This week I want to acknowledge the plants and animals that are grown by our farmers in Alberta. Often we talk about the importance of eating locally without stating how good our local products taste. The Berkshire pork from Broek Pork Acres, Lund’s Organic baby carrots, Grizzly Gouda from Sylvan Star, elk
tenderloin from Wapiti Ways, saskatoon butter tarts from the Saskatoon Farm, Highwood Crossing Cold Pressed Canola Oil, Black Currant Mead from Chinook Arch Meadery, strawberries from Broxburn Farm, asparagus from Edgar Farms… the list goes on and on. We are blessed with an abundance of plants and animals that are grown and raised with love and care and this makes them taste great! We are thankful we have such variety to enjoy.
The Grassroots Farmers Market at Northlands has their last market day for the season this Tuesday between 3PM and 7PM. It sounds like there will be a few less vendors, but there are some things at this market that aren’t available at CFM. Cantaloupes from Brooks, pies from Three Sisters, strawberries from Noblelford, perogies, field tomatoes, and stone oven breads.
This week we have beautiful sugar pumpkin risotto cakes, the smoked ham sausage from Broek Pork Acres, Chicken Paprikash, and a split pea soup that we made with some wood oven roasted pork hocks.
Here’s the menu for this week:
Monday - Beef Stir Fry
Hoven Farms organic beef ribs, Sudo Farm suey and bok choy, carrots, and broccoli served with steamed rice $14
Tuesday - Chicken Tamale Pie
Sunworks Farm organic chicken, Taber corn, black beans, tomatoes, and peppers with a cornmeal biscuit crust $14
Wednesday - Sugar Pumpkin Risotto Cake
Roasted sugar pumpkins from Brooks mixed into a risotto cake and served with wilted greens from Lund’s Organic $12
Thursday - Smoked Ham Sausage
Broek Pork Acres smoked ham sausage with cabbage, sauerkraut, and Upper Green Farms potatoes $13
Friday - Chicken Paprikash
Sunworks Farm organic chicken and Gull Valley Greenhouses peppers with our paprika sour cream sauce served on egg noodles $14
This Week’s Soup – Split Pea Soup $7
This Week’s Stew – Chicken Chorizo Stew $9
Something Sweet – Carrot Cake $4
Forage Hours – Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – 3508 19th Street SW – Phone (403)269-6551
Forage will be closed Friday, October 10th to Monday, October 13th for Thanksgiving weekend and Tuesday, October 21st to Wednesday, October 29th for Terra Madre 2008 and the Salon del Gusto in Torino.
does the activity of the queen as she starts to lay eggs once again.