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Have you heard? The Coop Tour is coming! The Coop Tour is coming! This weekend! Support our local 4-H Poultry Club by joining in the fun! Check out the link below...
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Posted at 11:15 AM in Family, Farm | Permalink | Comments (0)
Next talk is "SO YOU WANT
TO GET A GOAT ? "
Tuesday , April 27th, at 7 pm at the Deer Lagoon
Grange on Bayview Rd,
Vicky Brown owner of the Little Brown Farm, a goat
creamery in Freeland,
will be the speaker. Whether you are contemplating
getting goats or have had
them for a long time, come and listen to Vicky's goat
stories.
She will
discuss what you need
to do , which is BE READY, before you bring your goat
home. Are you
interested in goats for milk, meat, fiber, brush clearing or
just as pets? Come
and listen to the experiences of other goat raisers and
get ready to enjoy your
new life as a goat owner.
This talk is FREE and everybody is welcome. Call
321-4027 for more
information.
MAY 11th, Meena
Prochaska from Bangalore, will be talking about Indian
cooking and I believe
there will be samples! May 25th Duke LeBaron will be talking about
"Raising rabbits for meat."
June 8th, TBA
Thanks to Kim Larson for
suggestions for future topics. If any of you have suggestions please send them
along. If you know people who have niche
specialty skills, ask them if
they would be willing to share their
knowledge. Sometimes our speakers have a
business and might benefit from the
publicity but most of the time they
do not, and contribute their time and
materials out of the goodness of their
hearts and the Grange provides the
space . That 's why there is no charge for
these learning opportunities.
We will be taking a break from Grange classes in the summer, but I am working on Fair U, a series of talks during the Island County Fair, so I welcome any suggestions for topics there , but send them soon, we are working with deadlines.
from Chris Williams, of the Deer Lagoon Grange
Posted at 07:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Such is the case here! If you have EVER wanted to learn about alpacas or llamas, how to care for them or how to use their fiber, check out this event!!!!!
Download 2010 EDUCATION DAY FLYER
Posted at 07:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
If you missed the great
sprouting demo, here's a mini report. Susan Knapp
came prepared with an
impressive array of different sprouts , roots and shoots, green and white, some
in jars, some in soil. Had no idea there was
such a variety.
I have a new found admiration
for people like Susan, who can
produce the right end point for a specific date.
And spare a thought for
Phyllis of Ferryview Farm who has to get bucket loads
ready for Saturday
only sales at Bayview Farmers Market.
We all were tasting the sample
crops, I just love the whole sunflower seed
plants grown in soil. The two inch
high stems taste wonderful. Not so sure
about the 4" green pea shoots.
Loved the beans, lentils , alfalfa and
clover, but radish sprouts are
unexpectedly fierce. Have a bag of Susan's
sprouts in the frig, makes great
nibble food when you just need something
NOW!
I learned two important
things. First, do not let the ungerminated seeds go
down the drain during the
rinsing process. They can germinate in the drain
and clog it with all their
entwined roots. Secondly, when you are working
with lentils, the first rinse
water is really murky, looks awful. That
happened to me on the one and only
time I tried sprouting and I threw them
away. Now I know that is normal and I
should have kept going.
Thanks to Susan for sharing
all her knowledge. I just might take another try
at sprouting!
Posted at 07:45 AM in Farm, Food | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Organic Growing
classes taught by the Tilth instructors were a powerhouse of knowledge.
There is so much to learn about growing things on Whidbey, especially if you’ve
lived in the Mid West where they have proper soil and you can grow Beef steak
tomatoes. So now we return to the Food classes.
GROWING SPROUTS -
extreme fast food gardening
TUESDAY April
13th 7 pm at Deer Lagoon Grange, Bayview Rd, Langley.
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TUNA FROM A LOCAL
BUSINESS
High Seas Tuna is a
family owned fishing business, based in Bayview on Crawford Rd,. They use their
own boats to line catch young albacore tuna which are then
blast frozen at sea .When the boat returns to land, the whole fish are
processed while still frozen (didn’t know you could do that) and the
fillets are vacuum packed in 1.2-1.3 lb packets. This yields a premium quality
product, it’s actually sashimi grade and sells for $8 /lb which is a
tremendous value. A friend of mine has been buying this tuna and said it was so
good that I should send out information in the next Grange Food News. So
support your local fisher folks, Michael and Paulette Brown, by buying
direct. www.highseastuna.com
Their main product
is canned tuna, again processed to yield a premium product. They have natural
and smoked tuna packs. If you like a very light smoked flavor, use a can of
each. Call 321-2084
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SAVE THE DATES
Whether you are
contemplating goats or had them longer than you care to remember, come and
listen to Vickie’s goat stories and things you need to think about before you
dive in. Trust me, life will never be the same if you do get a goat.
TUESDAY May
11th ISLAND MASALA Grange
member Meena Prochaska, a native of Bangalore India, will be talking about
Indian food. Rumor is that she is bringing the components for Chicken Tika,
which will be cooking while she is talking.
TUESDAY
May 25th Still working on this one.
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