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Illustration by Christy Hill Recipes and Resources from IMPACT Magazine's Alberta Local Food Guide. Web Sites and Organizations The Slow Food Movement: Formed in 1989 when delegates from fifteen countries signed a manifesto to commit to change, the group’s mandate is to make connections between consumers, chefs, food processors, and producers of sustainable agriculture and products. This non-profit organization now has over 100,000 members in 132 countries. Visit www.slowfoodcalgary.com for information on becoming a member, upcoming events, and a list of producers in the Calgary area, reprinted below with permission. Members receive discounts on publications and events. Alternatively, visit www.slowfood.com to find a slow food movement in your area.Discover year-round rural events, attractions, history, markets, and local cuisine at www.countrydrive.ca. The site also provides maps to these destinations. Chomp around Alberta: This site, www.chomparoundalberta.com, offers a directory for markets, restaurants, and even seasonal food tips. Due to the short growing season in Alberta, making note of seasonal bounties is key to saving money and obtaining the freshest and most nutritious products. Eat Local First: An Edmonton-based group aiming to educate Edmontonians about the importance of shopping and eating locally. See www.eatlocalfirst.com. Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association: A guide to farm fresh products in Alberta. Complete with recipes, research, FAQs, and, seasonal tips. See www.albertafarmfresh.com. The Calgary Food Policy Council: A group committed to creating more community gardens and green space in Calgary: www.calgaryfoodpolicy.blogspot.com. The Edible Prairie Journal: Culinary Discoveries from Land to Kitchen, this Web site offers numerous links, posts, and blogs relating to food and events in Alberta. See www.ediblepraire.com. Jennifer Cockrall-King, www.foodgirl.ca, is a national award-winning freelance writer and co-owner and co-publisher of The Edible Prairie Journal. She covers topics that include food, drink, and cultural matters. This Web site offers a collection of published articles and upcoming projects and recipes. Going Organic Netwowork of Alberta: A non-profit network dedicated to strengthening the organic movement through education, networking and communication. See www.goingorganic.ca. Become a member, sign up for their newsletter or simply buy their Go Culinary book, found at Community Natural Foods, Forage Foods, and Blush Lane in Calgary or Earth General Store or Greenwoods Bookstore in Edmonton. Don’t have time to shop and source out local foods? Try a delivery service like www.spud.ca. Choose from a variety of meats, cheeses, produce, and more. Order online and they’ll bring it to your doorstep. Local MarketsFind info about farmers’ markets in your region, their days and hours of operation and the vendors in attendance by visiting www.albertamarkets.com. In the southern region surrounding Calgary they have seventeen markets listed. Information about events is also found on this Web site. You can also search for vendors by categories, including organic.Over one hundred Alberta Approved farmers’ markets can be found on this link: www.sunnygirl.ca. While driving along Alberta highways the “sunnygirl” logo can be found, marking the existence of an approved market nearby. Local Producers in Alberta(For a list of British Columbia’s producers, visit www.getlocalbc.org/en/where.php.)Alexandra’s Butterfly Garden—greens and herbs Black Diamond www.butterflygarden.ca 403-933-0004 Available at: River Café (on the menu), Route 40 in Turner Valley, Wild Horse Bistro in Black Diamond Bar XT Ranch—Natural Red Angus beef near Medicine Hat. Registered Environmental Farm Plan, drug and hormone free, humanely treated, cut, wrapped, frozen and