How to Grow Wheat Grass by Chuck Mcclung

editor’s note

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2 grow Northwest December 2012 growNorthwest magazine In this issue December 2012 • Volume 3, Issue 10 On the Side 2 Editor’s Note: Back to roots 4 Mailbox: Letters from readers 16 Local Life: Photo submissions from readers 25 Bookshelf: Cookbooks for Secret Santa 27 Events: Community calendar 29 Junior Growers: Kids page 30 Marketplace: Local buyer’s guide & service directory Field Notes 11 5 Briefs: Related news, business and happenings 7 2012 Ag Census: Data collection starts this month 8 San Juan County GMO-Free: Initiative banning growth passes Community 9 Twin Brook Creamery: Glass bottle glory 10 Penn Cove Shellfish: Sustainable seafood Cooking 11 Festive drinks: Toast the season 12 One great roll recipe: Served three ways 15 13 Dungeness crab: Crabcakes risotto dishes Growing & Raising 14 Winter care for chickens: Keep your flock healthy and happy 15 How to grow wheatgrass: Simple steps Features 20 Traditions: Readers share their holiday traditions Craft & Home 22 Ornaments: Simple, handmade decorations 23 Profile: Glacier Glass Works 24 Local Bites: Washington Gourmet Gifts 22 Next issue: january 2013 • Deadline: Dec. 21 • The basics of keeping sheep • Craft a basket from old jeans • How to grow sprouts • Local granges Interested in advertising in the new year? • Shepherd’s Pie and hearty winter meals • Livestock adviser program • and more! Call (360) 398-1155 or e-mail To place an advertisement or submit information, call (360) 398-1155 or e-mail [email protected] [email protected] for information. December 2012 grow Northwest 3 Interested in advertising in the new year? Call (360) 398-1155 or e-mail [email protected] for information.

4 grow Northwest December 2012 Field Notes A look at related news, business and happenings

Early registration open for Country Living Expo Farmer of the Year: Tilth Producers STANWOOD – Early registration is now open for the all-day Country Living Expo & Cattlemen’s Winterschool on Saturday, honors Growing Washington Jan. 26, 2013 at Stanwood High School. The event, hosted by STATE – Tilth Producers of Washington announced the presentation Stanwood FFA, features 165 classes, 60 vendors, and a prime rib of two awards at the 2012 Tilth Producers of Washington Annual or vegetarian lunch. Classes cover a variety of topics, including Conference held Nov. 9-11 in Port Townsend. The annual conference livestock, gardening, beekeeping, food preparation and pres- provides a great venue to recognize people who have “gone the extra ervation, business aspects of small-scale farming, the pleasures mile” to promote the organization and its mission. This year’s Farmer of country living and more. A total of 45 new classes have been of the Year Award was presented to Juana Lopez Paramo and Clayton added. The early registration fee is $60 if paid by Dec. 31. In Burrows of Growing Washington for their work to promote local, January, registration is $65 per person. The first 200 students sustainable, and organic food, but also as stewards of both farmers (ages 12-18) to register can do so for $10. For more informa- and farmland in Whatcom County. Karen Kinney, Interim Executive tion, including a complete list of classes, visit http://skagit.wsu. Director of Washington State Farmers Market Association, is the re- edu/countrylivingexpo or call (360) 428-4270. cipient of the 2012 Advocate of the Year Award. “Her tireless work and steadfast commitment has made Washington State a better place by Farm management workshop set for increasing access for low-income consumers to local food from local farmers,” a press release stated. women farmers, food artisans PHOTO BY Melanie McConachie/ BOW – A farm management workshop for women farmers and Tilth Producers of Washington farm-based food artisans will be held Thursday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bow Hill Blueberries. Jodi Slavik, an employment attorney, will discuss hiring practices, job descriptions, and what to look for in candidates. Information about farm intern- Cider makers invited to meet with SnoLEAF, Snohomish County sponsor ships will be presented by Susan Soltes, Skagit FIELD Program international expert greenhouse design competition Coordinator (also of Bow Hill Blueberries), and Sarita Schaffer, MOUNT VERNON – Industry professionals in the hard cider EVERETT – SnoLEAF of Cascadia Green Building Council and Sno- WSU Small Farms and GrowFood.org (and of Viva Farms), who business, or farm entrepreneurs interested in learning more homish County have partnered to sponsor the first Greenhouse will discuss how to legally host farm interns and the current about the opportunity for growing apples used by cideries, are Design Competition. Design criterion, strictly follows those set Small Farm Internship Bill. Registration is free. This workshop is invited to meet with international expert Peter Mitchell on Sat- by The Living Building Challenge, a green building certification offered in conjunction withW omen in Agriculture, and is open urday, Dec. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Skagit Valley Gardens. program that defines the most advanced measure of sustainabil- to men as well. Contact [email protected] or (360)707-3223. Mitchell has 30 years of practical experience, and is a profes- ity using net zero energy, water and waste. The size and types of Bow Hill Blueberries is located at 15628 Bow Hill Road. sional trainer, award-winning producer and cider competition spaces within the greenhouse will include, but not be limited to, judge. The program consists of two panels in the morning with planting areas, growing areas, loading and unloading, restrooms Whatcom Food Network meets Dec. 10 local industry experts including Dr. Carol Miles, Drew Zimmer- and meeting space. Organizers of the competition say new BELLINGHAM – The Whatcom Food Network will hold a forum man and Gary Moulton. Cider makers, nursery owners, apple sustainable Greenhouse designs and ideas will help food grow- on Monday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the County Civic growers and prospective apple growers will be represented. ers throughout our region not only meet the growing demand Building Garden Room, 322 N. Commercial Street, Bellingham. The discussions are followed by lunch and a cider sensory tast- for fresh, locally grown produce by enhancing and extending The Whatcom Food Network, which officially launched last ing event in the afternoon, led by Mitchell. This free seminar growing seasons, but will also bring awareness to “green build- June, will hold two forums each year with the goal of con- is organized by the Northwest Agriculture Business Center ing” technologies and ideals. Registration and design packets necting and increasing awareness of those working towards a (NABC), Washington State University (WSU), and the Northwest are available at snoleaf.org, as well as on the Living Future and local food system. The day’s panels include Sue Blake of WSU Cider Association (NWCA). Mitchell’s visit to the Northwest Cascadia USGBC website at http://living-future.org/lbc. The Extension and Clare Fogelsong of City of Bellingham discuss- ties in with a series of educational cider workshops he helps competition ends March 31, 2013. A panel of judges will review ing water, and a processing/distribution panel presented by conduct, organized throughout the year by NABC, WSU, and submissions to determine the winners. The winning design will Cara Piscitello of Acme Farms + Kitchen, JeffV oltz of Northwest NWCA. Space is limited and reservations are recommended. be announced at the Living Future Conference in Seattle May Agriculture Business Center, and Jim Ashby of Community of Contact Alicia Self at [email protected] or call (360) 336- 15-17, 2013. Prizes are $7,500 for 1st Place, $3,500 for 2nd Place, the Food Co-op. Q&A sessions and action groups will follow. 3727. Skagit Valley Gardens is located at 18923 Peter Johnson and $1,500 for 3rd Place. In addition, if a site is selected, and the For more information, or to get involved, visit whatcom.wsu. Road, near Mount Vernon. Organizers hope to replicate this partners and sponsors decide to construct the greenhouse, build- edu/ag/foodnetwork/. program in eastern Washington and Oregon next year. ing will commence in Summer/Fall of 2013. For more information, contact Fawn Clark at (425) 280-9569 or visit snoleaf.org.

December 2012 grow Northwest 5 Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Cascadia Grains Conference Jan. 12 NABC hosts holiday Open House offers Christmas tree permits TACOMA – The Cascadia Grans Conference, organized to aug- MOUNT VERNON – Farmers, food system professionals, and ment the efforts of the Kneading Conference West held at WSU community representatives are invited to a holiday-themed Mount Vernon in September, will be held Saturday, Jan. 12 in MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST – The Mt. Baker- open house with Northwest Agriculture Business Center staff Tacoma. The conference is presented by the Pierce County and Snoqualmie National Forest is selling permits to cut Christmas and Board of Directors on Thursday, Dec. 13. Information about Thurston County Washington State University (WSU) Extension trees now through Dec. 24. Cutting areas are located within NABC programs and services will be available at the event, held offices. Farmers, bakers, brewers, distillers, brokers, investors, national forest lands in the eastern portions of Snohomish, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at NABC offices, 419 S. 1st Street, Ste. policy-makers and others are invited to attend the conference, Skagit and Whatcom counties, as well as Pierce and King coun- 200, in Mount Vernon. NABC provides technical assistance to re- with an aim to help rebuild the regional grain economy. At ties. Permits cost $10 each, one tree per permit, with a tree gional farmers through customized business planning services, the conference, participating farmers can learn about grain height limit of 12 feet. Trees taller than 12 feet require a tall tree training and development, marketing and sales assistance, and production, connect with scale-appropriate buyers, and learn permit for $20. Maps and information about cutting areas are infrastructure development. Contact Alicia Self at alicia@agbiz- strategies on increasing demands for cereals used for poultry provided where permits are sold at ranger stations, including: center.org or call (360) 336-3727 for more information. and livestock feeds, artisan breads, brewing, and distilling. Mt. Baker Ranger Station, 810 State Route 20 Sedro-Woolley, Processors and end-users can gain an inside look into grain 360-856-5700 Ext. 515; Glacier Public Service Center, Mt. Baker production, quality, and brokering relationships to get the Ag Show, Small Fruit conference Dec. 6-7 Highway 542 Glacier, 360-599-2714; Darrington Ranger Station, LYNDEN – The Washington Small Fruit Conference will be held grain they want and need. Additionally, investors, brokers and 1405 Emens Ave. N., Darrington, 360-436-1155; and Verlot Pub- Dec. 6-7 at the NW Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden. This local government officials get the scoop on rising investment lic Service Center, 33515 Mountain Loop Highway, Granite Falls, 2-day conference is presented in association with the Lynden and policy opportunities. Registration by Dec. 21 is $95; after 360-691-7791. For more informatiton, visit www.fs.usda.gov. Ag Show, a trade show featuring vendors serving the small fruit this date the cost is $120. For more information, visit cascadia- community. This includes the latest relevant research informa- grains.com/ Anacortes, Bellingham to hold tion delivered by the scientists performing the research. Presen- tations include a number of topics, such as berry market, using monthly winter markets Stuffed and Starved author speaking your harvester for cider apples, on-farm safety, labor issues, bird ANACORTES/BELLINGHAM – The Anacortes Farmers Market is and weed management, among others. Lunches are provided again holding a monthly indoor market this winter, starting at Skagit Valley College’s GlobalFest MOUNT VERNON – Skagit Valley College’s GlobalFest 2013 will each day. For more information, contact http://whatcom.wsu. Saturday, Jan. 12. The market will take place every second kick off on Jan. 28 with keynote speaker Raj Patel, the author edu/ag/edu/sfc/ or call (360) 354-1337. Saturday of the month through April, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at of Stuffed and Starved – Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle the Depot, 611 R Avenue. Local farm goods, fresh breads and for the World Food System, and the The Value of Nothing, treats, and more will be available. Cascadia Mushrooms hosts open house will speak about the World Food System and what is being Bellingham Farmers Market’s nine-month season (April BELLINGHAM – Cascadia Mushrooms is holding an Open House done in many parts of the world to address inefficiencies and through December) will expand in 2013 with the introduction on Sunday, Dec. 16. Visitors can get a glimpse inside the grow injustices, with a focus on more sustainable ways of feeding of new monthly winter markets on Jan. 19, Feb. 16, and March houses of this organic mushroom farm, meet the farmers, and ourselves and the rest of the world. His speech will be part 16, all 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Our late season weekly markets in sample some mushrooms. D.I.Y. mushroom kits and fresh mush- of SVC’s Annual International Dinner, starting at 5:45 p.m. at November and December, begun in 2006, has become very rooms will be available for purchase. The event will be from 11 McIntyre Hall. Tickets are on sale at McIntyre Hall, online at successful as our local growers explored ways to extend the a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4771 Aldrich Road in Bellingham. www.mcintyrehall.org, or by calling (360) 416-7727 ex. 2. The growing season. Using new techniques such as hoop houses cost is $35 per person, $20 for students with ID, and includes and greenhouses, they’re now able to produce more winter- Find more Field Notes and updates at www.grownorthwest. a dinner of International cuisine and locally-sourced foods. hardy crops during those months,” said Caprice Teske, Market com. Have news you’d like to share? Send submissions to editor@ (There is no separate ticketing for the keynote address.) The Director. She noted that there has been considerable demand grownorthwest.com. Dinner and Keynote will kick off four weeks of globally-focused for the market to have a presence during the winter. “This will events and activities called GlobalFest, Jan. 28 through Feb. –compiled by Becca Schwarz Cole allow us to test the viability of attracting both local growers 21. More details on these events can be found at www.skagit. and customers to a year-round market.” The Farmers Market is edu/globalfest. More information about Raj Patel is available at held at Depot Market Square, corner of Chestnut and Railroad, www.rajpatel.org. in Bellingham. For more info, visit bellinghamfarmers.org/

