Our Saskatoon Correspondent is on Holiday.

The Wheatland Café Renews for a 5th Season
ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN – The popular noontime cooking show, The Wheatland Café, returns for a fifth season on CTV. Cooking host CJ Katz will be back cooking up delicious meal solutions that are made from scratch but are simple and quick to prepare. A big focus on the past two seasons has been showcasing Saskatchewan food and local producers and that focus will continue this season. Angel Blair will be back cooking with CJ after a year on maternity leave. The new season starts on Wednesday September 8th. Tune into CTV across the province at 12:15 every Wednesday.

Oatstanding Bakery Closes
REGINA – It’s a sad day when a business closes and even sadder one when a business with a quality product closes. Last Friday July 23rd, Oatstanding Bakery, owned by Rob Fuller closed its doors. According to Manager Angela Fuller, a big problem was Health Canada not permitting the company to list the product, which is made with uncontaminated oats, as Gluten Free. Uncontaminated oats (oats never grown near crops that contain gluten), are for all intents and purposes gluten free. Health Canada has very strict guidelines regarding health claims and only a handful of ingredients fall into that category. What is particularly sad about this closure is it leaves a big hole in the gluten-free market across the West, where Oatstanding distributed their products. It’s extremely difficult for those who have a gluten digestion issue to get enough fibre in their diet and oats fit the bill superbly. Oatstanding Bakery is selling the formulation for all of their products as well as all bakery equipment. There is also a 3-year lease left on the building if you’re looking for space. For more information, contact the bakery at (306) 565-6287.

Italian Star Taking a Holiday
REGINA – Owner Carlo Giambattista and his family will be taking a well-deserved vacation from September 6 – 19th. During this time, the popular deli will be closed. Make sure you stock up all those good things before then.

Regina Farmer’s Market News

• SunEarthYou (also known as “The Sprout Guy”) will soon be selling frozen wheatgrass shots. Make Henry Dyck’s booth your last stop when leaving the market. They will be sold in 1 oz shots. Just take them home and pop them in the freezer. Add a frozen cube to smoothies for quick boost.
• FarmGate Food is back selling eggs again. My suggestion would be the preorder as these sell really, really fast. They also have Berkshire pork and lamb, which you can also pre-order. Contact FarmGate at www.farmgatefood.ca.
• Lincoln Gardens is bursting with produce. If you’re looking for some different veggies, try their orange beets (don’t forget to cook up the beet greens. They are incredibly nutritious.), red carrots and yellow zucchini.
• Over the Hill Orchards has fresh sour cherries for sale. They are not pitted because pitted cherries are highly perishable. No worries though. I hand pitted 2 ½ cups in just 10 minutes. These cherries make the most delicious pie!
• Lajord Colony has orange cauliflower. Market Manager Ada Bennett says it has a creamy buttery taste.
• Golden Prairie has many cuts of wild boar as well as sausages.
• And here’s some interesting news – the market may soon have a vendor next year selling goat cheese. We’ll keep you posted on that development when it happens.