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  City of Saskatoon · Quick Facts
Saskatoon is centrally located in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, in townships 36 and 37, range 5 and township 36, range 6, west of the third meridian (Latitude 52.24 North, Longitude 106.67 West).
Saskatoon is situated on the banks of the south Saskatchewan river which is crossed by seven bridges within the city limits.
The Saskatoon area has been inhabited for some 6,000 years; however, it was not until the summer of 1883 that the first settlers began to arrive and subsequently in 1903 that the town charter was obtained.
www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca /org/quick_facts/index.asp   (598 words)

  
 Saskatoon Berry: A Fruit Crop for the Prairies
The saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt., Rosaceae) is a fruit bearing shrub native to the southern Yukon and Northwest Territories, the Canadian prairies and the northern plains of the United States (Harris 1972).
Saskatoon berries were originally used as a major food source by the native people and early settlers of the North American prairies and, until recently, could be picked only in the wild (Harris 1972).
The predominant acid in saskatoon berries is malic (Wolfe and Wood 1972) and the predominant aroma component is benzaldehyde (Mazza and Hodgins 1985).
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-516.html   (1465 words)

  
 Indiana Berry -- Saskatoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Berries are produced on large shrubs, which flower in May, and fruit is usually produced in July.
The Saskatoon is a large, juicy berry that is very similar to the blueberry in size and texture, with its own distinctive taste.
The berries were used in soups, stews, and meats, and they were also dried for winter use in pemmican.
www.inberry.com /saskatoon.html   (429 words)

  
 Saskatoon Berry Production in Manitoba - Fruits - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The saskatoon is a perennial, woody, fruit bearing shrub which is capable to adapting to a wide range of soils and climatic conditions.
The saskatoon is native to the Canadian Prairies, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, Alaska, British Columbia and the northwestern and north central United States.
Saskatoons begin to bear fruit when three to five years old, produce significant yields at six to eight years (provided they have been properly maintained, weeded and watered, etc.), and may not produce maximum yields until they reach 12 to 15 years of age.
www.gov.mb.ca /agriculture/crops/fruit/bld01s01.html   (1811 words)

  
 Prairie Berries
General consensus says the Saskatoon Berry industry was launched in 1986 at the Expo in Vancouver when the Saskatchewan Pavilion served Saskatoon Berry pie to the mile long line-ups of customers wanting a piece of the renowned pie from the Prairies.
Saskatoon Berries, commonly known as Saskatoons, are purplish-blue berries that grow on a bush.
The Saskatoon Berry however, has nutritional properties that are significantly higher in protein, fat, fiber, calcium, magnesium, manganese, barium, and aluminum then the blueberry, and are lower in phosphorus and sulfur.
www.prairieberries.com   (508 words)

  
 Saskatoon berry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) or Juneberry, is a serviceberry native to the Canadian prairie provinces, Canada's Northwest and Yukon Territories, British Columbia, and parts of Alaska and the northwestern and northcentral United States.
The city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is named after this plant.
The edible berry has been eaten since time immemorial by Canada's native peoples; the food pemmican was flavoured by serviceberry fruits in combination with dried meats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juneberry   (272 words)

  
 Saskatoons - Fruits - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Saskatoon berries are an exciting new crop in Manitoba with long term industry potential.
Although, the first saskatoon orchard in Manitoba was planted fewer than 15 years ago, current planted acreage makes the saskatoon berry the second largest commercial fruit crop in Manitoba today, second only to strawberries.
The estimated value of the 1996 saskatoon crop of 70 000 kg (155,000 lb) was $0.4 million, up by 33 percent from 1995.
www.gov.mb.ca /agriculture/crops/fruit/bld01s00.html   (336 words)

  
 Foodgirl.ca - Articles/ They're Berry, Berry Good
Tragically, instead of pancakes heaped with saskatoon berries or warm saskatoon pie fresh from the over, all you had to show for your afternoon were berry-stained hands and clothing.
Saskatoon berries are no longer so hard to come by thanks to a renewed interest in these versatile berries by professional Canadian chefs and the commercial growers who are supplying this new demand.
Garcelon uses saskatoons in all four seasons, because, as he says, "they are one of the few berries which freeze, dry or preserve so well that they retain their unique taste and consistency." One of the most popular desserts in the Edith Cavell Dining Room is Garcelon's saskatoon crème brûlée on the winter menu.
foodgirl.ca /articles/food/berryberry.html   (1575 words)

  
 winemaking: Requested Recipe (Saskatoon Serviceberry Wines)
One uses the berry fresh and the other two use the juice from gently simmering the berry.
The Saskatoon berry is the Amelanchier alnifolia, a member of the serviceberry genus.
Berries turn from light green to rose to deep red to dark purple -- almost fl -- when fully ripe.
winemaking.jackkeller.net /reques7.asp   (644 words)

