One of the first things we did in Kitchener is obviously to check out stores, food stores. There are different supermarkets here that weren't in Edmonton. Instead of Safeway and Save on Foods we have Food Basics and Value Mart. I was shocked to not find any organic fruits and vegetables (nothing beyond bananas) in any of the supermarkets. Even Sobeys and the Superstore are lousy. So we got straight into business with Pfennig's Organic Box delivery and I am happy as anything. Don't get me wrong, these big stores do have packaged organic foods just not fresh produce. The offer at the farmer's market was meagre too. There I could not believe how many stalls sells their produce for cheap, really cheap, obviously having bought it wholesale somewhere and needing to get rid of it. There was nothing like that in Edmonton, it was all local and at the time of the year were there's barely any local fruit and vegetable the stalls simply got filled with local crafts and arts. Not saying, one or the other way is better, just mentioning it. I suspect that in order to buy for example from the Mennonites here in the area we' d have to drive into the countryside and get it directly from their farm. We can still try the Farmer's Market in Waterloo but for this season it's closed.
The other thing I noticed is the higher prices for dairy here and whole wheat flour. The latter one really bugs me. First of all it only comes in 5 kg and nowhere in 10 kg bags and then, depending on the store, costs 60-100% more than in Edmonton. Argh! So I'll keep now white flour in my cupboard too. I have taken to baking our own bread again very quickly because the first two loaves of bread I bought in Kitchener in different stores both were mouldy on day 3.
Today my bread rose so well it does not fit into the freezer bags. Can't wait to taste it tomorrow.
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