Last weekend, when I wrote about visiting my friend Jackie’s store in Fergus – Fraberts Fresh Foods – I talked about getting the first asparagus of the season. Now, it was yummy and I could go on and on, but I won’t.
While I was at Fraberts, I also managed to get my hands on [...]

That’s what we wanted to know about the picture below when a group of us from the Eastern Canada Farm Writers Association recently paid a visit to an onion farm in the Holland Marsh. To us, it seemed like a bin of perfectly good onions, just waiting for someone to bag, buy, cook and eat. [...]

There is a growing demand for Ontario rabbit meat, which means opportunity for Ontario farmers to fill a local food niche.
But there is very little research to help farmers improve and increase their production, according to a literature review commissioned by Ontario Rabbit. In fact, there are North America-wide gaps in meat rabbit research [...]

I’m a happy camper this morning – in spite of the cold temperatures, blowing winds and driving rain we’re experiencing in southern Ontario today.
The reason? I picked up my first batch of Ontario asparagus of the season today at one of my favourite local food haunts, Fraberts Fresh Food in Fergus.

It’s a healthy green vegetable that is growing in popularity with consumers. So much so that a niche market for Ontario-grown edamame could be one with potential for farmers.
Edamame is a succulent soybean that is a staple in some Asian diets. Although it is planted and grown like a regular soybean crop, edamame is [...]

This post is courtesy of fellow blogger and farm and food aficionado Tiffany Mayer. She writes in the Niagara Region – check out her blog, Eating Niagara or follow her on Twitter.
Len Troup has been doing something unusual this past week.
The Jordan Station tender fruit grower has been farming.
It’s a drastic change of pace [...]

As a lover of fresh, local berries, this following piece is music to my ears….
New research by the Ontario Berry Growers’ Association (OBGA) shows that a different on-farm storage method can extend the shelf life of strawberries and raspberries, allowing consumers to enjoy fresher fruit longer.