Local Delicious » Manitoba http://www.localdelicious.com Get the scoop on local food! Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=5558 en hourly 1 Indendent Grocer Stocks Local Food http://www.localdelicious.com/general/indendent-grocer-stocks-local-food/ http://www.localdelicious.com/general/indendent-grocer-stocks-local-food/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:16:48 +0000 liz gaige http://www.localdelicious.com/?p=2341 I love Famous Foods grocery on Kingsway in Vancouver, BC. I like that they have such a great variety of locally produced food. I like that the staff are always friendly and helpful – they are friendly with each other, too, which is a good sign. They always offer carry out when I purchase by the case.

And I love that I always find interesting, local, and healthy food there. Most recently it was a cashew and date snack bar. That’s all it had in it. Nothing else. Especially no added sugar. Yum.

I love that I can buy lots of whole foods in bulk. One of the many fringe benefits of eating local is a focus on eating more healthfully. The bulk products may not all be local, but food that is unprocessed is a healthy option to have and that works for me.

Hemp Seed Hearts

I’ve “discovered” a few local products at Famous Foods that have become regulars on my shopping list, including Golda’s Cilantro Pesto and Spring Creek natural beef (no hormones or antibiotics).

And I found a new supplier of hemp hearts, Canada Hemp Foods, based in Gibsons, BC and sourced from Manitoba. As a Prairie girl at heart, I’m happy to be supporting my country’s farmers. Frankly, that’s damn cool.

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