Sunterra Market August 2014

Sunterra Market

FRESH PICK

B.C. Blueberries Fresh, plump blueberries, sitting in the sun, gentle breezes - these are things summer is made of. Eat it up while you can.

AUGUST 2014

FEATURE STORY

Fisher Farms is located 10 kilometres west of Didsbury, A.B. This month we sat down with Nolan Fisher to talk about the family farm, soil and sustainable farming.

Fisher Farms B Y N ATA S H A G L E I S E R

Nolan Fisher loves the land he farms. After all, he grew up on it, in the same blue house he lives in now. Sitting on the patio in the serene morning sunshine overlooking a lush herb garden, it’s really easy for anyone to love Fisher Farms. And that’s before you even taste the produce.

LEFT TO RIGHT The Fisher family farm ‘small’ garden, Nolan and the family dog, rows of beans-to-be, Azomite and soil, green onions, baby yellow zucchini, green zucchini and an edible zucchini flower

Although he grew up on a farm, Nolan wasn’t planning on doing much farming until he and wife Kari moved out to Comox, B.C. and got inspired by the number of local growers there.

“It piqued our interest,” he says. “We began thinking - could we start a farm?”

So they moved back to central Alberta and planted a 5,000 square foot garden. The next year they planted an acre. Then four acres. Today, Fisher Farms grows sustainable agriculture on six acres of land. That’s a lot of veggies.

And a lot of weeds.

“We don’t spray so it’s hard to keep up with the weeds,” says Nolan. Although they have six summer employees, the farm is always looking for volunteers to help fight the battle. They pay in vegetables, and you’re sure to get a visit from the loveable collie Sam. But if dirt and fields and manual labour aren’t your thing, you can find Fisher Farms’ green and yellow zucchinis, green onions and green, purple and yellow beans in Sunterra Market this summer. Nolan and the team use live biology to enhance the soil naturally, making these veggies nutrient-dense, clean and delicious.

If you’re interested to know what live biology means, in this case we’re talking premium worm castings – the highly nutritive organic material digested by worms. Yes, worm poop. They steep it in water to make compost tea.

Pay with points! It’s as easy as pie. Use your Fresh Rewards points at a cashier’s till to take home many of the items below. Sunterra gift cards, cooking classes and catered meals can be paid with points, just not at the till. Ask a cashier for a redemption form or fill one out online at sunterramarket.com

Bakery

Single cookie ($0.99).................................................................. 40 pts Muffin, scone, or sliced loaf ������������������������������������������������������ 64 pts Square or brioche cinnamon bun ��������������������������������������������� 68 pts Scone or muffin 2-pack............................................................ 112 pts Full square pan......................................................................... 320 pts All fruit pies (9 in.).................................................................... 400 pts

Juice

Fresh squeezed juice (470mL) ������������������������������������������������ 140 pts Fresh squeezed juice (940mL) ������������������������������������������������ 224 pts

Deli

Yogurt & granola cup............................................................... 120 pts Greek yogurt parfait................................................................. 140 pts Soup of the day........................................................................ 144 pts All sandwiches.......................................................................... 240 pts Grab ‘n’ Go meal ($5.99) �������������������������������������������������������� 240 pts Grab ‘n’ Go pizza (uncooked) ������������������������������������������������� 280 pts Boxed salad.............................................................................. 320 pts Grab ‘n’ Go meal ($8.49) �������������������������������������������������������� 340 pts Grab ‘n’ Go dinner ($15.99) ���������������������������������������������������� 640 pts Valbella smokie packs.....................................................400 – 520 pts Burger packs...................................................................600 – 720 pts Friday Night Feast for two (1 pack) �������������������������������������� 1,200 pts

Fisher Farms also keeps the soil healthy by using permaculture techniques and Azomite, a naturally occuring complex ore mined from 30 million year old volcanic ash in Utah.

It’s all part of being conscientious stewards of the land, something the Fishers pride themselves on. But it’s not all about the land, it’s also about people and feeding the community, says Nolan. That’s why they run a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that delivers fresh produce boxes weekly to corporate offices and urban locations.

AUGUST stockboy specials

Popcorn, Indiana kettle corn (28 g)........................................... 40 pts Hint fizz and Hint water (355-474 mL)....................................... 68 pts Popcorn, Indiana fit popcorn (125-127 g)............................... 172 pts Popcorn, Indiana classic popcorn (120-220 g)........................ 172 pts Hippie Foods hippie snacks coconut chips (56 g) .................. 180 pts Hippie Foods hippie cookies (85-100 g) ................................ 180 pts Effervé lemonade (750 mL) ..................................................... 192 pts Hint fizz and Hint water (4 pk).................................................. 252 pts

August FEATURES

Sgambaro’s cold smoked salmon and gravlax (170 g)............. 392pts Burrata and buffalo mozzarella (200 g).................................... 576 pts

“The program gives customers an opportunity to see where their food comes from,” he says. “It also helps bring back seasonal eating.”

The following items can only be redeemed by filling out a redemption form. Ask a cashier or fill one out online at sunterramarket.com

As we walk through rows of zucchini, checking out the crop and of course sampling, Nolan carefully removes the flowers at the end of the immature squash and keeps them safe in his big hands. When we get back to the house, Kari happily takes the blossoms, excited to cook them up. Now that’s seasonal eating!

