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5 WELCOME ~ Message from Market Manager 6 EVENTS ~ List of MRAS Events for 2017 8 OUR VENDORS ~ List of Market Vendors for 2017 10 FEATURE ~ Wildly Edible 12 FEATURE ~ Daycation Destinations 13 MARKET GROUNDS MAP 14 RECIPE ~ Fresh Saskatoon Berry Pie 16 CONCESSION ~ Spolombos 18 WHAT’S IN SEASON ~ Colouring Page 20 FEATURE ~ Sourced Global 22 BACK ROADS ~ Historic Sites of Southern Alberta routes media special publication

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elcome to our 2017 Millarville Farmers’ Market!

I’m the new Executive Director here at the MRAS and absolutely delighted to be among this vibrant, agricultural rich environment that brings us back to our roots and allows us to take a deep breath and enjoy this beautiful countryside.

I have lived in the area for 19 years and come from a Calgary downtown corporate environment in the legal sector with years of experience in both entrepreneurial endeavors and event planning. My focus has moved from an international corporate focus to community minded efforts and I’m loving this Community. Please stop into the office and say hello!

Last year our four-day Christmas Market, attracted a whopping 23,690 visitors! Our Children’s Only Store was a huge success again this year! Mrs. Claus welcomed children to shop on their own and find delightful treasures for their friends and family. All items were donated and our happy shoppers left with candy canes and gift shopping in hand.

Proceeds were donated to the Black Diamond, Millarville and Turner Valley schools in support of their student lunch programs. Although MRAS is a not-for-profit society, it never hesitates to seize an opportunity to invest in families and give back to our community!

The volunteer effort to organize, not only our Christmas Market but our major events all year long is, without doubt, our biggest asset here at the MRAS. Without the countless hours of organizing, setting up, running and tearing down by these committed individuals, it just could not happen. Our team of people from local user groups, who are ready and willing to collect our gate admission, man our Information Booth, sell 50/50 tickets and clean up the grounds after events, do not go without mention. These groups share our facilities throughout the year and return the favour by signing up and stepping up every time we need them.

This season is set and full of many family oriented, agricultural related, community supported and heritage encompassing events during our Millarville Farmers’ Market Season!

Our Half Marathon will kick off our 2017 Market Season on June 17th and is always well attended and a reminder to keep our running shoes ready to go to the Market!

Our well attended July 1st Races will run in conjunction with our Farmers’ Market this year. Be sure to get your VIP tickets from our Information booth or MRAS offic.

Our three-day Millarville Heritage Rodeo is heating up and embraces our family, community and heritage. Our opening evening will start with our Heritage Rodeo, the crowning of the 1st Annual Millarville Heritage Princess prior to the Friday evening Family Cabaret featuring Domino.

Saturday’s Rodeo will be a day full of educational, agriculture and heritage booths, a Kids Zone, Beer Garden, our 2 p.m.

Rodeo and wrapping up with our Family Cabaret featuring Drew Gregory. Sunday’s Rodeo at noon will determine our Millarville Heritage Rodeo Champions!

The August 18th and 19th will be another exciting Priddis & Millarville Fair weekend. Don’t miss this cultural, heritage rich and agricultural experience, hosting a Farmers’ Market both days!

You can take this all in and camp here for on weekends at our on-site campground. Reservations can be made online through our website!

Here at the MRAS our heartbeat is the dedicated people who make us a success. To the event organizers, the market vendors, our MRAS members, our countless volunteers and dedicated sponsors, we thank you. We could not do what we do without YOU.

See you at the Market!!

Lisa Lloyd MRAS Executive Director *For further details, to learn about volunteer opportunities or become a MRAS Member and save the admission to all of our MRAS events, please go to our website. You don’t know what you’re missing.

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WELCOME

Celebrating 35 Years of MARKET FUN!

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elcome to the 35th year of the Millarville Farmer’s Market and year six of this little magazine. We are delighted to share with you what we have curated this year and to introduce our new Farmers’ Market Manager Stacy Schmaltz-Knox.

Although the dynamics of the Market vary from year to year, the artisans that stock our market are always energetic and we are excited to see our Vendors each year. They are dedicated, experienced and committed to sustaining local markets with locally produced and grown items - something that seems to mean more to visitors with each passing year.

Each year our vendors bring a wide variety of healthy, creative options to feed and inspire the diverse Market goer.

