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                                Natural Gas Winter Outlook

 
 

Natural Gas Winter Outlook

Market forces and Mother Nature continue to keep natural gas prices volatile. Prices spiked through the spring and into the summer months. As of July 23, the price of natural gas was up 26 percent from January 2, 2008 and up 65 percent from this time last year. Alliant Energy is currently anticipating natural gas costs for the upcoming winter heating season to be about 25 percent to 35 percent higher than last season, but the situation is still very volatile. For example, at the beginning of July our forecast was for a 50 percent to 60 percent rise in costs.

 

Monthly Natural Gas Update email

Frequently asked questions about natural gas prices for residential customers

Frequently asked questions about natural gas prices for C&I customers

Take the “10-Degree Challenge”

Seven more ways to lower your heating bill

Natural gas safety reminders

Brochures and fact sheets

Home heating assistance

More online resources

 


 

The folks at Eat Local Sudbury would like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have made our first season so successful!! We have had a great time at the market and are happy to have met so many wonderful customers, volunteers and producers. Thank you for your commitment to eating local!

 

Our last day at the market will be this Saturday November 1st. We will be closing shop for approximately 3 weeks, so come by and stock up on meats, cheeses, preserves, perogies, vegetables and more – special sale prices on perishable items!

The more you buy, the less we have to move. : )

 

BIG NEWS:

We are thrilled to announce that we have found our year-round home! The Eat Local Sudbury Co-op Store will now be located at 28 Durham St (just down the hill from Records on Wheels). We hope to be open for the last week of November, but we will keep you posted on our progress! Our store hours will include both evenings and weekends. This is a large space that will be home to our offices, the retail storefront, a lending library/resource centre as well as a meeting/workshop space. When we re-open we will be offering some exciting new products as well as Christmas/Holiday baskets, so stay tuned!

 

BIG FAVOUR:

We’d like to put the word out to all of you ELS supporters that we are looking for help! Our new store requires some work and some new items. If you or someone you know can help us out with a donation of materials, time, or expertise, we’d love to hear from you at info@eatlocalsudbury.com! Our “wishlist” is as follows:

 

Items needed:

·         Couches for resource room

·         Meeting table and chairs

·         Office furniture (desks and chairs)

·         Microwave, toaster oven, small fridge for office kitchen

·         Lighting fixtures

·         Shelving (for offices and for displays)

 

Services needed:

·         Electrical Re-wiring – does anyone know an electrician?

·         Refinishing hardwood floors

·         Painting

·         Installing shelving

 

*NEW* PRODUCTS THIS WEEK:

  • Gourmet Sprout Mix – a new combination of pea, sunflower and corn sprouts from Heart and Soil Gardens
  • Leeks – from Heart and Soil Gardens

 

FRUIT AND VEGGIE HIGHLIGHTS:

·         Pie Pumpkins – no-spray, grown in Verner

·         Beets – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Cabbage (red and green)– organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Carrots – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Kale - organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Sprouts – organically-grown at Heart and Soil Gardens, Wanup

·         Potatoes – grown by Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda

 

REGULAR PRODUCTS:

1.     Terza Farms, Thornloe:

·        Creamy Wheat and Bran cereal, Bran.

 

2.     Graywalk Buffalo Ranch

·        Out of stock until late October.

 

3.     Green Zone Farms, Chelmsford:

·        Elk jerky and pepperettes

·        Naturally-raised elk and red deer steaks, sausage patties and roasts

 

4.     Burt Farms, Gore Bay:

·        For the BBQ: Seasoned burgers and smokies (smoked pork sausage)

·        Breakfast sausages (with apple), porketta roasts, pork loin roasts, side ribs, ground pork, stirfry beef, ground beef.

 

5.     Dalew Farms, Lavigne:

·        Organically-grown veggies (see above)

·        Pastured Pork –smoked ham roasts, pork chops, ribs, ham hocks, bacon, ground pork

·        Grass-fed Lamb – roasts, chops, stew, ground

 

6.     Heart and Soil Farms, Wanup:

·        Organically-grown veggies (see above)

 

7.     Nipissing Game Farm:

·        Semi-boneless jumbo quail – in packages of 6.

 

8.     The Perogy Princess, Copper Cliff:

·        Perogies: Blueberry, cheese and potato, cheese, potato, bacon and onion, sauerkraut, dill, roasted garlic, hot pepper.

