What's in Season at your local farm?
- sweet corn
- blueberries
- watermelon
- cantaloupes
- peaches
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- beans
- beets
- broccoli
- carrots
- cauliflower
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- cabbage
- cucumber
- eggplant
- garlic
- and more
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| Pumpkins and more squash varieties |
New cookbook highlights local food and farmers!
 ’ÄúLynn’Äôs book is a wonderful representation of the bounty of our province - both our agriculture and the passionate people that grow our food. It's full of useful tips, motivating thoughts, beautiful photos and great recipes - I've already started cooking from it!
Rebecca LeHeup, OCTA
Executive Director
Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance
The Ontario Table is a 320 full-colour page delight featuring 109 recipes each with stories of growers, stories of regions, pictures of dishes and of agricultural landscapes. The Ontario Table is a book about all things local from farms to food, from wine to culinary destinations. Lynn Ogryzlo has not only created a cookbook, she has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged everyone in Ontario to spend $10 a week on local food. That one act would make a $2.4 billion difference to our economy. The Ontario Table is available for sale at many on-farm markets right across the province, click here to see a list.
Nothing to get blue about!
 Ontario is ripe with healthy, fresh, delicious blueberries this time of year. Our province grows two main types: lowbush and highbush. The lowbush grows wild and produces a small fruit. Highbush blueberries produce large berries and grow up to 6-8 feet in height and are farmed by many local families and sold at local farm stands and markets. Blueberries are native to North America with large stands in the Maritimes and coastal New England.
Nutrition
Blueberries are a source of Vitamin C and fibre; one-half cup contains 41 calories. Enjoy plenty this time of year, for a local sweet source of health!
(info courtesy of Foodland Ontario)
Melons made in Ontario
 Muskmelons are considered to have the finest flavour of the three types of this species. They have a large seed cavity and a "netted" exterior.
Cantaloupes have a milder flavour, a scaly exterior and often deep grooves like pumpkins or squashes.
Winter melons have a mild, sweet flavour. They have a hard exterior and their flesh ranges from white to pale orange to light green, depending on type. Winter melon is also a common name for the casaba or honeydew melons.
(info courtesy of Foodland Ontario)
 Find a Farm, just
for the Fun of it!
Did you know many farms open their fields, barns and play structures to the public this time of year? Beat the heat and boredom by finding a local fun farm to frolick in. Farms offers dozens of activities from hay jumps, wagon rides, petting zoos, forts, and educational displays.
The best way to add excitment, and adventure to your summer days is by locating your nearest Fun Farm on our Farm Locator page. Pack up the sunscreen & the camera and leave room in your pack to bring home plenty of memories!
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