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Can't wait 'till Easter!

Feb 1st 2023
Wed Delivery: February 8th 2023



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Talking about Babies and Spring...


Take a look at our new producer!

New Farmers, Fun foods

& Home Crafting

Boom Baby!

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FAQ

Why Frozen?


Frozen food locks in essential nutrients that are lost when food is pasteurized at high heat (required for long shelf life). The shelf life of some pouches out there can be well over a year, meaning the ones you bring home might be older than your baby! Many pouches are puree’s made with powdered ingredients and water.

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Boom Baby Food

We saw the need to make great baby food that made sense… no filler, low sugar, and lots of nutrient-dense whole foods.Our hope is that with more babies eating good, nutritious, real food, the world will grow up healthier and look to preserve the precious land we have through sustainable agriculture practices. A commitment to caring for the world comes from enjoying the things it offers.

The Founders

Matt + Tannis Leitch from Lethbridge, AB.

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Fresh First, Always!

Our recipes include fresh ingredients which are cooked and turned to frozen food in under four hours. Real ingredients means real nutrition for your baby.

Are we Organic?

We source mostly organic ingredients, ensuring the farms we source from are passionate about growing good produce; without harmful chemicals. We are not certified organic at this time.

Is This Produced at home?

No! We have a commercial kitchen in the city that is allergen free.

Alberta Jerky!

RANGE FUEL JERKY

from OKOTOKS AB








RF Honey Garlic Jerky - Single Stick
RF Honey Garlic Jerky - Single Stick

$5.00

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RF Honey Garlic Jerky - Double Stick (2 pieces)

$9.00

Here is to Albertans bringing change and new beginnings!

All Natural ▪︎ No Artificial Fillers or Preservatives ▪︎ 24g Protein/pack ▪︎ No hormones, steroids or antibiotics ▪︎ Gluten-free ▪︎ Non-GMO

Our beef jerky is made with 100% grass-fed Alberta beef from our cattle range in the Southern Alberta foothills. Our cattle only forage on native pastures and are ethically raised with no hormones, steroids or antibiotics.

Things to do this year in Alberta

Dark Sky Preserves

5 Designated Dark Sky Preserves!

In Alberta, there are five designated Dark Sky Preserves, the very first was the Beaver Hills, which encompasses Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area and Elk Island National Park. This was closely followed by the Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve that encompasses Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. The newest Alberta Dark Sky Preserve is in Lakeland Provincial Park, just east of Lac La Biche. Parks Canada also has Dark Sky Preserves in Jasper and Wood Buffalo.

Star Gaze

Did you know Alberta is home to the two largest dark sky preserves in the world? And a third one that is very accessible and just outside of the capital city, Edmonton....

... head to Jasper National Park to immerse yourself in the world’s largest accessible dark sky preserve.

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Alberta Tourism
Other things to do!
Alberta Tourism
See the beautiful farming land
Wild Horses in the Bad Lands of Alberta
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Unique Craft Breweries

Canadians are well-known for our love of beer, and Alberta is no exception! If you love beer tasting, the local craft brew industry is booming here.

Looking for Something Green?

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Purple Pak Choy
Purple Pak Choy

$5.00

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All Natural ▪︎ Non-GMO ▪︎ 100% Nutrition!
While talking to Aryssa of ManAr Acres, she shared with me that in a recent study done on Radish Microgreen, it was discovered that microgreens are a super food for sure and had 40% more nutrients gram for gram than the whole radish plant!
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Did you know?

Microgreens Are Good For People With Poor Kidney Function

If you have impaired kidney function, either from kidney disease, chemotherapy, or an inherited genetic trait, it’s generally recommended to avoid foods rich in potassium. Fresh vegetables tend to fall into this category, so they often get relegated to the “avoid” list.

However, microgreens contain much lower potassium levels, so anybody with poor kidney function can enjoy the health benefits of microgreens without worrying about increasing potassium intake.
Smoothie recipes from Aryssa!

MicroGREEN Blueberry Lactation Milkshake:
Serves: 3-4


1 cup (approx 20g) Sunflower Shoots
1/2 cup (approx 20g) chopped Pea Shoots
1 cup frozen Blueberries
1 Ripe Banana
2 tbsp Ground Flax Seed
3 tbsp Quick Oats
2 tsp Brewer's Yeast
3 cups Milk
1/4 cup Maple Syrup

Note: Although this one is called a lactation milkshake, it can be used by
anyone. I typically omit the brewer's yeast when I make it for my boys
(ages 6&2) and they love it!

