An introduction to Spelt - a heritage grain that can be used like wheat. Presented at Community Roots Market. The rest of the presentation is in additional movies about Heritage Grain & Oil Seed Trends In Europe. René, agricultural journalist and partner in Lents Spelt Farms of Marlin, Washington, in early 2009 spent a month traveling around Germany to interview growers, chefs, researchers, marketers, and retailers about the ancient grains; spelt, emmer farro, and oil seed camelina.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
PEACH Farm News #13 - June 25, 2009
PEACH Permaculture Farm Weekly News #13 - June 25, 2009. Last plantings, thoughts on visiting other permaculture farms in Oregon, harvesting has started - luttuce, beets. Chard and kale soon. Hay for mulch.
Fresh Abundance Weekly News - June 27th, 2009
Fresh Abundance - Bringing Local Food to Local People
Boxes
Jacque's Blog
PEACH Blog - For the latest Fresh Abundance & Peach news Including recent farm movies.
PEACH on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Here we are, farmers markets in full swing, local cherries and strawberries arriving daily, and raspberries soon to follow. Warm days, schools out; this is the time of year we all wait for.
The PEACH Farm is lush and producing kales, collards, and lettuce. The field is finally planted and we can look forward to years of abundance and learning on our Permaculture farm.
Stop by Community Roots Market on Sunday 11-4 at 2015 N Division and buy from the PEACH Farm along with other locally farmed goodies. Bring a drum or instrument or a couple of sticks and join the music circle that runs from 1-4.
OK, so this is short and sweet but I have to ride my bike in the sunshine.
Till next week BUY LOCAL,
brightspirit
Friday, June 26, 2009
p.e.a.c.h. Farm School News #12 - June 17, 2009
p.e.a.c.h. Farm School Weekly News #12 - June 17, 2009. Summer solstice, final weeks of planting, hawk friends, pumpkins, blueberries, mulch.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Fresh Abundance Weekly News - June 20th 2009
Boxes -
http://www.freshabundance.com/index.php?main_page=infopages&pages_id=19
Jacque's Blog - http://freshabundance.com/freshblog
PEACH Blog - http://PEACHLocal.blogspot.com/
Last year I committed that this year would be the year that I would really start riding my bike. I don't think anyone took that very seriously but I will have you know I rode my bike from the South Hill to Evergreen and 32nd in the Valley on Friday. You ask why I would make such a trek? That is where the PEACH Permaculture Farm is, and I was headed to harvest the very first foods EVER to be produced by our farm project. Can I say this was an exciting day for me? Maybe I should say it again, IT WAS A VERY EXCITING DAY FOR ME! Not only did I ride my bike very far, I got to experience a dream come true. I am a mere activist, and as an activist I want to see active things happen that I believe in. I am an activist for local food, local community, and local economic stability. I believe the biggest things we can do to improve our community, economic viability, and environmental stabilization is to eat local. Think about it, everybody eats. As we get more land into local safe food production then the whole tide turns. Yes, I guess I am shouting! I will step back with a smile on my face and know that today we made a giant leap forward in our quest for local food for every local plate.
If you are committed to your local food system then here are all the ways I see that you can effectively participate in order of importance.
1) Grow your own food even a little bit makes a difference. Imagine if every one of our half million population grew a tomato plant. Each tomato plant could produce 100 pounds of tomatoes so that is 50,000,000 pounds of tomatoes produced-THAT'S AMAZING. Okay so back to reality, the idea is that if you grow some of your food you make a major contribution to your personal wallet and taste buds, but also to your community.
2) Buy at Community Roots Market & other local markets. When you buy direct from a local farmer or product producer this gets the money directly into their pocket and you know you helped someone local whom you got to know. This exchange cuts out the middleman and keeps most of the money in our community.
3) Buy from Fresh Abundance LOCAL & Organic Foods where we work with over 60 local farmers who only want to sell wholesale so won't come to the market. By purchasing through us you have the guarantee that we will bring everything local we can get our hands on to you, along with creating a fulfilling work environment for our employees and putting the money we take in back into our local economy.
Buy LOCAL, love your community, tantalize your taste buds...JOY!
Speaking of delicious food, hope you're enjoying the local garlic scapes in last weeks and this weeks boxes. Here's another yummy recipe to try.
