thanksgiving turkey and ham
There is nothing better than a locally-raised turkey or ham for Thanksgiving—better flavour and your hard-earned money stays right here in our community. Check out these options.
Order your fresh turkey from Four Whistle Farm. Find at the Bountiful and the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, or email
Order your Sunworks Farm turkey here or by phone 1-877-393-3133. The deadline is 5pm, October 4. Pick-up dates are from October 8-11 and vary by location. Find the pick-up locations and helpful turkey cooking tips here.
Meuwly’s offers its fabulous smoked ham—whole muscle, honey-brined, beechwood-smoked in several sizes (always go up a size to ensure ham sandwiches and pea soup after the holiday). Pick up on Saturday, October 11 or Sunday October 12 (state your preference when ordering). Order here.
RGE RD has a feast of savoury items on offer for Thanksgiving—a fresh whole or half turkey; smoked heritage pork hams and prime rib. All the sides—mashed potatoes, two kinds of stuffing sausage rolls and dinner rolls, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce and several cheeses from Lakeside Farmstead to round out your menu. The order deadline is midnight Sunday, October 5. Email info@thebutcheryyeg.ca or call 780-443-0000. Pick-up Friday, October 10 or Saturday, October 11.
Meadow Creek Farm offers Thanksgiving in a Box: large chicken, a bone-in ham, 15 lbs of mixed veggies, with delivery between October 4 and 8. Order here.
prefer to order your thanksgiving spread?
Three Vikings offers a classic Thanksgiving spread—roast turkey with gravy and a cranberry apple sage stuffing (aka dressing or, as my friends the Smo’s say; packing) seasonal veg, cranberry sauce and pumpkin tart. Email to order by midnight Thursday, October 9 and pick-up Saturday, October 11 from 11:30am-4pm.
A Cappella Catering is well known for its lavish and varied seasonal offerings. This year you can order the Thanksgiving Take & Bake (serves four-six generously, order by 3pm, Friday October 3) or the Everything but the Bird package (all the delicious sides); or the Thanksgiving Buffet for 10 or more. New this year is the Thanksgiving Poutine— gravy, turkey, stuffing, tater tots and squeaky cheese. Brilliant! Find all the details and ordering info here.
A plate of deliciousness courtesy A Cappella Catering
side door at the osfm is now open!
Now we can shop the farmers’ market almost every day. The Side Door (10310 83 Avenue) opened at the Old Strathcona Farmers Market this week. We’re not sure exactly which merchants will be there, but we’ll find out Tuesday through Sunday from 10am-6pm.
final hurrah at blooms on 7
The Final Hurrah: A Celebration of Local Flowers is an opportunity to say goodbye to summer at Blooms on 7. Bring your funkiest container, fill it with up to 100 stems and enter a chance to win two free u-picks in 2026. Bring a packed lunch to enjoy with the alpacas (local beverages available for purchase). Saturday October 4, from 1pm-3pm. Tix: $64/p; bring a donation for the Strathcona Food Bank and receive $7 off your ticket. (Full refund if cancelled due to weather.) Book here.
the downtown market is on until october 11
Two more Downtown Farmers’ Market to go, the last is October 11. Saturdays from 10am-3pm on 104 Street north of Jasper Avenue. Check out the vendor list here.
love root veg?
Riverbend Gardens is offering a late season, bi-weekly CSA, from October 16 until December 11. Expect all the glorious fall vegetables—carrots, Brussels, cabbages, beets onions, winter squashes. Find all the deets and sign up here.
tomato top100: café caribbean’s curried chicken and doubles
Nominators love the doubles and the curried chicken at this cute little spot. Doubles pictured.
recipe of the week: chef vuong’s haskap apple crumble
Kitchen Party competitor chef Joseph Vuong makes a makes a deliciously fall-scented crumble with apples and haskap berries. It will become part of your fall recipe repertoire, guaranteed.
