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This Sunday, June 15th is Father’s Day and we’re ready to celebrate! Here’s a quick message to all of the awesome dads out there plus gift ideas, meal suggestions and more from the VG Meats team. If you have any questions or would like help planning your Father’s Day weekend meals, please contact us. Our team is always glad to help!

Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 15th—that’s less than two weeks away! If you plan on cooking a delicious meal for the special dad, grandpa or other father figures in your life, here’s some inspiration to help you start planning. If you’d like to get personalized recommendations from the VG Meats team, just ask! Our butchers would be glad to speak with you by phone or in store. Thanks for shopping local and supporting regenerative food in your community, and happy Father’s Day!

It feels like spring just got here but in the blink of an eye, it’s nearly June and the official start of summer is just weeks away. We have plenty to look forward to in the weeks ahead! There’s a lot going on around the farm and in our retail stores this time of year, which makes it a good time to touch base and share a few updates and reminders from the VG Meats team. So, here we go!

It doesn’t matter if we get blue skies, clouds or showers this Victoria Day—we love a long weekend, and we’ll be spending it by the BBQ. Cheers to spending the holiday with friends and family while enjoying some delicious local food! We can’t think of anything better.

This Sunday, May 11th is Mother’s Day—the perfect opportunity to celebrate the moms, grandmothers, stepmoms, special aunts and other maternal figures in your life. Whether you gather together for brunch, enjoy dinner as a family or aren’t able to be together in person, we hope you’re able to connect with your mom this weekend and let her know how much she’s loved. And if you’re a mom yourself, happy Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 11th. Read on for some delicious meal ideas from VG Meats, plus great gifts for the moms, grandmas and other maternal figures in your life. Thanks as always for shopping local and supporting our family-owned and operated business! If you’d like any assistance, please contact us.

In case you missed it: we’ve got a new product, and we’re really excited about it! VG Meats now offers delicious breaded pork cutlets in our frozen section. They’re fully cooked, so you just have to heat them in your oven or air fryer. These cutlets are crispy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside, and packed with delectable Ontario pork flavour. There are plenty of ways to enjoy this convenient new item—read on for some dinner inspiration from our team.

Did you catch our recent online event with farmer Cory Van Groningen? In a livestream on Facebook, Cory introduced some of the key concepts of holistic management while talking about critical ecosystem processes. This helped participants gain a better understanding of why holistic management is beneficial to communities like yours, and how buying local food supports regenerative outcomes. What we eat, where it’s from and how it’s raised—it’s all connected, and these decisions have a ripple effect on the world around us!

Cooking for a crowd is a lot of work—especially when it’s a holiday dinner that has to balance taste, timing and tradition. At VG Meats, we understand that your family wants high quality, delicious products for Easter, and we’re here to help you serve an incredible meal with less of the work.

April is here and Easter is just around the corner! This year, it falls on Sunday, April 20th—that’s less than three weeks away. While you’re out buying chocolate eggs, sidewalk chalk and bubble wands for the kids, don’t forget to start planning your family’s Easter brunch or dinner. The VG Meats team is here to make it easy (and delicious).

If you’re familiar with VG Meats’ bundles, you know that they offer incredible value on your favourite local products. We’ve always offered a variety of bundles in store and on our website, and we’ve also offered large custom orders through our retail locations in Simcoe and Stoney Creek—for example, half of a beef cut to a customer’s specifications. This personalized service allows customers to request exactly what they want: mostly steaks, for example, or a mix of steaks, roasts and ground beef.

At VG Meats, we’ve always been passionate about holistic management, regeneration and creating a stronger local food system here in Canada. On Thursday, April 3rd, we invite you to join us for a webinar that will teach you more about where your food comes from, how it’s produced and why all of this matters to Canadians. Please read on for details, or contact us if you have any questions! We’d be glad to hear from you.