Buy Local Food In Kitsap

LOCAL EVENTS

Kitsap and Mason County Farmer’s Markets!

Bainbridge Island ~ Saturdays ~ 9:00am – 1:00pm in downtown Winslow, at the Town Square at City Hall Park
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Buying locally is a first step to local economic self-sufficiency that every member of a community can make to help themselves and their neighbors. But is buying locally enough?

Live Streaming online at www.BuyLocalRadio.org
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Noon to one pm
KITZ 1400 AM
Bill Fogarty, President, Liberty Bay Bank
Bluesman Jeremy Klatman of the Band “FreeStyle”

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Bremerton Farmers Market • Thursday, 4-7pm • Evergreen Park

WSU Kitsap Small Farms and 4-H are offering a series of “Preserving the Harvest” classes at the Silverdale Community Center on Saturdays and Tuesdays through October to teach you everything you need to know about preserving the beautiful Pacific Northwest produce we’re lucky enough to enjoy.

The Jam classes were this past week – sorry I didn’t get you that info sooner! But, you still have plenty of time to register for pickles (Aug 14th & 17th), pressure canning (Sept. 21st & 25th), salsa class (Oct. 2nd), and apple preservation (Oct. 16th & 19th). For more information, visit kitsap.wsu.edu.

Can’t get enough of the fruit, veggies, food products, or crafts in the Market? If you run out of cash, find the Market Manager (she’s the one in the chicken apron) to use your debit or credit card at the Market. Recipients of food stamps can use their benefits at the Market, too!

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Bremerton Farmers Market • Thursday, 4-7pm • Evergreen Park

Fresh from Eastern Washington, via our own Gregory Farm, expect to see Bing Cherries be replaced by Lapins Cherries this week. Reportedly renowned for its rich cherry flavor and big, dark purple, juicy fruit, Lapins is wonderful for fresh eating as well as drying, freezing, in jams, jellies, and sauces, too!

Can’t get enough of the fruit, veggies, food products, or crafts in the Market? If you run out of cash, find the Market Manager (she’s the one in the chicken apron) to use your debit or credit card at the Market. Recipients of food stamps can also use their benefits at the Market, too!

WHO’LL BE AT MARKET THIS WEEK*:
FARMERS/GROWERS:
Ders Garden – fresh cut flowers & bouquets.

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LOCAL EVENTS

Kitsap and Mason County Farmer’s Markets!
Bainbridge Island ~ Saturdays ~ 9:00am – 1:00pm in downtown Winslow, at the Town Square at City Hall Park
Belfair ~ Saturdays ~ 9:00am – 3:00pm in the Theler South Parking Lot, Hwy 3, Belfair. [Read more →]

Where Music, Poetry, Writing and Farming Meet

PAUL HUNTER, FARMER, TEACHER, AUTHOR, POET, MUSICIAN AND PRESSMAN-PUBLISHER IS GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE KCAA MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 5:30 PM AT ISLAND WOOD, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

Author Paul Hunter Joins The KCAA At Island Wood

Port Orchard-Wash.,–July 8, 2010—The Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance (KCAA) in conjunction with the Harbour Pub and Pegasus Coffee House, Bainbridge Island Wine Weekend, Island Wood, Friends of the Farms, Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Bainbridge Island Downtown Association, Kitsap Peninsula Visitors and Convention Bureau,  the Great Peninsula Conservancy and the PCC Farmland Trust will host author Paul Hunter for an evening of local food, music, poetry and a presentation on conserving small farms at Island Wood, Bainbridge Island, Tuesday, July 13th from 5:30 PM to 9:30. There will be a charge at the door for the meal but the event is free for all new and renewing members of the KCAA.

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Bremerton Farmers Market • Thursday, 4-7pm • Evergreen Park

Here comes the sun! This Thursday, make sure to put on your sunscreen, funky farmers market hat, bring your favorite basket, and come down to Evergreen Park for the Market. We have something for everyone – fruit, veggies, plants, BBQ, ice cream, candy, bread, homemade sodas, jewelry, kids clothes, local authors, knitted goods, handmade soaps, flowers, and more!

Remember, if you run out of cash, find the Market Manager (she’s the one in the chicken apron) to use your debit or credit card at the Market. Recipients of food stamps can also use their benefits at the Market, too!

WHO’LL BE AT MARKET THIS WEEK*:
FARMERS/GROWERS:
Glenwood Gardens – perennials, shrubs, and dwarf conifers with fantastic foliage.

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WSU Kitsap Extension Small Farms Team and 4H Program is pleased to announce the first class in the new Small Farms’ Food Preservation series.  The first class, “Jammin’” will instruct students on the basics of preserving fresh berries and fruits from all over the Northwest.  We will cover different methods of preservation and have a hands-on demonstration of raspberry freezer jam.

Students can register for the class at the WSU Kitsap Extension Office, Norm Dicks Center, 345 6th Street, Suite 550, Bremerton or visit the WSU Kitsap Extension’s website at: http://kitsap.wsu.edu to learn more information and to print a mail –in registration form.  Students may also email shannon.harkness@wsu.edu or call (360) 337-7157 for registration help.

Upcoming classes are:
“Jammin’” , 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., July 17 at the Silverdale Community Center, 9729 Silverdale Way Nw, Silverdale, WA 98383.  Open to ages 16+.  Small Farms Team Instructor, Shannon Harkness.  Class fee is $30, payable to WSU Kitsap Extension

“Jammin’” , 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., July 20 at the Silverdale Community Center, 9729 Silverdale Way Nw, Silverdale, WA 98383.  Open to ages 16+.  Small Farms Team Instructor, Shannon Harkness.  Class fee is $30, payable to WSU Kitsap Extension

Bremerton Farmers Market • Thursday, 4-7pm • Evergreen Park

This week we celebrate Independence Day – how about extending the celebration to Food Independence?  Local foods are patriotic, whether you’re buying them from producers in your area or growing some of your own.  They’re good for our local farmers, our economies, our health and that of the planet.  Best of all, local foods taste great, because they’re fresh.  This July 4th, declare your food independence by sourcing the ingredients for your holiday meals as locally, sustainably, and as deliciously as possible.

The Bremerton Farmers Market offers you tons of wonderful options for your meals – every day!

Did you not bring enough cash to the Market?  No problem!  Most of our vendors accept debit/credit tokens that you can “purchase” at the Market Info booth, from the Market Manager, in $5 increments.  EBT/SNAP redemption is also available in the Market, in $1 token increments.

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Internship Opportunity in Biodynamics
at S&S Homestead Farm, a WSU BIOAg Learning Site.

Interns At S&S Homestead Farm On Lopez Island

Want to spend 2-3 months in the beautiful San Juan Islands? S&S Homestead, a 50-acre biodynamic farm on Lopez Island that raises vegetables, fruit, grain, hay, and livestock offers free housing, food, and instruction in the history, theory and practice of biodynamic husbandry. To apply visit our website, http://sshomestead.org/internships, where you can find information and an application form. The successful candidate(s) will be self-starters, hard workers who want to learn how to feed themselves and their communities while enhancing their natural and social environment. Available immediately. Write to sshomestead@rockisland.com, or phone 360-468-3335.