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September is often a busy time of year for families, but this October has been similarly hectic for a lot of households. Between work, extracurricular activities, school events and social obligations, it can be hard to find time to blink, let alone cook dinner! As we head towards November, things aren’t slowing down—hello, holiday season ahead!—but you’ve still got to put food on the table every night.

With a fantastic season of summer grilling and a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday behind us, fall is here and it’s time to break out your slow cooker. We love this type of cooking in the cooler weather! It’s easy, convenient and wonderfully suited to batch cooking or family family meals.

It’s a great time of year to stock up your freezer for the busy weeks and months ahead. Between fall activities and the holiday season that’s just around the corner, you’ll want to be ready for anything and have the right ingredients to create delicious weeknight meals without any stress or fuss. Filling up your freezer with delicious, high quality, local food products is a great way to start.

Thanksgiving weekend is almost here and as always, we are reminded of how important it is to pause from our busy lives, be mindful and practice gratitude. Today, we’d like to do just that—and you’re a part of it! Our team would like to take a moment to express our gratitude to customers for supporting our family-owned and operated business.

Cooking your family’s favourite dishes is a great way to approach Thanksgiving dinner, but it doesn’t hurt to try something new as well. A mix of new and familiar dishes can be really lovely—and over time, some of those ‘new’ dishes may become family favourites! Here are some Thanksgiving meal ideas to consider—we hope they inspire you and become a part of those memories made around the holiday table.

We love this time of year! (Well, maybe not the endless school paperwork.) But while you’re out there enjoying those beautiful fall days and evenings, there’s something on the horizon you don’t want to forget about: Thanksgiving weekend! That’s right—it’s just over two weeks away.

The weather has certainly changed in the last week or so—the mornings are fresh and a little chilly, evenings are cooler and you may have even broken out a jacket or sweater at some point. At VG Meats, that only means one thing: it’s time to start thinking about delicious cool-weather meals that are perfect for fall.

September is a busy month for parents and kids, especially as you settle into a new school year and extracurriculars. But you’ve gotta eat, and you deserve to eat well. Here are some quick and easy meal ideas for breakfast, school lunches and weeknight meals. Have a great school year, everyone!

If you’d like to know more about how your food is made, we’ve got good news—VG Meats customers can now use their Solar Dollars to book a tour of Hillview Farm in Norfolk County!

August is one of the best times of year to enjoy fresh Ontario produce. Between the amazing local corn, the ripe tomatoes and fresh garlic, all of those delicious fresh berries and that tasty summer squash, there’s plenty to enjoy (here’s a full list of what’s in season in August). It’s all good, but one piece of produce reigns supreme: Ontario peaches. They’re perfect this time of year, so we’re sharing a list of ways to enjoy them with your favourite VG Meats’ products.

August is quickly passing by and before you know it, we’ll be talking about back-to-school lunches and Thanksgiving dinner. But don’t worry—there are still plenty of beautiful summer days to enjoy in the meantime! To make the most of these final weeks of BBQ season, be sure to try these delicious products if you haven’t already.

In honour of Food Day Canada, here are five excellent Canadian cookbooks to inspire you.