STAR PEACHES, NECTARINES, VERITY PLUMS, EMPRESS PLUMS, and 3 varieties of SEEDLESS TABLE GRAPES!
The Glowing star peach is from the 'stellar' peach series.....same series that the Coral Star, All Star and Blushing star peaches came from . The Glowing has a deep red skin over a bright yellow melting flesh. The flesh has a lovely red colour around the pit. It has sweet flavour and is 'very' freestone. I have been able to sample to Glowing Star and I am very impressed with its flavour and looks! This is the final variety of peach Eva and Rene have available. It is 'very' freestone and is excellent for preserving as it does not turn brown.
The All-star is also from the 'stellar' series of peaches. The All-star peach has a golden skin covered with a bright red flush and has a firm yellow flesh. Peaches from the 'stellar' series are famous for not turning brown after it is cut. It is a high quality freestone peach that is excellent for canning, cooking, baking, drying, freezing and eating! They are a bit smaller this year but they are full of flavour!
The nectarines are finally ripening! The orchard is young and will take a few more years to be up to full production, but we do have an offering of Nectarines. The Red Gold nectarines are a high quality fruit with a great shelf life. It is a larger freestone fruit with a smooth deep red and gold skin. The flesh is gold-yellow in colour with consistent texture that is melting and juicy! It is known for it's excellent flavour.
The Verity prune plum is a versatile plum. It is a medium size blue prune plum over a lovely yellow-greenish flesh. It is a good quality plum that is free-stone. They are good plums for cooking, baking, canning and juicing. They are also nice and sweet so they are good for drying and fresh eating. They are a medium sized plum with a dark purple skin.
We were hoping to have some Late Italian plums this year but the pollination was not good with the spring. The Verity plum can be used the same as the Italian plums.
This is the first year we have had the 'Empress' plum to offer. This is a VERY large plum fantastic for fresh eating. It has a deep blue skin over a nice yellow flesh with sweet flavour!
We have a very few number of boxes of Red Bartlett pears as this is the first year for new trees. The Red Bartlett pears has a rusty red skin with a juicy creamy textured flesh. It gives off a sweet aroma. They are great for eating fresh or adding to salads. Along with being good canners they are also excellent cooked and poached!
We have 3 varieties of seedless table grapes available for Friday....
1.Sovereign Coronation grapes. These grapes have a vibrant deep purple-blue coloured skin. It is sweet and sour with a distinctive musky flavour! They have a thin skin and are seedless! Uses vary from juicing, preserves, jams and jellies, freezing and eating fresh!
2. White (green) Table grapes. The white table grapes are a very sweet seedless grape with a more neutral flavour.
3. Blue Table grapes. These blue table grapes are a nice sweet seedless European type grape. Rene said their family was fighting over these grapes when they first came in from the vineyard!
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
Monday, September 12, 2011
Bailey's Local Foods ordering open until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 13th
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 13th for pickup on Friday September 16th.
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on October 14 and after that we'll be running on Mondays twice monthly until the year's end.
A Message from Rachael:
Hello All,
After a chilly week we've had the most gorgeous weekend! I hope that you enjoyed it!
Taste Local! Taste Fresh!
Foodlink's signature culinary event Taste Local! Taste Fresh! is only days away. The good news is that there are still some tickets left and the long-term weather forecast is even looking good. There's a lot of excitement brewing as the chefs and farms prepare to greet you with a stunning line-up of local food creations. This year's event on Sunday, September 18 is shaping up to be the best ever.
If you haven't already purchased your tickets, don't delay! We have some on the Bailey's website in the 'other' section or you can purchase tickets on-line from foodlink at http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=16 or call 519-513-8998. All proceeds from the event go towards Foodlink in our effort to support local food and local farms.
Hope to see you there!
