Spring 2007

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Features

• Farm Fresh Dining
  Two culinary magicians have thrown their hearts and souls into a little cafe in rural Alberta

• Saddle Up
  There's something for everyone along Alberta's Cowboy Trail

• Good Fare in Goodfare, AB
  Sam and Jerry Kitt share their home with global workers keen to learn their farming methods.

• Dinner Springs Forward
  Celebrate the arrival of spring with a feast for friends and family

• Old is New Again
  Thousand-year-old rains are young again in Alberta

• Coming Up Veggies
  Grow the perfect urban vegetable garden

• Growing New Fuels
  Take note: The next energy boom could belong to farmers

Departments

• A Message from Growing Alberta
  Everything old is new again.

• Health and Safety
  Find out what food producers - and you - can do to keep your dinner safe from E. Coli.

• City Slickers
  Big things are afoot at The Little Potato Company

• Resources
  Here's where to go for more information on the topics covered in this issue.

• Since You Asked
  An expert fields your questions about dairy

• Just for Kids
  Plant your very own garden

• Your Thoughts / What's Coming
  Hear from readers just like you.

• Picture Perfect
  The bee's knees

Quick Bites

• Herbs with Staying Power
  Some things - like wine, cheese and balsamic vinegar - get better with age. But when it comes to herbs, fresh is better.

• A Smart Car on Your Plate
  Alberta's livestock industry has launched a new website, www.whatsonyourplate.ca

• Eggs So Fine
  The egg has regained its rightful place as a protein-packed health food, chock-full of essential vitamins and nutrients.

• Musical Fruit
  Say "Alberta," and many paople think beef, not beans.

• Hey, Sweetie
  For the past 20 years, the folks at Wolfe Honey have been busy little bees

• Pass the Pasta
  There's a simple way to increase nutrition without sacrificing flavour - just swap your white pasta for whole wheat

• The Apple of Love
  To the French, the tomato is the apple of love.

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• To Stir, With Love
  Need a 20-minute meal? Keep some fresh chopped veggies and some finely sliced meat on hand.

• Lots of Pots
  Turn your black thumb a brilliamt green this spring, even if all your gardening happens in pots on your back deck.

• Buttery Goodness
  Sam Kitt of First Nature Farms has concocted a recipe for Butter Chicken (or Turkey) guaranteed to melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

• Precious Soil is Dirty Work
  Caring for the earth is more complicated than you actually think.