Celebrate Canada Food Day!
Fraberts Fresh Food for Thought – August 2010
So much great local food to celebrate with!
– Sweet corn from Van Tols
– peaches, apricots, plums from Niagara
– everbearing strawberries from Floralane Produce in Elmira
– blueberries from Simcoe
– wild blueberries from Sudbury
– field tomatoes from Leamington
– new potatoes
– local veggies
– and soooo much more!
Fraberts is Hiring!
Kate is returning to school, so Fraberts is looking for an energetic, outgoing, dependable and hard working fresh food enthusiast to become part of the Fraberts family! Go to www.frabertsfreshfood.com for more information and to download the “Employment Eligibility Questionnaire” (look under “recent posts”).
Canada Food Day – Saturday, July 31
Celebrate local food this weekend and get it all at Fraberts! Join in the celebration at the Elora Farmers Market this Saturday, July 31 from 9am till 1pm with lots of great free food samples (visit www.elorafarmersmarket.ca for more information). For more information about Canada Food Day, visit www www.foodday.ca.
Fergus Scottish Festival
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 275 and Fergus Scottish Festival are presenting A Community Parade of Pipes, Plaid & Pageantry on Thursday, August 12th through downtown Fergus. Fraberts will be there barbecuing local sausage and Wally burgers and cooking local corn on the cob for you to enjoy. When the sun goes down, join us at the Fergus Marketplace on the River for a movie night (“How to Train Your Dragon”) in our parking lot presented by Cherry Hill Entertainment.
Lots going on all weekend – visit www.fergusscottishfestival.com for all the info you need to celebrate your inner Scot!
Farm to Fork – Sunday, August 29
Chef Derek will be there partnering with local farmers Rob and Karen Unsworth of Hav A Heart Beef to create something yummy. Visit www.optimistclubofpuslinch.com for more information.