Homemade Grape Juice
Sunday my dad and kids were on the front porch preparing grapes to make grape juice. Picking grapes off of the stem is a perfect job for little hands and if they eat a few it's no big deal (and really yummy!) Until a few years back I thought the only way to make grape juice was to squeeze the grapes (or crush them like Lucy and Desi did). While the resulting crushed juice is lovely and yummy, it's so much easier to can grape juice with the grapes in the jar. Super yummy too. Last year I made purple juice from the Sovereign Coronation grapes and this year we'll make white juice with the Muscat grapes. Last year's recipe called for 2 cups grapes, 1/2 cup sugar (I used 1/4 cup) and enough boiling water to fill a jar, then process for 10 minutes (plus proper sterilization and handling). The instructions that I used last year are archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20100113124139/http://www.ehow.com/how_5850549_can-grape-juice.html, but today I found a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp5QWEH1UQg) that simplifies the process even more! She doesn't even suggest using a water bath, but you can follow her procedures then process your jars to ensure everything is sterile!
Special Diets? School rules? We can help!
Do you or the kids have food restrictions? Have you been told that your children have to bring nut free foods to school? New Moon cookies are great for school lunches as they are nut and dairy free (and the Mackies are Gluten Free - as all macaroons should be!)
Also, many chocolate bars from Anna Tolazzi are vegan and soy free if you can't have dairy and still want a decadent treat. You'd best try these flavours:
If you have other dietary restrictions let us know and we can provide you with ingredient lists (though some are already online at http://www.baileyslocalfoods.ca/ingredients.php)
Ratatouille made simple!
Catherine was nice enough to share a quick and easy recipe for Ratatouille (but I'd suggest adding lavender to it!) She wrote:
Here's my recipe! Yes, the traditional method of making ratatouille is just way too time consuming. I've simplified it to go in one pot.
http://ourwindow.blogspot.com/2011/08/ratatouille.html
Almost everything was from Bailey's. Even the feta. So yummy. Will try it next time over quinoa.
Some items to look for this week!
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on October 14 and after that we'll be running on Mondays twice monthly until the year's end.
A Message from Rachael:
Hello All,
After a chilly week we've had the most gorgeous weekend! I hope that you enjoyed it!
Taste Local! Taste Fresh!
Foodlink's signature culinary event Taste Local! Taste Fresh! is only days away. The good news is that there are still some tickets left and the long-term weather forecast is even looking good. There's a lot of excitement brewing as the chefs and farms prepare to greet you with a stunning line-up of local food creations. This year's event on Sunday, September 18 is shaping up to be the best ever.
If you haven't already purchased your tickets, don't delay! We have some on the Bailey's website in the 'other' section or you can purchase tickets on-line from foodlink at http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=16 or call 519-513-8998. All proceeds from the event go towards Foodlink in our effort to support local food and local farms.
Hope to see you there!
Homemade Grape Juice
Sunday my dad and kids were on the front porch preparing grapes to make grape juice. Picking grapes off of the stem is a perfect job for little hands and if they eat a few it's no big deal (and really yummy!) Until a few years back I thought the only way to make grape juice was to squeeze the grapes (or crush them like Lucy and Desi did). While the resulting crushed juice is lovely and yummy, it's so much easier to can grape juice with the grapes in the jar. Super yummy too. Last year I made purple juice from the Sovereign Coronation grapes and this year we'll make white juice with the Muscat grapes. Last year's recipe called for 2 cups grapes, 1/2 cup sugar (I used 1/4 cup) and enough boiling water to fill a jar, then process for 10 minutes (plus proper sterilization and handling). The instructions that I used last year are archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20100113124139/http://www.ehow.com/how_5850549_can-grape-juice.html, but today I found a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp5QWEH1UQg) that simplifies the process even more! She doesn't even suggest using a water bath, but you can follow her procedures then process your jars to ensure everything is sterile!
Special Diets? School rules? We can help!
Do you or the kids have food restrictions? Have you been told that your children have to bring nut free foods to school? New Moon cookies are great for school lunches as they are nut and dairy free (and the Mackies are Gluten Free - as all macaroons should be!)
Also, many chocolate bars from Anna Tolazzi are vegan and soy free if you can't have dairy and still want a decadent treat. You'd best try these flavours:
- Maharaja
- Summer Solstice
- Ella
- Aceto
- Dragon Pearls
- Blueberry Tea
- Arabian Nights
- Margarete
If you have other dietary restrictions let us know and we can provide you with ingredient lists (though some are already online at http://www.baileyslocalfoods.ca/ingredients.php)
Ratatouille made simple!
