Usually the time between the last harvest and when new spring crops emerge, there is a bit of a lull for canners who are eagerly awaiting early appearances of asparagus and rhubarb here in Southern Ontario.
Well, 2020 has thrown everyone for a loop this year. So unless you are living in a complete bubble in Antarctic, everyone has been affected in some way by covid-19 and the changes to daily life that have followed. And while we are hardly out of the woods yet by a long stretch, the new “norm” has given us at least some small measures of control in an otherwise chaotic situation.
When it was becoming clear to me that the simple pleasures of going to a farmer’s market may be threatened, I became concerned for small local farmers whose very livelihood depended on these markets. And it wasn’t just farmer’s markets that would be affected, but small farm to table restaurants and local food production as well. It was looking more and more like one of those domino chains that when one falls, all the rest of the dominos come clattering down.
So I thought to myself, how could I help in some very small way? How could I get some of the very best local produce available, to a very local community? And so “Northumberland Bounty” was born. Northumberland Bounty is a distribution hub for the best local produce and hand crafted foods Northumberland County has to offer. And while we are starting out small, we hope to grow and add vendors as the season progresses.
So there you have it, check out the Northumberland Bounty link above and watch for updates on the @victorycanning.poho and https://www.facebook.com/victorycanning.poho/
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