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New taste sensation: Barred Plymouth Rock

Pages from Rock Breed Book No, not rocks as in pet rocks, but "Rocks" — the old fashioned Barred Plymouth Rock chickens have made a comeback here at Lover's Creek Farm.We've had one egg-layer in the hen flock for more … Continue reading

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Piglets have arrived

After all that waiting we do have piglets, a mix of white Yorkshire-looking squealers and red/black spotted Tamworth types. They're only a few weeks old and already their mothers are eager to get outside for a few moments' peace away … Continue reading

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Maple Leaf Meats: Why local food does a better job

Let's face it. Listeria and other spoilers are everywhere in our environment. All processors try to do a diligent job of producing high quality food, but the major weakness of the industrial food system is that when something goes wrong, … Continue reading

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Why is pork so cheap in the flyers?

OINK! From the looks of the Ontario supermarket flyers there seem to be some incredible pork deals to be had these days. Loin chops, butt roasts, shoulders, all going for incredible prices. What’s going on here? What’s going on for … Continue reading

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F.D.A. Says Cloned Animals Safe to Eat

And we all know how often the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) follows in the footsteps of the FDA. After all, trade harmonization is the watchword of the day. No further comment needed, except to say we are not using … Continue reading

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How to eat local food in the winter in Barrie?

Maybe you’ve Googled  “sustainable farming” Simcoe County? Maybe you’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s books? Or the 100-Mile Diet? The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto However you got onto the idea … Continue reading

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Sizzling Sausage Sale continues

Our Sizzling Sausage Sale continues all this month (until January 31) to help your Christmas-battered bank accounts.  Here’s the deal — Buy four packs of sausages and get one free. It’s a $25 value for just $20.  Choose from these … Continue reading

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Have you seen our ad in the Springwater News?

How it works at Lover's Creek Farm (Mark and Kathy Hall)  We’re real farmers, selling food that we raise ourselves. Right now, we have lots of free-range pork cuts on hand, as well as some free-range poultry, including Christmas Turkeys. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Herb Roasted Chicken

Herb Roasted Chicken  People have been asking for quick ways to cook our whole, pasture-raised chickens. Here's some of the best advice I've found. We use it all the time and lots of our farm friends have had great success … Continue reading

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Don’t graze under the apple tree … with anyone else but me

Don’t graze under the apple tree … with anyone else but me Column from the October 2007 issue of Relax magazine, Innisfil, Ontario. Pigs, if you’ve ever seen them at work (outside a farrowing crate or concrete pen), are the … Continue reading

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