Summer 2005

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Features

• Fresh from the market
  Discover why local farmers' markets are becoming a must-stop destination.

• Not in my backyard
  Conflict between urban and rural dwellers is heating up; can they find a way to get along?

• Cooking 101
  Sharpen your culinary skills to create delicious, nutritious home-cooked meals.

• Great garden escapes
  Alberta's public gardens are hidden treasures waiting to be explored.

• Savoury sauces
  Tantalize your tast buds with jams, sauces and condiments from across the province.

Departments

• Editor's message
  Farmers' markets symbolize our rural roots and simpler times.

• Web wise
  For more information on topics covered in this issue, visit these web links

• For your bookshelf
  Julie Van Rosendaal takes snacking to a new level

• City slickers
  Jennifer and Terry head out on a bee safari.

• Day in the life
  Find out what it's like to be a restaurant critic

• Health Link
  Build your bones with calcium and vitamin D

• Brad cooks - fire up your imagination
  Get fired up with new ideas and tips for the barbecue

• Just for kids
  Make a splash with fun water activities and facts

• Your thoughts/What's coming
  Comments straight from our readers

• Picture perfect
  Send us your best photo and win $750!

Quick Bites

• A toast to fruit wines
  Fruit wine industry takes shape in Alberta

• Sizzling summer table settings
  Great ideas for super summer tablescapes

• Cow power
  Learn some facinating answers to unusual questions

• Fields of insulin
  Here's how plants will help heal

Online Only

• Great grilling
  Try these tasty outdoor creations from Food for Thought chef Brad Smoliak

• Find a farmers' market
  And get the top five tips for making the most of your market experience this summer.

• Get sauced up!
  Where to find savoury Alberta sauces, jams and condiments

• Build your bones
  Delicious health-conscious recipes to help build your bones.