You can never go wrong with bacon & eggses on a Sunday (or any day).
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ALL of that for one person at one sitting? 
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I prefer my muff toasty, too!
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I don’t blame you 
Bagels with avo and a cold-smoked BC king salmon. Cukes also from Canada.
I’m so happy our local grocery started carrying these cucumbers, and I hope they stick with it. Those we’ve been getting prior during the winter months (most likely from Mexico) have been bitter and not long-lasting. These Canadian mini cukes are firm and sweet, and so far, holding up well. While not specified where in Canada, I suspect they’re coming to our neck of the woods from nearby BC greenhouses.
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I am surprised to read this because a lot of veggies we buy in Canada are imported from the Southern US and Mexico. We are still buried under a thousand feet of snow right now but I am optimistic we will see grass one day! And warmth but I digress… When I went to the farmers market just before Christmas, some of the farms had veggies they were still growing but in greenhouses. I was surprised to see that since it’s a little chillier where I live than parts of BC.
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The greenhouses grow year-round near Leamington, ON, and in some parts of Quebec. The number of greenhouses keep growing each year.
Acres and acres of greenhouses along Lake Erie. Some greenhouse tomatoes from St Thomas ON are better than the ones coming from Mexico right now.
I am pretty happy with our local greenhouse peppers, cukes and some specific tomatoes these days. Some of the cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes grown in Quebec are really good, too.
Interesting. I didn’t think it ever got warm enough anywhere in Canada to grow veggies during the winter months except maybe southwestern BC. I learn something new every day! I am planning on going to the farmers market in a couple of weeks so it will be interesting to see what kind of locally grown veggies are available at this time of year. They usually have cabbages and different kinds of squashes out that were grown over the summer months and stored in cold storage but I am actually getting tired of squash 
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I visit the Leamington and [Essex County, Ontario] every 3 or 4 months.
I am heading to [St. Thomas, Ontario] for produce tomorrow. It’s a little cheaper and fresher closer to the source.
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Those are big greenhouses! I live in downtown Ottawa and don’t drive so I forget how big the farming operations look. The farm I get my CSA from sends us a weekly newsletter during the growing season and sometimes they include pictures of the farm which is nice for city slickers like me 
Their fields go on as far as the eye can see and they have lots of greenhouses too. I agree it’s nice getting one’s food close to the source. I am eating a lot of local foods these days - specifically meat and veg. I’ve been buying a lot of local veggies for a few years now but this year I’ve been throwing meat into the equation. I took a mocktail course last week and the co-owners, who are from Montreal, are trying to get as many local fruits herbs for their sodas. One of the drinks they served had a haskap soda as a base and they found a farm in Quebec to source their haskaps from. There are some things they can’t source locally like ginger for example but a lot of their fruits are sourced locally.
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We actually can grow ginger to some degree here in Ontario. Not worth it economically for farmers for profit , but can be done. I sometimes plant my ginger from the grocery store in the veg garden in warmer months.
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If AI is to be believed:
British Columbia has approximately 800 to 850 acres of greenhouses, representing the second-largest provincial greenhouse industry in Canada after Ontario. The sector includes over 150 dedicated vegetable operations, with major production in peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers, as well as significant herb production.
When we drive to Vancouver on Interstate 5, once we cross the border its seemingly nothing but greenhouses and field after field of blueberries. Quite inspiring!
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I believe it! In this case. LOL
