In Calgary, August is the big getaway month for many families with kids. In fact, the city looks like a ghost town some days. However, in the backyard there is a riot of ripening activity on the vines and in the ground this month.

Celebrate Terra Madre Day with good, clean, fair food

When Brennan Anderson was moving a box of books from his basement this past fall, a big, fat spaghetti squash rolled out from behind it.

The squash, leftover from his mom's food delivery the previous October, was wedged between the wall and the box.

Was it gross and mouse-chewed? Sunken and decaying?

No. It was still perfect – almost a year after delivery.