Wanderlust and Words

Local News  City Perks Coffee Shop is reopening for curb-side pickup (updated info) on Thursday, May 21 , from 9 am-3 pm . The Saskatoon Farmers’ Market Co-operative is re-opening live and in person on Saturdays starting May 23 from 8 am to 2 pm . Individual vendors are providing a variety of payment options and all health and safety precautions will be followed. The University of Saskatchewan is offering a variety of online gardening workshops , including Compost 101: Scraps to Soil – May 19, 7 pm; Growing Herbs – May 21, 7 pm; and The Growing Buzz (bees) – May 26, 7 pm. I had a great sandwich from Earth Bound Bakery last week. It was packed with roasted yams, cumin lime black bean spread, spinach, jalapeno pickled in house, and avocado. I’m Reading   I’ve signed up to receive three email newsletters about food. Here’s a sampling of the articles I’ve started receiving. Vittles newsletter published an article about providing delicious food wit...

Local Happenings Our Farm has confirmed they will be on Broadway Avenue starting Saturday, July 6 . Here is an interesting article about Edmonton farmers' markets with many applications to Saskatoon - indoor/outdoor, one day/multi-day, farmers' market/public market, municipal support/no support - and the impact these decisions have on the vendors. The Halifax Mobile Food Market uses a bus to take fresh, affordable food to neighbourhoods with limited access to healthy food. CHEP Fresh Food Markets provide a similar service, setting up weekly markets in various locations around Saskatoon. What interested me about the Halifax market is that it has evolved into a community gathering space with free wifi and library services. Newcomer families have volunteered with the service developing friendships and Canadian experience to put on their resumes. I’ve been fuelling my obsession for tea for many years now by ordering online from Camellia Sinensis in Montreal. I like t...

Saskatoon Urban Agriculture Holiday Celebration, Dec. 5  Join CHEP is celebrating Saskatoon’s Urban Agriculture Champions from 4:45-7 pm , Dec. 5, at Station 20 West. Indigenous Food in the City, Dec. 14  There will be a workshop on Indigenous Food in the City from 8:30-11:30 am , Dec. 14, at Station 20 West. There will be a similar workshop in Fort Qu’Appelle on Dec. 11. Hospital Food Served Restaurant Style  Halifax’s largest regional hospital is planning to feed patients what they want when they want . If you want a piece of toast at 10 am and a full meal at 4 pm, that’s what you’ll get. Barrel-Aged Coffee  Coffee roasters admit that novelty is a big selling point for whiskey-barrel aged coffee. According to coffee roasters, you need to choose the right coffee that will stand up to the intense flavours of the barrel. “We look for outstanding coffees, something that will be immensely complex with the added layer of barrel aging. Whether it is a ...

9 Mile Legacy Brewing Company  Saskatoon’s own 9 Mile Legacy Brewing Company has made the list of 5 excellent Canadian small-batch breweries . Congratulations! Canada Food Guide Consultation  Canada’s Food Guide is being updated to meet new evidence and Health Canada is looking for our input through an online questionnaire from now until December 8. There will be a further online consultation regarding the draft guidelines in 2017. Healthy Hospital Food?  If you end up in hospital, don’t expect to eat healthily. But a group of New York City hospitals have been trying to adopt healthier eating standards : “Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is one private hospital that has taken the program to heart, converting all aspects of its food and beverage program. In addition to complying with all the standards, Memorial has started a Meatless Mondays initiative, with multiple vegetarian dishes on the cafeteria menu every Monday. Memorial also purchases locally g...