Celebrate Local Food Week at Fraberts!
Join us as we celebrate Ontario’s first annual Local Food Week from June 2-8! Fraberts will be featuring different local food products every day with promotions and information.
On Monday we featured Ontario hothouse veggies with 50% off locally grown Boston lettuce and 10% off greenhouse peppers, cucumbers and Floralane tomatoes. The schedule for the rest of the week is as follows:
Tuesday is local chicken day. Learn about our fabulous local chicken from Abate Packers in Arthur. Features for Tuesday include 10% off fresh chicken breasts, thighs, and whole chickens; 25% off frozen chicken breasts, thighs, and whole chickens; 2 for 1 frozen chicken wings
Wednesday is local pork day. Learn about our local pork from Domingos in Arthur and Harriston Packers in Harriston. Features for Wednesday include 10% off our own sausages (fresh or frozen); 25% off frozen pork chops.
Thursday is local cheese day. Learn about Thornloe cheese, Best Baa Sheep Dairy, and River’s Edge Goat Dairy. Features include 10% off Thornloe cheese, 10% off Best Baa sheep cheese, and 25% off frozen River’s Edge chevre.
Friday is local beef day. Learn about our local beef from Harriston Packers. Features include 25% off frozen steaks.
Saturday is our Local Food Festival – meet with local farmers and suppliers and sample local food from 11am-2pm.
Sunday is local veggie day. Learn about seasonal veggies and our delicious local asparagus will be 10% off.
We are so fortunate in Ontario to have access to a wide variety of delicious local food. There are many ways you can celebrate Local Food Week. Commit to eating locally produced food all week. Host an all-local food barbecue. Support a retailer, restaurant, or farmers market specializing in local food.
Share your local food recipes, experiences, and stories on our Facebook page or via twitter #loveONTfood. Join the #loveONTfood Twitter party on Tuesday, June 3 from 8-9pm. Visit www.loveONTfood.ca for a listing of Local Food Week celebrations.