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How to find food within 100 kms Ottawa By-ward Market, Most food not local. Not organic. Accessible by bus open year round. Ottawa Farmer's Market. Local, not organic, accessible by bus, open year round. Ottawa Parkdale Market most food not local, not organic, accessible by bus, open may-dec. Ottawa Organic Farmers' Market, local, organic, accessible by bus, open all year. Preserves Sprouting Tubers Survey of what local foods you can get at the byward market that are local (within 100 kms) Resource of where to find local food near Ottawa http://www.spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/en/buylocal/buy_local_home.htm

Earth Island Journal Winter 2007

Winter greens - sprouting - e. coli outbreak on spinach - many farms send to one packaging plant and ship under an array of brand names - 75% of USA greens grown in California - preceded by 2 other recalls for contamination

FDA issued a letter re: continuing outbreaks on leafy greens - indictment to grow sprouts over winter farms are visited only every few years grist.com AP consumers turn to local growers Oct 16, 2006 Houston Chronicle Oct 9, 2006