Farm Fresh Thinking: Bringing the Best from Field to Table

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Farm fresh thinking promotes locally grown produce, supporting sustainable agriculture and reducing the distance from farm to table. It prioritizes quality, taste, and nutrition, benefiting both local farmers and consumers who enjoy peak freshness.

Red Onion Mini Galettes with Whipped Goat Cheese

Seven Galettes with arranged on a round white serving dish.

These petite pastries feature red onions slowly caramelized and kissed with red wine vinegar enveloped in a parmesan black pepper pastry. The tiny tarts are finished with dollops of goat cheese whipped with a hint of honey and garnished with fresh chives for a refreshing herbal note. Piled high on a platter, these Red Onion Mini Galettes are the perfect way to kick off any al fresco meal.

Carrot Casserole

A glass casserole dish of Carrot Casserole. A wooden spoon holds a scoop of the casserole closer to the camera.

This Creative Carrot and Onion Casserole is a perfect side dish to serve for dinners and holiday meals. It’s both unique and delicious.

Quick Pickled Red Onions

Quick Pickled Red Onion

This bright, jewel-toned condiment offers a zesty tang to countless dishes (sandwiches, tacos, pizzas) not to mention a lovely splash of colour as well. Taking about 10 minutes to assemble, these last for weeks in the refrigerator.

Caramelized Onion Halves

Caramelized Onion Halves

Caramelized onions are good as a side dish to serve alongside roast chicken or beef, but also make a delicious addition to sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, etc.

Why we “harvest” onions twice

Onions, curing in the sun out in the field.

Did you know that we harvest our onions from the ground, and then need to leave them to cure in the sun before we go back to collect them? That’s why at times in the fall when you drive on the streets around our fields you can smell onions. It isn’t dinner cooking (yet!), it’s […]

Raw Beet Salad

Beet Arugula Salad

Thank goodness beets have finally started to gain the popularity they so deserve! Long gone are the days when beets were only served after being boiled, or pickled. Today, every good restaurant features their own version of a beet salad, often with goat’s cheese. We know that beets are one of the easiest veggies to […]

Tangy Coleslaw Recipe

Pulled Chicken sandwich with coleslaw

This home-made coleslaw is the perfect side for a BBQ or to top a pulled pork or pulled chicken sandwich. Keep some in the fridge to enjoy through the week or serve in one large bowl at a party! The measurements are approximate because the ratios in the salad will taste great, even with some […]