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Ontario strawberries available until frost?
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...
What are garlic scapes and what should I do with them?
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...
Foodland Ontario
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,...
Meet Our Suppliers! Harriston Packers
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...
How to Grill the Perfect Steak
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...
Local Food Week June 3-9, 2024
This week (June 3-9) is Local Food Week in Ontario! While every week is local food week at Fraberts, this is a week marked specially by the province to celebrate and promote Ontario farmers and...
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads are the furled fronds from a fledgling fern (say that five times fast!) They are harvested from ostrich ferns, which grow wild in wet areas of northeastern North America in early...
Happy 150th to the Ontario Agricultural College
This year we celebrate 150 years of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph! Aggies have been called upon to show their Aggie pride today by sharing photos in our iconic...
Meet our Growers!
Paula and Dave started Salad Days Farm in 2016 near Belwood, just 10 minutes northeast of Fergus. They grow organic vegetables ranging from their famous salad mix to spinach, swiss chard, kale,...
Happy Earth Day!
Every day is Earth Day at Fraberts Fresh Food! Many may not know that Chef Derek and I actually come from environmental science backgrounds - Derek was an aquatic toxicologist and I have an M.Sc....
Holiday News
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away! Order your turkey or anything else you need by Friday, September 28 to avoid disappointment. Every year we receive rave reviews about our...
Long Weekend Hours
Peaches and sweet corn and blueberries and so much more!! I love this time of year! Virtually all of our produce is now local – peaches from Niagara, local sweet corn, Ontario blueberries,...
Canada Day Weekend Hours
Canada Day Weekend Hours OPEN all weekend long! Friday, June 29 – 10am-7pm Saturday, June 30 – 10am-6pm Canada Day Sunday, July 1 – 11am-5pm Monday, July 2 – 10am-6pm We’ll be fully stocked with...
Easter Hours
Open Thursday 10-6 Open Good Friday 11-5 Open Easter Saturday 10-6 CLOSED Easter Sunday to spend time with our families Open Easter Monday 10-6
Christmas Solutions at Fraberts!
Our Christmas Dinner Special! It’s the talk of the town! Our full Christmas Dinner Special ($229.99 for 12 people; $134.99 for 6 people) includes our delicious roasted fresh local turkey, stuffing,...
Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
Closed Sunday to enjoy time with our families. Open Monday 10-5 Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
Easter Weekend Hours
Easter Hours Thursday: OPEN 9-7 Good Friday: OPEN 10-5 Saturday: OPEN 9-6 Sunday – closed to spend time with our families Monday: OPEN 10-6 Let Fraberts help you with Easter It’s not too late…we...
Christmas Solutions!
Order by Friday, December 16 to avoid disappointment! Our Christmas Dinner Special…. It’s become the talk of the town and the orders are rolling in! Our full Christmas Dinner Special ($199.99 for...