I deliver locally produced foods to your doorHello, my name is Chris Wagland, and I am the Muskokavore! After 35 years in the Food and Beverage industry, starting as a busser, then into the kitchen for years, and finally as a waiter in the fine dining world, it became clear to me through research and experience, that fresh and local is the way to go. I have a passion for food, and the best dining experiences of my life have involved the freshest ingredients. The recent trend toward slow and local foods only backs up this experience... People are catching on! Here in Muskoka, there are folks as committed to producing the best as there are anywhere in the world! Natural, organic, and sustainable is the mantra, and I am as committed as they are. Why eat food that has no traceability, or comes from the other side of the world with no way of knowing how it came to your plate? As much as that "100 Mile Diet" has its draw, I can't see a future without coffee or olive oil in my kitchen.... However I know where my chicken and steak and potato and salad and veggies come from, how they were grown, and when they came into season!! Now you can do the same. When we moved here, 6 years ago, the local food movement was just coming into its own in Toronto (other than the Whole Foods Co-op, etc, that I was exposed to as a toddler). Now there are more farmers markets in the city on a weekly basis than there are in all of Muskoka! Most people just don't have the time to get away up here, spend their valuable cottage time shopping, and thus miss out on some of the best food grown and raised in Ontario! My job is to bring it to your kitchens and let you experience it for yourselves. The bounty of Muskoka is yours to enjoy. THINK GLOBALLY! EAT LOCALLY!!! Cheers, Chris |