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6 grow Northwest December 2012 2012 Agricultural Census under way this month Stats to be released in of the census, a farm is defined as any place that raises crops or live- February 2013 stock earning more than $1,000 in gross revenue annually. by Dana E. Neuts According to Dave Knopf, director for the Washington field office of NASS in Olympia, this census is his month, the USDA the only uniform source of data on National Agricultural Sta- U.S. agriculture and is, therefore, tistics Service (NASS) will an important tool in identifying begin the daunting task agricultural trends like the loss of of capturing data from more than farmland. 39,000T farms in the state of Wash- “It’s a chance for small farms to ington. Conducted every five years, tell their story. It’s one of the few the census gathers data about live- times we count small farms,” Knopf stock inventory, crop production, explained. “We need credible in- value of sales related to income, formation to make sound decisions demographic data and more. The and this census is one of those rich data is then analyzed and used as a data sources.” tool by government agencies for a Knopf’s staff of 16 will begin Graph courtesy of USDA variety of purposes including form- collecting census data for Wash- ing policies and programs, eliciting ington farms in late December, support for rural communities and hiring temporary help if needed. variety of crops and sell to differ- will drop. In addition, she thinks is useful to me.” allocating funding. For the purpose One of the challenges his staff faces ent markets. Gray uses the census there may be an increase in owner- Lovejoy believes that the census is getting everyone to understand to track the evolution of food and ship by minorities, particularly benefits large agricultural compa- The process the importance of the census and farming systems, but she said it among Latinos and Hispanics. nies and multi-generational farms to actually complete and return the doesn’t tell the whole story. “I think it is incredibly useful to that have the resources to ana- Here’s how the agricultural cen- 24-page form. Knopf estimates that “It’s very good at capturing track trends and statistics,” Schaffer lyze the data. One of his primary sus will be conducted: 10 to 15 percent of Washington the 8,000-acre wheat farm, but said. concerns is that larger companies The agricultural census, gathering farmers fail to complete the census historically, it has not been good at When asked why some farmers will use the information to increase data for 2012, will be mailed out to for various reasons including lack all known farms in the United States capturing smaller farms,” Gray said. fail to complete the census, Schaffer their competitive advantage, on or around Dec. 28. of time and resources. “Governments are usually about 10 said that many of them simply don’t squeezing out the small, local The paper version is 24 pages “We hope we get all the farms, years behind the times in getting have the time to fill out the form farmer. He doesn’t want to share his long. Respondents can complete but we never do,” Knopf said. the programs and policies we need while also trying to run a business marketing, research and develop- and return this form, or fill out an “There are a number of other peo- to support agriculture.” and make a living. ment or success with large farms electronic version online. Respon- ple that don’t want to be involved in Sarita Schaffer, director of Viva Mark Lovejoy, owner of Garden that compete against his 25-acre, dents who choose this option will an accounting of agriculture. They Farms in Mount Vernon and Treasures in Arlington, did not organic farm. Lovejoy also doesn’t log in with a unique code to identify choose not to report.” regional coordinator for the WSA complete the survey in 2007 and buy that the USDA is using the their farm. Ellen Gray, executive director for Immigrant Farming Program, is does not plan to complete it this information to benefit small farms The census contains 37 sections, the Washington Sustainable Food eager to see the results of the cen- year either, though he says he has or rural communities. asking respondents to complete all and Farming Network, is a propo- applicable sections (e.g., Vegetables, sus. She’s seeing a lot of excitement been threatened with prosecution “I don’t see any of that money Potatoes and Melons; Hogs and nent of the census, but says it does from young people in the field of for failing to comply. coming back,” he explained. Pigs; Aquaculture; Bees, etc.) not accurately portray small farms organic agriculture, so she antici- “I don’t think the census is there For more information about the Estimated time for completion is or diversified farms that grow a pates the average age of a farmer to keep small scale farming alive in upcoming census, visit http://www. 50 minutes. this country,” Lovejoy said. “I’m not agcensus.usda.gov/index.php or Responses are requested by hiding what I do. None of that data contact the USDA at 888-424-7828. Feb. 4, 2013, but respondents are WA state statistics from 2007 & 2002 Census encouraged to get their census data 2007 2002 in as early as possible. Those who do not return the form # of Farms 39,284 35,939 will receive follow-up calls from Land in farms (acres) 14,972,789 15,318,008 census workers. Ave. size of farm (acres) 381 426 The form is available in English Total cropland (# of farms) 26,005 28,184 and Spanish, but the NASS will work Total cropland (acres) 7,609,210 8,038,469 with respondents who speak other Harvested cropland (# of farms) 20,091 21,802 languages. Harvested cropland (acres) 4,387,169 4,894,634 Those with questions can call Farms by value of sales: 888-424-7828 toll free, or visit http:// Less than $2,500 18,443 15,005 agcensus.usda.gov/index.php for $2,500 - $4,999 3,817 3,244 more information. In the summer or fall 2013, the $5,000 - $9,999 3,717 3,106 NASS will ask for feedback on the $10,000 - $24,999 3,423 3,454 census, including recommendations $25,000 - $49,999 2,190 2,378 for improving the process for the $50,000 - $99,999 1,729 2,157 next census in 2017. $100,000 - $499,999 3,529 4,634 $500,000+ 2,436 1,961 Note: At this time, information on Ave. age of principal operator 57 55.4 marijuana crops is not being gathered. Timberland is not being counted either, Source: Historical Highlights: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_ unless the timberland is part of a farm. Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level/Washington/st53_1_001_001.pdf

December 2012 grow Northwest 7 San Juan County initiative bans growth of GMOs 58 percent of voters approved measure; Label It Washington aims for GMO-free initiative on statewide ballot in 2013

tiative proved that our community Agriculture. the health risks that have been symbolic victory for us,” he said. by Rodney Lotter decided to take a stand for what’s According to the language of the discovered are increased rates of “The detractors say that it doesn’t right and make a real difference,” Initiative, it is illegal to “propagate, cancer, infertility, gene mutation make a difference because there are nitiative 2012-4, which said Ken Akopiantz, a local farmer cultivate, raise or grow plants, and allergies. no GMO crops in the area anyway. sought to ban the growth of who started the effort and chairs animals and other organisms which Those who support the But, this is just a guarantee that it is GMO (Genetically Modified the GMO-Free group. have been genetically modified.” growth of GMOs say high-tech going to stay that way well into the Organisms) crops in San Juan GMOs are any kind of organisms First-time violators of the new law agriculture could actually make future, and that is not just sym- County, passed last month with that have been genetically altered will be charged with public nui- communities around the world bolic.” Iroughly 58 percent of the vote, to produce very specific outcomes, sance and fined $250, and forced to more sustainable. Crops such There have been no reported according to the San Juan County and most are associated with crops, pay all the legal and administrative as drought-resistant corn would cases of GMO contamination in the Auditor’s Office. although there are other products costs associated with the process. flourish in problem growth areas county, according to the group. Last year, a small group of farm- and uses. For example, some veg- A second violation will result in a and feed local people, and apples Researchers say GMOs can be ers, business owners and concerned etables have been modified to grow fine up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in that will not turn brown would be very difficult to detect, because community members in San Juan with pesticides already built into jail and a criminal misdemeanor profitable for growers. the food looks and tastes normal. County banded together to tackle their genes. More than 85 percent charge. A third violation is a gross Those who believe foods There have been numerous cases the issue, spearheaded by the com- of all corn, soy and canola crops are misdemeanor, which means a fine should not have to be labeled if since GMOs became widespread, munity group GMO-Free San Juans. genetically modified, according to up to $5,000 and/or one year in jail. they contain GMO ingredients, in which large corporations that “I felt like the success of the Ini- the United States Department of Research and educational facilities say there is no strong scientific produce and patent GMOs have are exempt from the ban as well as evidence to support that GMOs sued farmers who were unknow- health practitioners, as long as the create health risks, and that com- ingly growing GMO crops due to GMOs are in a secure area that will panies should voluntarily label seed contamination. not contaminate the outside com- their products if they choose to; Other groups and community munity. overall labeling should not be members in support of and against Akopiantz said the drive to mandated. this initiative that were contacted get the Initiative passed was not The Washington State Farm for this article did not respond to difficult and he faced very little op- Bureau, which represents more requests as of press time. position. than 40,000 ranch and farm fami- “There was overwhelming sup- lies throughout Washington state, Statewide initiative port from the farmers and everyone circulated information not in Currently, there is an effort to else I spoke with and made presen- support of the San Juan County get GMO labeling on the ballot in tations to,” Akopiantz said. “It just initiative. The group believes the Washington State. The non-profit seemed like momentum was in our issue is not about support for group Label It Washington is driv- favor the whole time. The hope is or opposition to GMOs, rather ing the effort to gather signatures that people can see what we have how a measure like this would for I-522, to require labels on done here in San Juan County and increase government control and genetically engineered foods. State apply it to where they live.” lessen choices for farmers. rules dictate that at least 241,153 GMOs – and the labeling of The group was not available valid signatures are needed in order them – are increasingly becom- for comment as of press time, to get the Initiative on the statewide ing a contentious issue. Those who however, the group’s Facebook ballot. The group is aiming to col- oppose the growth of GMOs, and page – via a thread – stated, “We lect a total of 320,000. want foods containing them to be support voluntary GMO labeling, Chris McManus, a volunteer at labeled, cite their right to know, if that is what a grower or food the organization, said they are on health risks, and scientific stud- company wants to do to help pace to reach the required number. ies showing that the consumption market their product. We do not Not all signatures have been veri- of GMOs can cause numerous support government-mandated fied yet, but he said there are more long-term side-effects. In 2009, GMO labeling.” than 250,000 currently recorded. the American Academy of Envi- Akopiantz said the little oppo- The deadline to collect signatures ronmental Medicine suggested a sition included one person calling is Dec. 31. If enough signatures are moratorium on the consumption it a purely symbolic gesture that verified, the initiative would appear of GMO products, citing numer- does not mean anything for the on the 2013 ballot. In the case this ous animal studies that have been area. takes place, and voters approve the done over the past decade. Among “I don’t see this as only a measure, it would make Washing- ton the first state to require GMO labeling. “San Juan County should be com- mended for what they’ve done,” Mc- Manus said. “They set a milestone for our state and hopefully has started a big push towards GMO labeling, and more restrictions on those products.” For more information about the initiative, visit labelitwa.org.

