When we lived in Hamilton we used to receive a fresh veggie basket every week as a part of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that friends of ours had gotten us involved with. The idea behind a CSA is that you (the consumer) pay a set price to the farmer to buy shares in their farm for a season. In return, you receive a share of the harvest throughout the growing season.
It's a great way to get fresh fruits and veggies and to get to know local farmers. And it's great for supporting a vital local industry. Anyway, when we moved to Barrie we were really missing our veggie basket, and last summer I did what I could to get stuff from the farmer's market. But I missed the convenience of a basket every week, and the creativity required to cook with whatever came in your basket.
Happily, I discovered a website about a month ago, the Ontario CSA Directory which has a list of all the farms in Ontario that offer this option. We were able to locate an organic farmer here in the Barrie area that still had shares available for the season! We've been getting a veggie basket every week for the past month, and really have been enjoying it! You should check it out to see if there are farmers available where you live! :)
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