by AFMA | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Selling at a farmers’ market is more than just a 5 or 6-hour day. Nearly a decade ago, after spending time with a bread maker on Salt Spring Island, Laura Taschuk Rogerson of BreadLove Artisan Bakehouse & Bake School realized bread making could be a...
by AFMA | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here are 9 ways you can up your love and support for Alberta local food any time of the year: Visit local restaurants that source local. Choose locally owned restaurants that are dedicated to using ingredients from local farmers, growers, producers and...
by AFMA | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are four ways you can buy from a farmer, producer or market gardener: you can pick the produce at the farm (U-pick) you can buy the produce already picked at the farm (pre-picked or a custom order) you can become a member of a Community Shared Agriculture Farm...
by AFMA | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The word “local” is used often, maybe too often. In the context of food, does local mean food that is produced in your own community or city? In your own province? Is food produced in another province in Canada (PEI mussels or BC cherries, as two examples) considered...
by AFMA | Jul 30, 2019 | News
You read that right – 63 different special events and activities at Alberta farms and farmers’ markets in celebration of Alberta Local Food Week. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening at our farms and farmers’ markets between August 11 and 18th. Alberta Farm Events 21...