Catherine was nice enough to share a quick and easy recipe for Ratatouille (but I'd suggest adding lavender to it!) She wrote:
Here's my recipe! Yes, the traditional method of making ratatouille is just way too time consuming. I've simplified it to go in one pot.
http://ourwindow.blogspot.com/2011/08/ratatouille.html
Almost everything was from Bailey's. Even the feta. So yummy. Will try it next time over quinoa.
Some items to look for this week!
- Paul Bowman has apples from his trees and pie pumpkins (not pumpkin pies) available
- Organic Sunflower oil from FlorAlp Farms - freshly pressed, lots available again! So good!
- Sparkling Apple Cider from The Cider Keg. A sweet treat with no added sugar!
- Order McKechnie Tortillas, J&D Peters Pasta, Jamestown Mills GF Flours, and Barrie's Asparagus Crackers, preserves and other great products this week!
- Stock up on dried beans from Rounds Beans to make your favourite chili or soup!
- Brenda Knechtal is offering bulk tomatillos - if you roast then freeze them you can have sweet and tangy yumminess in the winter!
- LCBO's Food & Drink Magazine came out last week. If you have a copy check out the last page for a spotlight on Pristine Gourmet! Congratulations Jason! We're happy to stock his oils, wine vinegars and sauces!
- From Palatine we have nectarines and MORE peaches as well as grapes and plums this week!
- Dreaming of pesto? Save some for winter with bulk herbs from Transpire - basil, cilantro and curly parsley available by the shopping bag!
- Bulk organic beef from Vibrant can fill your freezer all winter. Need more details? Send us a quick email!
- Kevin at Snyder Heritage Farms now has whole heritage turkeys available in limited supply. They are a Bronze Opal breed with lovely black feathers (Psst - it's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving turkeys!)
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering is now open for Friday September 16th
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 13th
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 September 16th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: September 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Look for an email with all the updates shortly!
Cheers,
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.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
The section below will change after a few programming updates! =)
You are receiving Nina's Messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
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 September 16th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: September 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Look for an email with all the updates shortly!
Cheers,
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.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
The section below will change after a few programming updates! =)
You are receiving Nina's Messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Bailey's Local Foods ordering ends TONIGHT at 8:00 pm (Tuesday, September 6th)
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 6th for pickup on Friday September 9th.
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14
This cool weather is such a change! I hope that you are enjoying it. Bring on the fuzzy sweaters! (Yes, I'm really hoping for another heat wave). The colder weather means that in a couple weeks we should have those lovely MUMS from Selema Martin. They need cool weather to bloom and develop their colour (and she doesn't force them using a cooler). It's amazing what I've learned from our amazing farmers. In the mean time, consider getting some of the lovely purple fountain grass. It is stunning!
For an amazing autumn meal, I love ratatouille! Introduced to me by Tracy one night night when we went over to watch the movie, it's been my fall favourite ever since! Andrew made it for lunch on Sunday and it cheered me up immensely. What a better use of zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and onions!! Don't forget the garlic and lavender and whatever other herbs you choose. Have you made it before? Do you have a favourite ratatouille recipe (that isn't as involved as the classic by Julia Child)? Mmmmm!
A few late additions and things I'd like to point out on the order from include:
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14
This cool weather is such a change! I hope that you are enjoying it. Bring on the fuzzy sweaters! (Yes, I'm really hoping for another heat wave). The colder weather means that in a couple weeks we should have those lovely MUMS from Selema Martin. They need cool weather to bloom and develop their colour (and she doesn't force them using a cooler). It's amazing what I've learned from our amazing farmers. In the mean time, consider getting some of the lovely purple fountain grass. It is stunning!
For an amazing autumn meal, I love ratatouille! Introduced to me by Tracy one night night when we went over to watch the movie, it's been my fall favourite ever since! Andrew made it for lunch on Sunday and it cheered me up immensely. What a better use of zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and onions!! Don't forget the garlic and lavender and whatever other herbs you choose. Have you made it before? Do you have a favourite ratatouille recipe (that isn't as involved as the classic by Julia Child)? Mmmmm!
A few late additions and things I'd like to point out on the order from include:
- Broccoli from Lena Burkhart
- Celery, Leeks and Onions from Selema Martin (freeze the celery for soup all winter long!) - All chemical free!
