Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty No. 1 Territory and the Homeland of the Red River Métis – Manitoba’s regulated egg farmers are inviting you to join them for FREE coffee and delicious egg sandwiches on May 17^th from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the corner of King St. and Bannatyne Ave.

Got burning questions about eggs? Meet your local egg farmers and ask questions about how eggs are produced in Manitoba. Attendees can take home MEF-branded swag, including whisks, fried egg pins and cookbooks, and radio station QX104 will be onsite playing music and inviting folks to join in on the fun.

“We want to share our love of eggs with Manitobans,” said Catherine Kroeker-Klassen, Chair of MEF. “We can’t think of a better way to celebrate that love for eggs than for our farmers to come to the city, chat with folks about life on the farm and then give away delicious sandwiches made with local nutritious eggs.”

MEF is working with Chef Terry Gereta to make the sandwiches fresh onsite at Red River College Polytechnic’s Paterson Globalfoods Institute. Gereta is an instructor from RRC Polytech’s Culinary Arts program, who has sourced local ingredients for these sandwiches and is supervising students, who will benefit from the opportunity to put the skills they have learned into practice.

“As one of the most versatile and nutritious ingredients available to us, eggs are an essential ingredient for most chefs on a daily basis, so it’s important that our students not only master how to cook with them properly – but truly understand their value as well as the process and effort that is required to get them to our kitchens,” said Ryan Whibbs, Chair of Baking and Culinary Arts at RRC Polytech. “We’re thrilled to partner with Manitoba Egg Farmers for this event that provides Chef Terry’s short order students with experiential training while showcasing the fundamental role that farmers play to feed our communities and grow our economy.”

“Eggs are delicious, protein-packed and highly versatile – perfect for weekend brunches, after-gym snacks, holiday baking and a quick nutritious way to start every day,” said Catherine Kroeker-Klassen. “When you are buying eggs in Manitoba grocery stores you are supporting a local Manitoba egg farm – just like mine! Those eggs are fresh, nutritious and affordable. Thank you for supporting local egg farmers!”

We hope you can start your day with a hot egg sandwich this Wednesday from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Old Market Square! Celebrate #LocalEggs with us!

About Manitoba Egg Farmers – We’re Egg Farmers We Love What We Do® Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF) represents 170 regulated egg and pullet farmers in our province. MEF is an independent organization, funded entirely by egg and pullet farmers. Regulated egg farmers are the primary caregivers of their hens that produce over 76 million dozen eggs each year and feed all communities across Manitoba. Eggs are nutritious, versatile and can be eaten with any meal. For more information about egg farming in Manitoba, hen care or recipes visit eggs.mb.ca