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Here’s a peak at some of what will be in our baskets next week! Purple potatoes, white fingerlings, and an assortment of small squashes!

We added some amazing organic blueberry jams, spreads, and syrups from Delices du Lac-Saint-Jean this week. The jams are packed with tons tin wild blueberries and packed with blueberry flavour. These products are made by hand in small batches by the husband and wife team of Monique et Maurice Sénéchal. We found this CBC presentation (en Francais) that shows how they prepare their jams.

The blueberry jams and products we carry from Delices du Lac-Saint-Jean are certified organic by Quebec VRAI.

A-Channel News (CTV) stopped by for a visit to interview us and one of our families as part of their Eco-Expo special programming for Earth Day.

Wath for the close-up on those giant beefsteak tomatoes from British Columbia!

Watch the video!

This Week’s Basket’s vegetables include green beans, brocolli, red spinach, red buttercrunch lettuce as well as locally grown turnips, celeriac, white potatoes, yellow onions, and squash. Fruits we’re planning to include are golden delicious apples from Ontario, Valencia oranges, mangoes, and raspberries. Visit our website for the complete list.

Delivery Zone Update and Expansion
If your address has a K1V postal code, we’ll be delivering to you on Friday mornings now. We will soon be adding a Saturday delivery run - if you would like your neighbourhood added, let me know.

Credit Card Payments
We now accept payment by credit card. For your convenience, we accept MasterCard or VISA. Visit our credit card payment page for instructions on using this method (please don’t send it by e-mail).

Pick Up Perks
For our customers who brave the icy elements and pick up their orders on Thursday this week, you can sample an extraordinary Art-Is-In cookie with our compliments. Just let us know you’re coming, so we have enough!

To receive delivery this week or change your standing order, please order by Tuesday, November 20th at 5pm. Not in our delivery area? You can pick-up on Thursday afternoon or Saturday morning in Centretown!

Here are some pictures we snapped last week at Sweet Meadow Farm in Balderson (click on the images to make ‘em bigger)

Welcome to Sweet Meadow Farm

Snow peas waiting to be picked

“Bright Lights” swiss chard - in your box soon

Early tomatoes ripening up in the greenhouse

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This week we’ve included gorgeous large bright pink radishes from Ferme la Rosée in our fruit and vegetable boxes.

Instead of slicing them up and tossing them in a salad, we tried heating them up in a curry last week. If you’re feeling adventurous and the hot weather relents, give it a try! 

This recipe is close to what we whipped together. To offset the tangy-ness of the radish, sweeten the curry up a little by dicing a couple of the vine tomatoes in your box, toss them in and let them cook down.

We are open for business!

Our website is up and running where you can place your order for…

• boxes of organic fruits and vegetables,
• fresh organic artisan bread made by local bakers,
• fresh roasted organic, fair trade coffee,
• and more…

Our inaugural delivery run will be next week. Ordering deadline is Tuesday, June 5th at 1pm. Visit our website to read…

• where and when we deliver,
• what’s inside next weeks boxes, and
• answers to frequently asked questions.

We look forward to delivering to you soon!

We will be at the Thinking Green Energy & Transportation Show this weekend at Lansdowne Park.

We’ll be around in the morning on Saturday and Sunday to answer questions about Ottawa Organics and Natural Foods delivery service. We’ll be sharing a booth with our friends from EnviroCurb. I hope you’ll be able to stop by and say hello.

Thanks to everyone who has responded and expressed interest in Ottawa Organics & Natural Foods. We made lots of progress this week, including moving into our little warehouse in Centretown.

We’re looking forward to becoming a hub of organic and locally produced food. We’re hoping to be ready to start accepting orders for our organic vegetable and fruit boxes, locally baked bread, organic milk and dairy, and more in May.

Is there something on your wishlist that you think we should carry? Or do you know is a grower or producer that we should talk to? Let us know by leaving a comment or sending an email!

If you want to be part of our inaugural delivery run, give us a call or drop us an email. (Prefer to pick-up? You can do that, too!). If you would like to receive weekly email updates from Ottawa Organics, subscribe to our email list.

Along with the seeds that are starting to sprout in the Ottawa Valley, so is Ottawa Organics and Natural Foods!

We’ve been germinating all winter, and we’ll soon be ready to launch our organic grocery home delivery service to Ottawa neighbourhoods.

You can expect organic fruits and veggies from local farms, same-day baked bread from local Ottawa artisan bakers, organic milk and eggs, and much more - all delivered to your door.

Keep visiting our blog for updates as we get ready to open our doors. If you would like to receive an email with more information, subscribe to our mailing list (you can unsubscribe anytime).