- This the season for beets! So lovely in salads with purslane and parsley!
- Kale and tomatillos (and Salsa Verde kits) from Transpire Organics
- Bok Choy and Pak Choy from Fertile Ground
- New Potatoes! Yum!
- The first of the bulk tomatoes for canning!
- Lots of beans (in the 'beans' section) including Horticultural Beans - like cranberry beans!
- Apples, Grapes, Melons, Peaches, Pears and Plums
- Lots of prepared meals for busy evenings
- Bread and snacks for lunches
Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Bailey's Local Foods ordering open until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6th
This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 6th for pickup on Friday September 9th.
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Another baby Girl!!!
Congratulations are in order! Maryrose, Dave and Otis welcomed Marlo Gabriella into their lives on Friday August 26th! Welcome Marlo!!
Can you believe that it's September already? We've had some lovely warm weather and some crazy rainstorms. What a fun way to end the Summer months! Hopefully September and October will bring lovely weather for our farmers!
Thank you so much for nominating us!
Bailey's Local Foods was nominated in the Favourite Business Service - Specialty Food Store Category in Waterloo Region Record's Readers' Select Awards. Now it's time to vote! The survey is open until September 7th at http://surveys.therecord.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=141. If you take the survey, please consider voting for us and for all your favourite local businesses!
More available!
I just added more items from suppliers such as Fertile Ground and Transpire organics including arugula, herbs and a Salsa Verde kit (Mmmm tomatillos!) so be sure to check the list again for your favourites!
Here are some of the excellent suppliers that are happy to bring you amazing food this week:
The other day I checked out the Gordon's Goat Dairy website at http://www.gordonsgoatdairy.ca/ and was impressed with their online descriptions of the cheeses so I'll share them with you:
Come experience our delicious handmade cheeses! There are four unique and tasty varieties to choose from:
It is the gentle handling of our farm fresh milk that leaves you with creamy wholesome cheese ready to be served in your kitchen!
We bring to the table a fresh light tasting cheese that even the biggest naysayer who claims "I don't like goat cheese" will be saying "I can't believe it's goat cheese!!"
Apple season is in full swing!!!
Tiffany shared with us on facebook that she made a divine apple pie with the tart yellow organic apples from Apple Creek Farm! We'd love to hear how you have enjoyed this season's apples too.
Steve From Martin's Family Fruit Farm has added Macs, Galas, Ginger Gold and the AMAZING Honeycrisp apples to his list!
Mary from Apple Creek Farms has Paula Red and Jersey Mac apples and has so much apple wisdom to share. She tells us about what is available below:
Still lots of Vista Bella and Transparent apples too. If it is the "Harvest" apples you are looking for then the Yellow Transparents are the ones you want.
Paula Red apples fresh picked always remind me of Cortlands. Just a bit of a tang as you crunch into the apples but a sweetness that lingers... Excellent for fresh eating and for baking/sauce etc..
To make pink apple sauce choose Vista Bella, or Jersey Mac. Core the apples but cook them with the skin on - then put them through the ricer or sieve, or victorio.... presto - pink sauce.
Yellow sauce is made with the Yellow transparent apples - Let these apples sit on the counter for a day or so to let them turn pale yellow, then they are ready to put into sauce. Again core them but leave the skin on when cooking them. The skin virtually disappears as these cook so there is very little waste when the are smashed into sauce. If you let them sit, the sauce will be yellow and need less sweetener but if you make the sauce sooner, it may have a green tinge and will need more sweetener..... or top your sauce with honey nut cheerios or granola... yummy!! (My Dad always put cake or brownie in the bottom of the dish and poured on the apple sauce...)
In terms of size of apple, I am trying to make the three pound bags consistent - What I mean is, there will be either big OR small apples in the bag. If you need apples for school lunches get to the pick up early so you can find a bag full of smaller apples that will suit children. If you need them for an adult lunch then look for a bag with the bigger apples...
Apple sauce is still available - freshly made then frozen - for preservation and transportation. So far we have only made the yellow transparent sauce. but other varieties will be available through the season.
