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Rebekah Pearse and her Delightful Desserts
Rebekah Pearse, owner of Nectar Desserts, in a rare quiet moment with some of her creations.
Where to find Nectar Desserts
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In the big chair at Kayben Farms, Okotoks
This is a picture of myself, John Mills, and my girlfriend, Rayell Rowland, while visiting Kayben Farms this fall. We are in their big chair, which is just one of the large attractions on the farm. We also had time to pick some awesome strawberries, have a glass of black currant slushy and purchase some gifts from the on-site store. This was fantastic because, as you can see, we were dressed up and needed a gift for the wedding to which we were headed that day. Jolene and Judy Kolk were amazing hosts...This was my one visit to another farm this year so I thought that I should share the experience. John Mills, Eagle Creek Farms.
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Down on the “Shoestring Ranch”
Ty and Ian Murray and one of many naturally raised Alberta Angus Beef Cattle on Shoestring Ranch in Acme.
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Kitchen Party @ Infuse, Calgary
Infuse owners Jaclyn Labchuk and Wade Sirois and Janet Henderson, Past President of Slow Food Calgary and VP of Training and Development for the Alberta Food Processor Association. Infuse has been the site of many Slow kitchen parties featuring local produce and local producers. Infuse is consistently one of Calgary's strongest voices for local food.
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River Café
Executive Chef Scott Pohorelic, Slow Food Calgary President dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Proprietor Sal Howell and Janet Henderson, Slow Food Calgary Past President - all celebrating the pleasures of a Alberta producers' dinner - 2009
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Hotchkiss Herbs & Produce, south of Calgary
dee in the tomatoes...in a Hotchkiss greenhouse where organic heirloom tomatoes, greens, herbs and vegetables flourish
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Field Stone Fruit Winery, Strathmore
The Field Stone farm-gate retail store where visitors can buy wines made from fruits and berries grown in Alberta.
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Down on the “Poplar Bluff Organic Farm”
Dee and Rosemary Wotske, owner of Poplar Bluff Organic Farm. Rosemary grows heirloom potatoes, beets and carrots organically, on her farm, south of Strathmore.
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Lovely – Cakadu Heritage – Lamb
- Here is dee describing Denis Jabs’s lovely lamb to a group of farm visitors at Cakadu Heritage Lamb, near Innisfail
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Down on the “Thompson Small Farm”
Dee with Farmers Jonathan Wright and Andrea Thompson, at Thompson Small Farm near Carbon, Alberta
This is one in a series of images to be posted to the Snail Trail Blog featuring Slow Food Calgary President, dee Hobsbawn-Smith, and some of the Albertan farms, ranches, kitchens and gardens she has visited.
Dee says: “Getting my feet on the farm is a humbling and grounding experience. This collection of pictures show some of the farms and their farmers, whom I am happy to call friends. They feed us. Visiting the land they are stewards of is good for the soul.”
Jonathan and Andrea, of Thompson Small Farm, have been feeding dee and her family for the past two years with the produce they raise on their CSA farm. The farm’s seasonal produce is delivered weekly to subscribers in Calgary. Visit: Thompson Small Farm