2019 Feed
June, 2019
'Full tummies, warm hearts: Alberta Avenue embracing reputation as foodie destination' via
Looking to try a new beef recipe? How about Steakhouse Skewers with Kale Caesar via &
Protein supercluster aims to transform food processing in Western Canada via
New Bountiful Farmers’ Market opens in with over one hundred vendors via
Can a foster and the strong social connections and infrastructure development required to support the next generation of farmers?
A dried bison meat company that started locally is now expanding. Hear CEO of Pânsâwân Ian Gladue talk about the company's success and cultural significance via
The federal government just announced the details of its national food policy, 'including a pledge $134-million to improve access to local and healthy food – and the creation of an advisory council' via
'Do crops really grow better in the north? Study aims to show processors and investors that northern vigour produces superior crops' via
Online coming to Alberta...'You’ll soon be able to order fresh, locally grown produce and meat and have it delivered right to your front door' via -
Some news from our neighbours to the West: Urban farmers transform lawns into vegetable gardens via
- '5 Places to Try Authentic Indigenous Food in Alberta & Saskatchewan' via
"Alberta could be plant-based powerhouse; funding available for companies to grow sector" via
- Another success story! 'Filistix makes a move, offering good food, and a good story'
'Initiative pushes for fresh, local hospital food across Canada' via
'Climate Change Is Intensifying Food Shocks' via A very good reason to develop strong local and regional food systems!
Looking to join a community garden this spring? There are plenty to choose from! Find out more and find a garden near you:
'Bit of a stigma:' Alberta's ag minister welcomes federal report on farmers' mental health via
"On the Farm: Riverbend Gardens grows roughly 45 acres of vegetables with close access to urban consumers" via
May, 2019
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Hey, it's us! 'Local food community joining forces to meet increasing demand'
'Edmonton farmer seeks conservation easement to secure land’s future, prevent development' via
Consumer demand is high and pulse acres doubled in between 2008 and 2017. So why the lack of investment in processing? via
Urban farmers break ground on 15 acres of vacant city land via
"Although many institutions...have begun sourcing food from nearby farms over the last decade, the word 'local' doesn’t always have a globally agreed-upon meaning" via
Some great news! Urban farmers break ground on 15 acres of vacant city land via
Learn about the impacts of ' cooperative governance structure within the Alberta as part of the Civil Society & Social Movements in Food System Governance blog series! via
The time is right for small-scale processing in via
’s market scene takes a big leap this season with the launch of two indoor, multi-day, year-round farmers’ markets via
Recently discovered the great work is doing through their institutional procurement program. Find out more about what they do and the power of procurement in the US context here:
How can cities address the growing challenges of food waste management? New study proposes strategy that transforms challenges into opportunities! via
"A thousand kilometres from the nearest ocean, , is the last place anyone would expect to find a local source of sustainable seafood" via
"Children in households with uncertain access to nutritious food are twice as likely to have low self-esteem and less likely to believe they can make healthy choices, new research shows" via
"Viewing the importance of farming through a different lens" via
"The hospital in Fort McMurray has become the first in Alberta's north zone to offer halal meal options" via
April, 2019
"A dozen restaurants frequented by foodies in have found their way on a list ranking the top 100 eateries in the country" via
Mark your calendars for 2019 - August 17 and 18! "A province wide open house." Find out more here:
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"Craft chocolate makers sweeten up the local food scene" via
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"Dining with Friends says goodbye to culinary curator Linda Tzang at fundraising dinner" via
Mark your calendars! May 25th. If you’ve got an idea for a food or urban ag project or a way to improve ’s food system, Let’s Talk Food 2019 is the event for you!
DYK Alberta has a council? The council brings together leaders from the local food industry to help guide the province's future in the local food sector. Find out more from :
"Is Avenida Village Calgary's next urban village?" via
"Spring Food Truck Frenzy is happening on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 from 11 AM to 7 PM in the East Village" in
New book highlights the benefits of Institutional Procurement: "Given the volume their budgets represent, any changes institutions make to their food practices will lead to changes in the food system"
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"Sample hundreds of wines, beers, delicious cocktails and the best food from Red Deer’s best restaurants and local suppliers" at the Alberta Food & Beverage Expo April 6
‘There is a lot of positivity’: Young Calgarians talk food for national program via
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"Square Roots and Gordon Food Service are partnering to help bring locally-grown food to customers across North America year-round" via
March, 2019
"Unique family-farm mushrooms in Nisku industrial park" via
Sounds like may be expanding its urban hen project! via
Budget 2019: A national for will receive $134.4 million over five years, and the food processing sector will get $100 million via
Federal budget 2019 provides details on including a $50-million "local food infrastructure fund" via
'The new food guide can be an opportunity for the ag sector' via
"Local gardeners create their own seed bank to guard 's food supply" via via
Downtown farmers market moving to new indoor-outdoor space on 97 Street and 103 A Ave. via
'Appetite for indoor urban farms growing in Calgary as way to produce fresh food year-round' via
'Looking to incorporate pulses into food products? Food scientists and researchers at the Food Processing Development Centre are making their mark on the food industry by investigating applications for pulse ingredients' via
'A commercial kitchen incubator that will give entrepreneurs a place to grow got a $600,000 boost from the city' via
Learn the ins and outs of food regulations as they apply to approved farmers’ markets during a free webinar on March 13, 2019 via
DYK there's a year-round, multi-day farmer's market coming to south this spring?! Looks pretty amazing!