Everything from traditional country creations, horseshoe metal art, kombucha tea, salsas, fresh cut flowers, a variety of art, baked goods, curio wood pieces, and handmade crafts, to bath and body products.

Be sure to visit our Information Booth if you would like to utilize the interactive map system to find your favorite Vendor or purchase Raffle tickets for our Fair Raffle.

Kids Kash Program Again this season we offer a healthy food choice rewards program for kids aged four to 12 years old. For every $2 healthy fruit, veggie or protein purchase made from a participating vendor, consumers receive a stamp on their personal punch card. Once the card is full, after visiting either five vendors, or the same vendor over a five-week period, they will receive $5 Kids Kash. This reward money can be spent anywhere in the market, with any vendor.

We believe this is a great way to get the kids more involved in the shopping, making healthy choices and decisions, gaining confidence in their financial transactions, and interacting on their own with the vendors.

In the Infield

We will be showcasing a few of our local user groups such as Millarville Musical Ride, Rocky Mountain Agility Club and Foothill Archery Club in the infield. Watch for dates and times for these free events on Facebook, Twitter and website.

From our amazing family to yours, thank you for supporting the Millarville Farmers’ Market and supporting local! Happy Shopping!

2017 User Groups Calgary Regional Trail Riders High Country Pony Club Millarville Musical Ride Millarville Mutts & Mustangs Rocky Mountain Agility Club

Frank O’Brien, Maintenance Manager

Saddle Sores Sheep Creek Weavers and Fibre Arts Guild Foothills Archery Club Other local Clubs who support MRAS Bhriomhar School of Irish Dance Foothills Skating Club

Lisa Lloyd, Executive Director

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Along most highways in Alberta you can see the "Sunny Girl" logo announcing the existence of an Alberta Approved farmers’ market nearby. The Alberta Approved Farmers' Market Program supports farmers, food artisans, entrepreneurs, and artists who make, bake, or grow the products they sell. In order to be an Alberta Approved Farmers’ Market, 80 per cent of our vendors must make, bake or grow their products. The remaining 20 per cent is to allow for BC fruit and other items that add to the market mix. Resale of product is not allowed.

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A day of horse racing action, shopping a smaller version of the Millarville Farmers’ Market and delighting in children’s activities through the afternoon. Spectators also can spend the day enjoying the beer garden, VIP areas, gather to look over the horses in the paddock area before placing bets and laughing as the kids barrel across the infield in sack and three-legged races. (no dogs please)

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$10/person (under age 12 FREE) 12 – 6 pm (Gates Open at 11am) 403.931.3411 millarvilleracetrack.com/millarville-events/races/

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JULY 21-23

An unforgettable weekend of western activities and rodeo action. Three memorable days loaded with live music, dancing, rodeo action, family entertainment, beer garden, farmers’ market, local arts and culture, and good old foothills fun. The weekend is also fully integrated with the Millarville Farmers’ Market on rodeo Saturday so come early and enjoy a day of shopping before stepping over for a day of infield action.

Family cabaret with live music Friday and Saturday evenings immediately following the Rodeo. (no dogs please) $15 / Adults or $5 /Ages 6-12 6pm Friday / 2pm Saturday / Noon Sunday 403.931.3411 millarvilleracetrack.com/millarville-events/rodeo/

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EVENTS

NOV. 9 - 12 , 2017

Founded in 1907 this Fair is one of the last great traditional old-time Agricultural Fairs in Canada. Today the Fair is a wondrous extravaganza with a Kid’s World, a petting zoo, big horses, small horses, hayrides, roping competitions and ribbons awarded in junior events ranging from photography to baking to 4-H. These are action filled days as well, including a multitude of competition ribbons and a parade, as well as a full day integrated with the Millarville Farmers’ Market. Come out and enjoy the Fair or be a particpant by submitting your crafts, baking, grains and animals for a winning ribbon. (no dogs please)

$5 /person, 8 and Under Free 9 am – 4 pm 403.931.3411 www.millarvilleracetrack.com/millarville-events/fair/

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A country Christmas market with fabulous art, craft, decorations, artisan food, gifts and more.