·        Jams: Blueberry, strawberry, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb and more

·        Pies: strawberry, blueberry

·        Pickles: Ontario beets, Ontario carrots, and much more

·        Cabbage rolls (1/2 dozen or full dozen) – made with local beef and pork!

 

9.     Johnston’s Cranberries, Bala:

·        Frozen cranberries (located in the freezer)

·        Dried cranberries, cranberry-peach jam, cranberry chutney, white hot cranberry wine jelly, red cranberry wine jelly, cranberry vinegar, cranberry honey, pure cranberry juice and cranberry medley juice (available in travel-size bottles!).

 

10.  Surely Homemade, Wahnapitae:

·        Apple Ginger Chutney, Chili Sauce, Cranberry Sauce, Traditional Salsa, Red Pepper and Garlic Savoury, Antipasto – made with Ontario-grown produce

 

11.  Board’s Honey Farm, Restoule:

*Please note: We will not be selling pure honey because you can buy it from the nice man from Sudbury Bee Supplies in the booth right across from ours!

·        Cinnamon, mint and lavender infused honey

·        Beeswax candles (votives, tapers and tea lights)

·        Honey Preserves (no sugar!) and sauces, honey mustard

·        Beeswax leather polish and furniture polish

·        Honey Shampoo, bug oil, bug balm, “itch away”, lip balm, honey soap

 

12.  Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda:

·        White potatoes - by the lb or by the bag

 

13.  Farquhar’s Dairy, Espanola:

·        Milk: Skim, 1%, 2%, Homogenized, Chocolate

·        Buttermilk and cream

·        Butter

·        Ice Cream in 2L tubs – 8 flavours (chocolate, cookies and cream, butterscotch, strawberry, vanilla, black cherry, butter pecan, maple walnut)

 

14.  Thornloe Cheese, Thornloe:

·        Block Cheese: Mild, medium, old, extra old, garlic, hot pepper, onion and parsley, salsa, lemon dill, tomato and basil, garden vegetable

·        Cheese Curds: Plain, dill and BBQ

 

15.  Kernal Peanuts, Vittoria (S. Ontario):

·        Peanuts: unsalted, salted and BBQ

·        Peanut butter: smooth and crunchy

 

16.  Ontario Popping Corn, Walsingham (S. Ontario):

·        Popcorn: blue shamu, purple passion, white hull-less, traditional yellow and strawberry red

·        Pop-a-cobs: You put the whole cob into the microwave! Paper bag provided.

 

17.  Pristine Gourmet, Waterford (S. Ontario):

*These oils are so good they have been endorsed by super-star Toronto chefs Jamie Kennedy and Stephen Treadwell! See how they compare to other gourmet oils in saturated fat and omega fatty acids here.

·         Extra virgin cold-pressed canola oil and soybean oil

·         Blueberry Baco Noir Wine Vinegar, Raspberry Baco Noir Wine Vinegar, Maple Infused Vidal Wine Vinegar

 

See you at the co-op!

 

 

Allison Muckle

Project Coordinator

Eat Local Sudbury Co-operative Inc

30 Ste Anne Rd, Unit 217

Sudbury, ON P3C 5E1

705-521-6717

info@eatlocalsudbury.com

www.eatlocalsudbury.com

 

 

 

Eat Local Sudbury Weekly E-Flyer – Oct 24th, 2008



Hours of Operation:

Saturday 8:00-3:30

Sunday 10:00-3:30

Wednesday 4:30-6:30

Located inside Downtown Market Square (corner of Elm and Elgin St). FREE Parking! (But if you are coming on Wednesday, you must get a free 2-hour ticket to display in your windshield).



*NEW* PRODUCTS THIS WEEK:

Brussels Sprouts – well, we actually had these last week, but we sold out early so many of you didn’t get the chance to try this tasty yet under-appreciated vegetable from Dalew Farms! See recipe below.
Fennel – again, we’ve had this before, but many of you are still unsure about this licorice-flavoured vegetable! I’ve included some recipes below.


