Every late summer and fall, in Alberta, “Taber Corn” is sold from roadside stands. The question often arises...are you buying taber corn. BBB of Central and Northern Alberta offers these tips.

This has been an ongoing problem and has happened for years in Alberta. As reported in Flavours Magazine (June 2, 2009); Dave Jensen, a Taber corn grower and president of the Alberta Corn Growers Association, stated: “There are a lot of bad roadside stands. The safest is one that the producer owns himself. Roadside shopping simply requires consumer awareness and self-policing. Stands must be able to provide provenance if they claim their corn is from Taber, where the dwindling number of Taber corn growers all produce a certificate of authenticity that includes the farm’s name and phone number.”

The Corn Growers Association owns the Taber corn label, and people who are members can use that logo. Jensen Farms, uses a corporate seal stamp to emboss seal on their certificate.

Jensen further suggested that “…shoppers deal directly with the farmer where possible, as it’s easy for some wholesalers to buy B.C. or Washington corn, and claim it’s from Taber.”