Wanderlust and Words

Learn and Play Café  Two young women are opening a kid-friendly café at 441-34th Street East.  Learn and Play Café  will have food both adults and kids will enjoy, organized activities three times a day, and classes, such as yoga and painting, that parents can enjoy alongside their kids. It sounds like fun. Prairie Sun Moves to Broadway  Prairie Sun Brewery hopes to move a microbrewery and restaurant onto the former site of the Farnham Block by this winter. Tsampa  You don’t have to head to India to eat tsampa. Daybreak Mill sells traditional tsampa made from their own barley that that is sprouted, roasted, and blended with rolled barley flakes and just a touch of Himalayan Sea Salt. The Dalai Lama starts his day with tsampa mixed with tea and butter made from yak’s milk (cow’s milk butter can be substituted if you don’t have a handy neighbourhood yak). Piece a’ Pizza  Una Pizza & Wine was packed last Monday evening. I enjoyed the pizza. Maybe next time it will be

What could be nicer than sunshine and brunch with a good friend at City Perks Coffee Shop! Living Sky Café Reopens, May 4  Living Sky Café is re-opening at a downtown location (245 3rd Ave. S) on May 4. Saskatoon Berries, Food Carts, and Spoken Word, May 5  Join AKA Artist-Run and CHEP Good Food Inc. for the launch of Locals Only on May 5. Locals Only is a multi-year art project exploring food security, community-led resource development, and intergenerational exchange. This summer’s activities include re-indigenizing Riversdale’s ecology by planting Saskatoon Berry shrubs and mobile art and food carts. The launch includes an afternoon spoken word and Indigenous plant teachings workshop . Mother’s Day Tea Party, May 13 The Glen at Crossmount is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea Party with a Mary Poppins/Alice in Wonderland theme (music, costumes, special guests) from 2-4 pm , May 13. Such an elegant way to serve tea from Camellia Sinensis, my favorite provider of loose te

Tea on Broadway Broadway has some great independent coffee shops. Venn Coffee Roasters faces a back alley so it’s quiet. They roast their own coffee; their baked goods are from The Night Oven; and they offer a touch of European class with tiny biscuits served alongside your cup of tea or coffee. Museo Coffee is an old favorite and a perfect place for a quiet chat with a friend. They fill their cups to the brim! Support the Local Economy – Buy Directly From a Farmer A UC Davis study has found that “a dollar spent buying directly from a farmer has about twice the impact on the local economy as spending a dollar on food that goes through a middleman—a supermarket, for example. There are all kinds of reasons for that: Farmers who sell directly to consumers tend to buy more supplies locally, which can benefit seed and equipment sellers in the area; and they also tend to hire more local labor, which in turn benefits in the community.” One more good reason to shop at the Saskatoo

Green Cycle City Farm  Green Cycle City Farm has just joined the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. They’ll be selling a range of vegetables they’ve grown in the city, without chemicals, and transported to the Market by bicycle. They say they are “passionate about sustainability and committed to keeping our operations as green as possible from packaging to transportation.” Fresh Local Tomatoes? Yes, Please!  The best kind of news! Grandora Gardens says there may be cherry tomatoes at next weekend’s Farmers’ Market. City-wide Food Drive, May 5  The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre is hosting a city-wide food drive on May 5 . Most wanted items are infant formula, whole-grain pastas and cereals, canned fruits and vegetables, canned beans and meat, 100% fruit juice, hearty soups and stews, and gluten-free foods. How Organic Wine Finally Caught On  The demand for organic food has grown exponentially, but the same can’t be said for organic wine. The situation is beginning

Plant Hustle, Apr. 8  Nosh Eatery & Tap is hosting a pop-up market selling Nosh original products such as their vegan cheese on Sunday, April 8, at 10:30 am . World Malbec Day Celebrations, Apr. 13 & 14 Celebrate World Malbec Day on Apr. 13 and 14 with Saskatoon Co-op Wine Spirits Beer. Rum, Apr. 21  Catch up on rum’s dark and stormy past while sipping some great rums on Apr. 21 at Saskatoon Co-op Wine Spirits Beer. Saskatoon Brewery Tours  Visit three of Saskatoon’s microbreweries on a microbrewery tour that includes beer, cider, American whiskey, and gin. Living Sky Winery  Living Sky wines are now available online . You can also purchase gift cards. Childhood Obesity  A recent study by Saskatoon researchers notes that children living in walkable, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods have a smaller waist measurement and a lower body mass index. Pea Protein  Civil Eats has put together a primer on pea protein , with an overview of farming and produc