Province looks to give local food industry a boost

“I think teaming it up with Open Farm Days is going to be a great concept. I think holding it a week prior to Open Farm days is going to help both. It’s going to be a good combination and I think we’re able to raise that at a time of year when people are looking for something new to do.”

Carlier was asked how the province would define local food.

“If you grow it, produce it, make it in Alberta, then we’re going to consider it local. You might have a really good recipe for mango chutney that you sell at the farmer’s market. We don’t grow a lot of mango in Alberta, but we would still consider that local.”

He is hoping this will have a big economic impact.

“We’ve seen in the past 10 years or so, the whole local food scene expand, you know, almost double. I think if we can continue maintaining that consumer confidence in what they want, there’s a lot of opportunities to buy different kinds of foods, obviously, in Alberta. There is a growing segment of the population that wants something different. They identify themselves as a foodie.”

(The Canadian Press)

by The Canadian Press

Province looks to give local food industry a boost

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