Farm Girl Books

The Animal Tales books and The PRACTICAL Locavore are now available at Limestone Organic Creamery in Elginsburg, Sydenham Road.

The PRACTICAL Locavore book for 2020 is now available at Limestone Organic Creamery in Elginburg (3127 Sydenham Road, limestonecreamery.ca) and Food Less Travelled in Verona on Road 38. This book contains local meal ideas, sources and stories by local author Mary de Bassecourt. It contains listings and other information on local farms, producers, markets, and stores. Stay tuned for announcement of more distribution points in the near future. Cost of the books is $10. - Mary/Elizabeth Barwell

Now available - hot off the press: The PRACTICAL Locavore, a book of meal ideas, sources, and stories - not a cookbook, although there is one recipe included. This book describes sample meals cooked with local meats and vegetables and tells about our local sources. A handy listing of some of our local sources (farmers' markets, farmgates, producers, and local stores) is also included. Find out how easy and cheap it can be to eat local! Support your local farms, stores, and producers. $10. Distribution points to be announced soon.

We made the Frontenac News again this week with coverage of a local food book underway titled The PRACTICAL Locavore. It's not intended to be a cookbook, although there is one recipe within. It's all about meal ideas (with pictures), sources, and stories about the sources. Peter and I consider ourselves practical locavores because we still enjoy our oranges and avocados while sourcing most of our other food locally. It's not that difficult to increase the local component of food on your table, and the hunt is fun! Many forks raised with local food have the potential power of supporting and making local farming viable and sustainable. We're hoping this book will be ready for release by early summer.

Farm Girl Books are now available at Limestone Organic Creamery, 3127 Sydenham Rd, Elginburg, ON, M-F 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-4.