Turkey Raffle!

Gobble Gobble!

This Semi Sweet Chocolate Turkey made by Katharina of Anna Tolazzi Chocolates would look amazing on your Thanksgiving table!

Semi-sweet with milk and white details, approx. 800 g of Fair Trade Organic Chocolate!

We are auctioning off this turkey to the highest bidder and 100% of the proceeds will go to the local food based charity of your choice!

Bidding starts at $30 and bidding in even dollar amounts is required.

The auction runs until 11:59 PM on October 6, 2011.

The procedure for bidding is as follows:

1.    One turkey will be auctioned.
2.    Place your bid for the turkey on this Blog post as a comment, the COME BACK to increase your bid and remain the high bidder. Be sure to include your name (and contact information if you are not a member at Bailey's Local Foods).
3.    Bids will be accepted up until 11:59 PM on October 6.
4.    Pickup is at Bailey's Local Foods, First United Church Waterloo on Friday, October 7th between 3:30 and 7:00 pm. Payment can be made by cash or cheque at that time.
5.    You do not need to be a Bailey's member to bid on this item.
4.    REMEMBER, all proceeds benefit a wonderful cause that you can help choose.

Bid often, bid high!

Starting Bid: $30

Bailey's Local Foods - Ordering is now open for Friday October 7th + Special Tree Nut order open!

Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 4th
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 November 7th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 8:00 PM

You'll notice that we have two order forms open right now. One is a special order for Tree Nuts from Niagara for pickup on October 21st!!

We will have this special order for Black Walnuts and Persian Walnuts (the ones you're accustomed to) as well as Heart Nuts and Chestnuts so that you have lots of time to order. Read a bit about Ernie Grimo in an article from Edible Toronto at http://www.ediblecommunities.com/toronto/fall-2010/ernie-grimo.htm and we'll send a nutty email later!

This week look for:

• Gordon's Goat Cheese
• Green Table Foods
• Oak Manor Flours
• TURKEYS!!!
• New items from Barrie's Asparagus! Asparagus Fusilli Pasta Introductory offer $3 per bag (regularly $4) and everyone who orders has a chance to win a free bag of Asparagus Fusilli and a jar of Asparagus Pasta Sauce! Look for the Asparagus Relish (Sweet or Hot available) and Pickled Asparagus as well - it's Grandpa Homer's recipe!
  

Winter Dates!!!
As hard as it is to think of January through March right now, while making this calendar I made it almost to June and I'm already looking forward to asparagus and strawberry season again!

Upcoming Bailey's Pickup Dates include: October 7th and 21st.
There is no Bailey's Pickup on: October 14.
In November and December our pickups will be on Mondays, every other week. The dates are: Monday November 7th, November 21st, December 5th, December 19th.
After the new year our pickups will be every three weeks or so on January 16th, February 13th, March 5th, April 2nd, April 23th, May 14th.

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

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Bailey's Local Foods ordering ends TONIGHT at 8:00 pm (Tuesday, September 27th)

This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 27th for pickup on Friday September 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.

Upcoming Bailey's Friday Pickup Dates include: October 7th, October 21
Monday Pickups start November 7th - full schedule out shortly!
No Bailey's Pickup on: October 14

From Rachael:

Don't forget  that this is the week to stock up on items from McKechnie, J&D Peters and Barrie's Asparagus.

I've just added mums from Edward and Selema Martin to the order form. I couldn't stop thinking of them this weekend. and called Selema first thing Monday morning They are big and beautiful! I can't wait to put a pair out on my porch!

You'll find the mums in the 'plants' section and the chocolate turkeys (and a new flavoured bar called Runaway Mint) in the 'other' section.... Important stuff - I know.

Cheers,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
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Bailey's Local Foods ordering open until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 27th

This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 27th for pickup on Friday September 30th.
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: 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. Dates will be announced shortly!

A Message from Rachael:

I hope you enjoyed this gorgeous weekend! The warm weather paired with the changing and falling leaves was exquisite! We spent a whole lot of time outside n the Mary Allen Studio Tour. Many neighbourhoods hold studio tours or art walks in the coming weeks and months. It's a great way to meet local artists and artisans and pick up gifts for the holiday season.

