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Articles by Krista Scott-Dixon

When she isn’t eating, cooking, writing, or thinking about food, Krista lurks in organic grocery stores, farmer’s markets, and the small supermarkets that abound in Toronto’s multicultural communities. She is the editor of Spezzatino.

Review: Fiesta Farms – Keeping It Local in the Great White North
October 14, 2009 – 9:00 am | 6 Comments
Review: Fiesta Farms – Keeping It Local in the Great White North

Fifteen years later, I am immersed in that world again, every time I step into Fiesta Farms. Large supermarket chains have come to dominate the urban horizon. Each one looks like the other. Most are full of prefabricated food and overpriced world-travelling produce. In this landscape, Fiesta Farms stands out. It refuses to bow to corporate pressures to standardize, hit the lowest common denominator, or sell Frankenfood.