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Believe it or not we’re still eating delicious locally grown eggplant here in Ottawa in the depth of winter. No, we don’t have a secret stash of plants that we’re harvesting from, we’re pulling it already grilled from the freezer and throwing it straight into our favourite recipes. This is the ‘trick’ to eating local all season long, and it really isn’t tricky at all!

CSA is so much more than an acronym. Three letters cannot encapsulate all that our vegetable baskets are, and the life-changing experience they offer to members. When you register for our CSA you aren’t simply signing up for a weekly basket of vegetables. You are registering for an innovative local food experience!

Ottawa Farm Fresh are here to help you on the path to new year's resolution success! Whether your resolution is to eat more vegetables, be more eco-conscious, support the local economy, or connect to the local community, we're here to keep you on track for months to come! By joining our Summer Abundance CSA you are setting yourself up for resolution success right through the summer and well into the fall.

Today marks the longest night of the yearThe sun will set at 4:23pm tonight, plunging us into darkness for about fifteen hours until the sun rises tomorrow morning at 7:40am. The modern world would have us believe that this time of darkness is something to be loathed - the bleak midwinter - a time filled with nothing but cold and darkness. A time to be endured, not celebrated. In a world where the schedule of our lives changes little with the rhythm of the seasons, these short days and long nights can be challenging. We are given little opportunity to...