Show Notes Air Date: September 22, 2021 The Eat More Barbecue Podcast is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network. Locally Grown, Community Supported. Welcome to Episode 169 of the podcast. My guest this week is Steve McVicker, one half of the pair behind Canadian agri-food producer Matt & Steve’s, maker of delicious pickled beans, aspargus and pickles, Caesar rimmer, ready to drink Caesars and more. Steve had some very interesting thoughts on the importance of supporting local Canadian agri-food businesses. You can visit them and shop online at www.mattandsteve.com and on their social channels @mattandsteves for tips, recipes and more! This episode of the Eat More Barbecue podcast is brought to you by: Bessie Box.Delivering healthy, naturally raised meat and seafood right to your door! Bessie is a small team in Alberta that delivers local food, straight from the farm to you. Choose from Alberta grass-fed and finished ground beef to sustainable Atlantic Salmon from BC. You can order on your schedule; whether it's a one-time order or a regular subscription to your favourite Bessie Box. All conveniently flash-frozen and portioned, so you always have healthy meat and seafood ready to cook up a storm! Go to bessiebox.com to order yours now. PLUS APN listeners can use the promotion code APN10 to save ten percent off your first order! Enter it on checkout at www.bessiebox.com to save ten percent off your first order. And Park Power, your friendly, local utilities provider in Alberta. Offering Internet, Electricity, and Natural Gas with low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities. Winter is coming and energy usage for all Albertans will be increasing, so now is a great time for listeners to look at their utility bills and ensure they are on the best plan. Albertans have a choice who they pay their utility bills to. Park Power is happy to provide free no-obligations comparisons. If you decide to switch providers, it’s easy. And you can feel good knowing you are supporting a local business, and helping to give back to our communities with your utilities bills. Learn more at www.parkpower.ca All music on The Eat More Barbecue podcast has been graciously provided by Alan Horabin. Search Alan Horabin on YouTube to check out his new music. Eat More Barbecue can be found online at www.eatmorebarbecue.ca & www.albertabbqtail.ca and my email is eatmorebarbecue@gmail.com Social media links: Facebook & Instagram at eat_more_barbecue Twitter @eatmorebarbecue Thanks for listening. Please subscribe, rate and review. This podcast is a production of Eat More Barbecue Digital Media.