Lets Eat Alberta

Fall is such a beautiful season, and it’s also when many kinds of produce have ripened to peak perfection. Nobody knows this better than Shirley’s Greenhouse, where they produce fresh, local farm produce in a 36,000 square foot facility and a 28 acre field.

The stunning swaths of yellow flowering crops seem to go on forever in Alberta.

One of the great things about living in Alberta is the ability to sample food from a variety of cultures – and when it comes to Indigenous foods and chefs, we have some of the best!

When Nicola Irving, owner and General Manager of Irvings Farm Fresh, and her husband moved to Alberta, they missed their familiar comfort foods from their home in the U.K. After extensive searching, the couple decided that if they wanted quality British-style sausage, they would have to make it themselves.

Popular farm favourites available at various Farmers' Markets include Sausage and Garlic from Parkland County, Farm Fresh Cheese and Butter from Sturgeon and Sustainable Honey Practices from Dewinton, south of Calgary.

We all have our snack preferences and for some, a salty and crunchy bite is what we crave.

Those in the Didsbury area have choice when it comes to fresh, local farm produce.

Albertans love their perogies. They are inexpensive, easy, and delicious. It is difficult to find an Albertan family that doesn’t keep a bag of perogies in the freezer.

TK Ranch provides families with the opportunity to direct-buy ethically raised meat. The Ranch offers grass fed dry aged beef, soy free chicken, heritage pasture raised pork, pasture raised lamb, and free-range turkey. Custom processing for family farms and ranches is also available.

For meat lovers, there is nothing quite like a perfectly smoked, perfectly seasoned and perfectly sauced barbecue meal. Just thinking of the smoky richness of the meat slathered with a deliciously sweet and tangy barbeque sauce will make anyone’s mouth water.