Call out for participants in 2019 Open Farm Days - May 31 Deadline via
"Provincial funding available for grain dryer upgrades. Program covers costs of high-efficiency components in existing or new models, and is retroactive" via
Finding low-cost commercial kitchens in can be challenging. A new plan proposes 13 shared commercial kitchens in an old warehouse via
February, 2019
This report from summarizes results from the annual food policy council survey conducted in 2018. The report reflects responses from 278 councils, including 40 in Canada! via
How about this shout-out to ! 'But the reason that visitors make the trip to the Albertan capital is food, which is increasingly inventive and experimental'
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'Looking to incorporate pulses into food products? Food scientists and researchers at the Food Processing Development Centre are making their mark on the food industry by investigating applications for pulse ingredients' via
Want to know how producers can capitalize on Canada's $12.6 billion snack food industry? via
This report from summarizes results from the annual food policy council survey conducted in 2018. The report reflects responses from 278 councils, including 40 in Canada! via
"The popular University of Alberta Heritage Chicken program is here once again, offering small flock enthusiasts the chance to order heritage chicks until supply sells out" via
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Call out for participants in 2019 Open Farm Days - May 31 Deadline via
Looking for weekend brunch ideas? How about this one for Baked Bacon and Kale Polenta Squares from via
Mark your calendars! The second Young Agrarians Farmer Mixer in the Peace Country is coming up March 2nd & 3rd. Details here:
Crop varieties factsheets now available from
'It’s Ag Day in Canada and a great time to look back at some of the people and issues that shape our agricultural sector in this nation' via
The Canadian Association for Food Studies just published a special issue on food procurement. It's free to download and includes a great piece on the Alberta Flavour Learning Lab!
'Calgary urban farm facing eviction gets new location' via
Will agriculture be able to meet the challenge of feeding 9.6 billion people by 2050? is February 12, and the University of Alberta, Red Deer College, and Olds College are teaming up to host a free public forum on agriculture
‘The latest Economics of Production and Marketing Greenhouse Crops in Alberta has been published. It captures the 2017 costs and returns of greenhouse crop production in the province. offers analysis of the document here:
Mark your calendars! 'Learn more about direct market production, and connect with peers and experts at this year’s Farm to Market to Table Conference. It takes place February 28 and March 1, 2019 in Nisku'
Mark your calendars! Fruit Production Workshop (saskatoon, raspberries, and strawberries) Happening on February 27, 2019 in Nisku! 'Fruit varieties, maintenance and harvest are just some of the topics to be covered'
On frosty days like this I wish the whole month was a hot chocolate festival...oh wait, it is! At least it is in wonderful via
This festival is a hidden gem! 'From rubaboo stew to maple syrup: food is the core of Edmonton's Flying Canoë Festival' via
January, 2019
'Ghost kitchen': How a plain storefront hides more than a dozen delivery restaurants via
Five quick ways you can celebrate ’s Agriculture Day on February 12 via
’Food knowledge grows from in-school garden’ via
More exciting news for the food scene...'Local developer links food and history in refurbished buildings' via
Mark your calendars! Fruit Production Workshop Happening on February 27, 2019 in Nisku! 'Fruit varieties, maintenance and harvest are just some of the topics to be covered'
'The Food & Beverage Expo made its way back to Lethbridge over the weekend, to let the public try out a large variety of and international restaurants and liquor creators" via
Mark your calendars! 'Learn more about direct market production, and connect with peers and experts at this year’s Farm to Market to Table Conference. It takes place February 28 and March 1, 2019 in Nisku'
Celebrating in ! "The spirit of things: New and reimagined offerings of , and via
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has undertaken a research study to understand the consumer trends for in the global and domestic markets with special emphasis on Alberta via Call of the Land
"The art of the hand-pulled noodle: Lanzhou-style 'fast food' in Edmonton's Chinatown" via
Getting into workshop January 22 in Wetaskiwin. Deadline to register is January 14. For more information and to register: via
’Chorney-Booth: A world of food awaits at Avenida Food Hall and Fresh Market’
'honey production was down from 43.2 million kilograms a year ago, while the value of honey rose 3.4 per cent...Alberta was the leading honey producing province, accounting for 41 per cent of the country’s output" via via
'For Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier, 2018 was a mixed bag' via
New Year-round Farmers Market in is accepting applications
'As the gap widens, farmers urged to reach out to consumers' via
Looking forward to grabbing a copy... 'A new food magazine, Eat Local, aims to spread the message of good food' via
'Alberta's agriculture and forestry minister outlined a food report, international trade and reducing greenhouse gas emissions as priorities for 2019' via
A mushroom farm! 'Canada’s first vertical farm is sprouting in Nisku via
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