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economist suntribune environment thursday feb 17 2000 fresh asparagus we sell lots of fresh asparagus because a we buy the very best quality available always b we take lots of care in handling it which translates into the best eating enjoyment and c we charge a fair price j1l lb 1 99 our pistachio loaves for a number of years now weve been supplying a store in port hope with some of our products the owner buys an unusually large number of these loaves because in m tf her words my g mw off customers think that g m 4 tptjtc theyre the best thing j 7 1x115 ever maybe they are jlff lw week reg 450 ps the store in question is hennas gift shop on hwy 28 north from port hope its an amazing gift shop strawberry rhubarb pies our madefromscratch strawberryrhubarb pies are available both baked and sometimes warm from our pastry counter and unbaked from our freezer section if you love that bakedathome aroma any way you get it youll have a big pie 9 size with big flavour reg 895 9 size f 1 this week 25 0ff schwartzwalder bratwurst our spicy pepperettes from our meat kitchen come these sizzling little numbers that must be consumed with care they do have spark theyre air- dried about 5 or 6 inches long depending on the day and theyre d f v packed full of flavour and heat m a bb is hot deal lw imi j j week moro oranges these are blood oranges which come from california they have streaks of red in them hence the name and an element of tartness which sets them apart from the regular varieties we have some literature available which provides a few interesting serving suggestions as well 99 balderson extra old cheddar this week we have a special price on extra old cheddar both orange and white from balderson ifs great cheddar regular 1 b 199100g off this week when we were discussing what to feature this week one of our butchers of german descent allowed that since we were making a schwartzalder type ham translate blackforest type why not make schwartzwalder bratwurst as well i said whats the difference between the recipes they have a little more marjoram and you have to use german beer to make them so we did this week buy christopher winters schwartzwalder g viiti bratwurst youll feel fl m jf off like youre there in the ff h tttts week black forest reg 399lb 13 smoked pork chops kasseler our smoked pork chops are made with welltrimmed racks of pork which have been selected for their leaness we then cure them in a lowsalt brine smoke them slowly over maple long enough and warm enough to cook them all you have to do is warm them although the traditional way to serve this cut is to steam it whole or in chops ona bed of sauerkraut or prepared red cabbage its equally great just steamed or gently warmed on the barbque great flavour reg 599lb this week blueberries 1 the crop of chilean blueberries has been exceptional this year theyve been abundant hence the price and delicious coming next week we have quite a number of south african customers and from them i get continual requests for boerwors which is a very unique and tasty sausage this is farmers sausage in their language and as in canada there are many different variations on the theme one of our customers brought me a couple of cookbooks from sa and there are quite a few other interesting items as well you never know what might happen why are we successful a couple of weeks ago a journalist representing one of our industry publications was in our store to do an interview with us and she asked this question i always answer that its luck and truthfully you must always have an element of luck i then went on to explain that we make a great deal of what we sell all the products which we make are from scratch which means we start right at the beginning and do it in a homemade manner like food stores did many many years ago we currently employ 21 fulltime staff in the making of our products and when i counted up the number of different food items that we make i was a bit amazed to find that ifs over 400 to be sure we have our failures too try as we may to be great all the time some things dont turn out as well as they should we usually catch them but sometimes we dont one thing we do though is make it right were committed to the idea of quality in everything that we do village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sunday february 20 hours monthurs 900 700 fri 900 800 sat 900 600 sun 1000 51 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 greening plan for york region calls for public input environmental interrest sparks strategies for keeping york green bymikeadler staff writer york region needs some help with its environmental poli cies and public participation is key to making that happen a new regional plan suggests the recently launched greening of york region initiative will look at how the region could manage a variety of green policies everything from tree planting and streetscapingto a new strategy for acquiring environmentally sensitive lands to do this it aims to draw ideas from the public and other sources including municipalities conservation authorities environmental groups and the housing industry the region has noticed increased public interest in the environment and knows residents are concerned about the declining amount of forest cover and development on the oak ridges moraine said john waller regional director of strategic planning the regions report card on its official plan showed people thought it was doing only an average job protecting the envi ronment and many participating gave the region a failing grade the message we got was you have a good set of policies but youre not doing enough to implement it waller said what we need is do is have a really effective debate on this the debate started last month with a brainstorming ses sion attended by agencies and governments a discussion paper is promised next month or in april followed by a sym posium and a strategy of some kind by october we hope to get peoples best ideas on what we do waller said a few possible outcomes are a landowner information package on options available to people for land stewardship a regional streetscaping policy and certification of green subdivisions where natural areas are preserved and plant ings done the green image on new communities sells so i think its a good fit waller said where the money would come to make policies work bet ter is unclear waller said he hopes regional councillors will contribute resources but added its likely they will also ask the provincial and federal governments to do more we have limited purse strings he said we have to make clear strategic decisions on what we want to do blood donors urged to attend new clinic canadian blood services is calling on all eligible blood donors to come out and give the gift of life the flu season has hit and many regular donors are unable to donate because of illness a single donation can save as many as four lives each com ponent can be given to a person the red cells to someone undergoing surgery the platelets to a person with leukemia the plasma to a burn victim the toronto blood centre needs to collect at least 650 units of blood per day in order to meet the needs of patients in the 59 hospitals in central ontario because of winter weather conditions and the outbreak of the flu blood collections have not kept up with the hospital orders healthy individuals between the ages of 17 and 70 can give blood every 56 days although firsttime donors must be 60 or younger all blood types are needed with a special need for donors with type o and type a there will be a blood donor clinic this saturday from 1 to 5 pm at the new location of centennial community centre 8600mccowanrd for more information on clinics in your area call the toronto blood centre at 416 9749900 ext 3534 or 18007017803 ext 3563 or visit the website at wwwbloodservicesca