Indoor and outdoor events. Family fun with free hay rides, Santa’s workshop, pony rides and photos with Santa and kids only shopping tent featuring Mrs. Claus and photos with Santa's Reindeer. (no dogs please)

November 9-12 (10 am – 5 pm ) $10 /vehicle or $5 /person 403.931.2404 millarvilleracetrack.com/millarville-events/christmas-market/

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31st Annual Evening Parade Friday, December 1, 2017 6:30 pm

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By Julie Walker

Expanding your diet of greens with wild and weed plants.

The garden ritual in the Chinook zone is to plant vegetable seeds or plants on or after the May long weekend.

After six weeks of weeding, watering, and caretaking, you, at last, see signs of the fruits of your labour by early to mid-July. Meanwhile, if you have weeds and wild edible species in your garden, you could be harvesting some as early as late April, and enjoying the leaves and sprouts raw, cooked, sautéed or dried for later use.

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andelion Greens can be an easy, healthy, homegrown, addition to spring salads. Young dandelion greens can be plucked from the yard from April to early June.

The shade-grown leaves are the least bitter, but all leaves are a wonderful health boost to the digestive system, and they also cleanse the blood. Eat the greens with other lettuce greens, yellow or red peppers, radish, lime, and salt. Try a Mediterranean style salad, complete with feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, olives, and a squeeze of lemon.

Early Blue Violets (Viola adunca) show up in full bloom as early as mid-May. The entire plant — stalk, leaves, and flowers — can be used raw in salads or smoothies, or as a colourful garnish. They can also be cooked like spinach (don’t overcook) or steamed with other greens.

Early blue violet leaves are very high in Vitamins A and C; a quarter of a cup of these leaves has the same amount of Vitamin C as four oranges. These violets grow easily in gardens and even multiply there, thanks to ants. However, do not eat the roots or seeds of these plants because they contain toxins.

Lamb’s Quarters (Chenopodium album) was introduced to Canada by our European ancestors. The stalk, leaves, and seeds are tasty edibles from May to September. The leaves can be eaten raw, preferably mixed with other veggies or fruit such as cabbage, peppers, and apple slices. They can also be steamed or sautéed, or added to soups, stews, and smoothies.

The texture and, some people say, the flavour, is much like spinach. I find it to be one of the most flavourful greens.

Lamb’s Quarters contain some oxalic acid, so eat only small quantities raw. Cooking removes this acid, so then you can eat as much as you like. It is high in protein, calcium, potassium, beta-carotene, and iron.

Stinging Nettle is an easily grown “super food.” It is so high in nutrients, such as vitamins A, D and K, that your body will store any extra vitamins it does not need at the time. It is also high in minerals, including iron, potassium, silica, and calcium. The Nettle also contains pro-Vitamin A, the Vitamin B complex, Vitamin K1 and Vitamin C, which can help the body absorb the iron and other minerals found in the plant. It is worth knowing that if the leaves are routes media special publication

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is also an amazing blood coagulant, so, after rubbing the plant in your palms, put it on the cuts. As well as stopping the bleeding, it will promote healing. This may be the first time you have heard of Yarrow’s healing qualities, but the knowledge has been around for centuries; Achilles used it to heal the wounds of his soldiers at the battle of Troy.

Please be careful to choose plants that have not been exposed to fertilizer or other harmful toxins. You can learn more about wild edible and medicinal plants by attending courses through her company Full Circle Adventures. www.full-circle-adventures.com

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Julie graduated from U of C with a Physical Education Degree, majoring in Outdoor Pursuits. As she came know the landscapes of southwest Alberta more intimately, the native plants and their uses became her passion. She founded her company in 2004 and has been introducing people to the plant world ever since. Working as Outdoor Guide and Nature Educator, she runs programs for schools and adults, including SAIT cooking school, River Cafe and Heather Mountain Lodge.

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harvested at their prime, they are high in protein.

Often the plant will grow two leader stalks, allowing for more leaves. Because it is self-seeding, it can be sustainably harvested if you leave enough flower stalks behind for it to go to seed. Don’t worry about the stinging hairs on the leaves; they are destroyed by cooking, heating, or drying.

The Nettle is great in soups and stews, and it can be used as a spice in any dish. It also makes wonderfully refreshing tea.

I harvest them wearing leather gloves and use scissors to snip off the top three-quarters of the plant.

Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) is best used as an infused tea, rather than as food. It helps to make us sleep because it quiets our busy brains, and it also relieves flu-like symptoms.

