Archive for June, 2010
Slow Food Calgary
Preserving the Season – Your Guide to Local “Canning Bees” this summer
“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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Community, Events, Local, Slow Food Calgary
Backyard Benefit for Slow Food Calgary at Vinestone Wine Co. in Cochrane
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.
Community, Events, Local, Slow Food Calgary
Slow Food Calgary’s 9th Annual Feast of Fields
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. The 2010 edition of the Alberta Snail Trail will be released at this year’s Feast of Fields. Come and connect with all things local. The educational component for Feast # 9 will feature the farming initiative known as CSA or Community Supported Agriculture – farmers sell shares of crops directly to consumers and in doing so share the rewards and risks of farming. 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. Members: Adults $60; Youth 8 – 18 $15; Family of 4 $135; Kids under 8 free Not yet members: Adults $75; Youth 8 – 18 $30; Family of 4 $160 Tickets are available in person or by phone at The Cookbook Co. Cooks, 722 – 11 Ave. SW, 403-265-6066. Visa, cash or cheques accepted.
Slow Food Calgary
Farm family opens Okotoks’ newest, freshest Café