–Becca Schwarz Cole contributed to this article 8 grow Northwest December 2012 Community Twin Brook Creamery: By the glass bottle by Jessica Harbert Twin Brook Creamery from his “Rather than get bigger we brother in 2000. And in 2006, Stap’s thought ‘let’s do something differ- daughter, Michelle, and son-in-law, ent,’” Stap said. “During a year of win Brook Creamery, Mark, became part of Twin Brook research, we found a niche no one located north of Lynden, Creamery, joining in as owners. was in: glass bottles. Glass is unique is the only dairy in the Stap’s wife, Debbie, also grew up on in that it doesn’t affect the taste of area bottling milk in glass, a dairy farm and grew up learning the milk. Odors and smells can’t Owner Larry Stap holds an old painting of the dairy farm. PHOTOS BY ASHLEY BENNETT distributing from the Canadian the industry. permeate it.” BorderT south to Olympia. The five- Last fall, the addition was fin- Twin Brook Creamery bottles shelves attributed to the novelty of is expensive, and initially Twin generation dairy farm, established ished, tripling the floor space in the classics, offering whole milk, 2 offering a product that is different Brook Creamery opted out due to in 1910, expanded the bottling the facility housed in a converted percent, 1 percent, nonfat, heavy from everything it shares a shelf cost, Stap said. But after making facility last fall with help from funds double-car garage on the farm by cream and half and half along with with. that choice, he said he realized not awarded through the Whatcom In- adding 65 feet of space, Stap said. chocolate and eggnog seasonally, Twin Brook Creamery raises and homogenizing the milk actually vestment Network, a local organiza- The farm bought a used rotary filler available mid-October through the milks brown Jersey cows, which retains the true taste and quality of tion connecting local investors with machine to fill the bottles auto- end of the year. yield a sweeter milk with a higher the milk. Since Twin Brook Cream- community opportunities. matically and a commercial bottle To make the chocolate milk, solid percentage that gives milk its ery milk is non-homogenized, the Owner Larry Stap starts his day at washer to clean the returned bottles Twin Brook adds powdered Dutch flavor, Stap said. The percentage butter fat remains in the milk and 2:30 a.m., making the rounds on the and these changes have increased chocolate and white sugar. To make listed on milk bottles (2 percent, the thick butter fat rises to the top three areas of land that comprise the Twin Brook Creamery’s capacity. the eggnog, powdered egg yolks 1 percent) is the amount of butter of the bottle. The customer needs to farm, totaling nearly 200 acres. He Before the expansion, all the milk are added, along with white sugar, fat in the milk, with whole milk shake the milk in the bottle before owns the farm with his wife, Debbie, was bottled through one machine turmeric and nutmeg, and the milk starting at 3.25 percent. The milk drinking it. daughter, Michelle Tolsma, and son- with two bottles at a time, operated is elevated to 6 percent for the thick comes out of the cow at 5 percent “This opened up a whole new in-law, Mark Tolsma. with a manual lever, and all bottles consistency. No artificial sweeten- butter fat. Typically milk sold in market of people who want non- “There is a lot more to a dairy were washed in a restaurant-grade ers or flavors are added to the milk, stores comes from the classic black homogenized milk,” Stap said. farm than people realize,” Stap said. dishwasher, with dish racks Stap Stap said. and white Holstein cows. With People who are lactose intolerant “Its 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, modified himself to properly hold The peak of the eggnog season around 200 cows, each cow at Twin or can’t drink milk can often drink 365 days a year.” the glass bottles upright. is the week before Christmas, Stap Brook Creamery has an ear tag Twin Brook Creamery milk, Stap The dairy farm has been the fam- “The automation has boggled our said, and the biggest week of the with a number which corresponds said, and the non-homogenized ily trade for five generations. Stap’s mind,” Stap said. year in total milk sales is the week to an official certificate of registra- aspect is the only thing he can attri- great grandfather, Jacob, bought Twin Brook Creamery started before Thanksgiving. tion of the Jersey cow with its own bute that to. Because homogeniza- the farm and established the dairy bottling milk in glass in early 2007. The Green Barn in Lynden and individual three-part name, a com- tion is altering the state of the milk in 1910. The farm then continued When they began the process, there the Community Food Co-op in bination of the farm’s name, their it affects how the body processes the on through Stap’s grandfather, was little information available downtown Bellingham were the sire (father’s) name and their own homogenized milk, he said, and this John, father, Jake, and then one of because no dairy farms in the area first two grocery stores to sell personal name, which is something interesting theory is from his experi- his brothers, Kermit, took over the were using glass bottles to distrib- Twin Brook Creamery products. not typically found with a larger ence and customer feedback. farm in 1999. During this time, ute, Stap said. The glass bottles are Then, the Haggen grocery store dairy farm. Another key to the quality of milk Larry started his own dairy farm a sustainable method of distributing in Fairhaven approached the farm Pasteurization is the process and keeping the shelf life longer is in the area. When the opportunity Twin Brook Creamery milk, with about selling products, followed of heating and cooling milk to keeping the milk cold, Stap said. The to take over the family’s heritage the added aspects of brand identifi- by Metropolitan Market in Seattle, decrease the amount of bacteria in coolers that store the milk on the farm was offered, Larry bought cation and novelty in grocery stores. which was the first chain store out- the milk. There are three specific farm are kept at 32 degrees Fahr- side Whatcom County to sell Twin pasteurization processes, and Twin enheit. Milk freezes at 28 degrees Brook Creamery milk, Stap said. Brook Creamery uses the low tem- Fahrenheit. Eventually the product began sell- perature method consisting of heat- There is only one producer of ing itself when grocery store QFC, ing the milk in 200 gallon vats to glass bottles in North America, Stap a chain store owned by Kroger, 145 degrees Fahrenheit for a mini- said, in Ontario, Canada. Another inquired about selling Twin Brook mum of 30 minutes. Other methods challenge of bottling in glass is keep- Creamery milk, and now milk is be- consist of heating the milk to more ing an inventory to accommodate ing sold in at least 20 grocery stores. extreme temperatures for a shorter the bottle return process and the In introducing glass bottles to amount of time, which can be more reality that some bottles never come dairy shelves in Western Washing- efficient but the low-pasteurization back. This learning curve added ton, Stap said he has learned many method is more economical, Stap another aspect of trial for Twin new things about this niche market said, and unlike other pasteuriza- Brook Creamery, and for every one that weren’t factors in the begin- tion processes, the low temperature bottle they send to a grocery store ning. For example, he said a grocer method retains the flavor of the Stap said they need from eight to 10 told him Twin Brook Creamery’s milk and doesn’t destroy enzymes. bottles at the farm. products help bring customers Homogenization is another For more information, call the back with the return of the glass process most dairies go through to farm at (360) 354-4105, visit www. bottle for their deposit and also help make the milk a consistent texture. twinbrookcreamery.com, or follow increase the profitability of dairy The equipment for this process their Facebook page. December 2012 grow Northwest 9 Penn Cove Shellfish: Sustainable seafood ment to minimizing any impact As they grow, the young mussels by Samantha Schuller on the natural state of the bay. are thinned, just like seedlings, and One trip to Penn Cove is enough harvested once they are mature, in ristine shellfish from to understand this philosophy at one to two years. pristine waters: the motto work; through the bright, clear “A healthy mussel will filter about of Pacific coast shellfish water, kayakers explore the mussel 15 gallons of sea water per day, and growers. The future of sus- lines, where smolt salmon and seal at any given time we’ve got about tainable Northwest food undoubt- sightings are common. 500 million to a billion mussels on edlyP includes the fresh seafood our Somewhat surprisingly, shellfish 90,000 lines,” Jefferds estimated. coast is famous for. farming closely resembles crop Between the farm in Coupeville and Ian Jefferds of Penn Cove Shell- farming—though wetter. Hatch- an auxiliary farm in Quilcene Bay, fish says shellfish farms improve eries produce shellfish seed, or Penn Cove Shellfish produces about water quality and biodiversity, spat, which begin as larvae and at 2 million pounds of mussels per create equitable jobs, and grow about three weeks of age begin to year, as well as distributing 26 va- healthful food for our region. His resemble the tiny clams, mussels, rieties of oysters and manila clams family has been farming mussels in or oysters they will grow into. through a partnership with Coast Coupeville since 1975. Farmers in mucking boots and rain Seafood, another family-owned Without a careful approach to gear then plant the delicate seeds shellfish farming operation. ocean farming, it would be impos- in a growing field appropriate for All this shellfish farming cre- sible to maintain optimum growing their culture. Clams and oysters ates an impressive lot of equitable conditions, he explained. “Shellfish are seeded directly into the sand in jobs along the coast. “We’re a farming in Washington is over 150 an intertidal area, where the tide family-owned business, as are most years old. We recognize that if we alternately submerges and exposes shellfish farms on the Pacific Coast,” weren’t actively working towards the beach. To prevent starfish he said. “We’re proud of being able sustainable practices, our industry predation, mussels are planted to provide family wage jobs with wouldn’t even exist today.” directly onto long ropes suspended year-round work for people in rural Best practices for shellfish between two floating rafts in a sub- environments.” sustainability rest on a commit- tidal area, out past the tide’s range. In order for successful harvesting, public policy that protects water quality must be encouraged, he said. Excess nutrient runoff from farms and gardens, municipal discharg- ing, storm water management, and ocean acidification all have signifi- Penn Cove Shellfish produces about 2 million pounds of mussels per year, as well as dis- cant implications for Penn Cove tributing 26 varieties of oysters and manila clams through a partnership with Coast Sea- Shellfish and other shellfish growers food, another family-owned shellfish farming operation. COURTESY PHOTOS on the coast. “When water quality declines, the industry tends to go pcsga.net, an organization that ing Penn Cove Shellfish at www. like dominoes,” Jefferds said. promotes sustainability within the penncoveshellfish.com, where you He and other shellfish growers shellfish industry and advocates can also order fresh harvested belong to the Pacific Coast Shell- for appropriate policy. shellfish delivered to your door. fish Growers Association, at www. Find a list of restaurants featur-

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10 grow Northwest December 2012 Cooking Festive drinks: Toast the season

We like to give it some holiday by Jessamyn Tuttle color by switching out the lemon juice in the drink for cranberry or inter is a great time pomegranate. to stay inside with Another cocktail that’s become a cup of something, a holiday staple in our house is especially as the first the little-known Diva Quaranta, real storms come through. Egg nog a classic drink possibly named Wis often considered the definitive after a long gone Italian actress. drink of the season, as well as It’s a wonderful concoction of gin, mulled wine or apple cider, but in pomegranate juice and the bitter our house we have some favorite aperitif Campari, creating a drink cocktails to drink while decorating rather like a not-so-sweet Cosmo. the tree or fixing a holiday dinner It’s tart and refreshing, and glows for friends and family. a beautiful deep red in the glass. Bubbly drinks are always festive. We like to serve this one at holiday It’s hard to beat a cold glass of parties, especially to guests who Take a sip of the Diva Quaranta (above), Irish Coffee (top right) or hot chocolate. PHOTOS BY JESSAMYN TUTTLE Champagne, Cava or Prosecco, but don’t think they like gin. sometimes it’s fun to gild the lily Then there are hot drinks. When add any kind of flavoring you want with a cocktail like the French 75, I was a kid, I didn’t think there – I like vanilla, but I’ve seen people which adds gin and lemon. Created was anything better than coming add fresh mint, Nutella, spices, in 1915 by Harry’s New York Bar inside from playing in the snow espresso powder, peanut butter, or in Paris, it’s bubbly with a kick. to a hot cup of homemade cocoa. even cayenne. It’s incredibly easy to make from And for chilly wet evenings, scratch, and so much better than a wonderful drink to warm up French 75 storebought packets. Plus you can with is Irish coffee: a good strong brew with whiskey, a little sugar Ingredients and whipped cream. It’s been said A great holiday variation is to Homemade that it offers all four food groups: substitute pomegranate or cranberry Hot Cocoa alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat – so juice for the lemon juice and leave I tend to think of it as a dessert out the sugar. Makes one serving. Ingredients rather than just a beverage. Sip it 2 oz gin 2 Tbsp cocoa powder after dinner, by the fire, while the 2 oz lemon juice 2 Tbsp white sugar rain pours down outside. 2 tsp sugar or simple syrup pinch of salt Champagne or other sparkling wine 2 Tbsp water 1 cup milk Diva Quaranta Directions 1/8 tsp vanilla extract Stir together the gin, lemon juice cocktail and sugar with ice, then strain into a You can also make this by melting good quality chocolate and stirring in flute or other tall glass. Fill the rest of Ingredients milk, but I love the distinctive taste of the way with sparkling wine. Garnish Simple syrup is made by combining cocoa powder. Makes one serving. with a lemon twist. equal parts white sugar and water in a saucepan, bringing to a simmer Directions to dissolve the sugar, then cool and Whisk together the cocoa, sugar store in the refrigerator. Makes one and salt in a saucepan, then stir in serving. Irish Coffee the water to make a paste. Heat gently to melt, then stir in the milk 1 ½ oz gin Ingredients and continue heating until warm ½ oz simple syrup 1 ½ oz Irish whiskey through. Add vanilla and whisk well 1 oz pomegranate juice 1 spoonful sugar to fluff up the cocoa. Serve with ½ oz Campari strong brewed coffee lightly sweetened whipped cream or orange twist unsweetened whipped cream marshmallows. Additions: instead of the vanilla, you Directions Directions can add powdered cinnamon and/ Combine the gin, syrup and juice in a Stir together the whiskey and sugar or ginger, a spoonful of nutella, or a shaker with ice cubes, shake well and in a coffee mug, fill with hot coffee, drop of Bailey’s or Crème de Cacao for strain into a cocktail glass. Top with top with cream. the grownups. Or tuck a candy cane the Campari, add an orange twist or cinnamon stick into the mug for and serve. Makes one serving stirring! December 2012 grow Northwest 11 One great roll recipe served three ways by Tina Hoban Basic Roll Dough

