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Showing posts with label Food and Farm. Show all posts
Organic harvest: Farmers, growers, entrepreneurs reap the benefits of local products
9/19/2007 10:02:00 AM
Curious Holsteins reside at the Bishop Dairy in Chimacum. The dairy is a first-time venue on the fifth annual Jefferson County Farm Tour this Sunday. - Submitted photo
Organic harvest: Farmers, growers, entrepreneurs reap the benefits of local products
By Barbara Arnn
The fifth annual Jefferson County Farm Tour introduces locals and visitors to eight venues this Sunday, Sept. 23 in Port Townsend, Chimacum, Quilcene and Brinnon.
The Farm Tour is a celebration of local foods. The featured sites represent some of the best growers and producers in Jefferson County.
But the local farm economy goes beyond farmland. It incorporates other businesses too. Here is a look at some farms and businesses connected to the local economy.
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Jeanne Ball: All About Mushrooms and Chickens!
Jeanne Ball of Three Sisters Farm shares details about raising mushrooms and free range chickens with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director.You can see her interview below which was a spontaneous conversation that happened when she dropped by the local Extension office to deliver some of her gourmet farm items to a few of her loyal customers.
Greenbank Farm on Whidbey Island, WA
Featuring Karen Hutchinson, Vice President of the Greenbank Farm Management Group, and Don Meehan, Director of WSU Island County Extension. This video shares the details around how Greenbank Farm was established as a rich community resource for Whidbey Island residents and visitors.
PT Farmers Market September Activities and Events
Libby Urner, Port Townsend Farmers Market Director, highlights September 2006 activities and events.
Lana Bayal At Nash's Organic Produce
Category: Food and Farm
Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, talks to Lana Bayal, Nash's Organic Produce, about farming in the Dungeness Valley at the Port Townsend Farmers Market
Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, talks to Lana Bayal, Nash's Organic Produce, about farming in the Dungeness Valley at the Port Townsend Farmers Market
John Estus PT Farmers Market Treasurer
Category: Food and Farm
Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, interviews John Estus, retired accountant and Port Townsend Farmers Market Treasurer.
Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, interviews John Estus, retired accountant and Port Townsend Farmers Market Treasurer.
Port Townsend Farmers Market: Dharma Ridge Farm
Category: Food and Farm
In the Valley at Dharma Ridge
By Carol Anne Modena, Staff Writer Port Townsend Food Coop
When I got to the muddy end of the road leading to Dharma Ridge Farm in February, I saw green, level Beaver Valley bottomland and the skeleton of a barn. When Zach and Haley Wailand look at these 10 acres, they see a finished barn, greenhouses, fruit trees, berry bushes and fields of organic crops that they dream about to feed their family and their community.
They started feeding us last spring as one of the earliest growers at the farmers market, with crops from the rocky soil at the top of Dharma Ridge, and more from a rented acre with three giant greenhouses on Egg & I Road. They worked hard last year and grew an impressive range of vegetables and fruits. Zach describes more than one occasion of picking well past sundown, guided by their truck's headlights.
But these fertile valley acres, cow pasture for more than 100 years, are where they hope to collect all their efforts in one place. They're experienced and realistic enough to know it will take some time and a "lot of grunting," and they're clear-eyed and focused enough to convince me they can make it happen. (See PT Farmers Market Blog)
In the Valley at Dharma Ridge
By Carol Anne Modena, Staff Writer Port Townsend Food Coop
When I got to the muddy end of the road leading to Dharma Ridge Farm in February, I saw green, level Beaver Valley bottomland and the skeleton of a barn. When Zach and Haley Wailand look at these 10 acres, they see a finished barn, greenhouses, fruit trees, berry bushes and fields of organic crops that they dream about to feed their family and their community.
They started feeding us last spring as one of the earliest growers at the farmers market, with crops from the rocky soil at the top of Dharma Ridge, and more from a rented acre with three giant greenhouses on Egg & I Road. They worked hard last year and grew an impressive range of vegetables and fruits. Zach describes more than one occasion of picking well past sundown, guided by their truck's headlights.
But these fertile valley acres, cow pasture for more than 100 years, are where they hope to collect all their efforts in one place. They're experienced and realistic enough to know it will take some time and a "lot of grunting," and they're clear-eyed and focused enough to convince me they can make it happen. (See PT Farmers Market Blog)
"Cooking 4 kids Online"
"Cooking 4 kids Online" features biweekly webcasts where hosts Bev and Livvy - dubbed "the giggling gourmets" by the Chicago Tribune - demonstrate how to prepare a full menu of recipes, including fun extra touches such as napkin origami. Spatulatta also includes handy references, downloadable recipes, and crafty ideas for artistic young chefs. Site creator Gaylon Emerzian says the site aims to "convince kids that food does not come out of a box, and encourage families to see cooking not as a chore but as quality time to spend together."
Tune in tonight (Tuesday, 6/20) to meet Belle and Livvy Gerasole, the award-winning kid chefs of Spatulatta.com, on NBC's Tonight Show!Patriotic Peach and Turkey Sandwiches Video
Interview: Karyn Williams Old Tarboo Farm
Old Tarboo Farm is 25 acres, a quarter of the original Keher homestead established in 1899 ouside of Quilcene, WA. They cultivate 2 acres of the land; the remainder hosts woods, scrubland, wetlands and 3-acre pond, all of which provide habitat for birds and other wildlife. Tarboo Creek, which runs through the corner of our farm, supports Coho and Chum salmon.
Jane Whicher: Tour de Ferme coordinator
Category: Food and Farm
Jane Whicher, Tour de Ferme coordinator, talks with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market.
Jane Whicher, Tour de Ferme coordinator, talks with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market.
Denise Joy - Herbalist at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market
Category: Food and Farm
Denise Joy talks about her herbal medicines at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director.
Denise Joy talks about her herbal medicines at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director.
Will O'Donnell of Mt. Townsend Creamery
Category: Food and Farm
Will O'Donnell talks with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, about the exciting varieties of locally produced cheeses his company creates.
Will O'Donnell talks with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, about the exciting varieties of locally produced cheeses his company creates.
Mary Brackney of Wildwood Farms
Category: Food and Farm
Hear Mary Brackney of Wildwood Farms talk with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, about her successful farming practices which produce high quality rhubarb and jams.
Hear Mary Brackney of Wildwood Farms talk with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, about her successful farming practices which produce high quality rhubarb and jams.
Scott Wilson at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market
Category: Food and Farm
Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director interviews Scott Wilson, owner of the Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader. Hear them discuss youth leadership in media communications and the support the Leader newspaper gives to the development of the next generation of journalists.
Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director interviews Scott Wilson, owner of the Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader. Hear them discuss youth leadership in media communications and the support the Leader newspaper gives to the development of the next generation of journalists.
Katherine Baril Interviews Jennie Watkins
Catagory: Food and Farm
Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension, interviews Jennie Watkins, Anada Hill Farms about her French Chickens on opening day of the 2006 Port Townsend Farmers Market.
Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension, interviews Jennie Watkins, Anada Hill Farms about her French Chickens on opening day of the 2006 Port Townsend Farmers Market.
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