However, it is not a replacement for medication.

Yarrow is handy to have in the garden because this is where you might need its first-aid qualities. This marvelous plant takes the sting (and the poison) out of a wasp or bee sting. If you have been stung, simply rub the plant in your palms to release the juice, then apply to the affected area.

Yarrow can even be used to make a non-toxic bug spray. It

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DAYCATION D E S T I N AT I O N S

Discover big fun with small journeys in southern Alberta’s Cool Little Towns, all within an hour's drive of Calgary.

Discover vibrant markets, live music, fresh u-pick farms, local art, awesome nature, country fairs, up close and wild rodeos, and so much more as you explore scenic drives to our Cool Little Towns.

Alberta Made: Okotoks and Area, Longview, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Bragg Creek A full day packed with delights and many delicious stops. Start the day with picking fruit or veggies and end it by being treated to an acclaimed, locally-sourced meal. You can be a road warrior and tackle it all in a full, very satisfying single day, or you can break it in two with an east side (Okotoks, Longview, Black Diamond) and west side (Turner Valley, Bragg Creek) adventure.

One-of-a-Kind Finds: Nanton, High River, Black Diamond, Bragg Creek More than 40 boutiques, galleries, artisan shops and makers’ studios, grace these Towns with carefully curated and crafted items. Black Diamond and Bragg Creek host a cluster of independent makers’ studios, shops and galleries. High River's newly renovated downtown displays fifteen outdoor historic murals and Nanton boasts the famous Historic Main Street and Antique and Art Walk of Alberta.

Spirits and Songs: Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Nanton, and High River This tour will take you through the rolling foothills to a craft distillery and licensed cafes under open skies.

It will have you experiencing a rustic bandstand, music on the weekends, fresh, foodie favourites in adult-only environments, like a roof-top with nothing but sky and landscapes.

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Must See and Do this Summer: Bragg Creek – The Italian Farmhouse, Suncatchers Design Studio, Bragg Creek Days July 21-23, ArtisanBraggCreek.ca Turner Valley – Eau Claire Distillery, Chuckwagon Café and Cattle Co. Black Diamond – Diamond Music Fest on July 1 and 2, Makers and Growers Market on Sundays Longview – Longview Jerky Shop, Little New York Daze on July 23 Okotoks – Home Ground Espresso House, Rotary Performing Arts Centre, Max Man’s Mini Golf at Crystal Ridge Golf Course, Okotoks MarketSquare.

High River – Evelyn’s Memory Lane Café, The Hitching Post, The Museum of the Highwood, Heritage Inn International Ballook Festival on Sept 27 - Oct 1 Nanton – Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Bombers and Bikes with the Field of Dreams Car Show on July 22 MD of Foothills – The Saskatoon Farm, Chinook Honey Company

For detailed information and events visit coollittletowns.com

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First come first served: $25/night/unit. Group reservations available on select weekends. Call 403.931.3411 for details.

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PIE CRUST Using a food processor or your hands, mix together 1 cup of very cold butter 2 cups of flour 1 egg yolk 1 - 2 Tablespoons of ice water

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Mix all together until your dough is just keeping together.

If using your hands, mash and blend the flour and butter together, maintaining large flaky pieces.

Foraging for wild fruit such as the Saskatoon Berry can satisfy more than your tastebuds. Nuture your inner hunter-gatherer with pie made from free and wild sources. Play with your own flavours and mix with other wild fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries or huckleberries.

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any a hot summer day during my childhood was spent wandering the riverbanks with my mother with an ice cream bucket and binder twine or an old belt tied to my waistline.

Her bribery - 25 cents per each bucket filled - was enough incentive for me and off I went in my own direction without a care.

I may have been financially motivated but I believe it was therapeutic, even meditative therapy, for my mother, as well as a much-deserved escape from the other children and duties at home.

My mother loved nature and took every opportunity to teach us the value of home grown and foraged food.

There was likely never a summer camping trip that did not involve stopping to gather fresh, low bush blueberries or the tiniest, tastiest strawberries! These precious gems, unlike anything in a grocery store today, made more than a simple and healthy dessert, they made sweet memories.

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Before baking, remove from fridge, let sit for 15 minutes before rolling it out.

This should make 2 crusts, one for the top and one for the bottom.

Cut a few slices into the top crust and brush with an egg wash (1 egg blended with a bit of water). This will brown your crust nicely.

