OSNP is starting its 5th round of Tasty Ontario Tuesdays in March 2020! Click on fruit and veggies located on the map below and the names of the farms in the table below to learn more about the farmer who grew it, fun facts about it and so much more!
Tasty Ontario Tuesday Partners
🍎 Apples | Great Lake Farms | Port Stanley |
🍅 Cherry Tomatoes | Erie James / Sunsation Acres | Leamington |
🥕 Carrots | Carron Farms | Chatham |
🌶️ Bell Peppers | Huron Produce | Exeter |
🥒 Baby Cucumbers | Cornies Farms | Kingsville |
🍓 Strawberries | Howe Family Farms | Alymer |
🌶️ Mini Peppers | JC Fresh Farms | Kingsville |
Asparagus | Wrightland Farm | Harrow |
*These farmer profiles represents the real story of an Ontario farmer who we source from for OSNP school nutrition programs. However, due to regional and seasonal variations, the farmer profiled may not necessarily be the actual farmer who produces the product being served in your school on any given day.
**Featured Tasty Ontario Tuesday products will be delivered with your regular produce delivery along with a promotional poster for each fruit and veggie to get students excited about this week’s Tasty Ontario feature.
RESOURCES
Previous Farmer Profiles & Webpages | Past Tasty Ontario Tuesdays |
Barbetta Orchards – Plums Cornies Farms – Cucumbers Grandma Lambe’s – Pears Howe Farms – Strawberries Nature’s Finest – Carrots Zekveld Garden Market – Broccoli Highline Farm – Mushrooms | First Round – Oct 17 – Dec 5, 2017. Second Round – March 20 – May 7, 2018. Third Round – Oct 2 – Nov 20, 2018. Firth Round – |
Special thanks to the GreenBelt Fund and Foodland Ontario for their support of this local food initiative.