RECIPE
Garlic Scape Frittata
1 cup Garlic Scapes, chopped
1 cup Green Onions, chopped
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1/4 cup water
4 large Fresh Eggs
salt & pepper to taste
Place garlic scapes and green onion in a 10-inch skillet with 1 teaspoon oil, water and a pinch of salt.
Cook covered over medium heat till tender, about five minutes.
Beat eggs with a bit of salt & pepper.
Add rest of oil to skillet, when it is hot, shake skillet to spread greens evenly then add eggs. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until top is set. Cut into wedges and serve hot or cold.
Enjoy!
I'm off to Hula Hoop and of course BUY LOCAL! See you Sunday at the market,
brightspirit
Friday, June 12, 2009
PEACH Farm News #11 - June 9, 2009
Hundreds of strawberry plants arrive and are planted. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. More mass plantings.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Community Roots: Growing local food from local hands for local people.
| Click here to view and rate our National Geographic Idea entry. You will have to register (name and email address) to rate our entry. Ten years ago a group of moms dedicated to nurturing healthier, safer food for Spokane founded a nonprofit and started building relationships with local farmers, buying local organic/safe food, and selling this nutritious food to our community. This year we started a two-acre Permaculture farm where we teach farmers, gardeners, and youth how to grow safe food, save seeds, and build soil. By producing food locally we eliminate environmental impacts of long-haul trucking, and by Permaculture organic farming we respect the eco-system and build soil while growing the most nutritious, delicious food, without harmful chemicals. Our “Green Effect” includes three small steps of building a vibrant local food community by uniting a diversity of hands to increase production of local food for local consumption: Hire a facilitator to organize labor, direct farm hands, and create an interactive learning environment that nurtures meaningful relationships with our food, our community, and our environment. Bring a diversity of volunteer farm hands (teens/adults doing community service, folks on public assistance, service learning students, work release inmates, community volunteers) to the farm to experience Launch a local media campaign to show people how to grow food, and to show the importance of growing local food by creating an educational website; participating at 20 community events; creating six, ten minute videos for airing on local public access TV and website; and by outfitting farm hands with locally printed, organic T-shirts to promote the movement. comments e1 June 09, 2009, 08:25PM Great idea - local food grown by local people for local people. Everyone can do this and have fun growing all sorts of delicious food for everyone. Making the world a better place for everyone - yes! |
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Fresh Abundance Weekly News - June 6th, 2009
Fresh Abundance - Bringing Local Food to Local People
Boxes
Jacque's Blog
PEACH Blog
One Mother's Thoughts
I have a lot to smile about this week. The LOCAL farm season has begun! Bring on the LOCAL lettuce, Japanese cucumber, and salad mix. The bat (farmer) phone has been ringing off the hook as our LOCAL farmers begin the scramble of getting their fresh treasures to your fork. Next on the smile meter, under our PEACH program Everybody Grow Food, we had our first annual plant giveaway. For those of you who are new or have not made the connection, P.E.A.C.H. is the non-profit parent of Fresh Abundance LOCAL & Organic Foods.
P.E.A.C.H. MISSION
P.E.A.C.H. is dedicated to creating a sustainable local economy and increasing food security with the production of fresh local safe food, and making this food accessible for all residents, regardless of income.
I learned this week that when people pick up a tomato plant, they smile. We helped hundreds of low-income people, many with children, pick-out free plants to take home. We also let them know that if they save their tomato seeds they will be able to start their plants from seed next year. I can't think of a better way to increase our LOCAL food supply than by getting everyone to grow some food, and what a bonus if they can grow tomatoes for years to come by saving their seeds.
COMMUNITY ROOTS MARKET GOES WEEKLY on JUNE 14th from 11-4
Buy LOCAL and know your LOCAL producers who create the products you love to use the most. Make the market a regular part of your shopping week to support a vibrant community. We have many wonderful local farmers and producers who have committed to showing up each week. In addition to supporting ALL THINGS LOCAL, visit the market to enjoy LIVE music and take part in the weekly hoola hoop at 1pm with prizes and all. Don't have a hoola hoop? Well guess what, you can buy one at the market. Hoola hooping is a great way to build your core muscles the same muscles you use in yoga, palates etc. Come join the fun and get fit. I have been practicing everyday; let's see who can beat me.
WHO'S YOUR LOCAL FARMER?
