I spent the day in Mortlach, home of the Saskatoon Berry Festival. I live in a city called Saskatoon, but it took the little town of Mortlach to latch onto the way overdue notion of feting the famous berry of the prairies with a festival of its own.
There's a lot going on at the Saskatoon Berry Festival, but of course I went right for the food.
At the invitation of Lois at the Hollyhock Market, I set up a table to promote my book Prairie Feast, which recounts that oh so prairie ritual of going out to pick wild saskatoons. The wild saskatoon berry season starts soon... can't wait!
The Hollyhock Market is a friendly natuaral food store that's fun to poke around in. Lois has done a fabulous job of bringing ecclectic, healthy and organic food to her town. She has a big garden in the lot next door and a flock of laying hens out back. The small town ideal!
My table was right next to a very popular stand -- Over the Hill Orchards with its saskatoon and cherry jams, pies, etc. That's the owner Sylvia Kreutzer and her mom-in-law.
There's a lot going on at the Saskatoon Berry Festival, but of course I went right for the food.
The Hollyhock Market is a friendly natuaral food store that's fun to poke around in. Lois has done a fabulous job of bringing ecclectic, healthy and organic food to her town. She has a big garden in the lot next door and a flock of laying hens out back. The small town ideal!
My table was right next to a very popular stand -- Over the Hill Orchards with its saskatoon and cherry jams, pies, etc. That's the owner Sylvia Kreutzer and her mom-in-law.
