Bountiful Harvest

With its kaleidoscope of colours shimmering in the trees, nip in the air, and tastes and smells of soul-nourishing comfort foods, autumn is truly a feast for the senses. In this consumer newsletter, we celebrate fall’s bounty and hope you and your family can relish in the splendour of this season.
Apples

Apple Picking
Whether you prefer them fresh off the tree, candied, cooked or baked, their crisp exterior and sweet flavour will have you running to your closest farm to pick fresh Ontario apples.

Click here to find out which varieties suit your appetite.

What's in Season
Brightly-coloured and whimsically-shaped, there’s a bevy of winter squash that ripen in early fall. And whether baked, roasted, broiled or sautéed, versatile squash is fabulous in a salad, perfect with pork and delightful as dessert.

Learn more about how to pick, store and cook this sweet seasonal vegetable.

Squash
Halloween Fun

Halloween Fun
If you are looking for some spine-tingling fun to do in October, there are lots of great haunted attractions across Ontario farms.

Here are just some activities that you can expect to see when you trick-or-treat at a farm.

The Thanksgiving Turkey
During this season of appreciation, turkey often takes centre stage on our dining tables.

Here are some turkey tips and tidbits about this tasty bird, along with two delicious recipes.

 Thanksgiving Turkey
pumpkins

The Perfect Pumpkin
Whether for decorating or baking a delicious pie, there’s a pumpkin that is right for you.

Learn which pumpkins are best for decorating and which ones make the best pumpkin pie.

Looking to buy fresh produce? The weather may be getting cooler but many farmers’ markets across Ontario are still open in October.

In Toronto, Nathan Phillips Square Farmers' Market and the Metro Hall Farmers’ Market are going strong until October 14th and 15th respectively.
From all of us at Ontario Farm Fresh, we wish you a bountiful Thanksgiving and a fun-filled Halloween.