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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! Register early and save! Purchase your food box before April 1 and receive a 5% discount. Visit the Local Choice Food box website for details. The Summer CSA runs 18 weeks from June to October, beginning at $24 per week for a small vegetable box. There are options for larger boxes, fruit, and flowers. *Community Supported Agriculture Seniors 60 years old or older can get 10% off every Tuesday from 8am – 11am at Uwajimaya grocery stores (All Locations).
College Night happens every Friday from 6pm – 10pm, at Uwajimaya Asian grocery stores (All Locations). You must present current college ID to receive discount. *Some Restrictions Apply, See Store for Details. Come watch a thought-provoking documentary about the organic food debate, and then stick around to discuss what we can do to promote good, healthy, sustainable food in our community. For more information contact Food & Water Watch Organizer Marie Logan at mlogan@fwwatch.org or 415-293 -9919 with any questions. or RSVP online for this event. You are welcome to bring along friends or family! The free film screening will be held Monday, August 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM in Magnolia at the Q Cafe, 3223 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 (Google map). Free parking is also available. Co-sponsored by: Food & Water Watch, Community Alliance for Global Justice, The Northwest Farm Bill Action Group, Seattle Tilth, Slow Food Seattle. Many Seattle residents are interested in planting vegetables and other edible foods in the planting strip immediately abutting their properties. A Street Use permit is not required for gardening activities in the planting strip. However, a Street Use permit is required when planting a tree or installing hardscape elements in the planting strip, like raised planting boxes or pavers. Street Use permits for these activities are FREE. Apply for a Street Use permit online at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/stuse_permits_online.htm or in person on the 23rd floor of the Seattle Municipal Building at 700 5th Avenue, Seattle 98104 (Google map). Be advised that when you submit your Street Use application, you are agreeing that you have followed all the setback and height requirements for your proposed installation in the planting strip. SDOT allows the growing of food in planting strips as long as setback and height guidelines are met. Please note that SDOT prohibits certain trees, including fruiting cherry, apple, and pear species that can pose a safety risk to pedestrians when fruit falls on the walkway. For setback and height requirements for installations in the planting strip, download the PDF file from the City of Seattle Gardening in Planting Strips. This free guide to Growing Food in the City (PDF) will help beginning gardeners to start gardening and experienced gardeners to learn more. Grow healthy food for your family, share the learning with children and neighbors, and have fun growing! The Central Co-op Madison Market is offering classes in cheesemaking. Rhonda Rider of Winlock, Washington’s Blue Rose Dairy will facilitate a hands-on class ($15 – $30 sliding scale) in which participants will gain an understanding of chèvre, mozzarella, yogurt, ricotta, and buttermilk making. Students will feel how cheese sets up, cut curds, stretch mozzarella, and walk away with a handy booklet including indispensible recipes and cheese information. Blue Rose Dairy Goat Milk Cheesemaking Class Please include your full name, owner number, and a complete email address. Central Co-op is a member-owned natural foods cooperative in the heart of Seattle. You don’t have to be a member owner, everyone can shop at Central Co-op. They offer a full-service delicatessen; extensive selection of natural remedies and body care; foods for special and limited diets; unrivaled assortment of bulk, local, organic, and fairly traded goods; sustainable seafood and meat; and farmers’ market-quality produce department. |
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