We have a new freezer in Around the Sound. It's new and beautiful and energy efficient and will help you see all the amazing food your neighbours bring in - lamb and beef, sausage and meat pies, pizza and samosas, fish and pheasant, and soon, very soon - Mapleton's organic ice cream.
It will, that is, when it is plugged in. And that will be as soon as Norm and John have done their Twilight Electrical magic. Just the way Brian and Jason did Central Electrical magic to make the cooler run.
We have the most amazing community! When it became clear that the freezer would not fit through the door, Ron carefully removed (and later replaced) the whole door frame. Ryan came over and helped David and the two very patient delivery men (whose names I am embarassed to say I did not ask) get this 600 pound baby in to the store. Then Lianna and Michal helped put everything back in place!
Christina brought chives and lemon balm last week, and this week rhubarb has been offered. Wally has offered to do the planting work for anyone who buys his pots and wants them planted out, and Ron and Ange are making their house available for a solar dehydrator workshop on Saturday. This is the way a community works.
For you samosa and curry fans, Laura has brought mango, apricot-date and apple-rhubarb chutneys as well as a new orange fig jam.
Fair-trade olive oil from Palestine is back in the store, alongside the Ontario cold-pressed sunflower oil and mayonnaise.
Winston has supplied us with bison burgers and medallions, and for serious burger fans, there are some amazing huge venison burgers. Winston also brought us smoked whitefish although you may not have seen it last week because one customer bought it all after tasting it at the Rocky Raccoon Cafe.
Thank you James for putting up the sign to remind customers that there is parking around back. If you come in that way you can still pick up a raised bed box and some compost, and you'll see the new bike rack courtesy of Jolley's Alternative Wheels. Thanks Shane.
Around the Sound Local Food Market is open Thursday and Friday from 10 until 7, and Saturday 10 until 4 at 972 1st Avenue West, one block north of the library.
See you there!
Anne
aroundthesoundfood.com
519-416-3663