After 15 years in the organic food delivery business, and a year-and-a-half after opening its 2310 Gottingen Street storefront, Home Grown Organic Foods dropped off its final food boxes on December 22 and announced it was closing up shop for good. In a newsletter HGOF’s founder and owner Geordie Ouchterlony wrote: As much as we […]
Home Grown Organic Foods
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Home Grown Organic’s grand re-opening
It took three years of “harder than usual work” to turn 2310 Gottingen Street into the new home for Home Grown Organic Foods, and finally, it’s time to celebrate. The grocery store/food delivery biz officially switched its operation from its old stomping grounds on Allan Street to Gottingen in April, and it’s been an exciting […]
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Welcome Home Grown
The new year brings new digs for Home Grown Organic Foods (492-1412) , which’ll move its way popular fruit and vegetable delivery service and general store over the holidays, leaving its longtime home on Allan Street for 2310 Gottingen Street. “We’ve grown out of this barn,” says Geordie Ouchterlony, who bought the century-and-a-half old Gottingen […]
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Profile: Gottingen Street
With the St. Pat’s-Alexandra controversy bringing new attention to the neighbourhood, now’s a good time to shine the Shoptalk spotlight on the Gottingen Street retail district. I’m happy to report that things are looking good. Merchants are still disappointed about the UARB decision to not allow Reflections to transfer its late-night cabaret licence to the […]
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Organic food and more
Behind the Quinpool Centre, located in an original barn behind the houses on Allan Street, Home Grown Organic Foods (6188 Allan Street, 492-1412) is a produce-lover’s treasure trove. Fresh organic foods, much of it sourced locally (the bananas come from away, of course) are the star here, including free range chicken, grass fed beef, cookies, […]
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Where to find the best ice cream
As days get colder and shorter, what better way to savour the last weeks of summer than by slamming copious amounts of ice cream down your throat? But even the simplest pleasures can lead to confusion in today’s consumer culture—we have a slew of frozen treats to choose from and all are not created equal. […]
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Organic basket case
“Garlic, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets.” Geordie Ouchterlony lists the organic vegetables he can’t get locally: “Turnips. Squash, beans…I mean beans, it’s something that’s really easy to grow here. There were no more in November.” Ouchterlony owns Home Grown Organic Foods, a home-delivery food service which does its best to sell local organic produce. Right now, […]