As mom says "bake until done"... brown on top and stickly gooey goodness oozing out! (or about 45 minutes convection oven at 350).

SIMPLE FILLING Mix together 4-5 cups fresh Saskatoons 2/3 cup granulated sugar- more or less, to your liking Lemon zest 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Top with 4 tablespoons of butter, placed randomly.

* Saskatoon berries (Amelanchier alnifolia), native to North America, look much like blueberries but have a nutty almond flavor. They are also high in fiber, protein and antioxidants.

They will continue to ripen after they are picked to a sweeter, softer fruit.

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BOOK F EATURE

ONE LAST CAST:

Reflections of an Outdoor Life

By Bruce Masterman, High River

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ne Last Cast (published by Rocky Mountain Books) is a collection of soul-touching and evocative stories about author and outdoor enthusiast Bruce Masterman’s experiences in wild places and with wild critters.

An award-winning Alberta writer, journalist and storyteller, Masterman has been a passionate outdoors enthusiast for more than five decades and has explored Alberta’s natural world while fishing, hiking, hunting, snowshoeing, camping or just sitting on an old weathered stump watching the river flow.

One Last Cast is a compilation of his writings, some never before published, others drawn from newspapers, magazines and books to which Masterman has contributed. The stories are about place and landscape, intertwined with the rich experiences and people the author encountered along the way.

One Last Cast is a literary journey that speaks to outdoor aficionados of all stripes – anglers, hunters, hikers, wildlife watchers, snowshoers, anybody who enjoys and takes comfort in being involved in nature, whether in an urban park or deep in the wilderness or even while dreaming about it from the comfort of an armchair.

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CON CE SS I O N

The Market is pleased to welcome back, for a second season, Spolumbo's Fine Foods & Deli, providing our patrons quality lunch options at our concession.

Spolumbo’s has grown from a bustling little stall at the Market to one of Calgary’s landmark deli and fine food providers for over 26 years.

CONCESSION ITEMS: A variety of breakfast and lunch choices will be available such as burgers, brioche, meatball sub, sandwiches, San Pellegrino waters and Nonna’s donuts.

Take home meals (cannelloni, lasagnas and stuffed peppers) and specialty items (sauces and sausages) will be available from Mamma Aurora’s Kitchen.

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POSSIBILITIES There’s a summer full of fun and sun in Okotoks. Hit the pavement and visit one of our unique shopping and dining venues downtown and around town, or get in a round at one of our beautiful championship or mini golf courses. Whatever path you take, there are always a number of amazing things to do in the Town of Okotoks.

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July

August

Teddy Bear Picnic

Okotoks Pro Rodeo

Taste of Okotoks

Chili Fest

Picnic at the Piano

Picnic at the Piano

Art on the Lawn

Art on the Lawn

September

October Okotoberfest

Alberta Culture Days Harvest and Blues Festival

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Olde Towne Okotoks Show & Shine

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Canada Day 150th Birthday Celebration

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WHAT’S IN SEASON

CO LO UR IN G P A G E

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When to find your favourite fruits and vegetables and where they come from!

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GREENHOUSE

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Butter Lettuce Eggplant English Cucumber Greenhouse Mini Cucumber Peppers Pole Beans Potted Herbs Tomatoes

Asparagus Beet Greens Cherries, early Radishes Spinach Rhubarb Strawberries Bedding Plants

Beets Blackberries Blueberries Saskatoons Carrots Peaches Peas Plums Raspberries Sweet Onions Baby Potatoes Baby Zuchinni

Early Apples Apricots Yellow Beans Broccoli Cauliflower Corn Cucumbers Garlic Green Beans Hot Peppers Melons Nectarines Peppers (field) Pickling

Apples (all varieties) Grapes Pears (Bartlett and Anjou) Pumpkin Squash

Parsnips Potatoes (storing) Onions (storing) Beets (storing) Carrots Garlic (hard neck) Winter Squash

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Little Monkey Metal Works Fire Pits * Wind/Privacy Screens Signs * Gates * Art & Statues Local, Hand-made, High Quality

COMMUNITY PHARMACY - LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 2007 HERBS STREP TESTING HOMEOPATHICS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Rentals/Sales

Come see our new gallery outside Okotoks! www.littlemonkeymetal.com 403.995.3913 (Okotoks)

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Essence of the Nile TM

for all your dry skin needs

Natural Handmade Skincare Products with Ostrich Oil or Plant Base

FACECREAM

SOAPS

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BODYCARE

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toys gifts cards books photo kiosk women’s apparel

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F EA TU R E

Alberta can be a harsh climate and as much as we would love to source all our food and other products within 100 miles – it’s just not possible. This is where creative and resourceful locals seek the best of world markets to bring us some amazing products, some we couldn’t imagine life without them! Here is a sample of some worldly wonders at the Market each week.

