asparagus

Cherry Glazed Pork Loin, Asparagus and Cilantro Kraut from Trout Lake Farmers Market

Another fantastic farmers market at Trout Lake this weekend we were lucky the rain held off until Sunday. I was in a bit of a hurry this week as I was doing biodynamic craniosacral therapy taster sessions at our local community garden, but I managed to fill my bilum (beautiful, highly expandable handcrafted market bag from Papua New Guinea) to bursting with all kinds of goodies to get me through the week.

When we first arrived in Vancouver in 2008 the farmers markets were quite a different story–we couldn’t afford anything–even the eggs were excessively expensive at that time–it made me very sad. Now I find that the best place to buy eggs is at the farmers market, not only are they cheaper than the so called ‘free range’ eggs sold at supermarkets, but you can meet the people who are taking care of the chickens as well. I also really like that the market has expanded the grass-fed and free-range local meat and many of the vendors are very affordable.

Asparagus – Forage for Health

Asparagus – Forage for Health

Considering that the movement towards sustainable living is picking up speed, no discussion of asparagus would be complete without mentioning Euell Gibbons and his original back to the Earth foraging book Stalking The Wild Asparagus (1962). Euell Gibbons learned how to forage from his mother and was ...

Pickled Asparagus

Pickled Asparagus

Lacto-fermentation is actually safer than canning for the inexperienced beginner as there is less chance of contamination with unwanted bacteria and asparagus are high in inulin which lactobacilli love to eat. 1 kg asparagus 4 dried chili peppers (optional) 6 cloves garlic, sliced 10 black p ...