Throw a party - pick a theme!
This weekend we went to a Mexican themed party and oh, what amazing food! They made tortillas from scratch and everyone brought a dish to share including guacamole, salsa, refried beans, rice, and banana fritters. If you ever want to throw a Mexican themed party (or have a Mexican themed dinner) we have the tastiest tortillas, chips, tostadas and tacos around from McKechnie Foods in Aylmer. Their flour wraps are great for lunches too and the larger 10" size makes it easy to stuff your burrito REALLY full. If you like tamales they have some of the tastiest around. Just thaw and steam them!

Talking Turkey
Thanksgiving is in two weeks! No wonder the harvest foods are available in full force. If you're thinking turkey for dinner we have you covered! Kevin and Anne Snyder of Snyder Heritage Farms have some of the best birds around and we're so happy to offer their products year round, but mostly at Thanksgiving! These birds are frozen for freshness so if you need your thawed for early next weekend, buy it this week! The following is from Kevin:

Here's some info about Snyder Heritage Farms Turkeys and Chickens
We make our GMO-Free feed from our own grain. We blend our wheat and corn with soy and add essential vitamins and nutrients to the feed. We do not use anti-biotics in the feed and our birds are sold drug free. Feed is one of the most important parts of growing a Bird. Our Turkeys are raised in a well ventilated barn with ample room for the birds to move around in, stress free and well cared for. This year we also grew a few Orlopp Bronze, a heritage breed. All our birds are frozen for food safety and it's the best way to preserver quality. Snyder Heritage Farms turkeys are truly second to none.
Check out our web site for more info snyderheritagefarms.com

A different turkey...
Did you see the chocolate turkey sample from Anna Tolazzi at our checkout on Friday? It's the most lovely centrepiece you could ever want and a tasty dessert too! Made of over 800 g of chocolate it is absolutely gorgeous! I posted a photo (that doesn't do the bird justice) on our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/baileyslocalfoods and it will likely visit again next Friday. My four year old was downright upset that we didn't get to take the turkey home on Friday after he had been admiring it all afternoon.

Decorative corn and lovely squash
That same four year old was entirely in love with the decorative corn that Eva Weber sent us on Friday and picked his favourite bunches (about 8 of them) to carry around in a basket all afternoon. The colours are lovely and It's in bunches of 4 or 5 and tied with a bow. Right now the winter squash that are available are both lovely and tasty! You could put together an autumn table with a few squash varieties, some pressed or curling leaves, that lovely decorative corn and then when you're hungry, choose one of those squash for dinner right off the table. We have been enjoying mashed orange kabocha for dinner lately - it is very sweet and a treat with onions or apples in the mash.

Organic Apples from Apple Creek Farm
Mary picks lots of apples for us. They are carefully sorted and sent for you each week, but did you know that groups can go picking at the farm too? What a great place to bring children for a quick lesson in how to pick apples without damaging the trees. The farm in outside of Drayton and you'll have to call Mary a few days in advance to arrange your visit. If you'd like contact information for Apple Creek Farm please let us know!

Tuesday at the Library
After you get your order in early Tuesday evening you can head over to the Forest Heights branch of KPL to meet Lynn Ogryzlo, Author of The Ontario Table and hear how buying local food can revitalize rural communities and create a new prosperity in Ontario. More info at http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/events/local-food-the-24-billion-prospect/#event

A couple more items of interest:

• Order your crackers, chips and preserves from Barrie Bros,
  
• Get the best tortillas from McKechnie
  
• Locally made pasta (spelt and kamut too) from J&D Peters available this week
  
• Order some sparkling cider for Thanksgiving dinner!
  
• If you haven't tried them yet, we've been told that the pickled beets from Floralane really schmeck!