delivered to Calgary. Irvine, Alberta 866-834-3414 (Toll Free) 403-834-2540 Bles-Wold Dairy and Bles-Wold Yoghurt—milk, butter, yoghurt Lacombe www.bles-wold.com 780-782-3322 Available at: Blush Lane Organics, Community Natural Foods, Sunterra, Calgary CO-OP, Planet Organic, Nutter’s Bulk & Natural Foods Blue Mountain Biodynamic Farms—biodynamic greens, grains, and vegetables Carstairs 403-337-3321 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: SPUD, Sunnyside Market, Farm Fresh Organics Home Delivery Ltd., on the menu at River Café Brassica Mustard—prairie-flavoured mustards www.brassicamustard.com 403-277-3301 Available at: The Cookbook Company Cooks, Sunterra Market, Community Natural Foods, Red Tree, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese, and more Broek Pork Acres—pastured natural Berkshire pork Coalhurst 403-381-4753 www.broekporkacres.com Available at: Rocky’s Meats & Delicatessan, Second to None Meats, on the menu at Infuse Catering and Forage Farm to Fork Broxburn Vegetables & Café—berries and vegetables Lethbridge 403-327-0909 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: The River Café (on the menu) Buffalo Horn Ranch—bison Olds www.buffalohornranch.ca 403-556-2567 Available at: year-round limited selection at Eagle Hill CO-OP, summer at Cochrane Farmer’s Market, in Calgary at Grassroots Northland and Bearspaw Farmers’ markets; pre-order off-season delivery Bumbleberry Orchard Ltd. and Fieldstone Fruit Wines—naturally raised berries and fruit-berry wines Strathmore www.fieldstonefruitwines.com 403-934-2749 Available at: farm gate pre-pick and u-pick, many fine liquor and wine stores, Sobey’s in Calgary Cakadu Heritage Lamb—Barbados black-bellied lamb Innisfail 403-728-2398 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: farm gate, on the menu of La Chaumiere, Brava Bistro, Infuse Catering, Route 40 Soup Co. in Turner Valley Country Lane Chickens—antibiotic-free chickens West of Strathmore off Hwy 1 www.great-chicken.com www.countrylanefarms.com 403-934-2755; cell 403-860-2678 Available at: order on-line, Master Meats Chinook Honey Company and Chinook Arch Meadery—honey, honey products, Alberta’s first mead Okotoks www.chinookhoney.com 403-995-0830 Available at: farm gate, Divine, Okotoks and Nectar Desserts in Calgary Cunningham’s Scotch Smoked Fish—cold-smoked rainbow trout and Arctic char, candied trout, smoked fish paté Pincher Creek www.cunninghamscoldsmoking.com 403-627-6594 Available at: The Cookbook Company Cooks, Janice Beaton Diamond Willow Organics Ltd.—organic beef Pincher Creek 403-627-4983 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: Save-On Foods, Community Natural Foods, on the menu at River Café, the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, and Belgo Brasserie DNA Gardens—Saskatoon berries, Saskatchewan cherries, black currants, and haskaps, juices, ice cream, pies, and plants Elnora www.dnagardens.com 866-687-5268 Available at: farm gate, u-pick Driview Farms—natural lamb Fort Macleod www.driviewfarms.ca 403-553-2178 Available at: farm gate, Millarville Farmers’ Market seasonally and delivered in Calgary with no minimum charge if you meet Gerrit on his weekly delivery route. Restaurant menus: Millarville Farmers’ Market in summer, on the menu at River Café and Rouge Eagle Creek Farm, Bowden SunMaze—flowers, heritage variety potatoes, garlic Bowden www.sunmaze.ca 403-224-3995 Available at: the farm gate, Innisfail Growers at Calgary Farmers’ Market, Grassroots Northland Farmers’ Market, Millarville Farmers’ Market, and other markets, in season Edgar Farms—asparagus, peas, Angus beef Innisfail www.edgarfarms.com 403-350-0659 Available at: the farm gate, Innisfail Growers at Calgary Farmers’ Market, Grassroots Northland Farmers’ Market, Millarville Farmers’ Market, and other markets, in season Elbow Falls Wapiti—elk Priddis 403-931-2427 