Shopping Local is Always in Season Buying locally grown fruit and vegetables supports local far- mers, fosters community resilience, reduces the pollution and expense of long-haul transportation and assures you can enjoy the immediate freshness of the summer and fall harvests. We may have a shorter growing season in Canada than some more southerly countries, but with good storage practices, canning and preserving, our locally-grown produce and meats can be enjoyed year-round. A list of local produce and their peak seasons may be found on the Crunican Orchards website at www.crunicanorchards.com including: asparagus and rhubarb in May, peaches and plums from July to September, pears from August to October, squash and pumpkin from October to December.
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How the Schools Got Their Names Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is named after Sir Frederick Banting (1891–1941), who served as a medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI. The maroon, navy and gold colours of the corps were adopted by the school. After the war, Banting practised medicine on Adelaide Street in London until 1921, before returning to the University of Toronto as a research assistant. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for research leading to the discovery of insulin. Rather than seek a patent for the drug, he sold the rights to it to the University of Toronto for $1.00 as a means of ensuring that it could be available to all who needed it. Knighted in 1934, he was conducting research in aviation medicine when he was killed in an airplane crash. Visit your local farmers’ markets, stalls, and outlets and watch for local produce at your grocery store to stock up on local! The site offers advice for keeping your apples fresh: “Apples should be handled with the same care as you would eggs as they can bruise very easily. To keep the crunch in Ontario apples, store in perforated plastic bags in your refrigerator crisper. Cold, humid storage ensures that apples maintain their crispness, juicy texture and full flavour. Store small amounts in their original perforated plastic bag in the refrigerator. Larger quantities should be kept in a cool, dark, well-ventilated place such as a garage or fruit cellar. Cover loosely with plastic to keep humidity in the apple container.” Of course, fresh Fall apples can go into a pie and frozen, to warm up your home with enticing aromas when baking the pie mid-January!
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