y mom has been making Ingredients the same crescent roll 1 cup milk recipe for as long as I 1/2 cup (one stick) butter can remember. I think the recipe 1 teaspoon salt M 1/3 cup sugar was handed down to her from her 2 eggs, beaten aunt. Everybody loves them. They 4 cups flour are rich and buttery, slightly sweet, 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast* and best of all... relatively easy! Both my sister and I have carried Directions on the tradition of making them Heat the milk and butter in a small for our families. saucepan over low heat until the But this year, as I was rolling butter melts. Remove the pan out a batch for our Thanksgiving from the heat, and let it cool until table, it occurred to me that this lukewarm. dough would be a great base for Cinnamon rolls In a large bowl, combine the salt, sugar and cooled milk. Stir in the cinnamon rolls. The experimenting Ingredients beaten eggs and stir again. Add 2 began. I made plain cinnamon 1 recipe Basic Roll Dough cups of the flour and the yeast and rolls, I made cinnamon rolls beat until smooth with a wooden with nuts and cherries, I made 6 Tablespoons melted butter spoon. orange rolls. I felt like I had hit the 1/2 cup sugar Add the remaining 2 cups of flour jackpot! I now have one “go to” roll 1 Tablespoon cinnamon and beat until smooth. Place the recipe that can be served at dinner 1 cup walnuts and/or pecans , finely dough in a large greased bowl, or transformed into a number of chopped (optional) and cover with a towel. Let rise in a drool-worthy breakfast creations. 1 cup dried cherries, finely chopped warm place until almost doubles in The method for mixing the (optional) bulk (about an hour). The dough is now ready to dough is far less fussy than the Icing: be formed into crescent rolls, brioche dough, which I used to use 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar cinnamon rolls or orange rolls. as a base for my rolls, and that is 2 Tablespoons melted butter The dough may also be refrigerated a big plus for me. As my kids get Sprinkle the dough with the cinnamon and sugar, followed by the nuts and cherries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract overnight or for up to 3 days before older and my life gets busier, I find (top), then bake, and top with icing when cooled. PHOTOS BY tina hoban 2 Tablespoons milk using. myself trying to find acceptable shortcuts for my home baking dough time to rise before baking. does not need to be “activated”, like Directions * If you can’t find instant yeast, endeavors, and these recipes fit One thing to note: I call for active dry yeast does. You simply On a lightly floured surface, you may use 1 packet of active into that category. The dough is using instant yeast in the recipe. add it with your dry ingredients roll the dough into a rectangle, dry yeast. Sprinkle the yeast over mixed in one bowl, with no mixer approximately 14” x 18”, keeping the 3 Tablespoons of lukewarm water I use a brand called SAF, which and mix as usual. Voila! long side facing you. Brush the dough and let it sit for a few minutes. required. It does, however, require can now be found at many grocery So turn on the ovens and let the with the melted butter. Add the yeast with the liquid a little planning in order to give the stores. Its main advantage is that it baking begin... it’s cold outside! In a small bowl, combine the ingredients. cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle the dough with the cinnamon and sugar, followed by the nuts and cherries. Carefully roll the dough into a tight cylinder, pinching the long edge Crescent rolls together to make a seam. Cut the cylinder into slices, about 1 Ingredients 1/2” thick and place, cut side down 1 recipe Basic Roll Dough into a greased 9” x 13” pan. 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter Cover the rolls with a towel and let them rise for about an hour. (Rolls Directions can be refrigerated at this point for Divide the dough into two balls. baking in the morning). On a lightly floured surface, roll each Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake ball into a round, about 1/8” to 1/4” the rolls for 20 minutes or until nicely thick. Spread each round with a layer browned. of butter. To make the icing: Stir all of the icing Cut the rounds, pizza style, into 12 ingredients together in a medium pieces. Roll each piece, starting at the bowl. When the cinnamon rolls have wide end of the triangle. cooled slightly, spread the icing over Move the rolls onto a greased baking each. sheet, pulling the ends together to make a crescent shape. Cover the Orange Roll Variation: Substitute 1 cup rolls with a towel and let them rise in brown sugar and 3 Tablespoons finely a warm place for about three hours, grated orange zest for the cinnamon or until doubled in size. mixture. Omit nuts and cherries. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Icing: mix together 1 1/2 cups Bake for 6 minutes, or until deeply powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons browned. melted butter, 1 teaspoon orange Warm rolls may be brushed with a zest, and 2 Tablespoons orange juice. little melted butter. 12 grow Northwest December 2012 Dungeness crab: Fresh take on cakes, risotto

is the absolute best way of eating a by Jessamyn Tuttle crab: just you and the crab, some hardware, lots of butter, and plenty rowing up east of the of newspaper and paper towels. Cascades, I only had Now that I live in Western seafood as a rare treat. Washington, Dungeness crab is ButG any time my father went into available pretty much any time I Seattle he would bring back some want it. Winter is its best season, artichokes and a couple of freshly which makes this a particularly cooked Dungeness crabs from the good time to give into temptation. Pike Place Market. We would melt I still love to pick up a cooked crab a vast amount of butter, steam the at a local fish market, but it’s also artichokes, tear open the crabs, and convenient to buy picked crab meat make a huge mess. I still think this – expensive, but well worth it when you just don’t feel like getting crab The classic crabcake can be simple or fancy, and anything in between. PHOTO BY jessamyn tuttle juice all over your kitchen. If you really want to make a Dungeness Crab mess, you can buy live crabs and don’t need much except bread, out there. You can make them – not the sweet Thai chili sauce Risotto cook them yourself – I had never some dipping sauces (for the non- simple or fancy, with herbs or that has become so common, but done this, so some friends kindly purists) and a glass of cold white spices, peppers and onions, something creamy like tartar sauce Ingredients showed me how to cook and clean wine. homemade breadcrumbs or or ranch dressing, or piquant like 1 Dungeness crab, cooked a fresh crab. All you really need is You can, of course, gild the nothing but Saltines. I like a fairly cucumber mignonette. Though 2 Tbsp butter an enormous pot, the sense to stay lily, especially if you’re in the straightforward crabcake served frankly, it’s hard to go wrong no 1 shallot or small sweet onion, diced away from those dangerous front enviable position of having a lot with an interesting dipping sauce matter what you eat it with. 1 cup Arborio or other risotto rice (do claws, and the nerve to scrape out of extra crab to use up. There are not rinse) the very alien-looking innards. The decadent treats like crab-avocado ½ cup white wine main benefit of doing it this way, eggs benedict, or whiskey crab 1 Tbsp butter soup, or even crab rolls, our own 1 bunch fresh chives, parsley or unless you’re someone who likes to scallions, finely chopped eat the “crab butter,” is the absolute version of the classic New England freshness and the unusual treat lobster roll. Restaurants all over the Directions of warm, just-cooked crab meat. Northwest now serve Dungeness Crack the crab open. Pick out all the When your crab is this fresh, you crab macaroni and cheese, which I meat and set aside. Put the shells into often find a bit too much. Instead, a saucepan and cover with water, I mix macaroni noodles with fresh bring to a low boil and simmer for 10 crab and an herbed white sauce, no minutes. Strain the broth and keep Dungeness cheese. If I’m starting with a whole warm. crab, I love to make risotto with In a saucepan or Dutch oven over Crabcakes stock made by boiling the shell, medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp of butter. Ingredients Add the shallot or onion and cook, which infuses the rice with a rich, 2 cups or so of fresh crabmeat stirring, until the shallot softens and wonderful crab flavor. ½ cup breadcrumbs, plus more for begins to brown a little. Stir in the rice The most obvious choice, coating and cook for a minute, coating all the though, is probably crabcakes, and 1 egg grains with melted butter, until each there are hundreds of versions ¼ cup mayonnaise grain is slightly transclucent with a ¼ cup chopped parsley white spot in the center. Pour in the 1 medium shallot, minced white wine and simmer, stirring, until 1-2 Tbsp butter Cucumber it’s absorbed by the rice. Begin adding crab stock, one ladleful at a time, mignonette Directions stirring and letting the rice absorb Mix everything except the butter the liquid. After ten minutes or so, Ingredients together in a bowl, then shape the still adding small amounts of stock, ½ cup finely diced cucumber mixture into small patties. If there’s start checking the rice for doneness 1 small shallot, minced time, refrigerate them before cooking, – you want it just cooked, not too ½ cup champagne vinegar otherwise just handle with care. soft. When the rice is done, stir in the salt Heat butter in a skillet (nonstick is crabmeat and turn off the heat. Add a pepper very helpful), roll the patties in the pat of butter and the fresh herbs, stir extra breadcrumbs and lay them in well, and serve while hot. Directions the pan. Cook until both sides are Leftovers (if any) can be molded into Combine all the ingredients in a jar or golden and serve with tartar sauce or cakes and panfried in a nonstick bowl and refrigerate for several hours. cucumber mignonette (recipe below). skillet until crusty, then served with Serve with crabcakes. Also wonderful fried eggs. on raw oysters. Makes about 10 small crabcakes Serves 2 Serves 2 December 2012 grow Northwest 13 Growing & Raising Winter care for chickens

Tips to keep your flock above the arctic circle. Of course, bedding just don’t mix. there are precautions that need to All that being said, perhaps you healthy and happy be taken in extreme temperatures, want to supplement with light but luckily we don’t have to con- during shorter days to keep egg sider those issues in our relatively production going. Or maybe you by Dalia Monterroso mild Northwest winters. We do get have certain types of Mediter- those few weeks in the year when ranean or bantam breeds that are t my farm store, I enjoy temperatures drop below freez- beautiful to look at but aren’t as seeing folks take home ing, but if you know what to do cold hearty. My best advice is to their first batch of baby your chickens will be just fine. You make absolutely sure your light is chicks. It’s especially might even catch them playing in secured into a proper fixture and exciting when they come in a The deep litter method involves cleaning out bedding material only once or twice a the snow! out of your flock’s reach, with a year (spring and fall). Once fresh bedding is soiled over, simply layer more bedding Afew months later with that “first Chickens roost next to each back-up system in case the fixture rather than cleaning it out. This essentially creates a composting system within your egg glow” on their faces. I often other at night and use their natural fails and a shield over the bulb. chicken area, thus generating extra heat from the material. hear how they weren’t expecting body heat to keep the flock warm. Another thing I recommend to the peace they feel while observ- Granted their area is draft-free keep chickens comfortable during day. It was my way to not only keep splash or two of Apple Cider ing their chickens’ antics. What and shielded from moisture, they’ll colder weather is to use the “Deep them warmer but also to combat Vinegar in their water will give could be better than sitting in the generate all the warmth they need Litter Method” in your coop and frozen waterers. This year, I may them added vitamins, minerals and warm sun while your flock pecks to get through the night and re- run. This popular method involves remedy this by buying a good qual- probiotics to support their immune and scratches around you in their generate for the coming day. Many cleaning out bedding material ity water heater. There are many systems (make sure it is a good Zen-like way? This is the true joy of chicken-keepers feed their flock only once a year, preferably in the kinds available and also some DIY quality brand that says “with the chicken-keeping. cracked corn before bedtime as a Spring (some prefer twice a year). projects online. mother” on the bottle). It is also But alas, we live in the Pacific way to give them added warmth. You then put down a fresh layer vitally important to keep a clean Northwest. Come October that Last year, my flock would get a nice of bedding. Once that bedding Respiratory illness coop, as ammonia fumes can cause warm sun starts to feel like a bowl of warm oatmeal and corn, is soiled over, simply layer more Just like humans have a cold and respiratory issues especially during distant memory, and it’s not even with a little plain yogurt and raw bedding on top of it rather than flu season, the winter months are times when your chickens will be winter yet. As winter approaches, garlic mixed in. Plain old cracked cleaning it out (trust me, it won’t the time to watch out for respira- spending more time confined. If many new chicken-keepers begin corn or other type of high-energy smell). This essentially creates a tory illness in your flock. I wouldn’t using the Deep Litter Method, to feel anxious, wondering how to scratch works just fine. composting system within your worry too much about the oc- make sure to add bedding often, keep their chickens comfortable or You may be surprised that I don’t chicken area, thus generating extra casional sneeze, but there is a point and if you’re not using this method, how to combat respiratory illness recommend using a heat lamp or heat from the composting material. at which veterinary treatment make sure to replace bedding when in their flock. It’s important to any type of artificial heat for your When it comes time to clean it out, might become necessary. Dr. John it gets soiled over. Don’t forget to know that there are ways to keep flock, assuming that you have rela- throw it all into your compost bin. Berry, veterinarian and owner of scrape the roosts! your chickens happy and healthy, tively cold-hardy breeds. Chickens Chicken manure makes a wonder- Lynden Veterinary Clinic, advises When I do hear sneezing, I and lessen your workload. actually do better in the cold than ful fertilizer for your garden. Less that chickens should be seen by a immediately supplement my flock the heat, and if they are allowed work, a prolific garden and warm Keeping warm vet “if any nasal discharge is seen with my warm oatmeal, corn, to naturally adjust to the changing chickens. Everybody wins! and/or if they are lethargic at all. plain yogurt and raw garlic treat. I One of the main things I am seasons their bodies can prepare At the moment, I don’t have Chickens should always be spry may also bring a sniffling chicken asked about is how to keep for upcoming temperatures. Add water heaters, but after last winter and active. If they are huddled or inside the house (or you can place chickens warm enough when the that fact onto the fire hazard that you can bet I will be making that let you come up to them easy (even a chicken in a separate area) to temperature drops. Something to heat lamps can pose, and you can purchase soon. During the cold if tame) there is something wrong.” prevent transmission and so she remember is that chickens are hap- understand why I don’t recom- snap last year, I would take warm As with most chicken-related doesn’t have to work on keeping pily kept all over the world, even mend them. Hot bulbs and dry water out to the flock about twice a problems, prevention is key. A warm in addition to getting well. I will give her plenty of nutritious treats and might supplement her water with vitamins and electro- lytes. Most importantly, I’ll keep telling myself (and my sneezing chicken) that before we know it, the winter will be over, the flock will be well and we’ll all be out pecking and scratching in the sun again.