FRUIT AND VEGGIE HIGHLIGHTS:

· Pie Pumpkins – no-spray, grown in Verner

· Carving Pumpkins – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne and at Gerber’s Produce, Verner

· Beets – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne and by Gerber’s Produce, Verner

· Tomatoes – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

· Swiss Chard – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

· Cabbage (red and green)– organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

· Carrots – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

· Kale - organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

· Sprouts – organically-grown at Heart and Soil Gardens, Wanup

· Potatoes – red, Yukon gold, and white, grown by Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda



RECIPE CORNER

These are my two “no fail” recipes for Brussels sprouts. They’ve converted several confirmed sprout-haters.



Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Lemon:

- 2 Tbsp butter (or more!)

- 1 Tbsp oil

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 stalk Brussels sprouts

- Juice from ½ a lemon

- Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Remove Brussels sprouts from stalk with a knife and cut in half (unless they are tiny). Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan or wok on medium heat. Don’t skimp on the butter – that’s what makes these sprouts so tasty! Add garlic and sauté for 2 min. Add sprouts to pan and sauté until tender (but not soft) and browned. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir to coat. Cook for 1 min or until all liquid is absorbed. Serve hot.



Brussels Sprouts with Bacon:

- 2-4 slices of bacon, chopped

- 1 small onion, chopped

- 1 stalk Brussels sprouts

- 2-3 Tbsp red wine vinegar (or to taste)

- Salt and pepper (to taste)

Remove Brussels sprouts from stalk with a knife and cut in half (unless they are tiny). Saute chopped bacon in a frying pan or wok over medium heat for about 2 min, then add chopped onion and sauté until both onion and bacon are brown. Remove onion and bacon from pan, and pour off all but 1-2 Tbsp bacon fat. Add Brussels sprouts and sauté in remaining bacon grease until tender (but not soft) and browned. Add onion and bacon back to the pan, and add vinegar, salt and pepper. Cook for another 1-2 minutes until all liquid is absorbed. Enjoy!



The following recipe is from www.allrecipes.com:



Baked Fennel with Parmesan:

- 2 fennel bulbs

- 1 Tbsp butter

- ¾ cup half and half cream

- ¾ cup crème fraiche (or good quality, full fat sour cream)

- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400F. Remove “foliage” and stems from fennel, cut off the base, and remove the core (whiter part) if desired. Slice vertically (upright) into ¼ inch slices. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add fennel and fry for 5 min. Add cream and crème fraiche and stir until well-blended. Transfer to shallow baking dish and sprinkle parmesan on top. Bake for 30 min until top is brown and fennel is tender when pierced with a fork. Enjoy!





REGULAR PRODUCTS:

1. Terza Farms, Thornloe:

· Creamy Wheat and Bran cereal, Bran.



2. Graywalk Buffalo Ranch

· Out of stock until late October.



3. Green Zone Farms, Chelmsford:

· Elk jerky and pepperettes

· Naturally-raised elk and red deer steaks, sausage patties and roasts



4. Burt Farms, Gore Bay:

· For the BBQ: Seasoned burgers and smokies (smoked pork sausage)

· Breakfast sausages (with apple), porketta roasts, pork loin roasts, side ribs, ground pork, stirfry beef, ground beef.



5. Dalew Farms, Lavigne:

· Organically-grown veggies (see above)

· Pastured Pork –smoked ham roasts, pork chops, ribs, ham hocks, bacon, ground pork

· Grass-fed Lamb – roasts, chops, stew, ground



6. Heart and Soil Farms, Wanup:

· Organically-grown veggies (see above)



7. Nipissing Game Farm:

· Semi-boneless jumbo quail – in packages of 6.



8. The Perogy Princess, Copper Cliff:

· Perogies: Blueberry, cheese and potato, cheese, potato, bacon and onion, sauerkraut, dill, roasted garlic, hot pepper.

· Jams: Blueberry, strawberry, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb and more

· Pies: strawberry, blueberry

· Pickles: Ontario beets, Ontario carrots, and much more

· Cabbage rolls (1/2 dozen or full dozen) – made with local beef and pork!



9. Johnston’s Cranberries, Bala:

· Frozen cranberries (located in the freezer)

· Dried cranberries, cranberry-peach jam, cranberry chutney, white hot cranberry wine jelly, red cranberry wine jelly, cranberry vinegar, cranberry honey, pure cranberry juice and cranberry medley juice (available in travel-size bottles!).



