It’s summertime and the living is easier with ONFC! And it’s not just the weather that’s heating up either. We’ve got some great new products, exciting events and scintillating news to share with you in our Summer 2011 issue of Naturally Informed and, as always, we welcome your feedback. Just drop us a line at info@onfc.ca with any comments or questions.

View a Special Message from Randy Whitteker,
General Manager, ONFC

As a co-operative, it’s important for us to keep our members informed about what and how we’re doing. One way we hope to do this is through the responsible use of technology to help us communicate better, more frequently and in easier to access ways. You can view this message from Randy here or by visiting us online at: onfc.ca. You can view Randy Whittaker’s previous podcasts online as well.

Please CLICK HERE to view Randy’s Summer 2011 Podcast.

Keeping You Safe and Informed

From time to time there are products that need to be recalled or concerns around specific ingredients that cause suppliers to issue memos or notices about their products and ingredients. To help you stay informed, safe and at the forefront of any product or safety issues facing the items we distribute, ONFC has added a new section to the home page of onfc.ca called: Product Recalls. Here you will find posted the information you require to make informed purchasing decisions. After all, whether you’re a retailer, vendor, ONFC employee or consumer, we all want to feed our families the very best, healthy natural and organic food available.

Please CLICK HERE to view current product recalls and important information.

Don’t forget to try our NEW Ontario Natural Products!

We’ve added refrigerated soups, Kim Chi, Carrot Sauerkraut and Pink Sauerkraut to our Ontario Natural line of private label products! Make sure you add them to your order today.

For more information about these new products, please visit: onfc.ca/private_label_products.

Remember to look at your Summer Specials!

As always, remember to take advantage of the great savings and specials in our seasonal flyers. To view our flyers and specials and to fill out your order form online, visit: onfc.ca/cat.

You can find tasty and healthy recipe ideas here too! Visit Kate’s Kitchen at onfc.ca/cat and find what you need for a tasty and light summer meal!

Tantalizing Tofu

Whip up this light and good for you summer meal and discover how delicious ONFC’s Ontario Natural Tofu can be!

You’ll Need:

  • 1 pkg Extra Firm Ontario Natural Tofu
  • Teriyaki cooking glaze
  • Ingredients for a Caesar salad, Asian slaw or garden salad

What To Do:

  • Slice the entire package of Tofu into ½” thick strips.
  • Pour enough of the Teriyaki glaze into a glass baking or casserole dish to cover the bottom.
  • Lay the strips of Tofu side by side on the bottom of the pan, ensuring there is no layering.
  • Pour more Teriyaki glaze over the top of the strips to cover.
  • Cover with lid and chill in refrigeration for at least one hour.
  • In the meantime, prepare salad or slaw to accompany Tofu.
  • When ready, grill Tofu strips on barbecue, grilling each side for 1-2 minutes. Tofu should be heated through and have black grill marks on both sides.
  • Serve grilled Teriyaki Tofu warm right off the grill with salad or slaw, or cool grilled Teriyaki Tofu and have cold on salad.
  • Cold Teriyaki Tofu when cubed also makes a tasty addition to cold rice salad.

Here’s to a sizzling summer!

As summer turns up the heat, here at ONFC we’d like to do the same. Our goal is to provide you with the best possible service, products and partnerships available in Ontario for living and working a healthy and natural lifestyle.

As we reach the mid-point of our 35th Anniversary year, we’re proud of the things we accomplished and the great ideas, products, events and services we have left to introduce before this special year closes.

So thank you again to you, our Buying Club members for helping us to make this year especially successful. Happy summering!