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As Canadians, we all get excited during the early spring months as the maple trees are ready to tap and extract that beautiful sugary sap to boil down and turn into maple syrup. But did you know, there's another delicious way to consume sap?

WHAT IS MAPLE WATER?

As the name suggests, both maple ...

Being B Corp Certified is something we're extremely proud of at 100km Foods and it's worth understanding what this recognition represents, and more importantly, what it means for you as a consumer and how it can help you confidently make more conscious decisions about where you choose to spend your hard earned dollars.

Hitting you with a light, fresh and flavourful winter salad recipe this week! This Beet & Citrus Salad With Shaved Toscano and Thyme is insanely easy to throw together and looks like art on the plate! The natural sweetness and earthiness of Cookstown's organic mixed beets combined with tart and tangy oranges and grapefruit, peppery microgreens, crunchy walnuts and salty Monforte Toscano, this salad hits all the right flavour notes.

Guest post by Seema Pabari of Tiffinday. Learn about the power of pulses and why we should try to incorporate more of these SUPERFOODS into our weekly diet.

Wow, these shrimp cakes...a MUST TRY! These delectable patties of shrimpy perfection are so simple and quick to make and are made with our Fogo Island Northern Pink shrimp. Simply thaw your shrimp, chop them up, mix them with the rest of the ingredients, and pan fry them to that perfect golden brown. Served with a simple lemon and garlic aioli, these shrimp cakes are sure to be a hit at your dinner table!

Risotto is one of the most-loved rice dishes out there. It's rich and creamy without feeling heavy, and there are so many different variations of risotto that can be made to showcase different seasonal flavours. This risotto recipe features our Top Tomato butternut squash and some beautiful organic crispy fried sage to really celebrate the flavours of Fall.

Fall might be creeping just around the corner but we're still celebrating the flavors of summer over here with this recipe! Sweet grilled peaches from Warner's Farm are paired with our salty fried Monforte halloumi and featured alongside some farm-fresh green beans, fennel, mint, cherry tomatoes and...

It's peak peach season so you know we had to celebrate with a tasty peach recipe! This cake is wonderfully moist, packed with loads of fresh peaches and made without oil or butter. The fat instead comes from our luxurious Bella Casara by Quality Cheese ricotta. This cake is light on the sweetness, making it perfect to enjoy with your morning coffee, afternoon snack or late night treat!

These fresh Brigid's Brie, Prosciutto & Arugula Stuffed Apricots With Honey & Balsamic make a perfect light and healthy appetizer and only require 6 simple ingredients, all locally sourced from The Market at 100km Foods! Fresh Warner's Farm apricots are halved, pitted and stuffed with New Farm arugula, Gunn's Hill Brigid's Brie, Speducci Berkshire pork prosciutto and drizzled with Rosewood honey and a balsamic reduction made with Niagara Vinegar's Baco Noir balsamic. Perfect for a summertime snack, try this recipe out this week!

We are LIVING for blueberry season and there's no better way to enjoy blueberries than in this super easy blueberry crisp recipe featuring our Barrie Hill blueberries, K2 Milling granola oats and AP Flour and Golden Dawn butter. When baked, these berries transform into a delicious syrupy filling and the oat topping bakes into a perfectly golden sweet, buttery, crunchy crumble.