Located in Bruce Grey County, just outside the tiny hamlet of Ayton, Ontario you can find one of the oldest organic farms in Canada, Filsinger’s Organic Foods. Founded by Alvin Filsinger in 1953, this farm has stayed true to its roots over the years and has become world renown; Filsinger himself was honoured with the Lifetime Organic Hero Award in 2004 by the Canada Organic Grower’s Association, and his methodologies are studied at McGill University, The Australia Soil and Health Association as well as academic institutions around the world. Continue »
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Our Proud Producers — Filsinger’s Organic Foods
A Hearty Winter Meal
The January winds are howling, the mercury is huddled under the zero degree mark and the last of the turkey leftovers have been souped, sandwiched and a la kinged. It is time to bring out our favorite cooking vessel for a pottage of beans, the Dutch oven. Put the oven on, maybe for most of the day, warm up the kitchen and make a big batch of molasses baked beans with Maritime molasses and oatmeal bread. Continue »
Top Four Holiday Cookies
The winter holidays are upon us, and for many, nothing says the holidays like a batch of home-made cookies. Most of us have a favorite, depending on our memories of years past, and we trot out our favorite recipes year in and year out, passing our favorites down to the next generations. Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hannukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus, this is your time to get your bake-on. Here we have a look at four of our favorite holiday treats. Continue »
Pour Me A Noggin!
Eggnog is associated with Christmas the way pumpkin pie is inextricably linked to Thanksgiving. You know the holidays are right around the corner when you see cartons of this sweet grog standing up rank and file alongside the milk and butter at supermarkets and corner stores, shimmering in deep glass punchbowls next to the buche noel at office parties. Continue »
Chestnut Season Is In Full Swing
November is soon to end and December will be upon us. How time flies. It seems like only yesterday we were talking about planting daffodils and carving Jack-o-Lanterns and already Santa is peeking his bushy beard around the corner and sniffing the air for the scent that always signals the holidays are on their way. Roasted chestnuts may always be associated with Christmas, we have Mel Torme and Nat King Cole to thank for that, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed all winter. Continue »
