http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:23:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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! http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=35 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 ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=33 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! [WINDOWSMEDIA mms://a1836.v181533.c18153.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1836/18153/v0001/ondemandwm.chumtv.com/conventional/national/a-channel/2008/04/apr2208-jennifer.wmv 320 257] http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=32 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 ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=31 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   Š http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=29 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 ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=23 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. ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=16 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 ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=14 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 ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=12 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, ... http://www.ottawaorganics.com/blog/?p=10