Author Archives: Jean Schanen

Meet the farmers – Dungeness Valley Creamery

On Saturday, February 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. please stop in at Freshlocal in Bremerton, 540 4th Street, to meet the farmers who send us delicious milk from the family farm we know as Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim. Please help us welcome daughter Sarah McCarthy and her husband Ryan, and parents Jeff and Debbie Brown (if Jeff doesn’t have to do the milking), who will be in the store to meet the customers, talk about the dairy and a lifetime of farming, and offer samples of the milk they bring us each week. Continue reading

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Seeking Co-Manager For Freshlocal

We want an experienced person with great love for and dedication to the cause of building our supply of local food. Retail experience, especially in the food business will help, of course, but not absolutely necessary. Continue reading

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FreshLocal – the Store Coming in October

Fresh local vegetables, plus eggs, cheese, milk, frozen meats and locally made value-added food products will soon be available in Bremerton in the premises formerly the home of Luigi’s Bakery on 15th Street in Bremerton. Continue reading

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News From StartNow

Anyone who can raise crops for production this winter (mid-October through mid-May) and would like to sell in a fresh market store in Bremerton through a farmers’ coop now forming, contact Jean Schanen. Continue reading

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Fresh, the movie

KCAA and Start Now Gardens present a screening of the new feature length movie Fresh, by ana Sofia joanes. This beautiful and energetic film affords a look at not only what’s wrong with the current industrial food system, but, most importantly, what’s happening with local food enterprises in a number of communities that’s very, very right! Continue reading

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