I can also add Crab Apples to the list. A limited quantity - only about 10 quarts available at this point but we have a second variety that is not quite ready yet. These are the ones to make your apple jelly with. a very tart apple. They are the size of a three year old's fist. Red over yellow is the colouring. The flesh is very pale yellow. Check out the bernadin chart for a jelly recipe get busy:) yummy on toast, cinnamon raisin bagels...
Coming soon - elderberries. We have two bushes within twenty feet of each other. Bush #1 has fat juicy berries - almost ripe, hanging in heavy clusters, the second has smaller berries in lighter clusters. We will put the water to the second bush to encourage some growth before they ripen. We will pick the clusters as they ripen and freeze the berries.
More on Niagara Fruits
The Coral-star peach is a peach that is said to 'have it all'. Beautiful appearance, size and flavour. They are a large peach with attractive colour with skin 60-80% bright orange-red. It has great sweet peach flavour and aroma. This freestone peach is unique in that is does not brown when cut making it one of the best peaches for canning and freezing!
The All-star is a peach that is similar to the coral-star. The All-star peach has a golden skin covered with a bright red flush and has a firm yellow flesh. It is a high quality freestone peach that is excellent for canning, cooking, baking, drying, freezing and eating!
These peaches are from the 'Stellar' peach series developed by Jim Friday. We also have the PF24 peach which is from the 'Flamin' Fury' series of peaches developed by Paul Friday (thus the 'PF' in the name)... Jim's cousin. The Friday family have been breeding fruit since they came to Michigan in 1846 and the farm has been in the family for 162 years! Both Fridays are one of the few private breeders left! Paul and Jim were always competing to create the best peaches! I think they both succeeded. But you can taste for yourself!
The PF 24 peaches are nicely coloured peaches with a firm flesh and is of excellent quality. It is freestone and is an all purpose peach - canning, cooking, baking, freezing, drying and as always... fresh eating! Enjoy!
The Verity prune plum is a versatile plum. They are good plums for cooking, baking, canning and juicing. They are also nice and sweet so they are good for drying and fresh eating. They are a medium-large plum with a dark purple skin.
The Bartlett pear is known for being 'the' pear for canning. When it ripens is has a soft yellow skin and a juicy creamy texture and gives off a sweet aroma. They are great for eating fresh or adding to salads. Along with being good canners they are also excellent cooked and poached!
Grapes, grapes, grapes!
This week we have the Sovereign Coronation grapes. These grapes have a vibrant deep purple-blue coloured skin. It is sweet and sour with a distinctive musky flavour! They have a thin skin and are seedless! Uses vary from juicing, preserves, jams and jellies, freezing and eating fresh!
The Muscat grape has a sweet aroma and full flavour. It almost has a slight spicy flavour to it. They are a seedless grape that are fabulous fresh, amazing dried as raisins and people have told me how crazy they were about them frozen and juiced!
The blue table grape is a nice sweet seedless European type grape.
The white table grape is very sweet and does not have the 'spicy' hint like the muscat. It is also seedless. Both these grapes hold well in the fridge if you have a 'gentle' cover on them to protect them from drying out.
Just a reminder - All the fruit we get from Eva and Rene are 'tree run'. We do this to avoid the sorting station that insists on fungicidal baths, fuzz removal (peaches) and paraffin wax coatings! This means some fruit will be larger and some smaller, some more ripe and some less ripe all in the same box. Eva and Rene let our fruit ripen on the tree much longer than if they were to pick it for the shippers! The shippers want green fruit and we want tree ripened fruit!!
Eva and Rene grow both the traditional tea roses and antique roses! The Antique rose is a little different looking then the traditional Tea Rose we are accustomed to. The Antique rose is meant to have a large center rose that opens accompanied by several side buds which may or may not open. This offers lovely contrast for bouquets! Most of the antique roses have a lovely fragrance.
Sorry for such a long email! Thanks for sticking with me!
See you Friday,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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 Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Another baby Girl!!!
Congratulations are in order! Maryrose, Dave and Otis welcomed Marlo Gabriella into their lives on Friday August 26th! Welcome Marlo!!
Can you believe that it's September already? We've had some lovely warm weather and some crazy rainstorms. What a fun way to end the Summer months! Hopefully September and October will bring lovely weather for our farmers!
Thank you so much for nominating us!
