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Why the Doctor was Right about Apples!

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:00:59 +0000

Red delicious, Granny Smith, or crab apple; whatever variety you fancy, apples do a body good! What’s so great about apples? Low in fat and calories Hungry? Apples are a healthy, filling, and sensible snack. One apple contains less than 100 calories. Great for the body and the waistline! Fibre Apples are a great source…

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Fruit Share & My Bartending Career by Marc Tessier

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:59:40 +0000

A big THANK YOU to Marc Tessier for sharing his story. Enjoy the read! I’ve been an on again off again bartender for the past 6 years, but only started taking that career seriously about a year ago. After a trip to Victoria, BC for the Art of the Cocktail festival, I realized that being…

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Next Pick & Preserve Workshop – Apple Butter on September 9th!

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:57:01 +0000

This is your second chance to make apple butter! Due to unforeseen circumstances, our first apple butter workshop has been rescheduled. This means all you Fruit Sharers have a second chance to attend, make some apple product and take it home with you! Here are the new details: Topic: Apple Butter and Freezing Apples When:…

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Can an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:08:34 +0000

Turns out, this sweet, crisp, and juicy fruit can really do a body good! Apples are loaded with more nutrients than we give them credit for. Low in Fat & Calories – Apples are a healthy and sensible snack, that are filling too! Good news is that one apple contains less than 100 calories. Great for…

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Pickin’ In the Rain

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:29:37 +0000

Article by Emma Gehrs-Whyte, Cafe Supervisor at Sam’s Place. On Sunday, August 4, a group of staff and volunteers from Sam’s Place headed out to pick crab apples. Sam’s Place is a café, used bookstore, and music performance venue located at 159 Henderson Highway. A program of Mennonite Central Committee, Sam’s is a unique business…

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Preserve Workshops!

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 02:19:50 +0000

Wondering what to do with all those apples and crab apples? Have no fear, the Preserve Workshops are here! The first one will be Aug 10th from 11-2pm at the Magnus Elison Recreational Centre (430 Langside St). The topics will be crab apple jelly and dehydrated apples. $15 per person and everyone will take product…

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Dreaming of Fruit

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:42:16 +0000

Dreaming of Fruit By Hadass Eviatar Hadass is a Winnipeg writer. She blogs at My Coat of Many Colours (link is http://hadasseviatar.com/blog/), where she muses on life, health and the joys of local food. It’s the Winter That Wouldn’t Die. Below-normal temperatures, piles of snow everywhere. Talk of a big flood, again. But I’m dreaming…

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Apple Picking Extravaganzas

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:16:17 +0000

It is that time of year again, more apples than most people can figure out what to do with! To handle the great amounts we are seeing, we’re going to be organizing to have a whole ton of apples pressed into cider at Apple Junction. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be organizing several…

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