We are nearing the end of the growing season for Gull Valley Greenhouses so this week we are featuring some of the last of this season’s crop. We’ve got 
Paprikash on Tuesday, Stuffed Peppers on Wednesday and the last of the butterleaf lettuce in fridge. One of the greenhouses has installed grow lights so this means we’ll be able to get cucumbers and tomatoes in January after the Christmas break. There is a bit of a premium with the addition of the lighting but it will increase the season by about 3 months over last year.
This weekend I helped finish the tagging at Buffalo Horn Ranch and this is the time of year when the bison is at its best. The herd has been grazing on grassy pastures all summer and fall and so the meat is flavourful and full of nutrients. We’ve got bison in the Bison
Pot Roast Stew all week and amazing Bison Short Ribs on Thursday.
Here’s the menu for this week:
Monday - Mushroom Beef Cutlet
Hoven Farms organic beef cutlet breaded and fried, served with mushroom pan gravy and a baked Lund’s Organic potato $13
Tuesday - Chicken Paprikash
Sunworks Farm organic chicken in a hungarian paprika and sour cream sauce with Gull Valley Green Houses peppers and egg noodles $13
Wednesday - Stuffed Pepper
Gull Valley Green Houses bell pepper stuffed with tomato rice, salsa, black beans, topped with cheddar cheese served with mexican slaw $12
Thursday - BBQ Bison Short Ribs
Buffalo Horn Ranch bison short ribs braised in smoky tomato sauce with root vegetables and white beans $16
Friday - Roast Organic Chicken
Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with buttermilk mashed potatoes and gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter
This Week’s Soup – Turkey and Wild Rice $8
This Week’s Stew – Bison Pot Roast Stew $9
Something Sweet – Fudge Brownie $4
Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – (403)269-6551
importance. Thanksgiving is a celebration of their faith and effort and they need to be thanked for that. As we move forward we are going to need more farmers in Alberta to grow more products for us and this is where our biggest challenge may lay. Farming needs to be seen as a rewarding profession in order to draw more people into it.
Tuesday, October 21st through Wednesday, October 29th so Sue can attend Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto in Italy. Thank-you in advance for understanding our need to be closed. We run with a small team and it would be too hard to try and stay open during this time.
that there has been a major labour shortage and when I talk to many of the farmers that we get stuff from, they all say they could use good, stable, and reliable labour. Much of the work is being done by new immigrants who appreciate the work and the benefits of living in Canada. There just aren’t that many Canadians wanting to do this kind of work so our farmers need to look elsewhere for help. I know some of the crops this year are not going to be harvested because there just isn’t enough people available to do it. We need to be thankful for those who help on the farms and at the markets to bring us our food.