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Living Loving Local
August 30, 2018
Living Loving Local for September Part 2: Zucchini!
Summer squash, aka zucchini, is every home gardeners dream and then nightmare all at once. In the beginning of the season they long for the large…
August 30, 2018
Living Loving Local for September: Corn!
Native to the Americas. It outstrips both rice and wheat in terms of global production. In Canada, it is our third most valuable crop after canola…
August 1, 2018
Living Loving Local for August: Blueberries!
We Canadians love our blueberries. We enjoy them fresh with cream or milk on cereal, ice cream, in pancakes, muffins, scones, cobblers, pies,…
July 3, 2018
Living Loving Local for July: Cherries!
Fresh, frozen, as jam, in pie, red, white or purple we Canadians love cherries. Cherries are a delicious source of vitamins A, B, and C, folic…
June 27, 2018
Dining With Verve Photo Gallery
June 1, 2018
Living Loving Local for June: Strawberries!
Pretty much everyone loves strawberries. This versatile “fruit” can be used in sweet and savoury cooking and of course is delicious…
April 27, 2018
Living Loving Local for May: Asparagus!
Asparagus is like the tulip of spring vegetables. It is one of the first green edibles to be commercially harvested in our northern climate. …
April 13, 2018
Living Loving Local at Verve Photo Gallery
April 12, 2018
Living Loving Local for April: Eggcellent Eggs
Eggs are an excellent source of protein, fat and essential nutrients. We Canadians each eat about 19 dozen eggs per year! That’s a lot of “eggcellent”…
March 12, 2018
Living Loving Local for March: Why We Celebrate Maple
Canada is synonymous with Maple – just look at our national flag! Often referred to as the first agricultural crop of the year here in Canada,…