VG Blog

Thanksgiving feels like the perfect time of year to pause and reflect on what matters the most to us, including the many people and things we’re thankful for each day. Gratitude is something we try to incorporate into our daily lives, but this weekend, we’ll be approaching it with even greater mindfulness and intention. 

The holiday weekend is so close, we can almost smell the turkey! It’s going to be a great Thanksgiving—food, family, that gorgeous fall sunshine and with any luck, a little time to relax. If you haven’t ordered your holiday favourites yet, please visit our Thanksgiving website. Or, pop into your local VG Meats store and speak to our team! We’d be glad to see you and offer personalized recommendations for your holiday meal. Speaking of which: here are a few simple tips to make the most of your Thanksgiving weekend.

We love Thanksgiving—the fall colours, enjoying quality time with family and friends, and of course, the amazing food. There’s nothing like sitting around a table with people you love and a delicious roast turkey in the centre of it all. It doesn’t matter if you’re the type of person who prefers to keep it simple, takes a fine dining approach or smothers their plate in gravy—we wish you a holiday filled with love, gratitude and full bellies.

If you’ve been outside this week, you know how beautiful this fallish-but-still-kinda-summer weather has been. The days still feel warm and inviting but the evenings are cooler (perfect for sleeping with the windows open). It’s a great time of year to BBQ with friends and family, take a book out to that hammock in your backyard, or get outside for a hike. 

September is a busy time of the year for many families—something the VG Meats team and Van Groningen family know very well. After all, there are a lot of young kids between the four brothers and their wives!

Summer is many things: a time to relax, an opportunity to get outdoors and reconnect with nature, a great reason to spend quality time with friends and family, and for many families with young kids, an extra busy time of year. (Like, really busy.) That said, it’s a beautiful season that often feels like a gift and a blessing, and we’ve always treated it as such.

After several years of pandemic-related delays, the World Butchers’ Challenge is almost here—and longtime VG Meats butcher Dave Vander Velde is ready to help represent Team Canada in Sacramento, California in just over a week!

There’s nothing like tender, juicy, local chicken from small farms here in southern Ontario—especially when it’s pasture-raised on lush green fields in Norfolk County. 

Our tender, flavourful, marinated Ontario beef short ribs are available online now. We’re so excited for you to experience this product—it’s available in Southwest and Korean BBQ.

We love local beef, chicken, lamb and pork products, and there’s nothing like fresh Ontario produce in the summer. So when you put those two things together? Well, we’re officially in heaven!

The August long weekend is within sight and we’re ready for some delicious summer BBQ favourites.

Many of our customers already know that VG Meats is a fourth generation family business that’s run by four brothers from Norfolk County.