Introducing Quail Ridge Ranch & Harvey Creek Boer Goats, two LOCAL farmers who happen to be friends and will share a space at Community Roots Market. These two LOCAL producers will be at every market. Stop by and tell them you are glad they are making the trek from Fruitland Washington.
Harvey Creek Boer Goats will bring to the market each week a wide variety of frozen cuts of goat meat: ground burger, country breakfast sausage, sweet Italian sausage, steaks, chops, roasts, kebobs, and stew meat. For opening day of the market, they will be bringing spinach, lettuce, radishes, green onions, arugula, and rhubarb.
Quail Ridge Ranch will be offering Homemade Jellies made from some of our local wild berries. They are introducing Gluten Free Breads, snacks and individual cakes for those of us who are wheat intolerant. Rhubarb is in season and they'll have some heritage rhubarb, radishes, and other fresh vegetables if ready.
FRESH NUT MILK RECIPE
This is a follow up on the milk write up I did several weeks ago. Soy Milk, Rice Milk, and any aseptic containers sitting on a store shelf are dead food. Yes we do sell it but it is a bridge food so that you can come in and find what you are accustomed to then we can have your ear so you can move to better ideas about how to eat live food!
Nut milk is SO easy to make so why buy dead nut/rice/soy milk etc when you can make it yourself for cheaper with no aseptic container to through in your trash. Plus, it tastes so much better. Cut your trash bill, cut your food bill and feed your body live food!
2 cups raw organic almonds, soaked in fresh water for 24-48 hours (rinsing
water periodically)
4 cups fresh water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon agave nectar
After the almonds are done soaking, rinse, and place them into a blender with 4 cups fresh water, blend for several minutes until fully smooth. Pour almond milk through a cheesecloth over a large measuring cup or bowl, and allow to drain. Use your hands to help "milk" the last of the liquids from the cheesecloth. To the strained milk, add vanilla extract and agave nectar, whisk well. Refrigerate until cool. Use for cereals, smoothies, or with organic chocolate cookies. It is surprisingly good, and satisfying to know how your "milk" has been processed, and what ingredients have been used.
VOLUNTEER
We are looking for more volunteers on the farm on Saturdays between 10 and 2 so that we can have a better mix of teen to other volunteers. These kids can be a handful and we want them to experience not only getting their hands in the dirt, but the feeling of being with well rounded folks who love the idea of LOCAL food. This is a great way to advance the well being of the at risk youth who are part of your community.
SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD
Remember that when you shop at Fresh Abundance, order online, and buy from vendors at Community Roots Market your money goes back into your community in the form of all our non-profit work.
If you love what we do, and you do charitable giving please consider P.E.A.C.H. If you use the charitable giving work out of your paycheck please give me a call so I can help you get it set up so you can give to P.E.A.C.H. Also, we are now asking our avid supports to donate by setting up automatic withdrawals to P.E.A.C.H. from your account each month. These consistent smaller donations help us with the regular occurring expenses like rent, phone & lights. If you would like to set up giving in one of these ways I have mentioned then just give me a call 435-5210. Thanks for supporting the P.E.A.C.H. in any way you can.
I'm off to the FBC's annual Prom Full Moon Bike Ride ☺
Till Next week,
Eden Brightspirit Hendrix
Boxes
Jacque's Blog
PEACH Blog
One Mother's Thoughts
I have a lot to smile about this week. The LOCAL farm season has begun! Bring on the LOCAL lettuce, Japanese cucumber, and salad mix. The bat (farmer) phone has been ringing off the hook as our LOCAL farmers begin the scramble of getting their fresh treasures to your fork. Next on the smile meter, under our PEACH program Everybody Grow Food, we had our first annual plant giveaway. For those of you who are new or have not made the connection, P.E.A.C.H. is the non-profit parent of Fresh Abundance LOCAL & Organic Foods.
P.E.A.C.H. MISSION
P.E.A.C.H. is dedicated to creating a sustainable local economy and increasing food security with the production of fresh local safe food, and making this food accessible for all residents, regardless of income.
I learned this week that when people pick up a tomato plant, they smile. We helped hundreds of low-income people, many with children, pick-out free plants to take home. We also let them know that if they save their tomato seeds they will be able to start their plants from seed next year. I can't think of a better way to increase our LOCAL food supply than by getting everyone to grow some food, and what a bonus if they can grow tomatoes for years to come by saving their seeds.
