Stick with local produce. We grow a lot in Canada.
Beans.
Nearly all the beans/legumes on store shelves are from Canada.
Nuts.
This one is difficult, especially almonds. We do have a thriving seed industry: hemp, flax, etc.
Coffee.
What coffee comes from the USA?? Canadian roasters are everywhere and they import beans from South America.
Tea.
Same as above, get your tea from Japan, China, India, etc.
Various seasonings (vanilla, nutmeg, pepper, etc)
Seasoning blends are very often from the states, but look for local blends. Or get single spices and make your own! Or go ethnic, and get spices from Asia, Mexico, etc.
Grain.
Canada grows wheat, oats, wild rice, barley, rye, etc. No issues here. Get Asian rice if your worried about rice.
Cooking oils.
We produce a lot of cooking oil in Canada. For olive oil (not really a cooking oil), go with Italian.
Sugar.
China, Brazil, and India produce more than the US. We can get it from them.
Chocolate.
Go with Swiss chocolate.
Pasta.
Plenty of made in Canada pasta. Go with Italian if you want another option.
With the exception of citrus, some processed junk food, and a few odds and ends, Canada is quite food secure.
If animal products are a concern, stop eating them. Make tarrifs your excuse to go plant-based this year 👍
Fruits and veg are the tough one. We don’t grow a whole lot of fresh green veggies in the winter. We don’t grow any citrus fruits whatsoever. We don’t grow berries in the winter.
Basically if you only eat local produce you’re going to be living entirely off preserves for half the year, the way my grandparents did a hundred years ago.
Unless of course you have a lot of space in your house to set up grow lights and grow your own greens indoors. I’m looking at that but it’s not easy to grow head lettuces like romaine that way.
Stick with local produce. We grow a lot in Canada.
Nearly all the beans/legumes on store shelves are from Canada.
This one is difficult, especially almonds. We do have a thriving seed industry: hemp, flax, etc.
What coffee comes from the USA?? Canadian roasters are everywhere and they import beans from South America.
Same as above, get your tea from Japan, China, India, etc.
Seasoning blends are very often from the states, but look for local blends. Or get single spices and make your own! Or go ethnic, and get spices from Asia, Mexico, etc.
Canada grows wheat, oats, wild rice, barley, rye, etc. No issues here. Get Asian rice if your worried about rice.
We produce a lot of cooking oil in Canada. For olive oil (not really a cooking oil), go with Italian.
China, Brazil, and India produce more than the US. We can get it from them.
Go with Swiss chocolate.
Plenty of made in Canada pasta. Go with Italian if you want another option.
With the exception of citrus, some processed junk food, and a few odds and ends, Canada is quite food secure.
If animal products are a concern, stop eating them. Make tarrifs your excuse to go plant-based this year 👍
Fruits and veg are the tough one. We don’t grow a whole lot of fresh green veggies in the winter. We don’t grow any citrus fruits whatsoever. We don’t grow berries in the winter.
Basically if you only eat local produce you’re going to be living entirely off preserves for half the year, the way my grandparents did a hundred years ago.
Unless of course you have a lot of space in your house to set up grow lights and grow your own greens indoors. I’m looking at that but it’s not easy to grow head lettuces like romaine that way.
You’d be surprised, but we grow a lot throughout the winter.
Take Ontario, for example.
You get even more options if you buy frozen or produce outside of North America or even just include Mexico (bananas, berries, mangoes, etc.)
Sure, it’s convenient that we had a partnership with our neighbours, but we have to look past them now, and probably for at least the next four years.