Bailey's Local Foods was nominated in the Favourite Business Service - Specialty Food Store Category in Waterloo Region Record's Readers' Select Awards. Now it's time to vote! The survey is open until September 7th at http://surveys.therecord.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=141. If you take the survey, please consider voting for us and for all your favourite local businesses!
More available!
I just added more items from suppliers such as Fertile Ground and Transpire organics including arugula, herbs and a Salsa Verde kit (Mmmm tomatillos!) so be sure to check the list again for your favourites!
Here are some of the excellent suppliers that are happy to bring you amazing food this week:
- The last of the peaches from Palatine will be available this week! Look for grapes, plums and pears too!
- Golden Hearth Baking is back from their well deserved vacation!
- Green Table Foods has great prepared dishes (available every second week)
- Oak Manor (available this week and not again until September 30th)
- Country Flavour preserves - this week we'll be stocking up - so you can too!
- From These Roots has introduced NEW Sour Cherry Whiskey Jam and we've restocked all three salsas!
- Pristine Gourmet's Teryiaki Marinade is available again!
- Gordon's Goat Dairy (available this week and not again until October 7th)
The other day I checked out the Gordon's Goat Dairy website at http://www.gordonsgoatdairy.ca/ and was impressed with their online descriptions of the cheeses so I'll share them with you:
Come experience our delicious handmade cheeses! There are four unique and tasty varieties to choose from:
- C-Line: Moist, creamy, and buttery. Gord's original recipe made by adding a special probiotic to our Havarti recipe, perfect for the health-conscious consumer. It is named after the road on which the farm is located.
- Gouda: Creamy, mild flavour.
- Havarti: Firmer texture, more robust flavour.
- Cheddar: Hard texture, mild flavour. Curds also available.
It is the gentle handling of our farm fresh milk that leaves you with creamy wholesome cheese ready to be served in your kitchen!
We bring to the table a fresh light tasting cheese that even the biggest naysayer who claims "I don't like goat cheese" will be saying "I can't believe it's goat cheese!!"
Apple season is in full swing!!!
Tiffany shared with us on facebook that she made a divine apple pie with the tart yellow organic apples from Apple Creek Farm! We'd love to hear how you have enjoyed this season's apples too.
Steve From Martin's Family Fruit Farm has added Macs, Galas, Ginger Gold and the AMAZING Honeycrisp apples to his list!
Mary from Apple Creek Farms has Paula Red and Jersey Mac apples and has so much apple wisdom to share. She tells us about what is available below:
Still lots of Vista Bella and Transparent apples too. If it is the "Harvest" apples you are looking for then the Yellow Transparents are the ones you want.
Paula Red apples fresh picked always remind me of Cortlands. Just a bit of a tang as you crunch into the apples but a sweetness that lingers... Excellent for fresh eating and for baking/sauce etc..
To make pink apple sauce choose Vista Bella, or Jersey Mac. Core the apples but cook them with the skin on - then put them through the ricer or sieve, or victorio.... presto - pink sauce.
Yellow sauce is made with the Yellow transparent apples - Let these apples sit on the counter for a day or so to let them turn pale yellow, then they are ready to put into sauce. Again core them but leave the skin on when cooking them. The skin virtually disappears as these cook so there is very little waste when the are smashed into sauce. If you let them sit, the sauce will be yellow and need less sweetener but if you make the sauce sooner, it may have a green tinge and will need more sweetener..... or top your sauce with honey nut cheerios or granola... yummy!! (My Dad always put cake or brownie in the bottom of the dish and poured on the apple sauce...)
In terms of size of apple, I am trying to make the three pound bags consistent - What I mean is, there will be either big OR small apples in the bag. If you need apples for school lunches get to the pick up early so you can find a bag full of smaller apples that will suit children. If you need them for an adult lunch then look for a bag with the bigger apples...
Apple sauce is still available - freshly made then frozen - for preservation and transportation. So far we have only made the yellow transparent sauce. but other varieties will be available through the season.
I can also add Crab Apples to the list. A limited quantity - only about 10 quarts available at this point but we have a second variety that is not quite ready yet. These are the ones to make your apple jelly with. a very tart apple. They are the size of a three year old's fist. Red over yellow is the colouring. The flesh is very pale yellow. Check out the bernadin chart for a jelly recipe get busy:) yummy on toast, cinnamon raisin bagels...
