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ORDERING PROCEDURE

Thank You for your interest in Cookstown Greens.  Since we are not your typical produce distributor, you should know something about the way we work:

 

Making Your Orders:                                   

Orders must be received by telephone or fax by noon on Mondays or Thursdays so we can efficiently harvest, clean, chill, and pack in preparation for deliveries the next day.  (This early notification is particularly important for items we pick-to-order.)  Alternatively, you can enjoy the convenience of a Weekly Standing Order. 

 

For your convenience our full line is also distributed (at the same prices) by Hilite Fine Foods (416 503-0499).  (Selected items are distributed by A.J. Lanzarotta.)  For service in the Collingwood area contact Emmatta Distribution (705 424-9546).  A one-to-two week shelf-life is the norm so you can feel comfortable ordering a little extra!  If you happen to run out, we can often send more to your door by overnight courier (again, if you call by noon).

 

Receiving Your Orders:                               

We drive our own refrigerated van to Toronto on Tuesdays and Fridays; and use Purolator Courier or Erb Transport outside the city.  (When you order root vegetables through Hilite Fine Foods or A.J. Lanzarotta many items are available every day.)  We try to get food to your kitchen about the same time each week.

 

Why We Need to be Different:                     

We began supplying critically acclaimed restaurants and hotels with specialty vegetables in 1988 from our Cookstown garden (one hour north of Toronto).  Our select chefs continue to support the fine quality and many choices which come from home-garden cool-climate techniques.  To more reliably meet hospitality demands, we have steadily grown from a 2 acre family garden -- to over 60 acres with year-round greenhouses and winter root-cellars managed by a dedicated team of 8 full-time year-round employees. 

 

We continue to choose our vegetable varieties based on sophisticated flavour and unique colours.  (Usually these are tried-and-true heritage varieties which do not meet the current fad of long-distance, cheap-food, uniform-product agriculture.)  Our selected varieties are further enhanced by carefully building healthy ecological organic soil that leads to healthy (pest-free) plants which benefit diners with additional nutrients and flavour.  Meticulous post-harvest care maintains freshness and maximizes shelf-life so you can actually keep food costs down by rarely throwing away stale food.  Careful packing of uniform size vegetables makes attractive presentations in busy commercial kitchens easy.  We also appreciate that on-time delivery and steady prices are important to our chefs.

 

If working directly with a local farmer fits in with your cooking and business style,  we look forward to working with you!

 

 

                                     David Cohlmeyer    Market Garden Owner

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Cookstown Greens, 6321 Line 9 RR#3, Thornton, Ontario  L0L 2N0  Canada   •   Tel: (705) 458-9077   •   Fax: (705) 458-1707

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