Enjoy this week,
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
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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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Bailey's Local Foods - Ordering is now open for Friday September 30th

Click http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering to log-in and order. Ordering closes at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 27th
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 30th between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Ordering will end on Tuesday, September 27th, 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

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Bailey's Local Foods ordering ends TONIGHT at 8:00 pm (Tuesday, September 20th)

This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 20th for pickup on Friday September 23rd.
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 30th and 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!

From Rachael:

Lately I've needed extra inspiration to write these emails and tonight I'm looking at the order form as I write. The organic Coronation Grapes look great, and I just added peanuts, PB and popping corn from Simcoe to the list (We should be getting more Canola oil too!) Andrew is in the order form too and I notice 6 baskets of the Sunstart and Polebake Tomatoes in our 'shopping basket'. I had to check that he intended this...

He's planning on making tomato soup, so it *was* intentional. Yesterday we made tomato soup. It wasn't intentional.

I was trying to tidy the kitchen (nothing is tidy with a 6 week old, 4 year old and 7 year old). In a box on the floor I found the bag of last week's tomatoes. They were in much better shape than you'd think after 10 days in a plastic bag, but they needed some trimming. I swore a little, then started to cut tomatoes. In our favourite round bottomed pot I turned on the heat, glugged some olive oil and sliced in a bit of the red onion that was left on the cutting board from the salad at lunch. Then in went the salvaged tomatoes. There were even two and a half tomatoes that were in pretty good shape and didn't need to go into the soup. Wonders never cease! By then, Laura was hungry, so I tossed in some salt, turned down the heat and ignored the soup in favour of nursing my baby on the couch. My 7 year old was not in the mood to pick herbs from the garden, so luckily Andrew took over and added basil and oregano. I'm not sure what else he added (turns out it was garlic, water, pepper, and definitely some spinach!), but when dinner came around it was a lovely sweet tomato soup that I enjoyed better than the turkey noodle soup that was planned for dinner! Perfect for the cold and rainy day! Now we'll just have to put the recreated tomato soup creation (with white beans too?) up in jars or find more freezer space...

What are you 'Putting up"?
Last year my motto for preserving was 'only one ingredient' and I promised myself I'd make salsa this year. This year we've frozen strawberries, blueberries and peaches (and the freezer is FULL) and canned white grape juice (there is still purple juice from last year). I'm not feeling hopeful that I'll get salsa canned, but if you have a recipe you'd like to share, I might just try it!

Luckily I have this great place to buy salsa... My favourite is the mild Asparagus Salsa from Barrie's Asparagus with the From These Roots Salsa coming in second - it's pretty spicy. Matt used to volunteer with us before he moved and he LOVED the Floralane salsa because of the pepper taste. Floralane even has a recipe on their website at http://abittaweb.com/www.floralane/recipes.htm but I'm not sure it's the same as the salsa they sell in jars. If you are preserving and finding quantities hard to manage when reading recipes check out this handy chart: http://www.pickyourown.org/info.htm.

Peach Slices! Sunshine in jars!
Speaking of putting up fruit. I can tell you that 12 boxes of PF24 peaches make 203 jars of peach slices. Naamon and Selema of Orchard Hill Produce processed the peaches for us last Monday and they are on the order form now! These are the sustainably farmed Palatine peaches in a light honey syrup - the honey is from Bauman Apiaries so these peaches in 750 mL jars are 100% local!! We also have peach slices from Country Flavour available in 1 L jars and by the case.

Last call for Niagara Fruit!
Unfortunately the peach slices in jars are the only peaches we'll still be able to sell to you until next year. The peaches have not held up so they will not be available on Friday. Sorry!

Big thanks to Eva and Rene for growing lovely fruit with more love and fewer sprays and thanks to Mary Jane and Jan who bring us this fruit from Niagara each week!

Here is the last note from MJ about the Palatine fruit for this year!
This will be our last fruit run to Niagara. It has been such an interesting year with the effects of the long spring reaching into the season reflecting in the cherries and apricots and some plums and pears. But once the heat hit and stayed the peaches were in their glory! And now the trees are showing signs of wanting to go to sleep for the winter and we will have to wait until they awaken for cherry season.
 
