Taste Of Timmins
September
Newsletter
2011
Variety is the spice of life!!!
A season ends and another begins... What a glorious summer and bountiful season! But summer is now over as you can tell by the frosty nights and chilly days. However, that doesn’t mean local food comes to an end! We begin the transition to eating root crops such as potatoes, squashes and storing up on onions and more! Hopefully you have preserved much of the summer harvest to enjoy in the cold days of winter by storing the season’s abundance in jars and in the freezer. But local bounty doesn’t stop in the fall or winter. You can still eat meat, eggs, honey and much more all season long. Keep an eye on the Taste Of Timmins website for updates on how to access local food year round... Still more markets!!! There are still 3 more weeks of farmers markets and we’ve made an easy list of dates for you to follow. Take advantage of the many opportunities still left to stock up on all the variety the Timmins area and region have to offer!
Noteworthy Events:
H arvest Moon Local Food &Community Potluck Saturday, September 17, 2011
Come celebrate & connect with fellow gardeners, community members and local food lovers!
Bring & share a dish that features local/seasonal ingredients. Doors open to meet/mingle 4:30pm Supper served at 5:30pm Centennial Hall, 782 Park Avenue, Timmins (Next door to Mountjoy Arena)
Admission is by donation or contribution to our “homegrown� silent auction. Proceeds to go to the Porcupine United Way
For more information email: harvestmoon@antihungercoalition.com *Please bring your own plates & cutlery
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Market Information:
Open another 2 weeks is the Urban Park Farmers’ Market THURSDAY, SEPT. 22nd & 29th: 11am-3pm www.urbanparkmarket.com
Open another 4 weeks is the Mountjoy Farmers’ Market SATURDAY, SEPT. 17th, 24th & OCT. 1st and 8th: 8am-12pm www.sites.google.com/site/mountjoyfarmersmarket
Open another 3 weeks is the Naturally Pure Farm-Gate Market TUESDAY, SEPT. 20th, 27th & OCT. 4th: 3pm-6pm www.naturallypurefarm.com
Farmers’ News: On Thursday, September 29th bring the kids to the Dream Acres Alpaca Farm vendor stand at the Urban Park Farmers’ Market to visit the alpacas as they make their final market season debut! And keep toasty all winter long in their amazingly warm gear! For more information about Dream Acres, visit their recently launched website: www.dreamacres.ca
Grass Fed beef from Mattagami Heights Farm will be available in packaged cuts at the Urban Park Farmers’ Market on September 22nd & the Mountjoy Farmers’ Market on September 24th! Plus you can sign up for half or quarter orders to stock up for the winter too!
Looking for fresh, delicious, local garlic? What about yummy chutneys and pickled treats! You can find that and much much more at B&G’s Goats & Bees vendor stand at the Urban Park Farmers’ Market on September 22nd and 29th; your last two opportunities before the winter. Stop by and stock up!
Interested in getting local produce throughout the winter? Hawk Feather Farm is getting ready to take winter shares in October once the markets are done. You can sign up for a share of carrots, potatoes, onions and more! Extend the season of local food in your home and make it organic! Contact them for more info: hawkfeatherfarm@ntl.sympatico.ca
Can’t get enough of that liquid gold? Naturally Pure Farm will be harvesting their clover honey for October. Stay tuned to their website for dates of when it will be available or sign up on their ‘honey & eggs list’ to be the first to be notified. Learn more at: www.naturallypurefarm.com
Eggs are one of nature’s perfect foods and even more perfect when they are local and pasture raised! Mother Cluckers Farm expanded their layers flock this summer and will continue supplying you farm fresh eggs all winter long. Plus now you can sign up for their summer chicken shares (in case you didn’t get in on it this summer). Contact them for more info: mothercluckers@gmail.com