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Local wine & food spotlight at LCBO

March 29th, 2012

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday April 14th at the LCBO Roundhouse Store

Grown Right Here and Tourism WindsorEssex Pelee Island are hosting a ‘Discover Our Community’ Event.

This event is featuring 5 local wineries, Viewpointe, Sprucewood Shores, Mastronardi, Colio, Pelee Island. There will be wine samples and food pairing (food will be prepared by Viewpointe Winery’s Executive Chef David Courtney).

Local wineries will also be doing wine tastings at various LCBO locations from Windsor to London during the month of April (more details to follow soon).

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Local food advocates in the news

March 21st, 2012

Local food advocates are making great connections in our region. The Butcher of Kingsville will be a new vendor at the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market this summer.



The go-betweens

Operation puts local products onto local plates

http://www.windsorstar.com/life/food/betweens+Essex+County+products+local+plates/6334297/story.html

100-Mile Diet, Aleksander Estate Winery, Butcher of Kingsville, Kingsville

More meat recalls

March 20th, 2012

This is another scary release. There is a recall on meat processed at Establishment 761. While that name might not mean anything to you, they output products under bigger names like Irresistibles, Keg, PC, and Webers.

Check out the recall list and check your freezer!

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