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Buffalo Horn Ranch Mother’s Day

Every year Buffalo Horn Ranch – our bison supplier - hosts a wonderful opportunity to visit their farm and see this year’s crop of bison calves.  It really is quite something to see these new ones jumping around in the tall grass on a warm June afternoon.  You also get a chance to meet Peter and Judy and learn more about their commitment to bison and bringing their amazing meat to market.  I will be tagging these new ones later in the fall and some of them will start showing up on Forage menus in a few years.  I know the experience will give you a sense of confidence in supporting and enjoying their farm and their bison.  This year the event is on Saturday, June 22nd 2PM to 5PM on their farm about 15 minutes West of Olds near Eagle Hill.  Make a day of it and enjoy the back roads for central Alberta.  It’s beautiful back there this time of year!  You can get more information and RSVP on their website.

Here are the daily specials for the week of June 17^th, 2013:

Monday – Bison Shepherd’s Pie

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison, peas, carrots, corn, greens beans, asparagus, and peppers with whipped potato top and a light herb gravy  $10  Add a green salad  $4

Tuesday – BBQ Ribs

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork rib slathered in our BBQ sauce with picnic potato salad and a green beans, peppers, tomatoes, and corn salad  $19

Wednesday – Macaroni and Cheese

Our take on the classic comfort dish.  We pack ours with Sylvan Star gouda and cheddar cheese  $9  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Greek Chicken Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Lemon oregano Sunworks Farm chicken, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, kalamata olives, Noble Farm feta, lettuce, and red wine marjoram vinaigrette  $15

Friday – Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Curried Chick Pea Salad $5

This Week’s Side – Mexican Bean Salad $6

This Week’s Soup – Cream of Mushroom $7

Something Sweet – Rhubarb Streusel Cake $4

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Gouda and Onion $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of June 10^th, 2013:

Monday – Greek Patty

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork patty with Greek herbs and spices served with lemon roast potatoes, Greek salad, tzatziki, and flat bread  $15

Tuesday – BBQ Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken slathered in BBQ sauce served with buttermilk mashed potatoes and red pepper corn slaw  $16

Wednesday – Asparagus Tart

It’s asparagus season here in Alberta and we offer this special only during the few short weeks that we can get it.  It’s asparagus on top of a potato and Sylvan Star gouda mousse on top of Pascal’s butter puff dough served with a green salad  $14

Thursday – Bison Taco Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Chipotle braised Buffalo Horn Ranch bison, peppers, tomatoes, black beans, corn, and lettuce with creamy chipotle dressing  $15

Friday – Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – German Potato Salad $5

This Week’s Side – Caprese Salad $6

This Week’s Soup – Chicken Santa Fe $7

Something Sweet – Bumble Bee Cake $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Forage Sourdough $5

Here are the daily specials for the week of June 3^rd, 2013:

Monday – Hoisin Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken with a hoisin sauce glaze served with white rice and ginger slaw  $16

Tuesday – Pulled Pork Dinner

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork shoulder with BBQ rub, slow roasted served with baked beans, creamy slaw and cornbread  $16

Wednesday – Sundried Tomato Risotto Cake

Risotto cake made with sundried tomatoes and a touch of Noble Meadows chevre topped with asparagus and mozzarella served with a green salad  $14

Thursday – Vietnamese Chicken Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Sunworks Farm organic chicken, carrots, peas, peppers, cilantro, rice noodles and butterleaf lettuce with ginger lime vinaigrette  $15

Friday – Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Three Bean Salad $5

This Week’s Stew – Ratatouille $6

This Week’s Soup – Chicken Asparagus $7

Something Sweet – Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Apple Cider Rye $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of May 27^th, 2013:

Monday – Chicken Salsa Verde

Sunworks Farm organic chicken with salsa verde cream sauce, hominy, and peppers on a bed of corn tortillas with cheese  $11  Add a salsa salad $4

Tuesday – Butter Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken pieces simmered with curry spices, tomatoes, ginger, and a touch of cream and butter with basmati rice  $16

Wednesday – Asparagus Tart

It’s asparagus season here in Alberta and we offer this special only during the few short weeks that we can get it.  It’s Taminga Farms asparagus on top of a potato and Sylvan Star gouda mousse on top of Pascal’s butter puff dough served with a green salad  $14

Thursday – Satay Beef Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Hoven Farms organic beef all done up satay style on top peppers, carrots, broccoli, snap peas, peanuts, and greens with a lemongrass vinaigrette  $15

Friday – Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Blue Cheese and Bacon Potato Salad $5

This Week’s Side – Roasted Beets and Feta $6

This Week’s Soup – Carrot and Ginger $6

Something Sweet – Mom’s Chocolate Cake $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Ale and Multigrain $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of May 20^th, 2013:

Monday – Closed

Enjoy the Victoria Day weekend!

