Get yourself in a CSA and love thy rutabaga
Joining CSA or community supported agriculture is a great way to eat local food and support a local farmer. Here's a list Niagara farms offering CSAs.
On The Farm Stories
There are some incredible people growing our food. Here's where to find their stories.
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Why Ontario Greenhouse Cucumbers are Golden + Spicy Cucumber & Glass Noodle Salad
This fresh cucumber salad channels Asian influences with a spicy rice vinegar dressing, lots of tender cilantro leaves, crispy tofu and chewy glass noodles.
From Tree to Tartines — Peach Tartines Three Ways
Peach Tartines Three Ways are offer a sweet, savoury and hot way to enjoy the fuzzy fruit the way it was meant to be eaten — simply.
The Wonders of White Asparagus
White asparagus is a unique spring vegetable popular in Europe but it's catching on in Ontario thanks to one Norfolk County farmer.
The Hands that Feed Us: Thanking a Farm Worker
The Hands that Feed Us is a series of stories about seasonal agricultural workers who work on fruit farms, in vineyards and greenhouses in Niagara Region.
The Hands That Feed Us: Shamar Dawkins
Shamar Dawkins is a seasonal agricultural worker from Jamaica. He comes to Niagara for seven months a year to work in a local fruit orchard.
The Hands that Feed Us: Kashima Woodham
Kashima Woodham is a seasonal agriciultural worker from Montego Bay, Jamaica. She comes to Niagara each summer to work on a local fruit farm.
The Hands that Feed Us: Peter Norville
Peter Norville is a seasonal agricultural worker from St. Lucy, Barbados, who comes to Niagara each summer to work in a fruit orchard.
The Hands that Feed Us: Eric Regis
Eric Regis is a season agricultural worker from Grenada. He has been coming to Niagara for 28 years to work on a fruit farm.
The Hands that Feed Us: Devon Augustine
Devon Augustine is a seasonal agricultural worker form Grenada. He works on a Beamsville fruit farm for six months of the year.
