Want good food? Support your local farmer?
When you're in the produce aisle in your local grocery store, have you ever looked at where the food is coming from? Ever notice the minimal presence of Canadian/Ontario produce? Think about what it takes to get that produce here fresh: chemical sprays, artificial fertilizers, and the product is usually picked under-ripe so it ripens (really partially rots) by the time it hits the store. Or, look at the ingredients list on that chicken breast you're buying (who would have thought there'd be more than chicken in a chicken)?
The solution? Buy local! Most of our local farmers are quite happy to sell their product direct to the customer (when allowed; milk is not), and usually at a very competitive price to what is in the store. They can do this because they often only make on average of $0.15/lb on the market while you pay $2.50+ in a store for the same cut. Also, you know (or can find out) how that food was produced, and get it the freshest possible, without any additives.
Since this is my blog, I will be a shameless self promoter here:
I can supply you with beef! This beef is grown on our own farm, and prepared at a local butcher (a Mennonite if that matters). Our cattle a pasture fed and free range all year on our 150 acre beef farm, not a 1 acre feed lot with hundreds of cattle packed in! These cattle roam the fields at their leisure; the way our farm has been operating for over 60 years.
The beef is $2/lb, in 25lb or 50lb lots. A "lot" of beef is usually made up of half ground beef, and half mixed cuts of roasts and steaks. Because of the butcher we use, the beef is quite lean, minimal fats. A side or whole animal is available by special request, quoted on a per job basis and cut to your specifications. Free delivery available in the vicinity of the Hamilton to Durham (the town, not the region) corridor, or by pickup at a mutually convenient location.
Also available: Honey from our on site Apiary (that's a fancy word for a bee keeper place). Pure Ontario honey, available solid or liquid. $5 for a 500ml jar, or $8 for 1 litre.
Occasionally available (seasonal): free range chicken (whole, for roasting). Other specialty items may be available upon request (pork, homemade jams and preserves). If you are interested in the specialty items, let me know and I can check out availability and quantities.
If you are interested in any of these items, let me know, (kn1400@hotmail.com).
The solution? Buy local! Most of our local farmers are quite happy to sell their product direct to the customer (when allowed; milk is not), and usually at a very competitive price to what is in the store. They can do this because they often only make on average of $0.15/lb on the market while you pay $2.50+ in a store for the same cut. Also, you know (or can find out) how that food was produced, and get it the freshest possible, without any additives.
Since this is my blog, I will be a shameless self promoter here:
I can supply you with beef! This beef is grown on our own farm, and prepared at a local butcher (a Mennonite if that matters). Our cattle a pasture fed and free range all year on our 150 acre beef farm, not a 1 acre feed lot with hundreds of cattle packed in! These cattle roam the fields at their leisure; the way our farm has been operating for over 60 years.
The beef is $2/lb, in 25lb or 50lb lots. A "lot" of beef is usually made up of half ground beef, and half mixed cuts of roasts and steaks. Because of the butcher we use, the beef is quite lean, minimal fats. A side or whole animal is available by special request, quoted on a per job basis and cut to your specifications. Free delivery available in the vicinity of the Hamilton to Durham (the town, not the region) corridor, or by pickup at a mutually convenient location.
Also available: Honey from our on site Apiary (that's a fancy word for a bee keeper place). Pure Ontario honey, available solid or liquid. $5 for a 500ml jar, or $8 for 1 litre.
Occasionally available (seasonal): free range chicken (whole, for roasting). Other specialty items may be available upon request (pork, homemade jams and preserves). If you are interested in the specialty items, let me know and I can check out availability and quantities.
If you are interested in any of these items, let me know, (kn1400@hotmail.com).
posted by peccles at 11:31 AM
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peccles, you're great!
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