10. Surely Homemade, Wahnapitae:

· Apple Ginger Chutney, Chili Sauce, Cranberry Sauce, Traditional Salsa, Red Pepper and Garlic Savoury, Antipasto – made with Ontario-grown produce



11. Board’s Honey Farm, Restoule:

*Please note: We will not be selling pure honey because you can buy it from the nice man from Sudbury Bee Supplies in the booth right across from ours!

· Cinnamon, mint and lavender infused honey

· Beeswax candles (votives, tapers and tea lights)

· Honey Preserves (no sugar!) and sauces, honey mustard

· Beeswax leather polish and furniture polish

· Honey Shampoo, bug oil, bug balm, “itch away”, lip balm, honey soap



12. Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda:

· White potatoes - by the lb or by the bag



13. Farquhar’s Dairy, Espanola:

· Milk: Skim, 1%, 2%, Homogenized, Chocolate

· Buttermilk and cream

· Butter

· Ice Cream in 2L tubs – 8 flavours (chocolate, cookies and cream, butterscotch, strawberry, vanilla, black cherry, butter pecan, maple walnut)



14. Thornloe Cheese, Thornloe:

· Block Cheese: Mild, medium, old, extra old, garlic, hot pepper, onion and parsley, salsa, lemon dill, tomato and basil, garden vegetable

· Cheese Curds: Plain, dill and BBQ



15. Kernal Peanuts, Vittoria (S. Ontario):

· Peanuts: unsalted, salted and BBQ

· Peanut butter: smooth and crunchy



16. Ontario Popping Corn, Walsingham (S. Ontario):

· Popcorn: blue shamu, purple passion, white hull-less, traditional yellow and strawberry red

· Pop-a-cobs: You put the whole cob into the microwave! Paper bag provided.



17. Pristine Gourmet, Waterford (S. Ontario):

*These oils are so good they have been endorsed by super-star Toronto chefs Jamie Kennedy and Stephen Treadwell! See how they compare to other gourmet oils in saturated fat and omega fatty acids here.

· Extra virgin cold-pressed canola oil and soybean oil

· Blueberry Baco Noir Wine Vinegar, Raspberry Baco Noir Wine Vinegar, Maple Infused Vidal Wine Vinegar



See you at the co-op!







Allison Muckle

Project Coordinator

Eat Local Sudbury Co-operative Inc

30 Ste Anne Rd, Unit 217

Sudbury, ON P3C 5E1

705-521-6717

info@eatlocalsudbury.com

www.eatlocalsudbury.com






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Eat Local Sudbury Weekly E-Flyer – Oct 17th, 2008

 

Hours of Operation:

Saturday  8:00-3:30

Sunday  10:00-3:30

Wednesday  4:30-6:30

Located inside Downtown Market Square (corner of Elm and Elgin St). FREE Parking! (But if you are coming on Wednesday, you must get a free 2-hour ticket to display in your windshield).

                                                                               

 

*NEW* PRODUCTS THIS WEEK:

  • Lamb! Grass-fed lamb from Dalew Farms has arrived!! Choose from ground, chops, roasts and more.
  • Pork - Try the pastured pork from Dalew Farms! Bacon is now available in limited quantities along with roasts, chops, hams, ground, ribs and sausages.
  • Bulk potatoes – organically-grown by Gerber’s Produce, Verner in 50 lb bags.
  • Pea Sprouts – if you like the sunflower sprouts from Heart and Soil Gardens, try Amy’s new tasty pea sprouts! See recipe below.

 

FRUIT AND VEGGIE HIGHLIGHTS:

·         Pie Pumpkins – no-spray, grown in Verner

·         Carving Pumpkins – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne and at Gerber’s Produce, Verner

·         Beets – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne and by Gerber’s Produce, Verner

·         Tomatoes – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Swiss Chard – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Cabbage (red and green)– organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Carrots – organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Kale - organically-grown at Dalew Farms, Lavigne

·         Sprouts – organically-grown at Heart and Soil Gardens, Wanup

·         Potatoes – red, Yukon gold, and white, grown by Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda

 

 

RECIPE CORNER

Recipe from www.peashoots.com. Pea sprouts can be used just as you would fresh peas, such as in stirfries, pasta, salads and more!