  
 NRC-PBI About Saskatoon
Saskatoon is home to a significant agricultural biotechnology industry and has also become a leader in high-tech industry, with an estimated 5,000 people employed by almost 200 agencies and companies.
Saskatoon is located centrally in Canada, and known as the "hub city" of the prairies.
Calgary is 615 km from Saskatoon, Edmonton is 546 km, Regina 259 km, and Winnepeg 779 km.
www.pbi.nrc.ca /en/careers/saskatoon.htm   (374 words)

  
 small dead animals: Mad Saskatoon Ban
With an almond-cherry taste profile, and a member of the apple family, saskatoon berries are available in the UK for the first time after 10 years on Canadian supermarket shelves.
The Saskatoon Berry Barn here is a popular local and tourist attraction, and specializes in dishes based on the berry.
Saskatoon berries Britain's Food Standards Agency says there's not enough evidence the wild berry is safe to eat.
www.smalldeadanimals.com /archives/000400.html   (456 words)

  
 Production Guide
Because the Saskatoon is self fertile, there is minimal cross-pollination between flowers and plants propagated from seed; and in our experience, progeny are more or less identical to the parent.
Clonal material is basically done under controlled conditions where a small growing bud is removed from the desired Saskatoon bush and the cells are then multiplied in the lab and ultimately divided into small growing pieces that are eventually encouraged to grow roots and a stem.
Saskatoons can be found growing on a broad range of soil types, however their preferred location appears to be on deep sandy to medium loam soils which are well drained.
www.saskatoonfarm.com /proguidea.htm   (3328 words)

  
 Guide to Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The City of Saskatoon has come a long way since May 26, 1906, when the towns of Nutana, Riversdale and Saskatoon, with a combined population of 4,500 people, joined together to form one community.
Saskatoon is known for its many world-class celebrations of music, theatre, and culture.
For a taste of saskatoon berry pie head to The Berry Barn.
www.trailcanada.com /canada-guides/saskatoon.asp   (260 words)

  
 Saskatoon - Spadina Crescent - Sightseeing in Saskatoon pictures on Worldisround
Saskatoon is centrally located in the province of Saskatchewan and is the province's largest city, with a population of 230,000.
The name Saskatoon is from the Cree Indian name "mis-sask-quah-toomina", the name of a local indigenous berry, the Saskatoon berry.
Saskatoon enjoys an average of 2,381 hours of sunshine annually, and is the sunshine capital of Canada.
www.worldisround.com /articles/188088/text.html   (375 words)

  
 Clarus Canadian Springs - Online Store
Saskatoon Berry Energy is unique to its own.
We came up with Saskatoon Berry Energy because we knew it tasted really good, that and we thought the name was pretty cool too.
In fact, the city of Saskatoon, in Saskatchewan is named after the wild berry itself.
www.claruscanadian.com /getproduct.php?id=5   (231 words)

  
 winemaking: Saskatoon Serviceberry Wine
The purple-fruited -- almost fl -- Saskatoon serviceberry is one of about 25 species of the serviceberry genus native to the United States and Canada.
The berries form from white, showy, 5-petal flowers that grow in clusters in the early spring.
The berries, which resemble highbush blueberries in size and shape but are unrelated, also form in clusters and turn from light green to rose, then red, then deep purple, ripening in mid- to late summer.
winemaking.jackkeller.net /saskatoo.asp   (649 words)

  
 Saskatoon Hotel - Saskatchewan - Great Canadian Hotels
Saskatoon is a vibrant community that boasts world class shopping and dining facilities, exciting art and music festivals, outdoor activities and many other sensational attractions.
Throughout your visit indulge in Saskatoon berry jams and pies which are a local specialty.
The city of Saskatoon is named in honour of this plant.
www.greatcanadianhotels.com /en/ourhotels/ourhotels_sk_saskatoon.asp   (175 words)

  
 The Saskatoon Berry
The plump and juicy, dark reddish-purple Saskatoon Berry is indigeous to the expansive meadows, woodlands and rolling hills of western Canada.
The Saskatoon Berry bush begins to blossom in May and by the end of June to the end of July is ready for picking.
Summer on the Canadian prairies just wouldn't be the same without at least one taste of steaming-hot, oven fresh Saskatoon Berry pie, or melt in your mouth tea biscuits and scones topped with fresh farm butter and real Saskatoon Berry jam.
www.prairiepottery.com /saskberry.htm   (281 words)