Specialty Produce and Herbs Dalia Monterroso is a self- proclaimed “Crazy Chicken Lady” Grown in the Skagit Valley and part owner of Hannegan Farm & Home in Lynden. She teaches a Visit our website and The Skagit Table blog for beginner chicken-keeping class at more information: www.hfproduce.com Whatcom Community College and also operates the Facebook page Welcome to Chickenlandia, where Lamb and WooL avaiLabLe she writes daily of her flock’s trials and antics. 14 grow Northwest December 2012 How to grow wheat grass by Chuck McClung

ou’ve likely heard of the health benefits of wheat grass. For decades now, many people have praised its vitamins and minerals that Yenhance health and vitality. Did you know that wheat grass is easy to grow? Like really easy to grow! For literally pennies you can grow that pot of wheat grass that typically costs you a few dollars. Here is just one way to grow wheat grass that I’ve been doing for years. Wheat grass is simply common wheat (Triticum aestivum). Look for “hard” wheat or “hard wheat You want to harvest young leaves, not older, bitter leaves. PHOTO BY CHUCK mcCLUNG berries,” not “soft“ or “white” wheat. Hard wheat has more protein and is workable size. If using larger pots, the top of the soil. Do not cover the typically used for breads and rolls. trays, or flats, avoid containers wheat grass seed with soil, rather Soft wheat has less protein and is deeper than 6 inches; you simply cover the planted wheat grass seed used more for pie crusts and cakes. don’t need something that deep, with a moist paper towel or light Wheat grass is hard wheat. and it wastes soil. Before planting, cloth. Keep the cloth moist; lightly You’ll find cute little wheat grass fill your pots or trays with standard, pour water over the cloth or mist seed packets for $2-3 per package. organic potting soil to about one- it. Set the pots and trays in a well However, also check your local food half inch from the top of the pot. ventilated area above 55 degrees. coop or natural foods store that Two tablespoons of wheat grass Poor ventilation promotes mold. should carry hard wheat seed/ber- seed should make enough for one Growing the wheat grass ries; the cost should not be more 4-inch pot. than $2 per pound. Spread a quarter to one-half inch Remove the cloth after two days. More recently I’ve heard people layer of soaked wheat grass seed on continued on page 18>>> touting the benefits of Barley Grass (Hordeum vulgare) which is another type of grass but not wheat grass. Cat grass is not one particular species or type of grass, but may be any of the many kinds of Wheat (Triticum) and Oats (Avena). Barley grass and cat grass can be grown just like wheat grass.

Soaking seed Place some wheat grass seed in a container, add three times the amount of water and let sit under- water overnight. The next morning drain and rinse the seed. Done.

Planting Wheat Grass Seed Wheat grass is often planted in 4-inch pots or in trays or flats. A 4-inch pot seems to be the smallest

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Frost in the WSU Skagit County Extension Master Gardener Demonstration Garden on Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon. The garden is open to the public year- round, dawn to dusk. PHOTO BY Jane Billinghurst

Pearl and Kate Starkey’s wreath cart on Avon-Allen Road near Mount Vernon. PHOTO BY STEVE LOSPALLUTO

Golden crowned sparrow in basketry willows. PHOTO BY steve lospalluto/dunbar gardens

A wreath with chili peppers. PHOTO BY CYNTHIA ST. Sunset. PHOTO BY CAROL KILGORE clair 16 grow Northwest December 2012 Farm fence in frost, Acme. PHOTO BY renee kalsbeek

Viviane, Hunter, and Rowan Brown tree hunting in Big Lake. PHOTO BY Trisha Anderson-Brown

Young Jace loads up a Christmas tree in his wagon at Hov- ander Park in Ferndale. PHOTO BY angie dixon

Church blanketed in snow, Van Zant. PHOTO BY kelly makaravage Happy pig at Well Fed Farms, Bow. PHOTO BY JESSAMYN TUTTLE December 2012 grow Northwest 17 The wheat grass should be sprout- ing small, pointy shoots. Set the pots or trays in a sunny but not hot location, or under grow lights. You should have wheat grass in 5-7 more days depending on the temperature. The cooler it is, the slower it goes; the warmer it is, the faster it goes. And that’s it!

Harvesting Wheat Grass Harvest young leaves, not older bitter leaves. Height is not a consistently reliable indicator of when to harvest. Different varieties of wheat in different parts of the country will have different growth rates. I like to harvest before the leaves get too tall, because a second crops of leaves will grow, and you will be able to harvest as long as you continue to water. There is a technically optimal time to harvest wheat grass: right before wheat grass “splits” or begins to flower, the plant pulls nutrients from the ground. This is called the pre-jointing stage and is the best time to harvest, because the leaves are the most nutritionally rich. I’ll leave it to you to research this topic more. Usually you’ll be cutting the wheat grass when the leaves are 5 to 8 inches tall. With a regular pair of kitchen scissors, cut close to the soil without cutting into the crown of the plant; kinda like mowing the lawn real close. When you harvest the second set of leaves, however, cut right at the soil level where most of the nutrients are located. Your harvested and rinsed wheat grass is best processed or juiced right away. You’ll need a specific type of juicer for juicing wheat grass - get informed. Many juicers that juice apples, for instance, will not juice wheat grass. Be sure to compost the root mass once you’re done harvesting. I have a friend who turns over his harvested wheat grass mat and plants another set of seeds on top! Chuck McClung has a Master’s Degree in Botany and is the General Manager of Bakerview Nursery. He helps others solve their gardening dilemmas and may be reached at orchid [email protected]. Step by step

1. Soak wheat grass seeds overnight. 2. Spread soaked seeds on top of soil and keep covered with a moist towel. 3. After two days, remove towel and place in a bright location. Water every other day. 4. Harvest in 5-7 more days! Enjoy.

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December 2012 grow Northwest 19 Holiday Traditions Mini Christmas time of the year for us. We wish we gifts they bought or received (ex- parade in pajamas could see our angel’s face Christmas cept for the really big ones and re- morning. ally meaningful ones). What we do After we open gifts, we have a –Bill and Becky remember are the fun and emotion- Readers share their mini Christmas parade around the al moments. The important stuff. house wearing our pajamas and Joy Journal and The funny stuff. The heartwarming family traditions masks we’ve made of Santa, rein- stuff. Thanks Grandma. deer, angels, anything we want. Christmas play We also re-enact a Christmas –Benton family My grandmother kept a “Joy play on Christmas Eve by our and stories Journal” at Christmas time and beautiful tree. We tell the story of record her favorite memories. We the baby Jesus, and then eat a bunch Spare change toys have them now. We started doing of cookies. Much too excited to go We save our spare change every this in our family a few years ago to bed then! year. We then count up what we and with each Christmas, we go –Hannah Whittaker have in early December, and “adopt” back and read through the years Holiday Market a child through our local angel tree. prior. It’s hilarious, emotional and Chinese food We have no children and are on really connects us. It definitely Dec 1&2, 8&9, 15&16 from 10am-5pm a small budget. This is a favorite shows that no one remembers what We get together on Christmas Eve for Chinese food (ala the Christmas Story) and we then go All locAl/ home and sing songs and eat lots of regionAl Artists cookies that we baked for Santa. It Photos with Santa on Saturday gets really funny. Live Music every day –Timothy Houghton Free family crafts Mulled wine in the wine shop Christmas books Daily raffle • Free entry I decided to do this when I was young. Every year I received a new Christmas book, and thought it was Greenbank Farm 765 East Wonn Rd, Greenbank fun to wrap them each following (360) 678-7700 •greenbankfarm.com year and unwrap them. Now, on Christmas Eve, our kids pick a “present” and we open the book and read it. That way each year we have a brand new story to read, plus all of the ones from the last year. I wonder how early in the season we’ll have to start if we keep this up. –Mary Miller Wish list ornaments When our kids were little, I took down their wish lists and applied it to card stock and made it into an ornament with that year’s date. I did this every year. They are grown now, so I make them for our grandchildren. Their lists are much longer! –Katherine Miller

20 grow Northwest December 2012 Now filled with Special moments cider. After passing out lyrics for those traditions in a jar in need, we all sing: Growing up my family didn’t I toss special moments written Oh apple tree, we wassail thee have any holiday traditions. Every quickly on paper and toss them into In hoping thou wilt bear year it was like Christmas was a jar throughout the year. I don’t No one can say where we shall be dropped out of the sky onto my capture all of them, but I make To be merry another year. unsuspecting, wondering parents. notes of what I can. At Christmas So grow well and bear well A tree was put up and my parents time, I pull out the jar and read my And merry let us be moved forward haphazardly quickly moments to my family. They listen Let every one lift up their cup putting together “a” Christmas. to me as I explain how much those And health to the old apple tree. At the first opportunity I desert- little moments meant to me, and Then one of us yells: ed my family’s Christmas in favor how they will be memories, and are “Hats full, caps full, bushel-bush- of my In-Law’s celebration. Their memories. I don’t ever get through el bags full, and my pockets full too, Christmas was filled with tradition. it without tears. That’s how happy huzzah!!” The meals were the same year after they make me. After a troop through our or- year. Joke gifts were exchanged –Marilyn Becker chard hollering, everyone retires to with delight even though everyone the bonfire to roast little smokies knew what was contained in the Waes hael, and marshmallows. beautiful packages. Their home was This is our way of honoring the decorated with ornaments, candles, drinc hael! solstice with the best of company stockings, garlands and a wild At Seven Trees Farm our holiday and cheer! grown tree, leggy with the bare spot tradition is honoring our ancestors –Dani Sheldon, Seven Trees Farm turned to the wall. I felt wrapped and celebrating the Solstice, Dec. in the joy of the season and made a 21, by Wassailing our orchard and pact with myself that I would have apple trees. Cookies for the this Christmas for the rest of my In olden times, Wassailing the life, one filled with traditions. trees occurred on “twelfth night”, mailman With the creation of my daughter the 12th night after Christmas Eve, Always give the postal carrier I have moved forward with making or Jan. 17. Traditions vary, but in cookies! He deserves them! We had my own traditions. I have taken my the West Country of England where made chocolate chip for years, but favorite traditions from my in-laws, many of our ancestors came from, now we surprise him with a new lutfisk and Swedish meatballs for families held a feast with cakes, flavor each Christmas. I think we’re Christmas Eve dinner and going up cider, beer and ale. After eating and his favorite stop on his route! to Mt. Baker to get our own leggy drinking, everyone trooped to the –Brenda Van Dyk wild tree. Our home is filled with orchard to wassail the trees, waking ornaments that we have collected them up from winter. Ale, beer or together as a family that will be cider soaked toast, would be placed Giving potted trees passed down every year, and of in the tree branches or in a fork of Our family has a tradition of course we hang stockings for Santa. the tree, and splashed with cider. planting (and sometimes buying) I have not rejected my family com- Trees might be beaten with sticks or potted trees. We decorate our pletely, though I have found one pounded on, pots and pans clanged, house and property with them all thing to carry forward from them, and in some eras, guns loaded with through the month of December. complete wonder at the season. just powder (no shot) would be Come New Year’s Day we may plant Every year I work and plan to make fired at the trees. one or two, but most of them we it seem that the traditions drop out At our wassail we invite friends give away as New Year’s gifts, and of the sky into my daughter’s unsus- and family over, share the last of hope their new year is filled with Fresh Homemade Breads, Pies, Scones & Calzones pecting and hopeful lap. Wonder, it our previous years hard cider and happiness and health. People love turns out, is her favorite Christmas place slices of pumpkin bread in the Bakery & Deli • Soup & Sandwich $7.00 getting a tree! tradition and so it should be. boughs of our largest apple tree. We –Gibson family –Liz Hjelmseth pour the tree a libation from the Local Arts & Crafts Christmas Trees

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of the receiver and choose colors by Laura Boynton or spices or riffs that she hopes will resonate. The receiver feels the care, emember that thrill that time and thought behind the gift. went through both you With all that philosophizing and Laura Ingalls Wilder about gifts out of the way, here’s when she opened her an opportunity to learn how to Christmas stocking and found make four different ornaments Ran orange? AN ORANGE! And a using either recycled or readily penny – an especially shiny copper available materials. The ornaments penny? A PENNY!! can be used to decorate a package I believe that, though few of us or be the gift itself. While I can’t have experience with a Christmas guarantee you won’t have to also this simple or meager, we have hit a craft store (after all, I doubt all experienced the moment of everyone’s kitchen cabinets contain deflation when the gifts have been acrylic inks, X-acto knives and an assortment of paintbrushes), you opened and we are surrounded by Cork birdhouses. PHOTO BY LAURA BOYNTON more slippers and soaps and small will find that the majority of the kitchen appliances and feeling supplies needed are no more exotic empty in response to the amount than wire, old socks and sweaters creation. Above all, relax and have original ideas, but the wreaths or a pencil (this is just to keep before us. It’s too much. It’s too and windfall twigs. Encourage fun! The process is the best part and and stick trees are things I saw the threaded squares from sliding generic. It’s not personal, nor does yourself to think beyond my might even leave you questioning somewhere along the way.) off the end). Now thread squares it connect us to the giver. directions and supplies; if I say who received the real gift. onto the wire, either alternating Felted Wool Wreaths When you invest of yourself – no 20-gauge wire and you have none, (In the interest of full disclosure, colors or choosing a more random matter if you choose to bake a loaf use a length of coat hanger or a I have been crafting for many years Materials: Old sweaters, approach. You will want to snuggly of bread or sew a quilt or compose twist tie. Think of the listed supplies and don’t always remember (or scarves and socks (100 percent pack about 4 to 5 inches of squares a song – the experience of giver and as suggestions! Any changes or know) the origin of my project wool), scissors, ribbon, 20 gauge onto the wire. When you have the receiver is an authentic one. substitutions you employ will ideas. I think the cork birdhouses wire about 1 inch of wire left, pull it The giver has taken time to think make the end results your unique and the felted circle trees are my Tools: Needle-nose pliers through the wire loop you made, withcutting edge, Monaoilament, bend it back on itself to make another small loop so the two are Let’s start with the sweaters (or interlocked. Using your fingers, scarves or socks)! You’ll need 100 shape the wire into a nice circle percent wool garments for this and space the squares evenly, using project – holey socks and ugly them to hide the wire join. If the sweaters are perfect. By washing join still shows, that’s the perfect items first in hot water and rinsing spot to tie on a little sparkly bow. in cold, then subjecting them to Finish the ornament with a 6-inch a trip through the dryer on the monofilament hanger. hottest temperature, you’ll felt the fibers (causing them to shrink and Felted Wool Trees mesh, creating a dense, ravel-free (Same supply and tools list as for material). wreaths) When the entire shrunken, felted pile of woolens is in front of you, it’s The trees were made by cutting time to get out your scissors. For felt circles of different sizes and the wreath ornaments you will need threading them in graduating sizes many, many tiny pieces of fabric, onto the same copper wire used for approximately 1-inchs square. After the wreaths. This time the length all the squares have been cut and of your wire depends on the height you have decided on the colors for you wish the finished tree to be, your wreath, cut a 5-6 inch piece of plus enough for a few funny little 20 gauge copper wire. Bend one end curls or spirals at the top. This of the wire into a small loop around project also begins with a small Felted wool wreath and a twig tree. PHOTOS BY LAURA BOYNTON the end of some needle nose pliers loop for holding the circles on the 22 grow Northwest December 2012 Glacier Glass Works: Handcrafted holiday ornaments

