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Humane harvesting on an Ontario fish farm
Every week starts with loading live trout, salmon or char to head to our plant. We make their short journey as stress-free as possible. We’re strong advocates for treating...

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What are omega nutrients?
I’m sure you’ve heard there are lots of omegas in fish, but why is that important? Omega-3s are essential for making cells work in the body. They’re an energy...

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How many people does a Springhills box feed?
If you’re a fish lover like us, a small Springhills box will feed about 12 individual meals. Our larger 10lb boxes feed about 25 meals! That’s a whopping 37g...

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What do farmed fish eat?
Hint: fish were keto before it was cool! At Springhills we are obsessed with what we feed our fish so that they’re happy, grow well and taste good. You...

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Are farmed fish dyed orange?
We do not add any dye to make our fillets red, orange or pink. All the colour in their meat actually comes from something called astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is an...

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Why is fish slimy?
Many of you know slime as the milky substance that’s on your fillets, but that slime actually plays a very important role for the fish. That slime helps the...

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How do I buy fish ethically?
Ethically sourced fish is harder to come by than you think. To us in the Springhills family, ethical means doing right by.. the fish, ensuring they’re happy and healthy...

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Are wild or farmed fish better?
It’s a question we get a lot, but it’s not one we find very useful! There are many well managed wild fish stocks, and lots that aren’t sustainable or...

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What does it mean to be eco-certified?
One of the things we’re most proud of at Springhills is that our sites are certified sustainable by the Best Aquaculture Practices program, or what we call BAP! BAP...

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Do we use hormones, steroids or antibiotics on farmed fish?
The short answer is no. We never use hormones on the farm, and we raise our fish free of antibiotics and to the organic standard. But because you’re asking...

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Where does water go from a fish farm?
We raise fish in flow-through farms, which means we borrow water from springs and then return it to local rivers. Our tanks are designed so that solids (aka fish...