 

Pea Shoot and Smoked Bacon Soup:

-          1 onion, chopped

-          3 slices bacon, chopped

-          1 medium potato, diced

-          1 Tbsp oil

-          50g pea shoots (your bag from Heart and Soil Gardens contained 75g)

-          1 pint chicken stock (or alternative)

-          1 Tbsp crème fraiche or sour cream

 

Fry onion in oil for 5 min, add bacon and fry until cooked. Add stock and potato and boil until potato is soft. Remove from heat and puree in a blender. Add fresh pea shoots and puree again. Pour into bowl and place a dollop of crème fraiche or sour cream in centre of bowl to serve. Enjoy!

 

 

REGULAR PRODUCTS:

1.     Terza Farms, Thornloe:

·        Stone-ground whole wheat flour

 

2.     Graywalk Buffalo Ranch

·        Out of stock until late October.

 

3.     Green Zone Farms, Chelmsford:

·        Elk jerky and pepperettes

·        Naturally-raised elk and red deer steaks, sausage patties

 

4.     Burt Farms, Gore Bay:

·        For the BBQ: Seasoned burgers and smokies (smoked pork sausage)

·        Breakfast sausages (with apple), porketta roasts, pork loin roasts, side ribs, ground pork, stirfry beef, ground beef.

 

5.     Dalew Farms, Lavigne:

·        Organically-grown veggies (see above)

·        Pastured Pork –smoked ham roasts, pork chops, ribs, ham hocks, bacon, ground pork

·        Grass-fed Lamb – roasts, chops, stew, ground

 

6.     Heart and Soil Farms, Wanup:

·        Organically-grown veggies (see above)

 

7.     Nipissing Game Farm:

·        Semi-boneless jumbo quail – in packages of 6.

 

8.     The Perogy Princess, Copper Cliff:

·        Perogies: Blueberry, cheese and potato, cheese, potato, bacon and onion, sauerkraut, dill, roasted garlic, hot pepper.

·        Jams: Blueberry, strawberry, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb and more

·        Pies: strawberry, blueberry

·        Pickles: Ontario beets, Ontario carrots, and much more

·        Cabbage rolls (1/2 dozen or full dozen) – made with local beef and pork!

 

9.     Johnston’s Cranberries, Bala:

·        Frozen cranberries (located in the freezer)

·        Dried cranberries, cranberry-peach jam, cranberry chutney, white hot cranberry wine jelly, red cranberry wine jelly, cranberry vinegar, cranberry honey, pure cranberry juice and cranberry medley juice (available in travel-size bottles!).

 

10.  Surely Homemade, Wahnapitae:

·        Apple Ginger Chutney, Chili Sauce, Cranberry Sauce, Traditional Salsa, Red Pepper and Garlic Savoury, Antipasto – made with Ontario-grown produce

 

11.  Board’s Honey Farm, Restoule:

*Please note: We will not be selling pure honey because you can buy it from the nice man from Sudbury Bee Supplies in the booth right across from ours!

·        Cinnamon, mint and lavender infused honey

·        Beeswax candles (votives, tapers and tea lights)

·        Honey Preserves (no sugar!) and sauces, honey mustard

·        Beeswax leather polish and furniture polish

·        Honey Shampoo, bug oil, bug balm, “itch away”, lip balm, honey soap

 

12.  Don Poulin Potatoes, Azilda:

·        White potatoes - by the lb or by the bag

 

13.  Farquhar’s Dairy, Espanola:

·        Milk: Skim, 1%, 2%, Homogenized, Chocolate

·        Buttermilk and cream

·        Butter

·        Ice Cream in 2L tubs – 8 flavours (chocolate, cookies and cream, butterscotch, strawberry, vanilla, black cherry, butter pecan, maple walnut)

 

14.  Thornloe Cheese, Thornloe:

·        Block Cheese: Mild, medium, old, extra old, garlic, hot pepper, onion and parsley, salsa, lemon dill, tomato and basil, garden vegetable

·        Cheese Curds: Plain, dill and BBQ

 

15.  Kernal Peanuts, Vittoria (S. Ontario):

·        Peanuts: unsalted, salted and BBQ

·        Peanut butter: smooth and crunchy

 

16.  Ontario Popping Corn, Walsingham (S. Ontario):

·        Popcorn: blue shamu, purple passion, white hull-less, traditional yellow and strawberry red

·