chance to grow. business, the couple appreciates by Cameron Deuel “We made really good glass- being able to interact with their blowing friends,” Fisher said. “You customers. risten Fisher and her just start to sell more merchandise In addition to pendants, Glacier husband, Bear Yoho, and you end up buying new Glass Works offers a variety of didn’t intend to start a equipment. Before you know it, you products from tooth fairy jars to glass-blowing company. have a business.” Fisher said she goblets , glass buttons, and straws “It just sort of happened,” Fisher didn’t consider her glass-blowing as made of glass, as well as ornaments Ksaid. a career until she had been doing it for the holidays. Fisher mentioned Their interest in the craft began for eight years. how they use borosilicate pyrex about 16 years ago when Yoho was The couple differ in style and glass, which makes for a more just starting to toy around with content, Fisher said, as she enjoys durable piece of art. the art of blowing glass. Fisher decorating vases and jars with The vibrant swirl of reds and remembers people asking them to images of trees made from smaller blues amongst the clean, clear create pieces, especially pendants. pieces of glass. “Bear likes to make glass shows how both artists have “People were ordering such large nautical themed pieces,” Fisher managed to hone their craft. amounts that it started to effect our noted, “Maritime things like a ship Glacier Glass Works provides a work schedules,” Fisher explained. in a bottle.” strong variety in their products, Eventually, the two decided to work Overall, the couple enjoys ranging from meticulously created on their art full-time. speaking with customers and glass ornaments to beautifully Although they began in Glacier, learning about who buys their crafted shot glasses. they traveled to Florida for a short products. In addition to the For more information about time, eventually returning to the farmers market and other locations Glacier Glass Works, visit their Pacific Northwest – first in Eugene, such as Glacier Creations, they now booth each Saturday through Dec. OR, then settling back in Glacier. sell their glass on Etsy, a website 22 at the Bellingham Farmers They have created a presence at geared towards giving independent Market, see their works at the the Bellingham Farmers Market craft-makers an online storefront. Allied Arts Holiday Festival, or and Allied Arts in Bellingham, “I like the idea of people learning follow them on Facebook. Call 599- with occassional sales at their about our glass but how the heck 1485 or e-mail glacierglassworks@ home. Bellingham provided a great did someone from Virginia find netzero.com. Visit their Etsy site at community as an artist, Fisher said, out about us?” she said. While they etsy.com/people/glacierglass. strongly appreciate their online which gave their new company a Holiday ornament. PHOTO BY CYNTHIA ST. CLAIR wire, but the loop needs to be bent height of your tree plus 12 inches. to rectangles approximately one A few ideas for recycled garlands: scraps stiffened with spray starch perpendicular to the wire so that Thread a single length through a inch by three-quarters – two for • Alternate corks and beads on • Tiny scraps of wool (leftovers it doesn’t prevent the finished tree bead, then through the smallest each birdhouse). Paint both sides, hemp or jute string from the wreath ornament) can be from resting flat on the bottom twig, then through another bead, then cut a length of ribbon or gold • Glue one-inch circles cut from strung together or alternated with circle of felt. then through the next size larger thread for hanging the birdhouse. old greeting cards back-to-back on beads. twig and continue. If you wish, after Double the thread and tie ends fishing line, varying the distance for • String white packing peanuts Twig trees the largest twig, add a bead for the in an overhand knot to form a a more organic effect on fishing line – easier than Materials: Clean, dry twigs, trunk. Now, go through a very loop. Fit the loop between the two • Make old-fashioned paper stringing popcorn but with a scissors, acrylic paints, beads, small bead, then pull the thread shingles, then use a glue gun to chains from old Christmas cards, similar snowy effect. embroidery thread through so about a 6” tail remains join the shingles along their short newspaper, old books or fabric Tools: Drill with small bit, hand at the top. Go back through all edge, forming a triangle. Squeeze pruners, Monofilament string or but the very last bead you put on. small amounts of glue onto the top small paintbrushes, scissors Now you should have two 6-inch edge of the cork where the shingles Twig prunings from deciduous tails at the top of the tree. Tie will touch and set the roof onto trees are used here to make painted an overhand knot at the top and the cork. Paint a black circle on twig evergreen ornaments. Choose you’ve completed your first twig the cork, aligning with the point dry, smooth twigs – particularly if tree. Now, make some more! of the roof to create the birdhouse you plan to paint your trees – and “opening,” then push a length of cut them in graduated lengths, Cork Birdhouses twig into the cork immediately ranging from approximately 5” to Materials: Wine bottle corks, under the opening to form a perch. ½”. If you wish to paint the twigs Dollhouse shingles, scraps of Balsa (I usually push a longer twig in, prior to assembling the tree, now is wood or driftwood, twigs, tiny then trim with the scissors to about the time. Acrylic paints work best pinecones, bits of fake greenery, ½”.) Finish the birdhouse by gluing for this. I stuck the twigs in chunks ribbon or gold thread, fine glitter small bits of moss or artificial of play-doh so that I could paint all Supplies: Scissors, glue gun, greenery and pinecones to the roof the way around and they could dry paintbrush, acrylic paint then sprinkle with glitter! Sparkly upright. When the twigs are dry, Begin by enjoying a few bottles and perfect for the oenophile on drill through the center with a tiny of wine with friends! Now paint your list! drill bit. Cut either monofilament your dollhouse shingles or scraps of or embroidery thread to twice the wood for the roof. (I cut balsa wood December 2012 grow Northwest 23 local bites Washington Gourmet Gifts: Local, regional gift packages

County (she was born and raised businesses. One of the reasons by Brent Cole here), they focused on trying why I went with this business to find a business to purchase in particular is the community s the holiday season kicks and work for themselves. WGG aspect of it.” She added with a into gear, so does the was for sale, the price was right, laugh, “I love food and being local gift giving. With an so they bought it. “It had some able to be involved more in the emphasisA on regional products, really good established accounts community. It just really fit.” the Whatcom County-based already,” she added, While it’s early in the holiday Washington Gourmet Gifts Approximately 90 percent of season, Amy is happy with (WGG) offers a number of gift the products in the WGG baskets how sales have gone so far - 50 Amy and Scott Taylor (above). The baskets featuring foods, including are from Washington State with percent of her business occurs Northwest Indulgences basket (right) hazelnuts, chocolates and more. a large portion from Whatcom this time of year. WGG has a includes chocolate, coffee, jam and Though WGG first opened in County. Amy offers products large business customer base, so much more. 1989, new owner Amy Taylor from Chocolate Necessities, many of the baskets purchased purchased it this past April. She “that’s always a big one,” as well are given to clients as a thank you they simply state that it’s so and her husband Scott had both as products from Bellewood or to employees. For the other wonderful that you’re so focused worked in executive management Acres, Tony’s Coffee, Holmquist 11 months, her customers often on Washington state and local in casinos when they realized Hazelnuts, Rainy Days Kitchen consist of real estate agents buying products,” she said with pride. they needed to make a lifestyle biscotti, and Trilby’s BBQ sauce baskets for new home owners or Other regional products change. The two saved every on a regular basis. She also works businesses who buy a “thank you” include Portlock Smoked Salmon penny they could and spent a year with Breadfarm and Samish Bay or “congratulations” basket. and Uncle Woody’s Caramel travelling, visiting 27 countries Cheese for special order products. WGG offers pre-compiled Corn. along the way. “This time last Being part of the local baskets or special orders, which For more information, visit year we were in either China community was one of the biggest is what the bulk of the customers www.wagifts.com, call (360) 647- or Japan,” she said with a laugh. draws to WGG for Amy and want. “A lot of times when people 0128 or emails sales@wagifts. After returning back to Whatcom Scott. “I enjoy working with local call to order or send an email, com.

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24 grow Northwest December 2012 books Cookbooks for your Secret Santa state has to offer. Mixed in with by Brent Cole the recipes are features about different aspects of the local food nvited to a shindig and have scene – from the owners of Salumi to bring a gift for your Secret to a feature on backyard coops in Santa? Trying to find out Seattle. what kind of cookbook to get Aunt Melba this year? Try one of Dishing Up Oregon: While not Ithese. local like the Washington cookbook, Dishing Up Oregon is again Dead Celebrity Cookbook full of great recipes from local presents: Christmas in Tinsel- chefs. The cookbook also features town: While this cookbook isn’t profiles of farmers, cheese makers, locally oriented, it’s my favorite of and fruit growers in Oregon. It’s the holiday season. Find out what one of the best cookbooks I’ve Danny Kaye, Barbara Stanwyck or come across. Bing Crosby served their guests during the holidays. The book More Faster Backwards: Writ- Make the Bread, Buy the But- Heirloom Baking with the the market, it’s sometimes nice to is broken into chapters based ten by Bellingham resident Chris- ter: After losing her job, author Brass Sisters: Pulling from over open up the classic brand – the around famous holiday movies – tine Smith, More Faster Back- Jennifer Reese decided to make 119 years worth of recipes (com- tried and true cookbook that has Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a wards is the story of Christine and everything she could – from bined), the Brass Sisters help read- been around for years. Not only Wonderful Life for example, and her husband Jeffrey’s eight-year cheese to granola to pot stickers. ers discover and rediscover classic can you find recipes for roasted the star’s favorite recipes. It’s fun project of rebuilding the David Included are recipes, cost break- comfort desserts like Cranberry- turkey and other classics, but the and full of interesting tidbits – a B, their beautiful passenger boat. downs of homemade versus store Orange Scones and Chattanooga book includes decorating tips for great book for that cook in your Built in 1929, the David B needed bought, and if the recipe is really Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars. the holiday season. life who enjoys movies. a serious overhaul when the worth making. The book is a fun Smiths purchased it. Christine and informative read with great Betty Crocker Christmas Grow it, Don’t Throw It!: 68 recipes. Dishing Up Washington: A tells the story with humor and wit. Cookbook: While there is a wave Windowsill Plants from Kitchen cookbook with recipes from chefs of new and unique cookbooks on Scraps: The title says it all. across Washington using products grown in Washington, Dishing Up shows the reader all that the