COMMUNITY ROOTS MARKET GOES WEEKLY on JUNE 14th from 11-4
Buy LOCAL and know your LOCAL producers who create the products you love to use the most. Make the market a regular part of your shopping week to support a vibrant community. We have many wonderful local farmers and producers who have committed to showing up each week. In addition to supporting ALL THINGS LOCAL, visit the market to enjoy LIVE music and take part in the weekly hoola hoop at 1pm with prizes and all. Don't have a hoola hoop? Well guess what, you can buy one at the market. Hoola hooping is a great way to build your core muscles the same muscles you use in yoga, palates etc. Come join the fun and get fit. I have been practicing everyday; let's see who can beat me.
WHO'S YOUR LOCAL FARMER?
Introducing Quail Ridge Ranch & Harvey Creek Boer Goats, two LOCAL farmers who happen to be friends and will share a space at Community Roots Market. These two LOCAL producers will be at every market. Stop by and tell them you are glad they are making the trek from Fruitland Washington.
Harvey Creek Boer Goats will bring to the market each week a wide variety of frozen cuts of goat meat: ground burger, country breakfast sausage, sweet Italian sausage, steaks, chops, roasts, kebobs, and stew meat. For opening day of the market, they will be bringing spinach, lettuce, radishes, green onions, arugula, and rhubarb.
Quail Ridge Ranch will be offering Homemade Jellies made from some of our local wild berries. They are introducing Gluten Free Breads, snacks and individual cakes for those of us who are wheat intolerant. Rhubarb is in season and they'll have some heritage rhubarb, radishes, and other fresh vegetables if ready.
FRESH NUT MILK RECIPE
This is a follow up on the milk write up I did several weeks ago. Soy Milk, Rice Milk, and any aseptic containers sitting on a store shelf are dead food. Yes we do sell it but it is a bridge food so that you can come in and find what you are accustomed to then we can have your ear so you can move to better ideas about how to eat live food!
Nut milk is SO easy to make so why buy dead nut/rice/soy milk etc when you can make it yourself for cheaper with no aseptic container to through in your trash. Plus, it tastes so much better. Cut your trash bill, cut your food bill and feed your body live food!
2 cups raw organic almonds, soaked in fresh water for 24-48 hours (rinsing
water periodically)
4 cups fresh water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon agave nectar
After the almonds are done soaking, rinse, and place them into a blender with 4 cups fresh water, blend for several minutes until fully smooth. Pour almond milk through a cheesecloth over a large measuring cup or bowl, and allow to drain. Use your hands to help "milk" the last of the liquids from the cheesecloth. To the strained milk, add vanilla extract and agave nectar, whisk well. Refrigerate until cool. Use for cereals, smoothies, or with organic chocolate cookies. It is surprisingly good, and satisfying to know how your "milk" has been processed, and what ingredients have been used.
VOLUNTEER
We are looking for more volunteers on the farm on Saturdays between 10 and 2 so that we can have a better mix of teen to other volunteers. These kids can be a handful and we want them to experience not only getting their hands in the dirt, but the feeling of being with well rounded folks who love the idea of LOCAL food. This is a great way to advance the well being of the at risk youth who are part of your community.
SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD
Remember that when you shop at Fresh Abundance, order online, and buy from vendors at Community Roots Market your money goes back into your community in the form of all our non-profit work.
If you love what we do, and you do charitable giving please consider P.E.A.C.H. If you use the charitable giving work out of your paycheck please give me a call so I can help you get it set up so you can give to P.E.A.C.H. Also, we are now asking our avid supports to donate by setting up automatic withdrawals to P.E.A.C.H. from your account each month. These consistent smaller donations help us with the regular occurring expenses like rent, phone & lights. If you would like to set up giving in one of these ways I have mentioned then just give me a call 435-5210. Thanks for supporting the P.E.A.C.H. in any way you can.
I'm off to the FBC's annual Prom Full Moon Bike Ride ☺
Till Next week,
Eden Brightspirit Hendrix
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
PEACH Permaculture Farm News - #10 - June 3, 2009
PEACH Permaculture Farm Weekly News #10 - June 3, 2009. Raised beds, blue berries, mulch, first lettuce
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