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If you live in the northern hemisphere, today is the shortest day of the year at 8 hours, 55 minutes, and 46 seconds in the Toronto area. This is also known as the winter solstice which when winter officially begins. ❄️From now on, the days are getting longer as we head towards spring and summer! 🌞 In the meantime, enjoy the pleasure of warming up with a meal and drink by the fire with friends. ☕️🍷🍺 Don’t forget that, for visitors, the Bare Oaks office/store will be closed Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), Christmas Day (Dec. 25), Boxing Day (Dec. 26) and New Year’s Day (Jan.Read More →

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Yes, that was taken today – March 14th!!  Officially, it was 18 ºC but it felt much warmer in the sun. The weekend weather looks just as nice! We expect that many people who are feeling cabin fever will be visiting.  And we’re ready.  The chairs will be out and the Bare Bistro will be open. Unfortunately, the renovations to the upstairs shower area are taking longer than expected. We found some severe rot which required much more work than anticipated. We now expect that it will take about two weeks longer than planned. (around March 30th) The single washroom and shower near the office are availableRead More →

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Being nude is the best way (and the most natural way) to maximize vitamin D production. The more skin we expose to the sun the more vitamin D is synthesized. According to Dr. Michael Holick, when we make vitamin D in the skin, it last 2-3 time longer in the body than supplements & dietary sources.  So we are now carrying Dr. Holick’s new book, The Vitamin D Solution, in the Bare Boutique at Bare Oaks.  There has been an enormous amount of information in recent years about the importance of the “sunshine vitamin” on our health. Research studies have suggested that it helps us fightRead More →