Garlic (Inc. Russian)

Stigan Antioxidant, Mid To Late Summer, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Affectionately known as the “stinking rose, it is guaranteed to transform any meal into a bold, aromatic and healthy culinary experience. Garlic is arranged in a head, called the “bulb,” averaging about 2 inches in height and diameter … Read More

Plums

Stigan Antioxidant, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Prune Plums Mmm – the Okanagan plum is so smooth and juicy sweet tasting! With a ranging appearance from yellow to almost black, the flesh can taste tart to very sweet and juicy. As a rule of thumb, … Read More

Apples

Stigan Autumn, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  A favourite among school lunches, apples are beautiful, sweet and delicious with its built-in carry case to travel well. Sweet, crisp and juicy, apples have long been a fall favourite of many. Although apples appear in produce markets … Read More

Peaches

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Nothing says “summer” better than the juice of a fresh peach running down your chin! A round, sweet juicy stone fruit with a soft, fuzzy cream or yellow surface skin flushed with red. Perhaps the most celebrated of … Read More

Potatoes – Red, Russet, White & Yukon

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  To many, potatoes are a comfort food and a staple of a great home-cooked dinner. It is a good thing they can be cooked by any cooking method desired. Potatoes are generally divided into two categories – waxy … Read More

Rasberries

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  The warmer months have arrived when raspberries are at the peak of harvest. Of course, the best raspberries are BC local, since they can be left on the vine until they reach full ripeness. It’s a small, deep … Read More

Tomatoes

Stigan Antioxidant, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer, Spring, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  By themselves or combined with other foods, tomatoes are delicious! In plant families, the deep, rich red coloured tomato is categorized as a berry fruit. Of course, we who eat them consider tomatoes to be a vegetable. Raw … Read More

Green Beans

Stigan Antioxidant, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer, Spring, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Green Beans are a long and slender vegetable with green pods. Harvested while still immature and the inner bean is just beginning to form, they are one of only a few varieties of beans that are eaten fresh … Read More