Here are some photos that Bob sent me!

What a day! Thanks to all of the volunteers, attendees, and producers who made today such a great event. We’ll put up more info over the next few days, but here’s a today’s menu for a taste of what is local, seasonal and totally delicious right now in Edmonton.

The Beer and Venue: generously provided by
Edmonton’s Award-winning Craft-beer Brewery, Alley Kat Brewery

The Menu:

Hog Wild Specialties’ slow-roasted Wild Boar
Walden West Mustards

Little Potato Company’s Little Potato Salad with Creamy Bles-Wold yogurt-dill dressing

Kuhlmann’s roasted beets and onion with Lola Canola honey drizzle

Blue Kettle marinated Prairie Mushrooms and Greens, Eggs and Ham’s baby corn salad

Greens, Eggs and Ham mixed heritage greens with Blue Kettle vinaigrette

Tree Stone Bakery pain au levain breads
Johnson Dairies’ hand-churned butter

Pinocchio Ice Cream’s coconut ice cream
Fall apple tarts with a crumble topping by Sutton Place Hotel

Homestyle Beverages and Genuine Indian Head’s local fruit syrups in carbonated Edmonton water
Java Jive coffee

The food tasted even better because we were listening to live, local music by Edmonton’s own Terry Morrison and John Gorham

Special Thanks: Bob Robertson Communications for another great event logo design, City Palate Edmonton, Special Event Rentals, Fork Lifters – The Food Company, The Butler Did It, Zocalo, ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, Kerstin’s Chocolates / Chocophilia, and all of our VIPs (Very Important Producers).

Here’s the Shopping Guide for the Event. Try to support these great VIPS.
The Food
Hog Wild Specialties (Mayerthorpe), www.hogwild.ab.ca; Phone: 1-888-668-9453, Products: European wild boar processed meat products: smokies, jerky, bacon, rack, tenderloin, hams, whole boar bbqs, etc.

Walden West Foods (mustards), 13303-124 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5L 3A4; Telephone: (780) 454-3229. Email them.

The Little Potato Company, Edmonton, retails through Safeway, Costco, SaveOn, The Grocery People, The Produce People, COOP, Bon Ton, Northern Light Produce.
Organic potatoes, “Baby Boomers,” “Blushing Belles,” “Cherie,” “Piccolo,” “Amandine,” “Terrific Trio”

Bles-Wold Yogurt (Lacombe); www.bles-wold.com; Products: plain and fruit-flavoured yogurt, sour cream.

Pinocchio Ice Cream (Edmonton) 12814-163 Street; www.pinocchioicecream.com, Phone: (780) 455-1905; Products: ice creams & sorbets in 1 litre containers and 4 ounce cups.

Lola Canola Honey (Bon Accord); Phone: (780) 921-3657; Products: specialty honeys and bee products; on-farm bee-safaris.

Prairie Mushrooms Inc. (Sherwood Park); www.prairiemushrooms.com; Phone: (780) 467-3555; Products: Fresh Portabellas, white, crimini, oyster and shiitake mushrooms.

Tree Stone Bakery (Edmonton) 8612-99 Street; Phone: (780) 433-5924; Products: Artisan “pain au levain” bread, and milled organic flour.

Blue Kettle Specialty Foods (St. Albert); Phone: (780) 418-2878; Products: Salsa, chili base, pasta sauces, salad dressings / marinades, chocolate indulgence.

Kuhlmann’s Market Gardens & Greenhouses, 1320-167 Ave. NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5Y-6L6, Telephone: (780)-475-7500.
Market produce grown on the northeast edge of our city. Available year-round at the Capilano Farmers’ Market and seasonally at both the Downtown City Market and St. Alberta Farmers’ Market.

Greens, Eggs and Ham. Between Leduc and Wetaskiwin. Phone: (780) 986-8680.
Heritage and market greens and vegetables, free-range duck and chicken eggs, free-range cornish game hens and turkeys, and herbs.

Beverages
Alley Kat Brewery (Edmonton) 9929-60 Avenue; www.alleykatbeer.com; Phone: (780) 436-8922; Products: craft-brewed beers: Alley Kat Amber, Aprikat, Full Moon Pale Ale, Buffalo Beer, Charlie Flint Original Lager.

Java Jive (Edmonton), 9929-77 Avenue; Phone: (780) 432-9148; Products: Fresh Roasted Premium Coffees, Teas, Syrups and Accessories.

Homestyle Beverages Inc., RR#1, Bowden, AB, T0M 0K0; Telephone: (403) 224-3339 or Toll Free: 1-877-224-3339
Prairie fruit ciders, lemonades and syrups.

Genuine Indian Head Syrups, Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market on Saturdays. Table syrups and fruit concentrate beverage syrups in various local berry flavours.

Reasons to Eat Locally: Locally grown food tastes better.• Local produce is better for you. • Local food preserves genetic diversity • Local food supports local farm families. • Local food builds community. • Local food preserves open space. • Local food supports a clean environment and benefits wildlife. • Local food is about the future: By supporting local farmers today, you can help ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow, and that future generations will have access to nourishing, flavorful, and abundant food.

Mark your calendars for the third annual Wild Boar and Beer BBQ. We’ve changed the date to Sunday, September 16 this year because the summer had a number of Slow Food events already, and we’re looking forward to a wider array of local foods available at that time of the year.

For the past two years, this event has sold out over a week before, so please get your tickets early to avoid disappointment! We expect that we’ll be sold-out at least 10 days before the event. Tickets go on sale on-line on this site by July 15 and at Alley Kat by Aug 1st. Read the rest of this entry »