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33rd Annual Allied Arts Holiday Festi- ment and more. The procession starts at donated by the Noel family. All profits will val of the Arts: Through Dec. 24. Six week Fairway Center and travels along Front go to these three local charities: C.A.S.A. Good Pickin’s long festival featuring the work of over Street throughout downtown Lynden. - Camano Animal Shelter Association, The 100 local artisans and craftspeople. Week- Tour unique light displays and decorated Stanwood Camano Food Bank, and Christ- ends feature live music, catch some of the storefronts throughout the city. Contact mas House. Free coffee samples and treats Lighted Christmas Parade artists in action, and fun art projects for the Lynden Chamber of Commerce at both days. 360.629.2362, RamonaLisa’s, kids. 1200 Meador Ave, Bellingham. Visit (360) 354-5995 or visit www.lynden.org. 9808 SR 532 * Stanwood. www.ramon- Dec. 1: See a display of lighted trucks, cars, floats, wagons, www.alliedarts.org for more information. alisa.net. 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday: Satur- farm equipment and more during Lynden’s 22nd annual Port Susan Farmers Market Holiday day, Dec. 1. Features local artisans offering Make Your Own Fresh Green Wreath holiday celebration . The procession starts at 6 p.m. at the Market: Open every Friday (10 a.m. to handmade gifts, including organic soap, Workshop: Saturday, Dec. 1. Pre-registra- 8 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) honey, handknits, toys, truffles, and more, tion required; class limited to 20 people; Fairway Center and travels along Front Street throughout through Dec. 22. Local vendors and craft- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photos with Santa from $35 class fee (plus tax) includes all mate- ers. Located in the Granary Building at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will benefit the Arlington rials. 10 a.m. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. downtown Lynden. Contact the Lynden Chamber of Com- 8715 271st Street NW, Stanwood. For Food Bank, and are $15 or free with a do- Bakerview Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) more information, contact Market Man- nation of 10 cans of food. 101 S Olympic 676-0400; www.bakerviewnursery.com. merce at (360) 354-5995 or visit www.lynden.org. ager Leslie Collings at (360) 202-3932 or Ave, in the heart of Arlington’s Hometown [email protected]. Holiday events, including carriage rides, Scent Your Own Lotion: Saturday, Dec. 1. Victorian carolers, and a tree lighting in This class will show you the ins and outs Wreath-making: Daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the park at 4:30 p.m. Visit arlingtonfarm- of making lotion, in addition to providing through Dec. 24. Christianson’s Nursery, ersmarket.blogspot.com for more details. you with a list of suppliers. Pre-registra- Holiday Port Festival 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Two tion is required – please call or come by wreath-making machines are available Stillaguamish Grange Holiday Craft the store to register. This is a two hour every day. Wire rings and greenery are Bazaar: Saturday, Dec. 1. A wide variety class. Class fee is $30. 10 a.m. to noon. Dec. 7-9: This available for purchase, or you may bring of handmade/homemade items. Still- Lavender Wind,15 Coveland St., Coupe- your own. Reservations required. Contact aguamish Grange Hall, 6521 Pioneer Hwy, ville. 360-544-4132. weekend of ac- (360) 466-3821, www.christiansonsnurs- Stanwood. tivities includes ery.com. Holiday Houseplants: Saturday, Dec. 1. Annual Holiday Bazaar: Saturday, Dec. Learn how to keep your Poinsettias, Ama- the annual gin- The Annual Compass Wines Holiday Ex- 1. Celebrate the season at Merrill Garden’s ryllis, Paperwhites, Cyclamen, and other travaganza and Release! Saturday Dec. Annual Holiday Bazaar & Open House. En- indoor holiday plants fresh, vibrant and gerbread house 1. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Holiday wine tasting, joy refreshments while browsing through colorful. 2 p.m. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. sale and reckoning release party. The food art, crafts and listening to live entertain- Bakerview Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) contest, featur- and wine starts being served/poured at ment by vocalist Gary Hood. 10 a.m. to 3 676-0400; www.bakerviewnursery.com. ing submissions 11 a.m. Sampling to 5 p.m. Alpenfire Cider p.m. Call (360) 629-3445 for more informa- from the Olympic Peninsula and Coach- tion. Now, Forager: Saturday, Dec. 1. Pickford from all ages. All house Cellars from Bellingham will be Film Center, Bellingham. We’ll have the sampled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. And more! 13th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas: filmmaker on hand for a post-show dis- funds from the Compass Wines, Anacortes. Admission is Saturday, Dec. 1. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Floyd cussion. Live music before the film, pro- auctioning off of free. Bring some non-perishable foods for Norgaard Center 102nd Ave. Free pictures vided by the creator of the soundtrack. the food bank. with Santa, gift bags, crafts, treats, enter- Cascadia Mushrooms and other wild food these gingerbread houses goes to the Mt. Baker chapter of tainment, and family fun! Sponsored by fans tabling in the Allied Arts gallery. We’re 5th Annual Holiday Handmade Bazaar: the Stanwood Chamber of Commerce and pairing with Ciao Thyme’s new lunch cafe the Red Cross. Also enjoy music, dancing, kids art activities, Open daily from Saturday, Dec. 1 through the Stanwood Area Historical Society. For to offer free dessert w/ticket stub; they’ll Dec. 24. The Paper Mill, 205 E. Chestnut more information contact the Stanwood have mushroom specials all week while a visit with Santa, fire truck rides and more at the Belling- St. Bellingham. Call (360) 746-8574. One- Chamber of Commerce at (360) 629-0562. the film is running.T he movie plays for a ham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven. stop shop for quality, handmade, locally- week at the Limelight. produced gifts this holiday season. You’ll Snohomish Holiday Market: Saturday find letterpress cards and journals, hand- and Sunday, Dec. 1-2. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aromatherapy Gifts From Nature with mixed teas and cacao, furniture made Snohomish High School. Featuring local Michelle Mahler: Tuesday, Dec. 4. Give from salvaged wood, handmade bread artists and crafters. Sponsored by Grow the gift of health and happiness this year and cookies, Washington State honey, Washington. Visit www.growwashington. with Aromatherapy blends. All welcome. Make a Wreath luxurious soaps, salves and lotions, stuffed biz. Class is free –optional supply fee $10 per animals, buttons, magnets and so much item. 6:30 p.m., Room 309, Skagit Valley more! Greenbank Farm Holiday Market: Satur- Coop. Free. days and Sundays Dec. 1-2, 8-9, and 15-16. Honeycrisp Kringle: 2nd Annual Holiday Enjoy handmade items created by local Birchwood Garden Club’s December Celebration at BelleWood Acres, 6140 and regional artists. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. San- Meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 5. Whatcom Guide Meridian, Lynden. “Christmas on ta will be visiting each Saturday from 11-2 Museum Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect the Farm Market” - 10 percent of proceeds with live music each day from 2:30 to 4:30 Street, Bellingham. 7 p.m. Chuck McClung to benefit Lydia Place, Dec. 1-2. Several and mulled wine in the wine shop from will lecture on, “Houseplant Success Tips” local artists and vendors to display their 4-5. Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, about making houseplants flourish, and wares all weekend and an art show from Greenbank. Visit greenbankfarm.biz. includes the plants, (easy, moderate, chal- Whatcom Art Guild. “Shop and Sip” cock- lenging), growing conditions, (light, heat, tail party on Dec. 8, 4 to 9 p.m. Bellingham Holiday on the Bay: Saturday, Dec. 1. water, humidity, soil) and pest manage- High School Choir Christmas concert and Pancake breakfast at 9 a.m., Children’s ment. Visit www.birchwoodgardenclub. fundraiser, Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Visit from Santa Art Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ginger- org. and Mrs Clause on Dec. 14-16, noon to 4 bread cookie decorating from 2 to 4 p.m. daily, with proceeds to benefit Big Broth- Tree lighting at 4 p.m., choir music, Santa Authors Tom Malterre and Ali ers Big Sisters. Christmas cookie decorat- Claus, lighted boat parade. Waterfront Segersten, of Whole Life Nutrition: ing also available each day. Visit belle- Center, Everett and Fisherman’s Tribute Wednesday, Dec. 5. Local nutritionists December: Two wreath-making machines are available woodfarms.com or call (360) 318-7720. Plaza, Everett. and cookbook authors Tom Malterre and Ali Segersten will be at at Village Books in every day through Dec. 24 at Christianson’s Nursery, Whatcom Hills Waldorf Holiday Fair: Snohomish NWESC Holiday Bazaar: Sat- promotion of their new book, Nourishing Saturday, Dec. 1. Crafts, treats and so urday, Dec. 1. At NWESC we are all about Meals. 7 p.m. Village Books, Bellingham. Mount Vernon. You may bring your own wire rings and much more! 941 Austin Street, Belling- helping horses – even if it is in a ‘bazaar’ Visit Tom and Ali’s blog and cookbook at ham. Call (360) 733-3164. sort of way. Northwest Equine Steward- wholelifenutrition.net/ greenery, or purchase some on site. Reservations required. ship Center, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Call (360) 466-3821, or visit www.christiansonsnursery. Lighted Christmas Parade: Dec. 1. Lyn- Brooke Freeburg at (206) 940-8589 or All About Neck and Back Pain: Wednes- den’s 22nd annual holiday celebration [email protected]. day, Dec. 5. Noon. Free. Sno-Isle Natural com. (Above staff are Rachel Anderson, Lily Hirdler, Laura begins at 6 p.m. with the Lighted Christ- Foods Co-op, 2804 Grand Ave, Everett. mas Parade, where visitors are treated to Shop the Noel Family Treasures: Satur- (425) 259-3798. Campbell, and Father Christmas is Jim Lippert.) holiday carolers and a display of lighted day, Dec. 1 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sun- trucks, cars, floats, wagons, farm equip- day, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All items Lynden Ag Show/Washington Small 26 grow Northwest December 2012 Fruit Conference: Thursday and Friday, Annual Silver Tea: Sunday, Dec. 9. Join Teen Gift Making: Thursday, Dec. 13. Dec. 6-7 at the NW Washington Fair- us for a “Homemade Christmas,” an after- Teens in middle school and high school grounds in Lynden. This 2-day conference noon of cookies and tea, decorated tables, are invited to come make cards and gifts is presented in association with the Lyn- music for mingling, and crafts for the kids. for friends and family. All supplies pro- den Ag Show, a trade show featuring ven- Raffle tickets will be sold for two beauti- vided. Grades 6-12. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. dors serving the small fruit community. fully unique Christmas wreaths donated Lynden Public Library, 216 4th Street. Call Topics include berry markets, using your by Growing Washington. The Tea is the (360) 354-4883. harvester for cider apples, on-farm safety, Friends of the Everson Library’s holiday labor issues, bird and weed management, gift to the community. All ages, 2 to 6 p.m. Pike Brewing and Pints for Prostate: among others. Lunches provided. For Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. Call (360) Friday, Dec. 14. All month long we will be more information, contact http://what- 966-5100. selling Pike Brewing glassware and all of com.wsu.edu/ag/edu/sfc/ or call (360) the profits from the glasses will be donat- 354-1337. Snohomish Holiday Parlor Tour: Sunday, ed to Pints for Prostate which helps raise Dec. 9. Presented by Snohomish Historical awareness and the importance of get- Holiday Port Festival: Friday, Dec. 7 Society. Various locations in Snohomish. ting screened for prostate cancer. Tasting through Sunday, Dec. 9. Most activities are Noon to 4 p.m. Visit www.snohomishhis- event all day, free. Must be 21 years and free. Gingerbread house contest display, toricalsociety.org. older with valid ID. Sno-Isle Natural Foods music, dancing, kids art activities, Santa, Co-op, 2804 Grand Ave, Everett. (425) 259- fire truck rides and more.B ellingham Whatcom Food Network Forum: Mon- 3798. Cruise Terminal, Fairhaven. day, Dec. 10. 1 to 4:30 p.m. County Civic Building Garden Room, 322 N. Commer- Orchids for the Holidays: Saturday, Dec. Nature’s Beauty for the Holidays: Fri- cial St. Bellingham. For more information, 15. Chuck McClung will show you easy day, Dec. 7. Floral designer Stacie Sutliff visit whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/foodnetwork/ steps to grow and re-bloom your orchids. of Blush Custom Floral near La Conner will 10 a.m. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Baker- inspire ways to bring the outdoors from Introduction to the Rossiter System of view Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) 676- your garden and woods to the indoors for Pain Relief: Tuesday, Dec. 11. For Low 0400; www.bakerviewnursery.com. elegant and creative holiday décor. 1 p.m. back and Sciatica Pain, with Lori Siebe, Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Rossiter Instructor & Coach. 6:30 p.m. Co- Bonsai Workshop: Saturday, Dec. 15. Lo- Mount Vernon. Reservations required; $10 op Room 309, Skagit Valley Coop. Free, cal bonsai expert George Berkompas will class fee. Call (360) 466-3821. pre-register. Call (360) 336-5087×139. show you how to create your own bonsai treasure. $35 class fee. Pre-registration re- Three River’s Community Holiday Fun Tea Tasting: Sample Amazing Ayurvedic quired. 2 p.m. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Night: Friday, Dec. 7. Silent auction, bingo, Teas: Tuesday, Dec. 11. Juliet Jivanti, Certi- Bakerview Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) and kids show. Great holiday shopping. fied Ayurvedic Practitioner, will discuss 676-0400; www.bakerviewnursery.com. Our silent auction is full of lovely items the ancient health benefits of each of the from local businesses and farms. 6 to 9 herbal teas that will be sampled. Noon Yo Ho Ho! HOLIDAYFEST!: Saturday, Dec. p.m. Van Zandt Hall. All welcome. to 1 p.m. Free. Ayurvedic Health Center 15. Food, crafts, free photos and more. & Wellness Shop, 203 W. Holly St, Suites Snoqualmie Ice cream, 21106 86th Ave Sweet Dreams...Sleep Better: Saturday, 201 & 204, Bellingham. Contact (360) 734- SE, Maltby. Call (909) 659 3095 or e-mail Dec. 8. 1 p.m. Free. Find out how you have 2396. [email protected]. a more restorative sleep and start the year off on a positive note. Sno-Isle Natural Mill Creek - Family Night: Felted Orna- David Lanz Holiday Concert: Saturday, Foods Co-op, 2804 Grand Ave, Everett. ment Making: Thursday, Dec. 13. Main Dec. 15. Benefits Sustainable Connections (425) 259-3798. Street Yarn in Mill Creek Town Center. 6 and the Pickford Film Center. Tickets are to 8 p.m. Children must be accompanied $15-$20 advanced; $20-$25 at the door Grow Your Own Mushrooms & Create by adult. Contact Kristen Snyder at (425) and available for advanced purchase at Your Own Shiitake Mushroom Log - 745-1891. www.DavidLanz.com. The Amadeus Proj- Workshop: Saturday, Dec. 8. Meet Alex ect, 1209 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham. 3 to Winstead, owner of Cascadia Mushrooms, Wintertide: Thursday, Dec. 13. Free family 7:30 p.m. who will show you all the supplies and event. Craft projects, face painting, photo growing tips needed to grow your own booth, Santa arrives on a city fire truck, Making Soap the Easy Way: Saturday, mushrooms in a workshop at 10 a.m. At cocoa, hot cider and cookies, holiday tree Dec. 15. Whidbey Island. You will learn noon, he’ll help you construct your very lighting, caroling, bonfire, free showing of how to use essential oils, how to form own Shiitake mushroom log that you take “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 6:30 soaps, scent, and color them, and then home. Pre-registration required; $25 class p.m. Plaza next to EPAC, 2710 Wetmore wrap and decorate them. This is a four- fee. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Bakerview Ave., Everett. hour class with a BYO lunch period in the Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) 676-0400; www.bakerviewnursery.com

Let’s Make Presents! Saturday, Dec. 8. Make great gifts for family and friends. For Grades K-5. 11:30 a.m. Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Drive. Call (360) 966-5100 or Tammy LaPlante at (360) 384-3150 x219.

