Showing posts with label veg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veg. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2009

What local foods are available in Metro Vancouver for September?

Vegetables: Artichokes, beans (fresh & dried), beets, broccoli, cabbage (green, savoy & red), carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard (swiss), corn, cucumbers, fennel (bulb), garlic (dried & fresh), kale, leeks, lettuce, mustard greens, onions (red & yellow), parsnips, peppers, pumpkins, potatoes (red, russet, yellow, white), radishes, rutabagas, salad greens, shallots, spinach, squash (winter), tomatoes, turnips (white), zuchinni
Fruit: Apples, crab apples, cranberries, grapes, melons, pears, plums, prunes, strawberries
Meat & Dairy: Dairy Products, eggs, beef, buffalo, chicken, duck, goat, lamb,ostrich, pork, rabbit, turkey
Seafood: Clams, cod (Pacific), crab, Dungeness crab, flounder/sole (Pacific), halibut (Pacific), mussles, oysters (Pacific), prawns (jumbo), sablefish (black cod), salmon (Chinook/King/Spring/Pink/Chum/Coho), sardines (Pacific), scallops, shrimp (side stripe, west coast), Spring dogfish, Tuna (Albacore)
Herbs: Basil, bay leaves, chervil, chives, cilantro, dill leaf, dill seed, epazote, fennel leaf, fennel seed, garlic chives, lemon grass, lemon verbena, sweet marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, savory (summer & winter), shiso, sorrel, tarragon, thyme
Etc: Grains, honey, Mushrooms, Nuts

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Eat Local


Want to know what's in season for Local Eats? Check out this Link 'Get Local'.
Can't wait for all the Okanagon Fruits!!!!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Farmer's Markets!!!


Bokeh n' Berries, originally uploaded by Jordan Chark.

Looks like it's that time of year. Canadian produce is back in full swing and we get to enjoy the literal fruits of the season. Here is a schedule of Local eats. Nothing makes me happier then buying food directly from the growers.