Coming soon - elderberries. We have two bushes within twenty feet of each other. Bush #1 has fat juicy berries - almost ripe, hanging in heavy clusters, the second has smaller berries in lighter clusters. We will put the water to the second bush to encourage some growth before they ripen. We will pick the clusters as they ripen and freeze the berries.
More on Niagara Fruits
The Coral-star peach is a peach that is said to 'have it all'. Beautiful appearance, size and flavour. They are a large peach with attractive colour with skin 60-80% bright orange-red. It has great sweet peach flavour and aroma. This freestone peach is unique in that is does not brown when cut making it one of the best peaches for canning and freezing!
The All-star is a peach that is similar to the coral-star. The All-star peach has a golden skin covered with a bright red flush and has a firm yellow flesh. It is a high quality freestone peach that is excellent for canning, cooking, baking, drying, freezing and eating!
These peaches are from the 'Stellar' peach series developed by Jim Friday. We also have the PF24 peach which is from the 'Flamin' Fury' series of peaches developed by Paul Friday (thus the 'PF' in the name)... Jim's cousin. The Friday family have been breeding fruit since they came to Michigan in 1846 and the farm has been in the family for 162 years! Both Fridays are one of the few private breeders left! Paul and Jim were always competing to create the best peaches! I think they both succeeded. But you can taste for yourself!
The PF 24 peaches are nicely coloured peaches with a firm flesh and is of excellent quality. It is freestone and is an all purpose peach - canning, cooking, baking, freezing, drying and as always... fresh eating! Enjoy!
The Verity prune plum is a versatile plum. They are good plums for cooking, baking, canning and juicing. They are also nice and sweet so they are good for drying and fresh eating. They are a medium-large plum with a dark purple skin.
The Bartlett pear is known for being 'the' pear for canning. When it ripens is has a soft yellow skin and a juicy creamy texture and gives off a sweet aroma. They are great for eating fresh or adding to salads. Along with being good canners they are also excellent cooked and poached!
Grapes, grapes, grapes!
This week we have the Sovereign Coronation grapes. These grapes have a vibrant deep purple-blue coloured skin. It is sweet and sour with a distinctive musky flavour! They have a thin skin and are seedless! Uses vary from juicing, preserves, jams and jellies, freezing and eating fresh!
The Muscat grape has a sweet aroma and full flavour. It almost has a slight spicy flavour to it. They are a seedless grape that are fabulous fresh, amazing dried as raisins and people have told me how crazy they were about them frozen and juiced!
The blue table grape is a nice sweet seedless European type grape.
The white table grape is very sweet and does not have the 'spicy' hint like the muscat. It is also seedless. Both these grapes hold well in the fridge if you have a 'gentle' cover on them to protect them from drying out.
Just a reminder - All the fruit we get from Eva and Rene are 'tree run'. We do this to avoid the sorting station that insists on fungicidal baths, fuzz removal (peaches) and paraffin wax coatings! This means some fruit will be larger and some smaller, some more ripe and some less ripe all in the same box. Eva and Rene let our fruit ripen on the tree much longer than if they were to pick it for the shippers! The shippers want green fruit and we want tree ripened fruit!!
Eva and Rene grow both the traditional tea roses and antique roses! The Antique rose is a little different looking then the traditional Tea Rose we are accustomed to. The Antique rose is meant to have a large center rose that opens accompanied by several side buds which may or may not open. This offers lovely contrast for bouquets! Most of the antique roses have a lovely fragrance.
Sorry for such a long email! Thanks for sticking with me!
See you Friday,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
baileyslocalfoods.ca
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order.
P.S. We can use your fruit boxes, baskets and jars from preserves again if you return them.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Bailey's Buying Club - Ordering is now open for Friday September 9th
Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6th
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 September 9th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Look for an email with all the updates shortly!
Cheers,
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.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
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You are receiving Nina's Messages because you are a member of Bailey's Local Foods.
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 September 9th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7th
No Bailey's Pickup on: September 2 or October 14
Look for an email with all the updates shortly!
Cheers,
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.
Is this your first email from us? Read more at baileyslocalfoods.blogspot.com.
Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods
The section below will change after a few programming updates! =)
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