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Make a day of it at the Pike Place Market Fruit Festival, July 25, 2010. The fun starts at 10:00 a.m. Get there early to enjoy activities–be sure to catch the “Iron Chef” competition at NOON, and then break for lunch. In the afternoon, shop for the season’s best locally grown fruits and veggies before you head home. There will also be plenty of live entertainment. Look for tents lining the west side of Pike Place Market between Pike and Pine Streets.
The highlights of the day is sure to be the friendly “Iron Chef”-style competition between Josh Green of the Virginia Inn and Chef Ron Anderson of Etta’s Seafood who will vie for the title of “Master of the Market.” Each chef will be presented with two secret ingredients at noon. They will then have 20 minutes and $25 to shop from farmers in a mad-dash for ingredients. After the shopping spree they’ll return to the cooking tent to create, in 45 minutes, a dish of their choice. Upon presentation of each creation, judges will merit each based on originality, taste and presentation.
Be sure to bookmark the Seattle Times Summer Guide, the source for things to do and places to go in and around Puget Sound this summer.
There is a weekend-by-weekend list of best bets and a whole summer of mini road trips to nearby locations for a getaway celebration plus plenty of activities for families and kids, concerts, festivals, and sites.
Interested in growing shellfish on your own beach? According to the article Shellfish farm helps restore ecosystem by CONNIE MEARS in the Bainbridge Island Review on Apr 15 2010, homeowners with tideland access can get free “seed” oysters from 8-11 a.m. May 15 with advance reservations at the PSRF office, 590 Madison Ave. The event is scheduled during a particularly low tide so participants can pick up the oysters and plant them the same day. A demonstration is at 10 a.m.
For more information, call 780-6947 or visit www.restorationfund.org.
Enjoy the finest organic whole grain, flours, and blends at a special savings when you join the CSA program by local producer Bluebird Grain Farms, located in the Methow Valley. By agreeing in advance to purchase 4, 6 or 12 months’ worth of Bluebird products in the quantity that’s right for your family, Bluebird Farms can focus on what they do best: grow gourmet grains, like Bluebird Emmer Farro, all-naturally. What could be better than hot cereal, pancakes, waffles, quiches, biscuits, scones, and muffins for breakfast. Or whole-grain salads, breads, risottos, polenta, pilaf, and fresh pastas for lunch and dinner… And don’t forget pies, cookies, cakes, brownies, and pudding for dessert!
Here’s what you get when you join the Bluebird CSA and get Bluebird products delivered to your door.
Save 10-15% on Bluebird products
Swap any item in your share for another product of equal or lesser value
Receive a free recipe booklet and other recipes from Northwest Chefs
Be the first to receive special promotions and free samples of new Bluebird products
For more details, visit the Bluebird Grain Farms CSA information page.
If you have decided to enter the “Eat Local for Thanksgiving” Farmers Market Thanksgiving Dinner CONTEST in order to Win a gourmet meal cooked in your home by award-winning Chef Tamara Murphy of Brasa, then head over the Seattle farmers markets this weekend for FREE cooking demonstrations by area chefs.
Even if you aren’t entering the contest, these FREE cooking demos promise to be fun and educational.
Holiday cooking demonstration at U-District farmers market November 14
Holiday cooking demonstration at Broadway farmers market November 15
Join Seattle chefs and come away with delicious ideas and tips for using fresh, seasonal farmers market ingredients for your holiday meals from Thanksgiving all the way to New Years Day!
Click here for a list of the operating days and hours for 2009 for all Seattle farmers markets and for links to information about eastside farmers markets and markets located in other parts of Washington State.
The Redmond Saturday Market operates every Saturday from May 2 – Oct 21 at 7730 Leary Way (the northwest corner of Redmond Town Center) fron 9 am – 3pm.
Every week at you’ll find over 80 vendors, selling top quality fresh produce, organic meats, fresh cheese, eggs, seafood, flower bouquets, nursey stock, as well as premium quality arts and crafts from local artisans.
All items sold are produced right here in Washington!
The Local Choice Food Box is the only CSA* in Washington that let’s each customer choose the food that goes into their box each week! The Local Choice Food Box lets you choose EVERY ITEM, EVERY WEEK. No food you don’t recognize or vegetables you dislike. Just fresh, local, organic food you know your family will eat. You choose it, so you know you’ll use it!
That makes the Food Box a great value.
Visit the Local Choice Food box website for CSA Details today. The Summer CSA runs 18 weeks from June 15-October 18, beginning at $24 per week for a small vegetable box. There are options for larger boxes, fruit, and flowers.
*Community Supported Agriculture
If you are interested in supporting local agriculture and getting easy access to the freshest produce the Puget Sound region has to offer, join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program!
CSAs are a very simple agreement between you and a local farmer. You pay an upfront “subscription fee” directly to the farmer and each week during the growing season, the farmer packs a “farmers-market-in-a-box” just for you (usually mid-June to late-October). The money goes directly to the farmer and the food goes directly to you. Program lengths range from 14-25 weeks at $10-40 per week, depending on the size of the box.
Each farm’s CSA program is slightly different. Most Puget Sound CSA programs begin in June–sign up soon to get your first choice of program. For information on finding a program that works for you, go to the King County CSA information page.
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