As reported in the Windsor Star recently, The Thibert Farm is now taking internet and phone orders and bringing its farm fresh goodness to your front door.
This post is just a reminder that the next delivery is this Saturday, February 20. To order by internet, download and complete February Order Form-1 and email back to Richard. Or telephone the Thibert Farm at 519-682-0204.
This winter Richard has introduced Irish Oatmeal Bread and “Inspiration Loaf” (with raisins and many nuts and seeds) to his line of bakery and meat products.
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It seems to be that even though there are suggestion on what local should be (with books like ‘The 100-Mile Diet setting the standard), everyone’s interpretation of what “local” really is can be different.
Here’s an interesting article from ‘Wine & Spirit’ that gives some information on what “local” means to those in the hospitality industry.
I have to keep an eye on these trends… not just for my blog, but as a new employee of Sanson Estate Winery it is important for me to know the food and the wine side of things now. Now that I am done my training you can come visit me on Tuesdays at the winery from 11-5 and I can tell you what local meat and produce is in that week and help you pick out a bottle of wine to go with it.
I am very happy to work in an industry that allows me to combine my hobby with my job. Yay, me! For my blog that means that I will try to post weekly updates of what the winery has in stock as we have yet to get them blogging.
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The concept of eating local is not a new one, but the idea of making it a large-scale thing is. North America somehow forgot to look after itself and began to rely on others (imports, large chain retailers, etc.) took take care of its needs.
The good thing about locavore buzz is that you can find lots of information online to help you out. About.com now even has an entire section devoted to local foods.
One of About’s articles gave advice for visiting a market and I’ve edited it a bit as I agreed with some info and took out other points. So here’s mine:
- Plan Your Meals – This is a basic for market or grocery store. If you plan your meals ahead and take the ingredient list with you, you’re more likely to stick to the list (and your budget).
- Go Early – Some vendors might not have enough of the items you are looking for to last through the entire day, especially on busy days like Saturday. Get there early and get your pick of local foods.
- Bring Your Own Bags – Instead of asking for a bag from every vendor, consider bringing your own reusable shopping bags to carry everything in. Save your egg and bread purchases until the very end and place these on top. If you plan on shopping a lot, you might want to consider brining a shopping trolley / cart. Since our market is relatively small, I buy all the heavy things first, drop them off to the car and go back in for the lighter items.
- Get Cash/Change – There’s an ATM at the entrance to the market but I don’t know if any of the vendors accept debit cards. Grab your change jar and spend its contents at the market! With many items that are a few dollars or less (last year I got a Kingsville cauliflower the size of my head for $1!), you can easily get rid or your spare coins. Plus the vendors will appreciate the exact change!
If you think of other pointers, add them to the comments!
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When reading online articles, sometimes the comments left after a story are more entertaining than the story itself. I always spend time scanning reader input to see what is out there and I love that we have the capability to share and voice our opinions about what we read.
After finishing a news story about the recent tomato woes I was noticing many comments from readers that encouraged local eating to avoid these problems; I laughed when I read this follow up comment:
“The 100 miles diet is just silly, and I bet the people trying to stick to it are simply miserable.”
Miserable? Wait until you read our menu from last night’s dinner…it’s downright depressing! 
- Asparagus Soup
- organic asparagus (Chatham), yogurt from Western Creamery (Brampton)
- Pizza Pitas (pressed on the George Foreman Grill)
- bread from Royal Pita (Windsor), mozzarella and Salami from Galati (Windsor), pureed tomatoes from Red Zoo (Leamington)
The 100-mile Diet is a recommendation and of course it’s relative to where you are located; obviously eating local will be difficult for someone who doesn’t live in any proximity to farmlands or food producers.
But, I live in Essex County, so being a locavore is possible. I’m still trying to source ingredients, so some of our foods are from the Toronto area (230 miles, 370 km) but we’re working on it.
And don’t worry about the winter, we’ve got plans for that!
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