Wanderlust and Words

Food Film Night, Sept. 29 CHEP Good Food Inc. and the Saskatoon Food Council are hosting a free screening of episode 1 of Cooked based on Michael Pollan’s book of the same title at 7 pm , Sept. 29. There will be free snacks and refreshments from the Boxcar Café. German Harvest Fest, Oct. 7  Be sure to attend the German Harvest Festival (Erntedankfest) at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market on Oct. 7. The event is organized by KulturGarten Saskatoon. “In Germany, Erntedankfest is strongly entrenched in the culture. The Erntedanktag is an official holiday, in most areas celebrated on the first Sunday in October, which is usually also the first Sunday following Michaelistag or Michaelmas on September 29th. Erntedankfest is not a big day of family get-togethers and feasting, rather a religious and communal celebration, giving gratitude for the harvest.” Battle of Canada Wine Tasting, Oct. 12  Jerome Chomos will help participants to enjoy the unique qualities of wine from O...

Seabuckthorn Days, Sept. 23 & 24  Celebrate local berries with a tropical taste during Seabuckthorn Days , Sept. 23 & 24, at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Seminars are by donation and include Dr. Soolanayakanahally speaking about the emerging opportunities and benefits of seabuckthorn. There will be a gourmet lunch with every dish including seabuckthorn on Sept. 24. From the Kitchen to the Bookstore, Sept. 24  Renée Kohlman and Karlynn Johnson will discuss the food blog to cookbook process at 12:15 pm , Sept. 24, as part of Word on the Street. Global Adventures in Home Cooking, Sept. 24  Jan Wong will talk to dee Hobsbawn-Smith about her book Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy and China at 2:45 pm , Sept. 24, at Word on the Street. Goat Milk There's a new vendor at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market - Hal Jadeske of Richard, SK, with fresh goat milk. Food for Thought  How do you finance a dream? Here’s how The Local Kit...

Pumpkin Festival, September  Black Fox Farm & Distillery is holding a pumpkin festival on the last three weekends in September: Sept. 16 & 17 , Sept. 23 & 24 , Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 . Fundraiser Pies Finance your next fundraiser with frozen, unbaked apple and appletoon pies from Petrofka Orchard. Parkerview Brews Kombucha  Parkerview Brews is selling their kombucha at Street Stall Saturdays from now until the end of September. It can also be purchased at The Local Kitchen . School Lunches  A local survey of parent-made school lunches indicated that the food kids brought from home was less healthy than the food in school meal programs . Rachel Engler-Stringer is “calling for universal school meal programs for all students. She suggested that finicky children who turn up their noses at healthy foods like fresh fruit and vegetables might very well change their habits when they see their classmates enjoying nutritious meals.” Food for Thought ...

Bountiful Harvest  I shopped at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market on Saturday and was blown away by the huge amounts and astounding variety of local produce. What a rich harvest of fresh vegetables! I appreciate it so much more when I’m buying direct from the farmer rather than picking up neatly packaged parcels at the supermarket. By the way, a young woman is selling samosas stuffed with lentils, potatoes, and parsley, and they’re delicious. A Week in the Life of a Market Vendor  Sarah Galvin sells bread and baked goods at the Swift Current and Moose Jaw markets. She’s hard at work every day of the week, not just market day. She recorded a week’s worth of activities on her Facebook page – Foodcraft by Sarah . Jennifer and Adi from Kaleidoscope Vegetable Gardens recorded that it took them 16 hours and 20 minutes to pick four 100-foot rows of padron peppers. And that’s just one of their crops. Waste Not, Want Not  Here are 10 ways to reduce your food waste fo...