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As the days get shorter and the temperatures begin to plummet, I begin craving those warm, hearty meals that fill the soul (and stomach!). I try to put to good use the wonderful bounty of food harvested from my own backyard, local farmers, and in wild places around the City. The wonderful thing about veggie cobbler is that you can use differen combinations of vegetables depending on what’s in your fridge, as well as personal taste. Many of the ingredients I used, such root vegetables and the herbs, were grown right here in Newfoundland! Challenge yourself to see how much [...]
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By Sarah | April 6th, 2011 | Tags: Agrifoods, Buy Local, local food | Category: Picking 
Pass it on! There are two great new resources available now to help you find your local farmers! The wait is over and you can check out both the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Avalon Region Map and the Newfoundland and Labrador Farm Guide! (That’s a lot of exclamation marks, but we definitely think they’re worth it for something this exciting!) [...]
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This past weekend was an exciting one – Saturday, June 6th, 2009 marked the first Farmers’ Market of the second season for the St. John’s Farmers’ Market, and the first Farmers’ Market of the first season for the West Coast Farmers’ Market in Corner Brook .
90% of the fresh vegetables available in Newfoundland & Labrador are imported, leaving only 10% produced locally. Major Wholesalers have indicated that due to this reliance on imported foods, the province would only have a 2-3 day supply of perishable vegetables in the [...]
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