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Eat Fresh, Tasty, Nutritious Food Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Newman said, “We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavours and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” As people learn more about the effects of food on their health and well-being, eating well becomes both easier and harder. The hard part is moving away from an over-abundance of convenient, affordable, highly processed factory foods loaded with residual chemical and industrial ingredients. The easy part is the growing availability of better choices and better information. And the recognition that in order to save ourselves and the planet we need to support those food growers who are doing all the right things. Fresh, natural foods grown closer to home and with a minimum of processing are the preferred choice. So, what exactly can we do to eat fresh, tasty, nutritious food? To be sure there has been a minimum of processing? To know it's been properly prepared by ourselves or a skilled chef? To minimize the environmental impact and water usage? Consider this: Education •Check out sites like ARSAN (Alberta Rural Sustainable Alternatives Network) at www.arsan.ca for facts about local versus sustainable food and much more. •Consider using food services like Eat Local First or Locavoria that make getting good food into your hands easy. •Read labels and research better choices. •Know that the less processing food undergoes the better. •Buy in-season produce.
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Support Local Food Growers and Processors
Visit the featured farms in this ag-food section. Everything from hand-made chocolate to artisanal goat cheese; from preservative-free meat products to borscht like Baba used to make; from u-pick berry and veggie farms to flavoured honey is available in our region. Taste the magic that's happening in cottage industry kitchens: baking, ethnic foods like pyrohy, holubtsi, peryshki and nalysnicki. Whether you buy the food at the doorstep or the local farmers' market, you can't get much closer to the source. DIY (Do It Yourself) Grow your own. Whether you raise a grass-fed steer in the back forty, grow tomatoes on your balcony or some basil on your windowsill every little bit helps. Let the countless greenhouses in the region do the hard part for you: planting, germinating, nurturing. Mother Nature will provide the sun and rain. Do some weeding and enjoy! Know where to find it •You can find good food at a farm gate, a retail outlet, a food tasting event, a farmers' market, a website or an upscale restaurant. •The choice is yours. Pick your own fruits, vegetables or berries at a u-pick farm or orchard. Select your free range poultry. •Order that side of beef or pork from the farmer raising it. Then the cooking, preserving, or preparation is all yours. •Or buy the end-product (like chiffon cake, honey, smokies, cheese, pereshky, gluten-free sausage, eggs and cream) at a farmers' market, food store or farm gate. •Visit a tea or dessert shop, pyrogy supper, banquet, restaurant or food festival for the ready-to-savour experience. The final piece of advice comes from American food author Michael Pollan: “Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food." Written By Hazel Anaka
For a unique dining experience check out the Footloose Caboose near Tofield. Enjoy menu items prepared using saskatoons, apples, wild mushrooms and herbs grown on-site as you dine in a restored rail dining car. To round out your adventure book a stay in one of the refurbished cabooses and explore the railway memorabilia. Groups are welcome and reservations encouraged.
Farm Fresh Cuisine Erdmann’s Gardens & Greenhouses
For all your fresh produce needs visit one (or more!) of the over 30 Farmers' Markets in the region. In addition expect to find unique hand-crafted gifts, ethnic food, baking, and local preserves. Refer to the Events Section of this Guide for Special Event Farmers' Market listings (ex. Easter, Mother's day, Christmas) taking place in many communities including Andrew, Boyle, Smoky Lake and Viking. Many Fairs and Festivals also feature special markets.
FARMERS’ MARKETS
Located at St. Anne & St. Thomas Streets
Summer Delights from over 250 Vendors! Hop on the bus at St. Albert Centre (St. Albert Trail by Arby’s) for a FREE ride to the market and back.
Join the thousands of people who enjoy the scenic Perron District in the heart of St. Albert every Saturday from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm! For more information call (780) 458-2833 or visit stalbertchamber.ca th
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ANDREW FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday 11-3pm Andrew Arena 5013-51 Ave. Open April 7-Oct 6. 780-365-3741. See ad page 70. Bonnyville Tuesday Farmers' Market - Tues 3-6:30. 4402-54 Ave. Open year round. 780-812-5840 BONNYVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET Centennial Centre 4313 - 50 Ave. Sat. 11- 2 year round. See ad below. BOYLE FARMERS’ MARKET Community Centre on 3rd Sat, Thurs 1-4pm; May 17-Sept 13 See pg 41. Camrose - Duggan Mall, 6601-48 Ave. Jan-Dec Sat 9-2pm, Thurs 2-8 Cold Lake Farmers' Market - Thurs 4-6pm. Exhibition Park 4608-38 Ave. May 10-Nov. 15. 780.594.0667 Elk Point - United Church - Fri 11-3 pm April-Dec. Fort Saskatchewan - CN Station Parking Lot. 2nd & 4th Fridays. June 21-Sept 6. 780-998-4355. Innisfree - Senior’s Citizens Hall 1st & 3rd Wed March-Dec. Gibbons - Wednesday nights. June-Sept. 780-923-3331. Glendon - RMCP Hall Sat. 10-12:30, May 5-Oct.6 every 2nd wk. 780-635-4118. Lac La Biche Farmers' Market Fri. 3-5:30pm Arthur & Anita Cadieux Agriplex. Apr 6-Oct 26.780-623-4768 LLOYDMINSTER BORDER CITY MARKET Servus Sports Centre, 5202 - 12 St. Thurs 2-6pm yearround. Sat 1-5pm winter only. See ad on left. Long Lake Provincial Park - Day Use Shelter Sat. 11-2pm May 19-Sept 1. Morinville - 10010-101 Ave parking lot. Jun 1-Sept. 28 Fri. 11-4pm. 780-939-3292. Provost Farmers' Market - Wed. 102pm. Agri-Plex 5211-43 St. Open April 13-Sept. 28. 780-753-6172 Redwater - Provident Place. 494453 St. Tues. 4-6:30pm June 12-Sept 4. 780-942-3519.
BONNYVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET Sat Centennial Centre 11am-2pm 4313-50 Ave A year round market specializing in products grown & made locally.
Numerous special events.
780-815-6028
Ryley - Community Hall, 5103-49 St. Every 1st Thurs 10-2pm Feb-Dec. Round Hill Hall - 4 special markets. See events section. 780-672-6271. ROSS CREEK MARKET - Along Hwy 16 east of Edmonton. See ad below. Sherwood Park - Festival Place, 100 Festival Way (parking lot). Wed 5-8 May 16-Oct. 3; July 1 www.sherwoodparkfarmersmarket.ca Sherwood Park - Salisbury Greenhouse R.R. 232 south off Wye Rd. Thurs. 4:30-8pm year long. Sherwood Park - Home Depot parking lot (Baseline Rd). Wed. 4-8 May-Sept. Smoky Lake Farmers' Market - Sat 10am-12 noon. Ag Complex 4612-54 Ave. Mar 17-Dec 22. 780.656.2463 ST. ALBERT FARMERS’ MARKET St. Anne & St. Thomas Streets. June 16-Oct. 6. 10-3, St. Albert Place Nov. 26-Dec 17 10-3. See ad on left. St. Paul - Rec. Centre 4802-53 St. Fri. 8:30am-1pm; May 4-Oct. 5. 780-645-2291. Tofield - Community Hall Mainstreet, Mar-Nov 2nd & 4th Fri; Jan, Feb, Dec 2nd Fri; 1-5pm. 780-662-2651. Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village - Hwy 16. Weekends & special events: 10-6pm May-Sept. Vegreville - Elks Hall, 5002 - 55th Ave. Fri 8:30-11:30am Mar. 2-Nov 30 Vegreville - Downtown Markets, June 23, Aug 11, Sept 8. 780-632-3891. Vermilion Farmers' Market - Tues. 10-1pm. Elks Hall 5026-49 Ave. Mar. 20-Dec 18. Ph. 780.853.4669 Viking - Community Hall, Thurs 2-4 mid-Mar 15-Oct 25. 780-592-2431. Wainwright - Prairie Rose Centre 731 - 2 Ave. 1st Sat each month. 10-1pm. March-Dec. Waskatenau - Community Centre. Jun-Oct. 780-895-2618. Westlock - Bargain Shop Mall 10211-100 St. Fri yearround 11-3pm
ROSS CREEK MARKET New, Used & Antiques Range Rd 192 & Hwy 16 6 km East of Ukrainian Village
Open May - October weekends 10 am - 6 pm Phone (780) 662-0033
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GREEN locations represent culinary advertisers. Map not to scale.
The FARMER’S CORNER MARKET *Potatoes - 33 varieties Table & Baby *Fresh Local Vegetables Open *Giftware & Gift Baskets TUES-SAT 10am-6pm *Homemade Baking *Tea Room & Antiques *Country Blooms Bouquets & Arrangements
780.657.2985 4909-50 Ave, Two Hills
CABBAGE ROLL HAVEN Ukrainian & German Cabbage Rolls, Nalysnyky, 19 kinds of Perogies, Garlic Meatballs, Soups, Lasagna, Cobblers, Christmas Cakes, Relishes, Pickles, Jams, Jellies & Catering For Flyer or Catering or Pre-orders Call Debra
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BEAR LAKE HONEY Pure Natural Honey & Beeswax Products
780-656-2463 Available at Smoky Lake Farmer’s Market
780.847.2424
R.M.D.’s Food Services Specializing in Ukrainian Food *holubsti *peryshki *nalysniki *perohy For placing orders contact: Rose Kisilevich (Vegreville)
780.632.7286 rmdfood@telusplanet.net
•Honeys •BBQ Glazes •Vinaigrettes ®
Beetnick Borscht is available at various retailers and specialty stores. Call for locations.
www.beetnik.ca
Wine & Dine Thursday, August 9, 2012 Some of the Simply Fine Sweets at Gourmet Affair.
Eat, drink and be merry. Residents and visitors no longer need to leave the region to find the finer things in life: gourmet food, artisanal cheese, decadent chocolate and quality wine. Gourmet Affair (formerly Dine Kalyna) offers local cuisine at its finest. Taste of Wainwright features local and ethnic foods prepared by local restaurants and citizens. Birds & Bees Winery hosts an Apple Blossom Tea, Saskatoon Stomp and Fall Fling Harvest Tour through the summer. And of course, any day is a good day for chocolate and cheese! See advertisers below for more details.
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