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: Amaranth Whole Foods Market, Community Natural Foods, frozen; on the menu at Big Rock Brewery, Wildwood, La Chaumiere, Rouge, Bavarian Inn Ewe-Nique Farms—natural lamb Champion www.eweniquefarms.com 403-824-3050 / 403-894-LAMB Available at: Rocky’s Meats & Delicatessen, Second to None Meats, The Better Butcher, sometimes available at Grassroots Northland Farmers’ Market (when time and farm labour permit). On the menu at Il Sogno, St. German, The Belvedere, Moti Mahal, Calgary Petroleum Club and Muse Fairwinds Farm—goat’s milk, yogurt, and cheeses Fort Macleod 403-553-0127 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: farm gate, Planet Organic, Amaranth, Community Natural Foods, SPUD, Sunnyside Market, Sunterra West and Britannia Flying Heart Homestyle Beef—lean, dry-aged natural beef East of Strathmore www.flyingheart.ca 403-934-6228 Available at: order from the farm gate Grainworks Inc., The Organic Grain Co.—grains, peas and beans, mixes Vulcan www.grainworks.com (800) 563-3756 Available at: order on-line, Community Natural Foods, Amaranth Whole Foods Market, Sunnyside Market, Nutter’s Bulk & Natural Foods in Canmore Grazin’ Acres—organic poultry and natural lamb Two Hills 888-657-2001 Available at: Calgary Farmers’ Market Gull Valley Greenhouse—tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, and lettuce Gull Lake 403-969-1670 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: The Calgary Farmers’ Market. Also known as Pic ’n’ Pac, these tomatoes are available at CO-OP stores in Calgary. The family sells under their Gull Lake banner at Grassroots Northland Farmers’ Market. They supply twenty-seven different restaurants in Calgary including River Café and The Calgary Petroleum Club Hamilton’s Barley Flour—barley flour and great recipes on the Web site Olds www.hamiltonsbarley.com 403-556-8493 Available at: CO-OP and Safeway stores in Calgary Highwood Crossing Organic Farm—cold-pressed canola oil and flax seed oil. Dry mixes, organic granola, flax seed muffin and pancake mix, stone-ground flours, whole grains, and cereals Aldersyde www.highwoodcrossing.com 403-652-1910 Available at: Community Natural Foods, Amaranth, Sunterra Market, Calgary CO-OP, Safeway Highwood Valley Ranch—home-raised, hormone- and antibiotic-free beef www.highwoodvalleyranch.com High River 403-652-7477 Available at: farm gate, Millarville Market Hog Wild—wild boar Mayerthorpe www.hogwild.ab.ca 888-688-9453 Available: on-line Hotchkiss Herbs and Produce Ltd.—organic heirloom tomatoes, greens, herbs, vegetables Rocky View www.hotchkissproduce.com 403-236-8758 / 403-236-2963 Available: online and at Amaranth, Blush Lane Organic Produce, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese, Lina’s Italian Market, Second to None Meats, Sunnyside Market, Walt’s Produce Sales, Planet Organic, Valta Bison Farms Hoven Farms—organic beef West of Red Deer near Eckville www.hovenfarms.com 800-311-2333 Available at: Calgary Farmers’ Market, Nutter’s in Canmore, Planet Organic, Community Natural Foods, Sunnyside Market, SPUD, Amaranth Kayben Farms—black currants, jams, punch base, salad dressings Okotoks www.kayben.com 403-938-2857 Available at: farm gate, Sobey’s in Calgary, Community Natural Foods, The Cookbook Company Cooks, Chinook Honey in Okotoks, Terra Cotta Dudes in Black Diamond Lund’s Organic Produce—organic root vegetables, cabbage, greens Innisfail www.lundsorganic.com 403-227-2693 Available at: Calgary Farmers’ Market Noble Duck Farms—hormone-free and antibiotic-free Peking ducks Nobleford 403-315-9510 Available at: the farm gate; on the menu at Muse Restaurant, River Café, Rouge, The Banffshire Club, Open Range, Teatro, and Saint Germain Paradise Hill Farm—tomatoes and lettuces Nanton www.paradisehillfarm.ca 403-646-3276 Available at: Calgary CO-OP, High River Farmers’ Market PaSu