$20 .......................................................................................... 800 pts $50 ....................................................................................... 2,000 pts $60 ....................................................................................... 2,400 pts $100 ..................................................................................... 4,000 pts $150 ..................................................................................... 6,000 pts $200 ..................................................................................... 8,000 pts

You can find more about Fisher Farms online at fisherfarms.net, Facebook.com/fisherfarms56 or on Twitter @FisherFarms56.

Sunterra Lunch ’n’ Learn Cooking Class for 2 (Calgary Only) ...... 1,360 pts Sunterra Private Cooking Class for 10 ............................... 25,200 pts

Gift Cards

Cooking Classes Catered Meals

Sunterra Catered In-home Dinner for 10 (Standard Menu)..... 23,200 pts Sunterra Catered In-home Dinner for 10 (Premium Menu) ��� 28,000 pts

QUICK TIPS

Stocking up and freezing your blueberries this summer allows you to enjoy them year-round.

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruits to eat – no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting!

Blueberries can stain fabric and skin so be careful when you work with them.

Store blueberries in the fridge – fresh-picked berries will last for 10-14 days.

To avoid icy clumps of blueberries, freeze them in a single layer on a cookie sheet before bagging.

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Trendspotting Tongue-teasing tacos, buttery burrata and light summery drinks are some of our favourite things this month.

BURRATA To eat, simply cut into it (don’t worry if the delicious innards start to ooze out), drizzle over some olive oil, a healthy dose of sea salt and cracked black pepper, tomatoes and a few sprigs of basil.

Regular Price $15.99 /200g July Stockboy Special $14.39 /200g SGAMBARO’S COLD SMOKED SALMON Edmonton-based Sgambaro’s uses always fresh, never frozen Atlantic salmon. The fish is cold smoked with hickory wood chips, leaving smoky flavour yet delicate texture.

FLAVOUR FIESTA

Regular Price $10.99 /170g July Stockboy Special $9.79 /170g HINT WATER Water made tasty. Hint takes pure water and adds natural flavours from non-GMO plants. No sugar.

No sweetener. No preservatives. No calories. Simply refreshing.

GET YOUR TACOS HERE! We’re dishing out different delicious tacos every day of the week. Grab a spiced shrimp with pico de gallo, chipotle chicken with fire-roasted tomato salsa or al pastor pork with pineapple mango salsa. For $3 each, you might as well just grab all three.

Regular Price $2.29 /355mL-474mL | $8.49 /4pk July Stockboy Special $1.69 /355mL-474mL | $6.29 /4pk EFFERVE LEMONADE Spring water, flavoured syrup crafted by a limonadier and beet sugar, acacia honey or caramel in every fancy bottle.

Regular Price $5.99 /750mL July Stockboy Special $4.79 /750mL

August Cooking Class Schedule CALGARY* call 403-263-9759 August 1 Social Kitchen: Summer Salads 6 p.m. I $49.99

August 13 Social Kitchen: French Riviera

6 p.m. I $49.99

August 21 Perfectly Paired Merlots

5 p.m. I $24.99

August 2 Kid’s Kitchen: Healthy Kids Snacks 1 p.m. | $14.99

August 14 Perfectly Paired Bubbles for Anytime 5 p.m. I $24.99

August 26 Social Kitchen: Southeast Asia 6 p.m. I $49.99

August 5

Social Kitchen: Local Meats and Produce 6 p.m. I $49.99

August 6

Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Summer salad and habanero ribs 12 p.m. I $15.99

August 16 Kid’s Kitchen: Mac ‘n’ Cheese

and Italian Soda

1 p.m. I $14.99

August 27 Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Tropical fruit

and jicama salsa and

southwestern beef flank steak 12 p.m. I $15.99

August 7

Perfectly Paired Oaked vs.

Unoaked Chardonnay 5 p.m. I $24.99

August 11 Social Kitchen: Local Meats

and Produce 6 p.m. I $49.99

August 19

Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Quinoa mango salad and lemon chicken kebabs 12 p.m. I $15.99

August 20 Social Kitchen: Outdoor BBQ

6 p.m. I $49.99

August 28 Perfectly Paired Red, White

& Cheese 5 p.m. I $24.99 August 29 Social Kitchen: Caliente! Hot! Hot! 6 p.m. I $49.99 August 16 Kid’s Kitchen: School Lunches

1 p.m. I $14.99

*Calgary classes held at Sunterra Market, Keynote. Visit sunterramarket.com for more information.

FEATURE FRIDAY NIGHT FEAST AUGUST 22

greek lamb & feta meatballs

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pts 1,200 PAY WITH POINTS

We don’t mind slaving over a hot stove all day, really. Enjoy a three-course meal prepared from scratch - just reheat and eat, simple as that. Finally, a meal worthy of the best night of the week.

Friday Night Feast Schedule AUGUST 1

AUGUST 15

AUGUST 29

Quinoa mango salad

Mixed bean salad

Kale, lentil and chickpea soup

Shoyu roasted chicken with jasmine rice and vegetables

Sunterra Farms pork tacos with pineapple mango salsa

Key lime pie

Mango mousse

Pineapple salsa roasted salmon fillet with jasmine rice pilaf

AUGUST 8

AUGUST 22

Corn salad

Greek salad

Braised beef short ribs with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Greek lamb and feta meatballs with garlic roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Black Forest cake

Lemon tart with fresh berries

Coconut lemon cake

(AS SHOWN)

Our Friday Night Feast menus change weekly, find the schedule in our newsletter or online at sunterramarket.com

$14.99 per person. Each bag contains two dinners for $29.98 or 1,200 Fresh Rewards points