Author Archives: Callum Batten

Local Farm Dinner Recap We had an amazing time at our Local Farm Dinner at Devonwood Farm. Thank you so much to all of your who attended to support us, Sarah and Lonny for hosting us, the servers who helped and all the Eat Local staff who supported. We could not have made it happenContinue reading “Local Farm Dinner Recap”

A Tale of Two Buildings: Part 2 396 14th St. W in Owen Sound has been our home since the beginning. Historically, it was the home of Vectacor or Hudson Bay Wholesale, depending on who you ask. More recently we shared the building with the Owen Sound Combat Academy, Hands-On Sport Therapy, and The WarehouseContinue reading “A Tale of Two Buildings: Part 2”

A Tale of Two Buildings: Part 1 The SCP Centre has a storied history in Meaford.  Many locals know it as the former site of Amerock, an American company that manufactured hardware onsite until the 1980’s. Our new home is nestled under the old rooftop oven, with aspects of this history still visible. It laterContinue reading “A Tale of Two Buildings: Part 1”

Choreographing a Move As anyone who has ever coordinated a renovation or moved house can likely attest to, there are lots of moving parts and many details that need to be addressed for everything to come together. If done well, much like a well-choreographed dance, there can be little visibility of all that has toContinue reading “Choreographing a Move”

Having secured a new location is only the first step in the relocation process.  We will be continuing operations as a warehouse and pick-up location; however, we continue to dream about the future via our ongoing strategic planning process. Work continues to prepare the new space for our arrival. Public Health visited the site thisContinue reading “Behind the Scenes of a Relocation”

As many of you know, Grey County purchased our building in the fall and we have been looking for a new home. We are pleased to announce that we have located and secured a new location, a unit at 278 Cook Street in Meaford. The building owners, the Scott family, and their staff have beenContinue reading “Eat Local Grey Bruce Finally Found a New Home”

One of the biggest and most impactful shifts that supporting local food systems can provide is moving away from consumer cultures that embed themselves in narratives of competition and individual notions of rights towards responsibility. It is almost impossible to govern food chains as “public commons” when notions of ownership and entitlement govern how peopleContinue reading “Local Food System Series: Food as Responsibility”

Ingredients 1 cup sunflower seeds from ONFC or A&E (walnuts and almonds also work great in this recipe!) 2-3 cloves new garlic from Sideroad Farm or Stewart’s Fresh Produce 1 cup garlic scapes from Lena Landei (optional! If you don’t have scapes, just add another clove of garlic or an extra handful of herbs) 3 cups carrot tops (IContinue reading “Eat Local Recipe Series: Vegan Pesto”

Ingredients Beans – Use your favourite kind of bean! This time I decided to use canned Botanic Cam vegan camembert from The Frauxmagerie Anjou or Bosc Pears from Pfennings Organic Vegetables A couple slices of hearty bread (I used a Currant and Pumpkin seed loaf from Rising Sun Bakery – also check out Aster Lane Bread and Thornbury BakeryContinue reading “Eat Local Recipe Series: Camem-Pear Grilled Cheese”

Ingredients Popcorn kernels from Backwoods Preserves or A&E Sweet Maple Syrup from Beaver Valley Maple or Miner’s Maple Products Salt from A&E Butter (salted or unsalted) from Millbank Cheese & Butter Cinnamon from A&E or Ontario Natural Food Co-op Salty Butter (salted or unsalted) from Millbank Cheese & Butter Nutritional Yeast from Ontario Natural Food Co-op Salt from A&E Freshly Ground Pepper ThisContinue reading “Eat Local Recipe Series: Popcorn, Two Ways!”