{"id":80,"date":"2006-04-06T06:57:08","date_gmt":"2006-04-06T11:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forgetful.ca\/?p=80"},"modified":"2006-04-06T06:57:08","modified_gmt":"2006-04-06T11:57:08","slug":"oafe-award-farm-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"OAFE Award – Farm Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farm Boy<\/a> is a local Ottawa grocery store, and it is this week’s recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.<\/p>\n

Farm Boy “makes me want to be a better person.”<\/a> They have a large produce department that is fresher, has more variety, and is usually cheaper than the big chains. Their meat department is bursting with goodness, including Alberta beef, excellent sausages, and whole rabbits (much to Shannen’s chagrin). They have a cheese and deli section that I could spend hours in, requesting free sample after free sample. A newly added “take home meals” section near the entrance has a dozen mouthwatering temptations available every day in an attempt to halt your trip right there and not bother choosing ingredients for your own creation. And their bakery has choices like “Belgian Farmer Loaf” and “Walnut Rye Bread”.<\/p>\n

High praise, right? Well, there are two items at Farm Boy that, if they sold only these two, I would still visit once a week.<\/p>\n