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stoufivitte suntribune saturday dec 22 20073 you dont have to travel far to get your christmas food items by chris traber staff writer t is possible for you to ade quately and elegantly grace your holiday table by serving food and drink all produced within 100 miles from where you live in york region in fact it could be fun stress- reducing exercise thats good for you the local economy and the environment the 100mile diet is based on the premise buying everything locally is a boon for the environ ment lessening pollution caused by transportation and storage of food from far away save for those items such as coffee tea certain fruits and nuts that simply arent grown within our boundaries the 100mile concept makes sense if your mission is to impress with christmas morning breakfast see king cole ducks sales manager pat thompson in aurora it you want to be popular make eggs benedict with our smoked duck she said with a chuckle its amazing the family business supplies ducks and their byproducts glob ally and locally she said duck is all dark meat and one will feed two to three people ms thompson said in addition to the whole duck we offer boneless and smoked breasts and fully cooked roasted half ducks the company even sells duck feet and tongue ifs a delicacy in the asian com munity she said you can preorder ducks and pick them up at the companys facilty at warden avenue north of aurora road or at the queensville country store at 1631 queensville rd until this week the majority of your holiday meat and poultry can be picked up or delivered by king citys beretta organic farms owner cynthia beretta said livestock from the farm is certi fied organic she said none of the animals receive growth promoting hormones or antibiotics and their feed is free of pesticides herbicides and genetically modified organ isms during the winter the most 7 be8a orgaricfsms 41667456 fst4f67f7f0 fasytt fany fares homestead faro sqs77521c6 kfrgcotedudsut 15351 wfertena awora 1k33a25 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tarts another delec table offerings using farmgrown black cur rants apples cranberries and grapes from niagara still within 100 miles of york region the farm produces fruit dessert wines tradi tional and flavoured ciders if youd like to entertain with more traditional wines including dessert ice wine take a trip to the magnotta winery in vaughan producing more than 30 differ ent awardwinning wines locally with niagara grapes each has want to know more for more local and 100mile diet information wwwdirectoryyorkregioncom wwwfarmersmarketsontariocom 100miledietorg 100miledietnanaimoorg vintners quality alliance approval marketing manager darlene gray said the york region winery arid beer producing microbrewery has a free sampling bar and tasting events x in addition to imbibing regional wine youll enjoy keeping some extra seasonal cash at our store youll be saving the 50 per cent lcbo mark up ms gray said v if the venerable rabbit is on your holiday menu visit macwil- liam farms in queensville owner robert macwilliam sup plies the animals live and provides addresses for federally certified operators who inspect slaughter and dress the creatures o the farm just north of new market also sells honey produced on the property a culinary holiday staple is the farm fresh egg the riext couple of weeks are very busy for our retail andwhole- sale businesses homestead farm coowner pat white said lots of eggs are used for baking homestead in newmarket sells a range of egg varieties and sizes she said v the offerings include organic fre run white brown and liquid egg whites and yolks forsythe family farms in markham is also open until christ mas the petting zoo and farm tours are limited during the winter but the popular destination for parents and kids has a good selec tion of natural meat poultry pro duce and baked goods in the farms quaint barn store local produce including car rots potatoes onions rutabaga and frozen cranberries is still avail able owner jim forsyth said the farm store has natural meats and free range turkeys in addition to desserts baked on the premises and farmproduced honey jams and preserves give the gift of beautiful healthy skin and indulgent relaxation this season medispa clinic on main is the centre for advanced skin care and spa services located in a beautifully appointed comfortable century building conveniently located on stouffvilles main street whether they choose a pampering manicure and pedicure relaxing massage or any of our advanced skin care treatments from microdermabrasion to photofacial or laser hair removal our gift certificate makes a thoughtful and welcome gift a little pampering makes the perfect gift for that special person relax unwind indulge nib isda cijpic on wdin 6038 main street stouffviie 9056400092