  
 Saskatoon Berry Jam Purchase Form
Saskatoon Berries were considered one of the most important foods by indigenous cultures.
The berries were also used to make dyes and remedies for stomach aches and liver problems.
We like to leave the berries for the "Critters", so the Saskatoon Berries used here at the Lodge are picked in Alberta outside the National Parks.
www.watertonpark.com /information/jam_purchase.htm   (327 words)

  
 Hardy Saskatoonberry Seedlings From Select Seedling Nursery
The city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where we live, is named after this plant.
The Native American food pemmican was flavored by serviceberry fruits in combination with dried meats, and the stems were made into arrow shafts.
This edible berry, which ripens in June and July and has a taste similar to blueberry, is also often made into several types of foodstuffs, including pies, jams, wines and beers.
www.selectseedlingnursery.com /saskatoonberry.html   (498 words)

  
 Saskatoon berry ban starts to lift
The fledgling industry was dealt a severe blow in May, after Britain's Food Standards Agency ruled that the berries were a "novel" food and had to be reviewed under rules that apply to food that was rare in Europe before 1997.
The Saskatoon berry is the small purple fruit of a shrub found in North America, particularly in the northwest of Canada, and has been grown commercially since the late 1960s.
Widely used for centuries by aboriginals, the berries are used in Canada for things such as jam, pie and cider.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2004/11/15/saskatoon_berry_041115.html   (1216 words)

  
 CanolaInfo Saskatoon Pie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As a child my family would head out with pails to our secret patch of wild Saskatoons and return with purple tongues and lips and pails of berries.
Although they are wonderful picked right from the bush, my absolute favourite dessert is my Mom's saskatoon pie.
Combine saskatoons, lemon juice, sugar and tapioca in a large bowl.
www.canolainfo.org /html/saskatoonpie.html   (113 words)

  
 Where to find pick your own farms in Alberta, Canada
Total acreage is 14 acres for saskatoons; 2 acres for chokecherries; 1 acre for rhubarb; 5 acres fl currents and 4 acres of red currents.
Saskatoon Festival on August 9th, 2003 Located 7 km north of Gibbons on Hwy 28; 2 km east on Twp 570,.5 km south on Range Road 231.
Established in 1996 with 9 acres of strawberries, 3 acres of saskatoons, 7 acres of raspberries.
www.pickyourown.org /canadaal.htm   (3280 words)

  
 Province picks off Saskatoon berry research program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The government of Saskatchewan is cutting research funding for the province's berry growers.
The Saskatoon berry is a favourite fruit for jams, syrups and salad dressing, which are marketed across Canada.
Saskatoon berry growers rely on a $200,000 research program from the province's Native Fruit Development Program.
www.cbc.ca /news/story/2004/01/28/berries_sask040128.html   (1230 words)

  
 June Berry - Moviefone
Saskatoon, June-berry, Serviceberry - Amelanchier alnifolia Amelanchier = a-me-lan-kee-er, from the Provençal name of A. ovalis snowy-mespilus,...
A showy deciduous hedge with leaves opening coppery-red, turning to soft green in summer and then to shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn.
June Berry - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, June Berry Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/june-berry/207082/main   (93 words)

  
 CUTA Saskatoon ACTU - May 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Come celebrate Saskatoon’s 100th anniversary at the CUTA 2006 Annual Conference from May 26 – 31, 2006.
Saskatoon is a vibrant, multi cultural city with many unique local attractions including Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, The Saskatoon Berry Farm, Western Development Museum and many unique evening gathering places ensuring something to please everyone.
Make your plans now to attend the 2006 Annual CUTA Conference and experience the wonderful hospitality of Saskatoon.
www.cutasaskatoonactu.ca   (91 words)

  
 maincontent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Once the design decision was made, packets with paper foundations for the blocks in the border and the letters of the guilds name were distributed among guild members.
The Saskatoon berry appliques were given to our expert appliquers.
The Saskatoon Quilters’ Guild was organized in 1982.
www.saskatoonquiltersguild.com /banner.htm   (1699 words)

  
 PrairieBerry Prairie Berry Calgary Alberta Saskatoon Berry Jam Pie
PrairieBerry Prairie Berry Calgary Alberta Saskatoon Berry Jam Pie
Come and pick saskatoons or take home a pretty Prairieberry boxful or two, to get this recipe and a few more....
We are members of The Alberta Fruit Growers Society, whose website states that Saskatoons will supply you with important nutrients as well as a tasty treat.
www.prairieberry.ca /recipes.htm   (384 words)

  
 Tourism Saskatoon - Photo/Video Gallery
A breathtaking view of Saskatoon across the South Saskatchewan River.
The plump, juicy berry that Saskatoon is famous for.
The Saskatoon Princess cruises the South Saskatchewan river daily in Saskatoon.
www.tourismsaskatoon.com /gallery   (135 words)

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