Farm—lamb, jams, jellies, wool, sheepskin products, quilts Carstairs 403-337-2800 Available at: farm gate, telephone for times and bookings Poplar Bluff Farm—organic heirloom potatoes, beets and carrots Strathmore 403-934-5400 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: Community Natural Foods, Amaranth, Sunnyside Market; on the menu at Saint Germain, Red Tree, Rouge Rocky Mountain Resorts Game Ranch—bison www.crmranch.com De Winton Dr. Terry Church: 403-256-1350 Brad O’Connor: 403-201-3714 Available at: call to tour and buy frozen bison Saskatoon Farm—nursery with greenhouses, u-pick, buffalo herd on the range, cafe and general store selling Saskatoon berries, jams, honey, jellies, syrups, buffalo burgers and sausage DeWinton 403-938-6245 Toll Free: 1-800-463-2113 www.saskatoonfarm.com Available at: the farm gate, you pick Shoestring Ranch—antibiotic and hormone-free beef Acme 403-546-0022 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: farm gate seasonally and Bearspaw Farmers’ Market Spragg’s Meat Shop—free-range pork Rosemary 403-378-3800 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: Calgary Farmers’ Market, Millarville, and Brooks Farmers’ Markets Sunworks Farms—organic chickens, turkey, lamb, pork, duck and beef Camrose 877-393-3133 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: Calgary Farmers’ Market, Blush Lane Organics Sun to Earth Farm—natural bison Castor 403-882-3935 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: the farm gate Sylvan Star—Gouda cheese (mild, medium, old, and spiced) Red Deer 403-340-1560 www.sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca Available at: the farm gate (call ahead before driving to the farm), Calgary Farmers’ Market, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese, Say Cheese Fromagerie, Bison Mountain Bistro & General Store in Banff The Jungle—berries, strawberries, vegetables, pumpkins, flowers Innisfail 403-227-1020 www.innisfailgrowers.ab.ca Available at: the farm gate, Calgary Farmers’ Market in the Innisfail Growers booth, Grassroots and Northland Farmers’ Markets TLC Farm Katahdins—Katahdin lamb Sundre 403-638-3173 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Available at: the farm gate, Sundre and Bearspaw Farmers’ Markets Valbella Meats—smokehouse and processors of Alberta beef, pork, chicken, and game Canmore www.valbellagourmetfoods.com 403-678-9989 Available at: their store in Canmore, all Sunterra locations, Jackson’s Deli, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese, The Calgary Farmers Market Valley Spring Trout—Arctic char, rainbow, and “brookie” trout Bowden 403-227-2105 Available at: vacuum packed with two weeks’ notice Valta Bison Farms—bison Valhalla www.valtabison.com Cell: 403-650-2425 Available at: Ramsay, Sweetgrass Market, Calgary Farmers’ Market Vital Green Farms—organic milk, cheese, yoghurt, buttermilk Picture Butte 403-824-3072 Available at: Blush Lane Organic Market, Amaranth, Community Natural Foods, Planet Organic, Sunnyside Market, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese; on the menu at Infuse Catering, Red Tree, River Café, and Calgary Petroleum Club Wapiti Ways—elk products Calgary www.wapitiways.com Available at: The Calgary Farmers’ Market; on the menu at Infuse Catering, River Café Winter’s Turkeys—organic and free-range turkeys Dalmead www.wintersturkeys.ca 403-936-5586 Available at: Amaranth, Bon Ton Meat Market, Canada Safeway, Community Natural Foods, CO-OP, Heaslip Venture Meats, Master Meats, Nutter’s in Canmore, Rocky’s Meats & Delicatessen, Sunnyside Market Zora’s Lemonade Ltd.—organic lemonade base 403-246-2046 Available at: The Cookbook Company Cooks, Sunterra Market, Mountain Mercato in Canmore, and farmers’ markets around Calgary
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Summer harvest muffins.
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