by Jackie Fraser | Jul 17, 2024 | Updates!
It’s blueberry season in Ontario and we are please to offer both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush) blueberries at Fraberts. Wild blueberries are harvested from forests or farms in northern Ontario, Quebec, or the Maritimes. They are much smaller in size and...
by Jackie Fraser | Jul 10, 2024 | Updates!
It’s true…let’s celebrate the “day neutral” strawberry! While “June bearing” strawberry plants flower according to day length, day neutral plants continue to flower and produce fruit as long as it’s warm enough – from late May until frost in Ontario. Instead of three...
by Jackie Fraser | Jul 3, 2024 | Updates!
Garlic scapes are weird squirrelly green stalks that grow from the garlic bulb at this time of year. The stalk often includes a bud, which would flower if left on the bulb. Scapes are usually removed and discarded by farmers to allow the garlic plant to channel its...
by Jackie Fraser | Jun 26, 2024 | Updates!
Do you recognize this logo? Does the jingle “Good things grow-whoa-whoa…in Ontar-iii-ooo” ring a bell? The Foodland Ontario program dates back to 1977, with a mission to promote the great taste, nutrition, and economic benefits of buying local. More than 90% of...
by Jackie Fraser | Jun 19, 2024 | Updates!
Kurt Oelschlagel founded Harriston Packing Co. in 1967 after coming to Canada from Germany and settling in Harriston, Ontario. Kurt’s family upbringing in the German meat trade, combined with his innate ability to connect with people and serve the needs of his...
by Jackie Fraser | Jun 12, 2024 | Updates!
Three Tips for the Perfect Steak About half an hour before grilling take the steak out of the fridge to bring to room temperature, sprinkle generously with kosher salt. Sear the steak over high heat on each side, then slide the steak away from the direct heat. Never...