I would like to thank everyone for your wonderful participation. You are making a difference by supporting local farmers! We are a part of the sustainable farm. By doing our part in support, trees do not have to be ripped out and land lay fallow. Instead plans are being made to plant more fruit trees to sustain this direct market!
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For our final run we have VERITY PRUNE PLUMS, EMPRESS PLUMS,GREEN GAGE PLUMS, BLUE TABLE GRAPES and BOSC PEARS.

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!

The Green Gage plum is a medium-small plum, bright green in colour. It has a sweet-tart flavour to it and is very good for preserves and jams (several recipes on Google).

We have 2 varieties of blue table grapes available for Friday. One is a smaller round and seedless variety and the other is larger, oval and may have a small seed.

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!!

Don't forget  that this is the week to stock up on items from Green Table Foods, Oak Manor and Rounds Beans!

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

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Bailey's Local Foods ordering open until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 20th

This is a reminder that you should place your order before 8:00 pm Tuesday September 20th for pickup on Friday September 23rd.
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 30th and, 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:

Here is a quick rundown of what you should look for this week!

• Grains from Oak Manor available this week and then not until October 7th. Stock up on oats for porridge and granola or better yet bake bread to warm up the house!
• Rounds Dried Beans available again this week! (see below)
• I didn't get a chance to freeze celery for soup this year, so I'll be using celeriac - Paul has it available with tops now, but the roots should be available most of the winter.
• We had a limited amount of peaches in jars preserved this year. We used PF24 peaches from Palatine in a light honey syrup thanks to the bees at Bauman Apiaries. We hope you enjoy them all winter long!
• It's bulk tomato time! Great for making salsa, canning sauce or putting up stewed tomatoes to add to your chili this winter!
• Romaine and green crisp head lettuce is available now that the weather has cooled a bit
• Have you tried the biscotti from Circle of Life? I especially love them because they are gluten free, but even if you can eat gluten, I'd recommend them! White Chocolate Cashew, Lemon Poppyseed, Mocha Hazelnut and Orange Cranberry are the flavours available.
• It's zucchini season and Lena Horst has added Zucchini Bread to her offerings. Try it or any of her lovingly homemade baked goods!
• Brenda Knechtel has Matt's cherry tomatoes again! Tiny, super sweet and still on the vine!
• Bell peppers are about ready! Edward and Selema Martin have some chemical free ones available this week!
• This is the third week of Honeycrisp apples from Martin's Family Fruit Farm. You could eat one instead of dessert and still be happy!
• If you want fruit from Niagara, this is the last week to order! Peaches, grapes and plums available! They are on the order from now but I'll include more details on Monday's email!

Beans, Beans!
Of course they're good for your heart... but how do you choose from all those varieties? Our order last week wasn't delivered as Steve was out of town, but he'll bring us your order this week!
The dried beans, peas and barley we have available from Steve and Diane Rounds are so lovely and there is an amazing selection. The pinto beans are great for making refried beans, peas make a hearty soup and you can cook barley in stews and soups also. I found online guides to many of the varieties at http://www.foodsubs.com/Beans.html and https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information_center/all_about_beans_legumes.htm

Happy Saturday!
Doors Open Waterloo Region
If you read this email Saturday, consider checking out some amazing local buildings during Doors Open Waterloo Region. Most places are open for you to drop in from 10 am - 5 pm or so, but if you want to tour Air Boss (on Glasgow) or Perimeter Institute (Saturday and Sunday at two different locations) you need to book a time online. All the details are at http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/discoveringTheRegion/doorsopenwaterloo.asp and http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_13025_1.html.

Square2Square Sunday!
Take some time Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm to walk all over King Street on the final Car Free Sunday of 2011! They have a fancy setup for Bike Polo (I think) already up at the corner of King and Allen! http://square2square.ca/

New Hamburg Fall Fair
Want to head to the country? There is a fair this weekend in New Hamburg! I hear the demolition derby (Saturday night and Sunday afternoon) is a sight to see! http://www.newhamburgfallfair.ca/

Have a lovely day!
Maryrose and Rachael
Bailey's Local Foods
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