Sippin’ & Shoppin’: Saturday, Dec. 8. Fun wine tasting and shopping event featuring nine local wineries. Each winery is pouring in a different shop in historic Downtown Snohomish. This is a BYOG event (bring your own glass). 4 to 7 p.m. Wine tasting entries available in advance for $10 at one of our merchant locations. $13 at the door, cash only. Check In at Beebops & Lollipops 1112 1st Street.

Make Your Own Soy Candles: Saturday, Dec. 8. You will learn about coloring and scenting as well as how to work with the wax for best results. Lavender Wind, 15 Coveland St; Coupeville. Pre-registration is required – please call or come by the store to register. Class fee is $40. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call (360) 544-4132.

Holiday Food & Gift Show: Saturday, Dec. 8, Monroe River Valley Farm, Monroe. 1 p.m.

December 2012 grow Northwest 27 middle. Pre-registration is required. Class quired) $15 materials fee. fee is $40. Class hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Bakerview Cascadia Grains Conference: Saturday Lavender Wind, 15 Coveland St., Coupe- Rd, Bellingham. Contact (360) 676-0400; Jan. 12. Presented by Washington State ville. Call (360) 544-4132. www.bakerviewnursery.com. University. Bringing together farmers, bakers, brewers, distillers, brokers, inves- 2012 Holiday Make.Sale: Saturday and tors, policy-makers and others to help re- Sunday, Dec. 15-16. Annual DIY local craft build the regional grain economy of West- fair and celebration sponsored by Make. farmers Markets ern Washington and Oregon. STAR Center, Shift Art Space. Noon to 5 p.m. Make.Shift Bellingham Farmers Market Winter 3873 S. 66th St, Tacoma. For more informa- Art Space, 306 Flora Street, Bellingham. Market: Saturdays through Dec. 22. Pro- tion, visit www.cascadiagrains.com or call Visit www.makeshiftproject.com. duce, arts, crafts, food, and more. Corner (360) 867-2151. of Railroad and Chestnut. bellingham- Finest wreaths on earth Native Flute Workshop with Peter Ali: farmers.org/ Bellingham Farmers Market Winter Available at the Bellingham Farmers Market! Sunday, Dec. 16. Peter Ali, a talented and Market: Saturday, Jan. 19. Bellingham And we ship, them, too! self taught native flute player, will share Farmers Market’s nine-month season stories of the flutes he plays and of his rich coming in january (April through December) will expand http://growingwashington.org/wreaths/ ethnic heritage. 11 a.m. Skagit Valley Co- in 2013 with the introduction of new op Room 309 Free, Pre-register: 360-336- All Members Meeting 2013: Thursday, monthly winter markets through March. 5087x139. Jan. 10. Sustainable Connections’ annual Depot Market Square, corner of Chestnut meeting at the Bellingham Cruise Termi- and Railroad, Bellingham. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sultan Community Christmas Caroling: nal, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visit sconnect.org/ bellinghamfarmers.org/ Monday, Dec. 17. Meet at Sky Valley Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m. Everybody is invited to Anacortes Farmers Market Indoor Mar- NW Sustainable Ag. Conference: spread cheer and holiday spirit in this fun, ket: Saturday, Jan. 12. Every second satur- Wednesday Jan. 23. This daylong event revived Sky Valley tradition. Contact Deb- day of the month through April, 9 a.m. to will feature seminars on topics relevant to bie at (360) 793-0983. 2 p.m. Find local farm goods, fresh baked sustainable and organic producers. 8:30 breads and treats and all your favorite a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Lynden. For more infor- No Cook Appetizers with Jill: Tuesday, vendors in one place. anacortesfarmers- mation, contact Colleen Burrows, Special Dec. 18. Learn to make Apricot Cana- market.org/ Agriculture Projects, at cburrows@wsu. pes, Lox and Goat Cheese Roll, Dips and edu or (360) 676-6736, Ext. 22. Spreads. This will be a hands on class, so Growing Tea in the Valley: Saturday, Jan. bring your cutting board and knife and 12. Richard Sakuma of Sakuma Brothers 2013 Country Living Expo & Cattle- let’s make little yummy magic together. Farms will provide sampling tastes and men’s Winterschool: Saturday, Jan. 26. 6:30 p.m. Skagit Valley Co-op Room 309, an update about his venture growing Hosted by Stanwood FFA. Presented by Free. Pre-register by calling (360) 336- tea with Camellia sinensis shrubs. While WSU Livestock Master Foundation, WSU 5087 x139. still facing challenges of growing the Extension and the Cattlemen’s Asso- tea plants, Sakuma has been working on ciation. Attend classes on a multitude of Create Your Own Terrarium - Workshop perfecting his processing techniques for topics, network with other small farmers, & Miniature/Fairy Garden: Saturday, green, oolong, white and black teas, as enjoy a prime rib lunch and visit with lo- Dec. 22. Wes Ladner will help you create well as creating blends using Northwest cal agricultural businesses offering you your very own terrarium at 10 a.m. (pre- botanicals. Reservations required; $5 class service. For more information, visit skagit. registration required) $15 materials fee. fee. 360-466-3821, www.christianson- wsu.edu/countrylivingexpo/ At 2 p.m., he will show you the basics of snursery.com. a miniature garden (pre-registration re-

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Welcome to our new section for our younger readers to enjoy Name: activities with their family and friends, and share artwork, stories, jokes, and photos. Send submissions to [email protected].

Become a Junior Grower! Send in three completed activity sheets and we’ll send your child a Junior Grower certificate, sticker and membership letter into the Junior Growers club! T-shirts coming! Color this picture and talk about what you see. Do you like to give What decorations and or receive? Why? colors do you like?

Unscramble these words: TIFG MAIYFL EGIV SACRD ERCEVEI HWEART READER SUBMISSIONS This month’s project: Why does Santa always go down the chimney? Create a greeting card Because it soots him! Using any materials, style and colors you want (construction paper, scraps, mark- ers, paints, pictures, glitter, stickers, etc.) make a greeting card. Draw and write What does Santa put on his toast? out a nice holiday message. Try Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice, “Jingle Jam” Happy Hannukah, Happy New Year, Season’s Greetings or something else! Draw images and be as creative with your artwork as you like. Pick a person to give it to – you decide! Maybe it’s someone you look up to, maybe it’s a friend or a rela- Why does Santa like to work in his garden? tive, or maybe a nurse, food bank volunteer, police officer, fireman, bell ringer, or Because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe! teacher, or someone else! Have fun with this. Your smile and greeting card will bring a smile to someone else! – sent in by Charlie Fischer

December 2012 grow Northwest 29 growNorthwest LOCAL marketplace & DIRECTORY Rate: 25 words for $10 (minimum) • Each additional word 40¢ each To place an ad, contact Grow Northwest at (360) 398-1155 or e-mail [email protected].

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Contact (360) 961-6496 (cell), (360) Contact Spinners Eden Farm, 360-756-2018. com. 18700 Main St, Conway. a quiet, safe and peaceful environment. Eng- 734-3420 (office), or [email protected]. Elenbaas Country Store: Serving farms large lish, Western, Dressage, Jumping, Western Place your ad here. Send to editor@grownorth- Building & Construction and small since 1939. Feed, fencing, workwear, Games and Trail rides are offered.T raining, west.com. Get 25 words for only $10! Arts & Crafts and much more at 2 locations. 421 Birch Bay- Boarding and Showing are also available. Kim- Deming, 4561 Mosquito Lake Road, 2.18 Dunbar Gardens: Baskets handcrafted by Lookabill General Contracting: Additions, Lynden Rd, Lynden (360) 354-3300. 302 W berly Lance 425-301-2440, Klhtjumpinghigh@ acres pasture land, small mobile home, 20 gal- Katherine Lewis from our Skagit Valley farm remodels, custom projects, interior finishes. Li- Main St, Everson (360) 966-3352. gmail.com lon/minute well, 3 bedroom septic system, un- grown willows, classes, willow cuttings, farm- censed, bonded and insured, LOOKAGC908B5. Skagit Farmer’s Supply: Visit one of our six Rolling Stone Equestrian LLC is a mobile derground power and phone, gravel driveway, stand, 16586 Dunbar Road, Mount Vernon. (360) 201-7024, www.LookabillGC.com. local Country Stores to find products you need riding instruction service. I travel to boarding Twin Sisters and Nooksack River views, great Visit www.dunbargardens.com Skagit Building Salvage: Used building ma- from people you trust. Become a member or barns and client homes, and also provide les- southern exposure, $155,000, possible owner Mountainside Gardens is a gallery/gift shop terials and more. Buy, sell, trade. 17994 SR 536, just come to shop. Everyone is welcome! www. son horses/instruction for “horseless” riders contract. (360) 820-1427. featuring locally created art, gifts, specialty Mount Vernon. 360-416-3399. Open Mon-Sat skagitfarmers.com with my co-worker Dixie the Wonder Horse. Unique Farming Opportunity south of food items and natural personal care products. 10-5:30. www.skagitbuildingsalvage.com. Scratch and Peck Feeds: We use only natu- Serving Whatcom and Skagit counties. Visit Lynden: Approximately 6 acres of certifiable Large selection of locally grown veggie starts, Place your ad here. Send to editor@grownorth- rally grown and non-GMO whole grains in rollingstoneequestrian.com or call Andrea land. 3 acres peat and 3 acres sandy loam on annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. Located west.com. our feeds. Proud to offer a variety of soy free Heimer at 360-220-5396. draft horse farm. Incorporating draft horses 1 mile east of Kendall on the Mt. Baker Hwy. animal feed products, including chicken feed, Place your ad here. Send to editor@grownorth- into land tillage a possibility. Also available: (360) 599-2890, www.mountainsidegardens. Bookstores rabbit feed, pig feed, and more! Visit 1645 Jill’s west.com. Get 25 words for only $10! tractors and numerous pieces of farm equip- com. Court, Suite 105, Bellingham. (360) 318-7585, ment. Lots of potential. Call (360) 510-7466. Snow Goose Bookstore: A bookstore with lo- 5th Annual Holiday Handmade Bazaar: www.scratchandpeck.com/ Household Open daily from Saturday, Dec.1 through Mon- cal flavor. Outstanding and eclectic selection Wilderness Hay & Feed: Come check out day, Dec. 24. Your one-stop shop for quality, of new books, cards and gifts, special orders. our Christmas sales and support local 4-H stu- Extra Appliance? Donate it to our nonprofit Restaurants & Eateries handmade, locally-produced gifts this holiday 8616 271st St NW, Stanwood. 360-629-3631, dents! Holiday gifts available including tack job training program. Appliance Depot, 802 www.snowgoosebookstore.com. Bayou on Bay: Restaurant and oyster bar season. The Paper Mill, 205 E. Chestnut St. Bell- items, photography, and hand-painted artisan Marine Drive, Bellingham. FREE curbside pick- has been dedicated to bringing Bellingham ingham, WA 98225. 360-746-8574 crafts. Great selection of Christmas trees and up service in Bellingham city limits; Whatcom a unique Cajun and Creole dining experi- County-$30 pickup fee or FREE to drop off. Classes & Workshops wreaths! Sunday, December 2 - Sunday, De- ence since 2007. 1300 Bay St. Bellingham. cember 23rd. Timothy, Alfalfa, Orchard Grass, (360) 527-2646. ($25 Freon recycling fee for 360-75-BAYOU, bayouonbay.com. Baked Goods, Sweets & Treats Workshop - Raising Meat Rabbits - $25. Mixed Hay. Delivery Available. 11008 84th St fridges & freezers) Brandywine Kitchen: Locally sourced ingre- NE, Lake Stevens. Call (360) 386-9144. Breadfarm: Makers of artisan loaves and Experience a working rabbitry. New Zealand dients, hand-cut fries, baguette sandwiches, baked goods. 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