1.
Series:
Show Me the Honey
Adventures of an Accidental Apiarist
Paperback
Dave Doroghy
9781771513227
$25.00
NATURE
Apr 28, 2020
A lighthearted, self-deprecating account of one fledgling beekeeper’s misadventures. With wit and warning in equal measure, this informative, refreshingly honest narrative will resonate with any new beekeeper. When Dave Doroghy’s sister gave him 15,000 honey bees as a Christmas gift, his practical knowledge of beekeeping would have fit on the proverbial backend of an Apis mellifera. He spent the next two years learning everything he needed to know to keep that beehive alive and well—he attended a beekeeping conference, joined a bee club, and ev...
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2.
Series:
Tapping the West
How Alberta’s Craft Beer Industry Bubbled Out of an Economy Gone Flat
Paperback
Scott Messenger
9781771513203
$23.00
COOKING
May 05, 2020
The story behind Alberta's craft beer boom. An insider’s look that brings together tasting notes, social history, politics, and science. When Alberta eliminated its laws around mandatory minimum brewing capacity in 2013, the industry suddenly opened to the possibility of small-batch craft breweries. From roughly a dozen in operation before deregulation, there are now more than a hundred today, with new ones bubbling up each month. It’s an inspiring story, one that writer Scott Messenger tells in impressive scope.At a time when Alberta was still...
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Series:
Flat Out Delicious
Your Definitive Guide to Saskatchewan’s Food Artisans
Paperback
Jenn Sharp
9781771513043
$25.00
TRAVEL
Apr 28, 2020
A robust and inspiring travel companion for both local and visiting food-lovers alike that reveals the stories, inspiration, and friendly faces of the people who craft great food in Saskatchewan. From the province’s southern grain fields to its northern boreal forests, from its city markets to its small-town diners, Saskatchewan is the humble heartland of some of the nation’s most delicious food.Author Jenn Sharp and photographer Richard Marjan spent four months travelling Saskatchewan, chatting at market stalls, in kitchens, bottling sheds, an...
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4.
Series:
The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide
New edition
Paperback
John Schreiner
9781771513241
$25.00
TRAVEL
Apr 28, 2020
The definitive guide to Interior BC wineries, covering the Okanagan, Similkameen, Thompson and Kootenays. With updated maps and travel tips, it’s your ultimate glove-box guide, now in a newly expanded and updated edition. For nearly fifteen years Okanagan Wine Tour Guide has been the definitive companion for travelling the winding roads of BC’s Interior wine region. In this, the 6th edition, John Schreiner and his new co-author—wine writer, podcaster, and instructor Luke Whittall—chart the latest developments at the oldest wineries and the very...
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5.
Series: Guides for the Prairie Gardener
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Vegetables
Paperback
Janet Melrose
9781771513128
$15.00
GARDENING
May 12, 2020
All the most common questions about growing vegetables in the prairies are answered in this first installation of the new gardening series, Guides for the Prairie Gardener.Too often people think of vegetable gardening in the prairies as challenging, but certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet are here to show you how rewarding it can really be.From planning to planting, they encourage you to take a hands-on approach with your prairie garden. They let you know when—and how!—to transplant your carefully nurtured seedlings in the spring, ways ...
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6.
Series: Guides for the Prairie Gardener
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Pests and Diseases
Paperback
Janet Melrose
9781771513142
$15.00
GARDENING
May 12, 2020
Your guide to trouble-shooting weeds, pests, diseases, moulds, critters, and other common prairie gardener’s problems in this second title in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series. Whether you’re an experienced prairie gardener or have just a few weeks under your belt, chances are you’ve come to know at least a couple of pesky insects, moulds, or much larger lurkers on a first-name basis. But what to do about these interlopers who can seem hell-bent on ruining your hard work?Lifelong gardeners Janet and Sheryl are here to help. In this sec...
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7.
Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery
A Match Made for Murder
A Lane Winslow Mystery
Paperback
Iona Whishaw
9781771513265
$16.95
FICTION
Apr 28, 2020
“An intriguing mix of character, plot, time, and place. Highly recommended.” —Ian Hamilton, author of the bestselling Ava Lee novelsLane and Darling's Arizona honeymoon is interrupted by gunshots in the newest instalment in a series Kirkus Reviews calls "relentlessly exciting."It’s November, and Lane and Darling have escaped the chilly autumn in the Kootenays for a honeymoon at the posh and romantic Santa Cruz Inn in sunny Tucson, Arizona. But despite her very best intentions to relax, soon after their arrival Lane’s plans to spend the holiday ...
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8.
Series:
A Spicy Touch
Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen
Hardcover
Noorbanu Nimji
9781771513333
$40.00
COOKING
Jun 09, 2020
Mouth-watering Indo–East African dishes that will become instant classics for home cooks.A Spicy Touch is Noorbanu Nimji’s celebration of her North Indian Ismaili Muslim ancestry and the East African cuisine from her homeland in Kenya. Noorbanu collaborates with food writer and tour operator Karen Anderson to present more than 200 time-tested family favourites and new recipes.With beautiful photographs, the book takes the home cook step by step through soups and snacks, samosa-wrapping, three chapters of main dishes (including Noorbanu’s famous...
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9.
Series:
The Whale and the Cupcake
Stories of Subsistence, Longing, and Community in Alaska
Paperback
Julia O'Malley
9781771513319
$25.00
COOKING
Apr 28, 2020
A unique and fascinating cookbook that examines the relationships between food, culture, and place in Alaska. From fish and fiddleheads to salmonberries and Spam, Alaskan cuisine spans the two extremes of locally abundant wild foods and shelf-stable ingredients produced thousands of miles away. As immigration shapes Anchorage into one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, Alaska’s changing food culture continues to reflect the tension between self-reliance and longing for distant places or faraway homes. Alaska Native communitie...
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