MicroGREEN Smoothie:
Serves: 3-4



1 cup (approx 20g) Broccoli Microgreens
1/2 cup (approx 10g) Purple Pak Choy Microgreens or Red Radish Microgreens
1 cup Spinach (Fresh or Frozen)
1 cup Kale (Fresh or Frozen)
2 Ripe Bananas
1 Apple
2 cups Orange Juice

Delivery!

Small towns between Lethbridge and Calgary,between Calgary and Edmonton

Contact us as we might be able to arrange a delivery based on our route!




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Last Week for Herma's Flour and Grains

Till March 8th delivery!!!

Herma's Mill is closed for 3 weeks -
... possibly some maintenance on the mill and farm
... maybe for some R & R for her and her family (there is a newborn and she is a grandmom again! and she did not exactly say why they are closing for a few weeks -
but Herma is a very busy woman with over 9 children and as many grandchildren now too!

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Available in the following sizes:
3lb, 5lb, 10lb, 22lb
RYE BERRIES
Rye Berries
$7.50$40.00
Rye is famous for its taste and is a cereal grass closely related to wheat and barley.

Try fresh rye for your pumpernickel bread!
SOURDOUGH STARTER: I can speak from experience, that Herma's flour makes the best ever sourdough starter! Elana & Mark
Spelt Berries
SPELT BERRIES
$6.75$49.50
Spelt is an ancient grain. It comes as a whole wheat & is full of nutrients and fibre. An attractive alternative to wheat flour, Spelt flour can replace wheat flour with minor recipe changes and is enjoyed by many who cannot tolerate wheat as it has less gluten. Highly nutritious, spelt has a deep, nutty flavour with high fiber, iron, niacin, B vitamins, magnesium, and manganese. It also has high water solubility, so its nutrients are easily absorbed into the body.
RED FIFE BERRIES
Red Fife Berries
$7.50$55.00
Red Fife is an ancient grain. Red Fife Flour is perfect for all your baking needs. Use it in pancakes, cookies, muffins, and sauces.

Red fife gives an excellent tasty bread but doesn’t rise high. It is perfect for being a part in your brown bread (25%)
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-Sourdough Recipe-
  • Flour (1000 grams total) 600 grams of all purpose flour
  • 300 grams of whole wheat 50 grams of spelt flour
  • 50 grams of einkorn
  • 770 grams of water (77% hydration)
  • 150 grams of starter- (15%) 20 grams of salt (2%)
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Meat Street Pies

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Meet Thea!

LOCAL TO EDMONTON!
Jonathan and Thea Avis have been in the Food Industry for over 30 years, both in Retail Bakery shops and Wholesale Manufacturing. In 2014, they decided to develop a new concept in the casual dining experience by perfecting meat pie recipes from parts of Canada, Britain and the former colonies. Meat Street Pies was born. It started with a mobile Food Truck and has now morphed into a downtown market location.

A Family Business

...Their eldest son, Rob and family moved to a farm just south of Edmonton – and is the source of the grass fed / grass finished beef that we put into the meat pies. Thea’s grateful for the support the kids offer – cuz Jon’s absence has left a big void.
So it continues to be a family run operation with a lot of help from the wonderful Teresa – who won master chef status in the Philippines before coming to Canada to be a Canadian.
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Small Batch Hand Crafted

Made in Edmonton

LOCAL PIES!

LOCAL FOOD,

LOCALLY MADE...

ALBERTA GOODNESS!

Steak & Cheese pie (family size)
Notice: For the month of February - these pies are available to Edmonton People only.

Calgary, Lethbridge & Red Deer will be able to buy these pies... but for now - please contact GFGU to find out more! We have to organize drivers coming from Edmonton Southward.
Cornish Pasty - 2pk
Herma's Orders!

Notices:

FLOUR:

Van Garderen Ranch

Van Garderen Ranch is closed for a few weeks so orders for flour etc need to be placed by Feb 5th at the lastest - so you have 2 delivery times before she is closed. Next order date for Herma's flour will be March 8th! Left: Herma's Orders before the mill closing! Better get your orders in!)

Alberta Farm to Table Membership Club

The membership PMA agreement is in the finished form! We will be passing it along to our developers to load onto our site along with the required changes. We will release more info and a sign up form as soon as the site is completed and ready to go....Honest it really will be up and ready very soon :) It will be free to start with! Some member perks include your personal parcel delivery for $15 and up depending on size - better than Canada Post! Also lower delivery fees and free monthly products, monthly farmer product samples, some wholesale pricing on items and we are looking into group purchases as well.

Drivers & Sorters Needed

We need volunteer drivers and sorters for Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer. We pay for gas (drivers) right now... will be more in the future. Call us for more details (Mark 587-598-9204) We are also looking for intercity drivers too.

Next Delivery is Jan 25th 2023

Contact us for more info! 587-598-9204
Mark and Elana
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