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PetDrAndrea
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PetDrAndrea
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 Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:12 pm |
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I have to crow because I went to the Moscow farmer's market for the first time today...and got probably 5lbs of produce for $7 and some change! $2 for a pound of heirloom potatoes! And then we just had a bunch of said delicious, locally grown, organic veggies for dinner and it was delicious. Even the squash which I normally hate. I am going back every weekend...
This is a rallying cry to NWHikers to head out to farmer's market and support their local food sources. It is a very delicious cause to rally behind!
Also, read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle," by Barbara Kingsolver which inspired my trip to the market in the first place...
 Gorgeous harvest  Sliced artwork  Yummmm
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. -Terry Pratchett
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. -Terry Pratchett
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joker
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:40 pm |
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We get veggies from a CSA called the Root Connection down the hill a couple miles from us. The Sammamish Valley is claimed to be one of the 10 most fertile valleys in the nation. No matter - the veggies are awesome. They have u-pick basil, chard, parsley, flowers, and a few other things, which fills in nicely if you have some slack weeks (like this year, due to the cold start to summer). CSA = Consumer Supported Agriculture. We buy a share at the start of the season, and share in the risk of the farm. We get a weekly allotment.
Seattle Tilth has a good page on ways to buy local food, including CSAs, farmers markets, and farm stands near Seattle.
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treeswarper
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treeswarper
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:43 am |
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I'm afraid my "carbon footprint" would be too big to go to a farmers market. It would be a 60 mile drive. I'll be attempting to grow my own next year. I say attempting because the property is rocky, and is one of the few that still has trees on it. We "ate local" a lot when I was growing up, and I hated my mom's canned stuff cuz she boiled it till it was mushy and slimy. Yuck.
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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ActionBetty
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ActionBetty
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:40 am |
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"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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Newt
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:57 am |
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| PetDrAndrea wrote: | Yummmm |
Ok, so i gotta ask. Whatcha makin with this? Wanna share the recipe? Stew?
Thanks
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
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PetDrAndrea
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| Newt wrote: | | PetDrAndrea wrote: | Yummmm |
Ok, so i gotta ask. Whatcha makin with this? Wanna share the recipe? Stew?
Thanks |
Since I was so excited by these gorgeous taters I wanted everything to be simple. I sauteed half an onion and about 5 cloves of garlic, added the thinly sliced taters, summer squash, and carrots and just cooked them up! I occassionally added some water so nothing would burn. And I seasoned with salt, pepper, a bit of brown sugar, a dash of cinnamon, and some garam marsala. It was fabulous!
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. -Terry Pratchett
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. -Terry Pratchett
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Newt
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:06 pm |
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Thanks. I just might have to give that a try. Looks good from here.
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
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JPH
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:49 am |
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We get all of our produce from McPherson's on Beacon Hill. Also, we live only 1/2 mile from there, so it's an easy walk to get stuff. It's awesome!
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