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Simple Pickling: How to Pickle Vegetables

With so many fresh, delicious Ontario vegetables in season, there’s a simple way to extend summer’s bounty right into the fall. Give pickling a try. Pickled vegetables are a great way to add flavour to sandwiches, salads, and side dishes. They are great for snacking as well as adding to charcuterie boards. You’ll be sure to impress your guests with these simple tips on how to pickle vegetables.

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It’s Ontario Strawberry Season! Tips, Tricks and a Simple Strawberry Jam Recipe

Have you ever checked out the Foodland Ontario website? We highly recommend it for information and availability charts on all of your seasonal favourites. We have grabbed some great information from their site to help provide some great information on everyone’s July favourite – Ontario Strawberries!

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How to Eat Healthy with Food Prices Rising in 2016

Many news reports are out indicating a rise in inflation trends for food prices in 2016 in the 4-5% range. A lot of customers are asking us what is going on and how they can still eat healthy on a budget in 2016.

The solution: We need to re-consider how we buy our fresh food!

Try our simple tip to help you save money on fresh food in 2016.

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Growing a Garden on a Budget: How to Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors

Although it feels like we are in the depths of winter’s fury, the first day of spring is less than two weeks away, on March 20th the Spring Equinox. This means that it’s time to start thinking about your backyard garden, especially if you want to start your plants from seed. Starting seeds indoors is an economical for those on a budget and a highly satisfying way to give your backyard garden a boost. I have always found that the plants I grow from seed are stronger, healthier and more productive. Here is what you will need to start your own vegetable seeds indoors.

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