Monthly Archives : August 2017

Outstanding in the Field


Potato fields. These swaths of lush, green carpet are an enduring part of the Island’s pastoral, patchwork landscape that visitors and Islanders typically enjoy passively, as sightseers driving by or flying above. On August 26th, however, a humble potato field in Victoria-by-the-Sea will be transformed into an intimate dining space for Atlantic Canada’s first-ever Outstanding in the Field (OITF) dinner…

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Barnone Brewery Field Trip


A Salty field trip was long overdue for our intrepid team. With summer on the horizon I couldn’t think of a better excursion than a road trip to Barnone Brewery in Rose Valley for Thursday growler night. The only catch? Everyone who joined would have to capture their experience in a vignette of words or images. The result of Salty’s…

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A Shucking Good Time


Tyne Valley Oyster Festival is all it’s cracked up to be The eyes of the oyster world will be focused on Tyne Valley again this year for the 53rd edition of the village’s Oyster Festival, which runs from August 2 to 6. “We are extremely excited for this year’s festival, and it is shaping up to be the best festival…

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Amuse Bouche


Highlights of what’s happening in PEI’s food scene this month Tyne Valley Oyster Festival Aug 2-6, Tyne Valley Established in 1964, the Festival has become famous for record-breaking action at the Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship (Aug 4), and unlimited oysters for all ticket holders. To plan your oyster trip up west, go to tvoysterfest.ca Friday Night out at Roma Aug…

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