Tuesday – Bison Meatball Pho

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison meatballs, beef broth, rice noodles, carrots, peppers, lettuce, cilantro, lime, basil, and chili  $15

Wednesday – Macaroni and Cheese

Our take on the classic comfort dish.  We pack ours with Sylvan Star gouda and cheddar cheese  $9  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Greek Chicken Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Lemon oregano Sunworks Farm chicken, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, kalamata olives, Noble Farm feta, lettuce, and red wine marjoram vinaigrette  $15

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Caprese Pasta Salad $5

This Week’s Soup – Roasted Beet Borscht $6

Something Sweet – Coconut Cake $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Honey Oatmeal $6

Five Buck Puck Sale This Week While Supplies Last

Here are the daily specials for the week of May 13^th, 2013:

Monday – Italian Meatloaf

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork meatloaf with Italian herbs and tomato glaze served with creamy corn polenta and balsamic vegetables  $16

Tuesday – Hoisin Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken pieces with hoisin sauce, white rice, and stir fry vegetable salad  $16

Wednesday – Vegetable Pot Pie

Peas, carrots, beans, parsnip, corn, potatoes, and peppers in a cream sauce with a touch of lovage and a biscuit top  $9  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Bison Taco Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad. Chipotle braised Buffalo Horn Ranch bison, peppers, tomatoes, black beans, corn, and lettuce with creamy chipotle dressing  $15

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Picnic Potato Salad $4

This Week’s Soup – Chicken Vegetable $7

This Week’s Stew – Baked Beans $6

Something Sweet – Saskatoon Berry Lemon Cake $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Cinnamon Raisin $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of May 6^th, 2013:

Monday – BBQ Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken slathered in BBQ sauce served with buttermilk mashed potatoes and red pepper corn slaw  $16

Tuesday – Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork meatballs in a tangy sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and peppers served with white rice  $15

Wednesday – Vegetable Spaghetti Pie

Tomato sauce with peppers, eggplant, mushrooms, and carrots baked on spaghetti with ricotta and mozzarella  $10  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Vietnamese Chicken Salad

This is a dinner sized main course salad.  Sunworks Farm organic chicken, carrots, peas, peppers, cilantro, rice noodles and butterleaf lettuce with ginger lime vinaigrette  $15

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Asian Slaw $4

This Week’s Soup – 10 Vegetable Soup $6

This Week’s Stew – Turkey White Bean Chili $8

Something Sweet – Apple Berry Turnover $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Apple Cider Rye $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of April 29^th, 2013:

Monday – Mole Beef Burrito

Braised Hoven Farms beef with mole sauce, tomato rice, beans, peppers, and cheddar in a Tres Marias flour tortilla served with salsa salad  $16

Tuesday – Greek Patty

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork patty with Greek herbs and spices served with lemon roast potatoes, Greek salad, tzatziki, and flat bread  $15

Wednesday – Roast Vegetable Rigatoni

Peppers, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, penne, and tomato sauce topped with mozzarella and bechamel  $10  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Turkey Pot Pie

Winter’s Turkey, carrots, peas, corn, peppers, potatoes, herb gravy, and a biscuit top  $10  Add a green salad  $4

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Curry Chick Pea Salad $5

This Week’s Soup – Hamburger Soup $7

This Week’s Stew – Chicken Ale Stew $8

Something Sweet – Carrot Cake $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Gouda and Onion $6

Here are the daily specials for the week of April 22^nd, 2013:

Monday – Roast Pork

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork leg rubbed with sundried tomato tapenade served with corn polenta and balsamic carrots  $17

Tuesday – Butter Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken pieces with curry spices, ginger, cream, and butter served with basmati rice  $16

Wednesday – Roast Tomato Risotto Cake

Roasted Broxburn tomatoes and risotto cake topped with Old West Ranch buffalo mozzarella served with caponata  $14

Thursday – Bison Pot Roast

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison pot roast with potatoes, root vegetables, and reduced braising liquid  $16

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Roasted Beets and Feta $6

This Week’s Soup – Carrot Ginger Soup $6

This Week’s Stew – Hunter’s Stew $8

Something Sweet – Peanut Butter Brownie $4

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Forage Sourdough $5

Forage Bees are Coming!

This year Forage is working with Apiaries and Bees for Communities to support 2 new bee hives.  Eliese Watson , ABC Founder, has been educating and promoting beekeeping in the city for years and we’ve always
wanted to work with her team.  Over the coming months we will be telling you more all about it and later in the summer there will be an opportunity to visit the hives.  If all goes well, we’ll have some honey to harvest
in the fall.  Bees are such an incredibly important part of the food we eat and our environment and we look forward to sharing our experience with you!

Help Stop GM Alfalfa

From the Organic Alberta Website:  GM alfalfa is a serious threat to organic farming. Organic farmers rely on alfalfa – organic dairy and livestock farmers in particular. Once planted bees will cross-pollinate GM Alfalfa and regular alfalfa, causing contamination. Organic rules do not allow for GM crops or animal feed, and the result will be loss of organic certification, loss of livelihood of many organic farmers and a significant reduction in organic products available to consumers. GM alfalfa may be registered as early as this spring.

You can find out more and what can be done to try and stop this from happening on the Organic Alberta website here.

Here are the daily specials for the week of April 15^th, 2013:

Monday – BBQ Bison Meatloaf

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison meatloaf with a BBQ glaze, picnic potato salad, and raspberry slaw  $15

Tuesday – Hoisin Chicken

Sunworks Farm organic chicken pieces with a hoisin glaze served with steamed rice and vegetable stir fry salad  $16

Wednesday – Macaroni and Cheese

Our take on the classic dish.  We pack ours with Sylvan Star gouda and cheddar cheeses $9  Add a green salad  $4

Thursday – Beef Shepherd’s Pie

Hoven Farms organic beef, peas, carrots, green beans, corn, and a herb gravy topped with whipped potatoes  $10  Add a green salad  $4

Friday – Roast Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with mashed potatoes and our famous gravy  $45 whole  $28 half  $16 quarter

This Week’s Salad – Greek Salad $6

This Week’s Soup – Thai Chicken Soup $8

This Week’s Stew – Curried Vegetables $7

Something Sweet – Fruit Crisp $5

Bread (Available Wednesday Until It’s Gone) – Honey Oatmeal $6