food
173rd Brampton Fall Fair
This is a long-standing community tradition bringing together families from across the region to celebrate agriculture, local food, entertainment and rural heritage through exhibits, livestock and family-friendly attractions. It features…
Free Farm Open House
Join us for a relaxed afternoon on the farm as we kick off the growing season and get ready for our 2026 Farm Share! Come wander the gardens, see what’s…
17th Annual Caledon Day 2026
This community event brings together the best of Caledon and provides an opportunity to celebrate together as a community! Join us for family fun including kids’ activities, local vendors, musical…
Orangeville Farmers’ Market
Discover delicious, locally grown produce and meats, small-batch, ready-to-eat sweets and savouries, handcrafted goods and more! Just steps from Downtown Orangeville’s boutique shops and fabulous restaurants, it’s the perfect way…
13th Annual Compass Run for Food
This is a beloved community event with a powerful purpose. This annual race supports initiatives addressing food insecurity across Dufferin County, with 100% of proceeds going directly to local food…
The Rudiments of roots
Root vegetables – so called because the edible portion of the plant is the underground root – are harvested in late fall and cellared with the dirt still clinging to their flesh.
Yummy Pies!
Goodness Me! What Yummy Pies You Make! Five cups of fruit go into each nine-inch, deep-dish pie.
Beauty and the Beet
As winter approaches, the last of summer’s abundant greens start to droop and suffer from cool fall evenings. Fortunately, the season of root vegetables comes to the rescue.
Closing the Divide Between Farm and Plate
Closing the divide between farm and plate: I grew up believing that my part of the Niagara Escarpment wasn’t much good for farming. Gord McArthur sees things differently.
Grow Local
In these hills growing your own food seems to come with a renewed sense of purpose. Monica Duncan visits several kinds of local vegetable gardens – some of them new, some long established – and talks with the growers.
Perfect Puffballs and Zesty Zucchini
The beauty of being a chef is that you get to challenge yourself to turn something you once despised into something even you can love.
Eats Shoots and Leaves
Spring always arrives like a surprise. If you love food as much as I do, perhaps the mere sight of the first green bud will send you too scurrying to plan your spring recipes.



