Local, Seasonal and Delicious

04/12/2023

It's fun cooking lunch for my community, and I have met some new friends. Danny was happy I made Mulligatawney, his favourite.

Well that was fun! Thank you everyone for coming to celebrate with us on our first official day back! We have lots of fun in the kitchen, drop us a note if you would like to Volunteer!

11/11/2022

I have a new gig. I prep Tuesday night and cook it up Wednesday mornings. It turns out making lunch for 40 people is a great way to make new friends.

10/14/2022

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/workshops-and-other-events/compost-making-workshop

Join us as we demonstrate a hot composting method that will turn a pile of leaves, straw, kitchen scraps and manures into a rich compost in just 3 weeks! If you want to help us make the pile, please bring water-proof gloves and footwear you don’t mind getting a bit dirty. There will be tea and coo

01/26/2022

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/articles/the-rocky-road-ahead

The precarious situation on the food security file is now apparent for anyone to see. Home cooks across the country have been noticing empty shelves and signs everywhere telling us that not everything is currently available. In response to the alarm this has been creating in the minds of consumers

12/23/2021

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/articles/food-1-meeting-my-new-community

A new chapter has begun in my quest for food security. I attended a gathering of local farmers and consumers. Our host began with updating us on the lay of the land, as he personally experiences it, being a food producer himself. The biggest concern to food security from his point of view is the

12/17/2021

Food security is taking a bigger part of my focus these days, since I am unable to get into a farmers market as a vendor under current conditions. It had me wondering how my other disconnections there are between healthy food and hungry tummies? Anyone feel like chatting about it? I'd love to hear your comments.

Last night was the beginning of something great for me, because I attended a gathering in a health food store hosted by a real community builder in this area. Getting there was the hard part, as Paul and I had to travel an hour in blowing snow and white-out conditions to hear from the folks we get

12/17/2021

It's been a while since I produced any new content, with all the settling in activities, but I'm back at it now!

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/articles/water-2-catchment-study

In this blog, I delve into how to design a water harvesting system that suits our needs in our new location. Paul and I both love to garden, and town water can be expensive or in times of drought, simply not available to our plants. As promised, math skills do come in handy here. Hopefully thes

11/11/2021

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/articles/water-part-1

We did something radical after we moved onto our new property, which had been recently upgraded with a carpet of thick, lush sod. How lovely it looked, but we had a different goal in mind. Rather than keeping a pristine lawn by fertilizing and mowing grass only to dispose of it, we wanted to estab

09/30/2021

An infographic can say it better than I could.

Help to build food security in Alberta by shopping with local farmers.

09/23/2021

We've moved! I've already posted about it on the website and in my newsletter, but it's time to let y'all know. See all that sod the previous owner just laid? By next spring it will have been turned into critter food. If you want to know what kind of critters, you'll just have to watch this page!

I'd like to add a special welcome to all my former followers at my abracadabra permaculture page. You are finally going to see some new content - over here!
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09/23/2021

07/31/2021

Happy Anniversary! Last day of our moving sale. Check it out.

07/25/2021

Hey everybody. We are moving soon so I wanted to offer a 20% discount on our whole spice and cookbook stock. Check it out! Offer good until end of this month.

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/moving-sale

I really don’t want to pack all this stock up, so all orders placed between now and July 31st will receive a 20% discount. That’s on top of the low price I bought this stock for in the spring! What can you get? The cookbook and all the whole spices, just not the blends, because I let my stock ru...

07/07/2021

We're moving! Follow our adventures here and watch this space for a few inventory blowout offers.

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/articles/small-town-life-here-we-come

Sometimes circumstances beyond our control can send us in a different direction. For us this happened literally! Our BC homesteading project has been sold to friends whose vision for the land is aligned with our own, so it will be a pleasure to visit in the years to come. As good as Calgary has

06/30/2021

Local food is more than a fad — it benefits your health and the environment, too. Here are 7 fantastic advantages of eating local.

04/09/2021

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/home/the-bitter-truth-488n4

This truly is my favourite time of year, but even though Spring Fever kicks in, my appetite always lags behind. Rich holiday eating followed by financial belt tightening during one cold, dreary day after another means an over-reliance on inexpensive comfort foods. It’s how many Canadians (includin

04/09/2021

Here's something fresh and healthy for a new season of growth. If you are tired of commercial salad dressings, here is one to get you away from stabilizing chemicals and preservatives. Bon Appetit!
www.localseasonaldelicious.com/home/the-bitter-truth-488n4

This truly is my favourite time of year, but even though Spring Fever kicks in, my appetite always lags behind. Rich holiday eating followed by financial belt tightening during one cold, dreary day after another means an over-reliance on inexpensive comfort foods. It’s how many Canadians (includin

03/26/2021

https://www.localseasonaldelicious.com/home/dont-throw-juicing-pulp-away

Make more food and less waste by turning what used to be a waste stream into delicious crackers.