Big Blue Moma bigbluemoma.com

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Big Blue Moma began in 2012 after a trip to Ghana. Owner Kari Wylie, a graduate from the textiles department at Alberta College of Art + Design, was naturally drawn to the vibrant colours and artful handiwork of the crafts people in the markets. At first, she thought that a simple import company would allow her to share what she had discovered, but the idea quickly evolved into an art studio and jewelry making.

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Kari travels often to Ghana to visit the homes and workshops of her trading artist partners. She describes her business as a “conscious and thoughtful company,” carefully considering the impact of every decision, and paying fair market prices directly to the artists. All products are made in Canada, except for the baskets, and are available at bigbluemoma.com and at other Alberta markets and festivals.

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Crickle Creek Coffee cricklecreekcoffee.com

Waking up to a three-shot espresso with a bit of hot milk is what kick starts the day for Nancy Tynan, owner of Crickle Creek Coffee located near Priddis.

Every Tuesday morning the roasting room at Crickle Creek comes to life and the space fills with an aroma that, for some, is the very elixir for life.

Roasting locally, with fresh, sustainably grown, rainforest alliance, organic, UPZ, and Fairtrade, is the norm for most small roasting companies (300-2000 lbs/week). But what sets Crickle Creek apart from the others is their connection to each customer, roasting to order and hand-delivering a fresh roast to the customer's homes, offices, restaurants and shops.

Esssence of the Nile essenceofthenile.ca

Essence of the Nile produces 100 per cent natural, handmade, cold-process soaps, (similar to French Milled), and are blended with essential oils and natural spices. The couple have expanded their product line to creams and lotions made from both the oil and plant-based sources. These products, perfect for our skin against dry prairie weather, can be found the Market and other Christmas fairs and markets in and around Calgary.

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Bob and Patricia Clark, began raising ostriches and emus for their meat to help feed their growing family, more than 20 years ago. When a friend suggested that she try making soap from the rendered belly fat of the bird, not only was a business born, but a best-selling natural face cream as well.

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BAC K RO A D S

Historic Sites of Southern Alberta Make your 150th Canada Day celebrations complete by visiting a World or National Historic Site in Alberta.

Bar U Ranch

From the Millarville Farmers' Market, you are less than an hour’s drive from 4 of Alberta’s 60 National Historic Sites:

» Bar U Ranch, founded in 1882 as the Northwest Cattle Company.

The Ranch is the only Parks Canada-administered National Historic Site that commemorates the importance of ranching to Canada.

» Old Women’s Buffalo Jump was an aboriginal bison drive in use

for more than 1500 years. It is located on the south bank of Women’s Coulee about 3km northwest of Cayley.

Turner Valley Oil Field Plan

Turner Valley Gas Plant

» Turner Valley Oil Field Plan. Established in 1914, the Dingman No. 1 became Alberta’s first major oil well.

» Turner Valley Gas Plant. Established in 1914, this gas plant was the site of two early gas wells that established the Turner Valley as the most important oil field in Alberta.

To learn more about these sites: http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs Courtesy Glenbow Archives ip-6d-3-23

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Old Women’s Buffalo Jump

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Courtesy Glenbow Archives pa-2297-111

Additionally, Canada is home to 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 4 being right here in southern Alberta: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, and Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.

To learn more about these special sites: http://whc.unesco.org

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Let your story unfold...

Start your cool little adventure at

CoolLittleTowns.com

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Discover the cool side of Alberta.

Explore 250 kilometres of Alberta’s most scenic driving routes to and through seven of Alberta’s coolest communities.

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Visit Alberta’s First Craft Distillery A Tour to Lift Your Spirits!

45 mins. from downtown Calgary | 10 mins. from Millarville Market eauclairedistillery.ca

Turner Valley, Alberta