Better....Because you Can

Apple cider donuts made with home canned apple juice. In the kitchen with my sister #yycfoodie #donuts #appleciderdonuts #buzybaking #canningseason #bakefromscratch #eatalberta150 (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

This lasagna was made with home canned organic tomatoes and home canned italian tomato sauce. Home canned goods are always in season, taste great, contain no preservatives and cost less than their store bought version. #yycfoodie #foodfromstratch #organic #tomatoes #tomatosauce #canningseason #canning #lasagna #albertabeef #lovealbertabeef #I❤LOCAL #eatalberta150 (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Crazy mix of fresh Alberta produce, organic red potatoes from Busy Bea's Market Garden in Monarch, home canned corn from Taber, organic greens from the Lethbridge Farmer's Market, mushrooms from All Seasons Mushrooms, Crossfield. Add in some olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and @vanislesalt sea salt. All about to go on the campfire #I❤LOCAL #yycoutdoors #nordegg #camping #campfire #organic #canningseason #cannedcorn #potatoes #mushrooms #saltlove (at Nordegg, Alberta)

Impressive roll out on the green carts by @cityofcalgary Everything one needs to start recycling their compostable household waste 👏👏👏 #environmentallyfriendly #compost #cityofcalgary #gogreen (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Eating local.. naturally smoked bacon from Meadow Creek Market and Grill in Claresholm and fresh organic free range eggs from Harvest Haven, Lethbridge Alberta. #I❤local #eatalberta150 #organic #bacon #albertabacon #eatfresh #eatlocal #eggs #harvesthaven #meadowcreekmarket (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Rustic artisan margarita pizza made with locally grown cherry tomatoes and cheese from Say Cheese Fromagerie at the Crossroads Market. Topped it off with fresh basil from the garden #eatalberta150 #yycliving #yycfoodie #saycheese #crossroardsmarket #margaritapizza #thincrustpizza #freshproduce #I❤local #albertafarmers (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Market finds...yellow squash...zucchini I think! #yycliving #yycfoodie #farmersmarket #squash #canningseason #freshproduce (at Calgary, Alberta)

Something simple. Cottage cheese with fresh local cherry tomatoes and sea salt from @vanislesalt. High in protein and taste, low in calories #yycfoodie #localproduce #eatalberta150 #protein #cherrytomatoes #saltlove #cottagecheese (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Roses in the front yard #garden #roses #flowers (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

What could be more refreshing on a hot day than homemade lemonade with lemon poppyseed loaf and lemon loaf with a saskatoon swirl #yycfoodie #yycfood #eatalberta150 #saskatoons #lemonloaf #lemonswirl #busybaking #bakefromscratch #lemonade (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Saskatoon pie and a giant scoop of DQ icecream. #yycfoodie #eatalberta150 #saskatoons #saskatoonpie #pie #dq #icecream #bakefromscratch #busybaking (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Spicy ginger chicken and broccoli. Another heart heavy meal ❤✔ #yycfoodie #hearthealthy #healthyliving #freshproduce #eatalberta150 #healthyeating #broccoli #chicken #ginger (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

One bucket down...one to go! One of the great things about Calgary is all the natural areas. Saskatoons are in abundance this year almost everywhere you look. Free, organic and ready for picking. It's a beautiful day to spend outside so get out there and get picking! #yycfood #yycfoodie #canningseason #saskatoons #organic #healthyfood #healthyliving #healthychoices #eatalberta150 #upick (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Heart healthy Indian-Style Beef Fajitas with lime cilantro yogurt sauce. Definitely on my make again list #yycfoodie #lovealbertabeef #fajitas #roastedpeppers #beef #beeffajitas #greekyogurt #eathealthy #healthyeating #healthychoices #hearthealthy (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

So many raspberries. The canes are weighed down right to the ground. #canningseasoon #raspberryjam #raspberrydessert #freshraspberries #yycfoodie #eatalberta150 #garden #cannedraspberries #jamcookies (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

Can it get any better than Alberta's fresh local produce? Strawberry rhubarb pie about to go in the oven. #yycfoodie #eatalberta150 #strawberries #rhubarb #strawberryrhubarbpie #doityourself #bake #bakefromscratch (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)

It's all about the pie😍😍😍. Tourtiere meat pies are a favorite in our house. #yycfoodie #tourtière #meatpie #pie #lovecanadianbeef #eatalberta150 #albertapork #lovealbertabeef (at Northwest Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)