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Menu from the Green-Up AGM today

Catered the Peterborough Green-Up Annual General Meeting today.  Feeding a local environmental organization, it was fun to put on a spread that showed off local goods.

It was a lovely afternoon, and I think most people walked away well fed.

The menu:

Appetizers:

Red Fife/Winter Vegetable Samosas

Featuring:
Organic Red Fife Wheat from Merrylynd Farm, Lakefield
Organic All Purpose Flour from Merrylynd Farm, Lakefield
Butter from Kawartha Dairy
Potatoes, Onions and Carrots from Bailey’s Farms and Greenhouses, Colborne
Garlic from The Gaelic Garlic, Peterborough
Corn from McLean’s Berry Farm, Buckhorn
Cauliflower grown by Farm to Table
and Thai Dragon Chilis grown by Farm to Table

Goat Souvlaki w/Herbed Yogurt
On Red Fife Mini-Pitas

Featuring:
Leg of Goat from Crosswind Farm, Keene
Lamb from Lane’s End Farm, Reaboro
Dried Herbs from Porcupine Creek Farm, Marmora
Yogurt made from Kawartha Dairy milk by Farm To Table
Organic Red Fife Wheat from Merrylynd Farm, Lakefield
Organic All Purpose Flour from Merrylynd Farm, Lakefield

Desserts:

Apple Butter Bars

Featuring:
Apples from Bailey’s Farms and Greenhouses, Colborne
Oats from Merrylynd Farms, Lakefield
Organic Red Fife Wheat from Merrylynd Farms, Lakefield
Butter from Kawartha Dairy

Krista’s Secret Ginger Snaps

Featuring:
Organic Red Fife Wheat from Merrylynd Farms, Lakefield
Organic All Purpose Flour from Merrylynd Farms, Lakefield
Butter from Kawartha Dairy

Fresh Apples with Maple Yogurt

Featuring:

Apples from Bailey’s Farms and Greenhouses, Colborne
Yogurt made from Kawartha Dairy milk by Farm to Table

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seedy sunday power point

Tomorrow, Krista and I are appearing at Seedy Sunday.

Here are the PowerPoint notes for our workshop.

Seedy Sunday PowerPoint Presentation

“Farm to Table’s Donald Fraser & Krista Campbell Fraser will take you through a year in the kitchen of a Peterborough “locavore.” Take a month-by-month seasonal trip through the Peterborough area and learn how to create versatile year-round menus using local ingredients and produce from your own urban garden. Explore the benefits of making your own breads, cereals, and yogurt. Learn to supplement your winter menus by canning, freezing, and drying foods during the harvest.”

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nutella lawsuit — another reason to eat locally

i mean, it's got to be healthy. just look at it.
this just in: the folks at nutella are facing a class action suit. a mother of a 4-year old in california is taking issue with advertizements that claim that nutella is “nutritious” and part of a “healthy breakfast.”

of course, the first two ingredients are sugar and vegetable oils. this should give people reason to doubt the “healthy” aspect of the spread.

perhaps she forgot to read the label.

for more information on nutella, and why it might not fir into your diet, please hit the mighty wikipedia.

just another reason to eat locally.

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another reason to eat locally: honey laundering

farm to table reader and friend, natalie swift, writes:

“donald, did you hear about the honey trade? it’s my most recent reason to eat local honey.”

she also passed on the following link to a globe and mail article on the global honey market and how it affects the honey we buy in canada:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/honey-laundering-the-sour-side-of-natures-golden-sweetener/article1859410/page1/

thanks for the link, natalie! that’s, uh…  sweet.

buying honey from your local farmer’s market is always a good place to start.  chances are you’ll be talking to the beekeeper when you make your purchase.  you are always free to ask questions, and producers are usually very proud to answer them.

farm gate sales are also a good option.  hit the googlesphere for farm gate sales near you.

in the peterborough area, you can find a number of options through www.kawarthachoice.com

and i gotta tell you, there’s nothing like a local honey buzz.