We rented a cottage in St. Joseph, a little town I hadn't heard of between Bayfield and Grand Bend. It was my son's first time swimming in a lake (last year he was just a few months old and it was too cold for the little monkey) and it was a joy to watch him dipping in and out of the shallow water with sheer delight buried in his giggle. For this reason alone, we spent a lot of our time at the beach.However, on a rainy day, it was also wonderful to stop into the two neighbouring towns. In Bayfield, I found a fantastic little shop called Forager Foods. This locavore-friendly and environmentally responsible food shop offers natural and family farm raised pork, veal, chicken and grass-fed beef as well as duck, bison, elk and venison, all raised within a short distance of the store.
And if you're a pseudo vegetarian like me, you can also enjoy other local products like fresh produce, cheeses, preserves, pastas, pot pies, soup, sauces, curries and stews and prepared items like salads, sandwiches and even gourmet mac n' cheese.
Forager Foods has partnered with more than two dozen farmers and food producers to offer unique Ontario-centric shopping experience for foodies and fresh junkies alike.
And something about being at the beach makes it taste even better.
That is, if you can keep those little hands out of the sand long enough to savour a few heavenly bites.
