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Posted July 14th, 2010 by Tonya Lailey
LAST CHANCE TO GET TICKETS!!!
Vinestone Wine Co. on behalf of Slow Food Calgary presents…
GRAZIN’ THE BACKYARD
a celebration of wine, food & music
Saturday July 17, 2010
6:30 to 10 pm
@ Vinestone Wine Co. – 608, 2nd St. West, Cochrane
www.vinestonewine.co
Featuring…
The Ethical, Delectable Offerings of Forage Foods
The Swinging, Smooth Melodies of Spiral Groove &
The Adaptable, Intriguing Wines of Vinestone!
$85 per person
Proceeds go to Slow Food Calgary
Call 403-981-9463 for tickets and info.
Posted June 18th, 2010 by Tonya Lailey
By Karen Anderson
“Never Can Alone” is the motto Barbara Kingsolver expressed in her ode to living seasonally and locally, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle- a year of food life (Harper-Collins, 2007). If you have ever attempted preserving or canning and faced a mountain of tomatoes, pickling cukes or a garden over run with zucchini you’ll remember a certain sagging of the spirit if you were facing them alone. This sagging feeling can become even more overwhelming if you are attempting the whole process without ever having received any mentoring.
I grew up helping my parents make jams and pickles. I loved the steamy kitchen and sense of camaraderie that came from working long and hard to “put-up” those little jars of jewels from the garden. I especially loved opening those jars all winter in the small remote town where we lived because the amount of fresh produce at the market was reduced to apples, oranges and a few root vegetables. My parents didn’t can because it was fashionable, they canned because it added variety and enjoyment to our diet through the long, cold Canadian winter.
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Posted June 18th, 2010 by Tonya Lailey
Vinestone Wine Co. on behalf of Slow Food Calgary presents…
GRAZIN’ THE BACKYARD
a celebration of wine, food & music
Saturday July 17, 2010
6:30 to 10 pm
@ Vinestone Wine Co. – 608, 2nd St. West, Cochrane
www.vinestonewine.co
Featuring…
The Ethical, Delectable Offerings of Forage Foods
The Swinging, Smooth Melodies of Spiral Groove &
The Adaptable, Intriguing Wines of Vinestone!
$85 per person
Proceeds go to Slow Food Calgary
Call 403-981-9463 for tickets and info.
Posted June 15th, 2010 by Tonya Lailey
June 15, 2010 (Calgary) – Join Slow Food Calgary for a food-fuelled afternoon in the garden. Enjoy plenty of local fare to eat and drink, meet the people who grow your food and the chefs who create delicious dishes with our wonderful Alberta
harvest. Last year we debuted our “The Alberta Snail Trail”, our guide to
local products and this year we’ve expanded it to include 78 local food
producers who meet our good, clean and fair criteria. Come and connect with
all things local.
Slow Food Calgary’s 9th Annual Feast of Fields
Sunday, September 12, 2010: 1 – 4 pm
Rouge Restaurant, 1240 – 8 Ave SE, in the garden. Rain or Shine.
FURTHER EVENT DETAILS COMING SOON!
Posted June 2nd, 2010 by Tonya Lailey
Grand opening celebration June 5th.
Kayben Farms, a local family owned garden centre, u-pick operation and family destination near Okotoks, AB will unveil their new JoJo’s café on Saturday June 5th from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The celebrations will include fresh food, an artist painting water colors, live music, and a chance to enter a grand prize draw for a weekend getaway at one of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resort properties. The farm is located just north of the town of Okotoks.
