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Vegan Chocolate Supernova

By |February 10th, 2022|3 Comments

In writing this column one phrase keeps coming to mind, “You can’t keep a good person down.” In the face of adversity, our community continues to show resilience. We’ve discovered the most delicious locally [...]

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Pancakes and Waffles Made Easy

By |January 28th, 2022|3 Comments

In writing this column one phrase keeps coming to mind, “You can’t keep a good person down.” In the face of adversity, our community continues to show resilience. We’ve discovered the most delicious locally [...]

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Gonna Make You Sweat

By |January 15th, 2022|2 Comments

Shop Local In writing this column one phrase keeps coming to mind, “You can’t keep a good person down.” In the face of adversity, our community continues to show resilience. We’ve discovered the most [...]

Our Favourite Things 2021

By |December 1st, 2021|0 Comments

While raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are undoubtedly good things, we’re much fonder of crisp apple strudel and schnitzel with noodles. In fact, we’d argue that the best things in life can [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide 2021

By |November 14th, 2021|0 Comments

It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? This holiday season took forever to get here as we rode out the fourth wave, yet the year somehow flew by and here we are again. What’s old [...]

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Local Supporting Local

By |November 9th, 2021|0 Comments

Last summer during the pandemic, Canadian company Sobeys created a unique box featuring an assortment of products from local Alberta companies. It was their way of supporting local while encouraging customers to try local [...]

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Honey

By |November 6th, 2021|1 Comment

HONEY - A CRASH COURSE What’s all the buzz? What exactly is honey? Honey bees collect two raw ingredients from flowering plants, pollen and nectar. While pollen is used mostly as protein, nectar is [...]

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Buzzing with Excitement

By |November 2nd, 2021|0 Comments

Fall harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween – so many things to be thankful for this season. In this issue, we are shining light on a few of Alberta’s well-known movers and shakers plus sending kudos to [...]

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Jewel in a Jar

By |October 27th, 2021|0 Comments

You know when you have a hankering for cake, and you know if you bake one you’ll eat the whole thing in a spiral of self-loathing and sugar highs? No? Just us? Either way, [...]

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Taste the Difference

By |October 23rd, 2021|0 Comments

Shop Local Fall harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween – so many things to be thankful for this season. In this issue, we are shining light on a few of Alberta’s well-known movers and shakers plus sending [...]

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Pizza and Jazz

By |October 18th, 2021|0 Comments

TOTO Pizza When it comes to Italian food, Calgary’s cup runneth over. Tony Nicastro (there are two Tony Nicastro’s in the restaurant scene here!) grew up in the business working alongside family at the [...]

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The Need for Mead

By |October 16th, 2021|0 Comments

Story by Brit Hart Mead, or honey wine, is considered to be the ancestor of all fermented drinks and the history of mead is long and storied, with roots going back to Africa, India, [...]

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Let’s Get Saucy

By |October 14th, 2021|1 Comment

Fall harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween – so many things to be thankful for this season. In this issue, we are shining light on a few of Alberta’s well-known movers and shakers plus sending kudos to [...]

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Gifts Made for Giving

By |September 28th, 2021|3 Comments

Shop Local Fall harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween – so many things to be thankful for this season. In this issue, we are shining light on a few of Alberta’s well-known movers and shakers plus sending [...]

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Powered by Birch Bark

By |September 14th, 2021|3 Comments

Shop Local Fall harvest, Thanksgiving, Halloween – so many things to be thankful for this season. In this issue, we are shining light on a few of Alberta’s well-known movers and shakers plus sending [...]

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Award Winning Sauces

By |August 31st, 2021|4 Comments

Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]

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Eat Your Wine

By |August 16th, 2021|2 Comments

Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]

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Wrap and Roll

By |July 30th, 2021|3 Comments

Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]

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Dog Slinger and Mustard Wrangler

By |July 21st, 2021|2 Comments

Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]

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The Truffle Club

By |July 9th, 2021|4 Comments

Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]

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Workhorse of the Kitchen

By |June 14th, 2021|0 Comments

Shop Local Spring has sprung and we are soaking in the warm weather, planting our vegetable gardens and getting excited about summer. We’ve discovered some cool finds for this edition. A good jar of [...]

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Sweeten the Pot

By |June 2nd, 2021|0 Comments

Shop Local Spring has sprung and we are soaking in the warm weather, planting our vegetable gardens and getting excited about summer. We’ve discovered some cool finds for this edition. A good jar of [...]

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Bee Healthy

By |May 27th, 2021|0 Comments

Shop Local Spring has sprung and we are soaking in the warm weather, planting our vegetable gardens and getting excited about summer. We’ve discovered some cool finds for this edition. A good jar of [...]