Seasonal Ontario Food

Looking for recipes for the foods in season in Ontario? This is the place! I aim to hit 80% local produce in my recipes. Find also notes about my experiences as an organic vegetable and fruit gardener and breeder, and visits to growers, processors and vendors of all kinds of good foods of Ontario.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Red Winged Blackbirds, Vultures

Back on this date. I only heard one blackbird; our local flock continues very diminished. However, I saw a single vulture soaring over the ...

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Review of Breeding Projects in 2024

Well so much for my plan to post regularly about our breeding projects here. However, while I still have some memory of the last season, I...

Saturday, 30 March 2024

Red Winged Blackbirds

Finally, finally heard the first one of the season today. They are late! Usually here a few days before the equinox, so at least 2 weeks la...

Saturday, 3 February 2024

Cauliflower Seed Production & Breeding Attempt 2024

I see I didn't post much last year; this year I intend to keep our records of various breeding projects here, and since I intend for us ...

Sunday, 18 June 2023

Notes on Spring 2023 Garden, Mostly Breeding Projects

I took these photos almost 2 weeks ago and they already look so completely out of date. These zucchini are at least twice as large now, an...

Friday, 2 September 2022

Four Fine Blueberries for the Home Garden

Our blueberry harvest is slowing down; but we have been picking berries ever since the beginning of June. This year we have finally had a ve...

Monday, 15 August 2022

Early (Sorta) August Garden Update

It seems I lose a week every month in reviewing the garden. Oh well. It is definitely moving along, losing that mid-summer lushness and ...

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Early July Garden Update

I said I would likely keep doing some garden posts, and so I am. I like to go back and see how things change. This year's big change is ...

Friday, 10 June 2022

Fifteen Years

Well. Here it is, the 10th of June. I've been thinking about this date for the last couple of months. It's the 15th anniversary of t...

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Strawberry Trifle with Sponge Cake Fingers

The first of the strawberries have been picked! They seem a little early to me, but in spite of some persistent cool weather there have also...

Monday, 6 June 2022

Turkish Stewed Peas

Well, I'm going to confess; I made this in the winter with frozen peas and saved it for now. In a funny sort of way there are lots of th...

Friday, 3 June 2022

End of May (Cough, Cough) Garden Post

Hello! It's time, more or less, for an end-of-the month look at how things have gone in the garden this May. I spent the winter wat...

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Ferdzy: I've been cooking local food for over 30 years. Now I'm retired to the country and I'm going to try my hand at growing it too. Maybe raise chickens? Stay tuned...

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