Food happenings in the Bow Valley

Finally - a new blog post! Baby Z is now 9 weeks old and life is settling down enough for me to return to cooking and blogging about food. I've also received a few emails over the past week about opportunities to support local agriculture which has further inspired me to write this post.

From Farm Box:
Hello Local Foodies! You are invited:

Farm Box Winter Pow-Wow
@ Communitea Cafe
7-9pm, Thursday, February 28th

Join us for snacks, learn about what's NEW for 2013...& Meet Your Farmers!

Lots of Change & Growth in 2013!
We are excited to share with you what we've been working on this winter, including:

* The New Faces of Farm Box

* Our New Location

* Farm Box goes Year-Round

* Urban Agriculture Project

* Changes to the Shares

* New Working Shares

* You'll also have a chance to meet several of the farmers that Farm Box works with! *

Please RSVP by Monday, Feb.26th so we know how much food to prepare!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Avni and Chrystel

Farm Box
farmbox.ca

Also from Farm Box:

Hello Foodies and Farm Boxers!

Farm Box invites you to fill your freezer this Spring with pasture-raised, heritage-breed pork from Fisher Farms.

 This season, Fisher Farms is offering a variety of gourmet sausage and nitrate-free bacon!
And for those of you seeking less processed options, they've got roasts, chops, & ribs available. 

Please place your order by Feb. 28th for delivery the following week on March 7th.  

Fisher Farms raises Berkshire and Tamworth hogs on their pasture near Didsbury Ab. These happy hogs are raised with compassionate, responsible and ethical practices. Farmer Nolan Fisher is committed to maintaining high standards of animal welfare and product quality. This sustainable farrow-to-fork operation “strives to produce the best pork products available, by raising our free range pork the way Mother Nature intended.”

All products arrive frozen, labelled and vacuum packed.

Nitrate-Free Boneless Hams (2-2.5kg) limited qty! $15.40/kg

Pork Chops - Thick Cut, Boneless (4/pkg) $23.96/kg
Pork Chops - Thick Cut, Boneless (2/pkg) $23.96/kg

Ground Pork (0.5kg pkg) $13.24/kg

Shoulder Roast (1.5-2kg pkg) limited qty! $18.60/kg

St. Louis-style Side Ribs (0.5-0.9kg pkg) limited qty!  $18.60/kg

Baby Back Ribs (0.5-0.8kg pkg) limited qty! $23.43/kg

Pork Belly (0.5kg pkg) limited qty! $18.60/kg

Pork Fat (2kg pkg) $4.00/kg

Bacon!

Nitrate-Free Back Bacon (0.5kg pkg) limited qty!  $31.99/kg
Nitrate-Free Bacon - Sliced (0.5kg pkg) limited qty! $23.96/kg
Nitrate-Free Bacon - Unsliced (0.5kg pkg) limited qty! $23.96/kg

Sausage! (all gluten free except breakfast)
Nitrate-Free Bratwurst (0.5kg pkg) $23.43/kg

Mennonite Sausage (0.5kg pkg) $22.04/kg
Farmer Sausage (0.5kg pkg) $22.04/kg
Breakfast Sausage (0.5kg pkg) $22.04/kg
Garlic Fry Sausage (0.5kg pkg) $22.04/kg
Smokies (0.5kg pkg) $22.04/kg
Summer Sausage (0.5kg pkg) $23.30/kg

From Iain (the farmer that I order grass-fed beef from):

Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you are considering buying beef or pork from us in 2013 with an indication of quantity. There is no binding commitment to purchase on your part until you send back a completed order form/cutting instruction sheet by the end of August deadline (end of July for first time customers) Letting us know your requirements now however guarantees you supply and allows us to manage our inventory so that we know when to stop accepting new orders. All product will be allocated on a first come/first served basis.

Thanks,
Iain

Iain's beef goes quickly so if you are interested, email him soon to get your name on the list. I plan to attend the Farm Box Winter Pow-Wow and hope to find out about options for purchasing local eggs. It's the one big item missing from my (wanna-be) 100 mile diet aspirations. I'll keep you posted!