Farm Connect Order List - 9/11/08

The "CSA" discount pricing options are for people who pre-pay at the first of each month, and pick up weekly. Ask for details!
You’ll find us this week in our brown/grey minivan. ~S

We'll be at the Vancouver Farmers Market on Saturday with cheese only!

To order, click here and specify what you would like.All checks go to "Dee Creek Farm", or bring cash.

**BRING YOUR OWN BAG**

We fill pre-orders first, then it’s first come, first served! We do mostly pre-orders at deliveries, rather than Farmers Market style.Please help us in this by pre-ordering what you can!

Vancouver Food Co-op Harvest Dinner Tickets, $50/each
I'll have tickets with me to pass out for anyone interested in joining us at the Harvest Dinner on September 19th. I just sent out a separate email with more the details!

Cheeses,
Aged Feta, $5.50/container retail, $5.00/container CSA
Creamy crumbles of unpasteurized aged feta from DCF to top your salad, pasta, or olive ciabatta from Julia Bakery (yum!). The perfect treat for a warm summer day!

Eggs, $4/dozen retail, $3.75/dozen CSA
We will fill DCF egg CSA's first, but this week we have extra from our farm. Also recycle your DCF egg cartons with us! If you are hoping to sign up for the egg CSA in September, be sure to let me know!Did I tell you that we have a young flock of chickens that will begin laying in the winter, and will carry us through Spring?!

Raw Honey, Quart $12Honey in Comb, $12 per package
Packaged in glass or plastic jars, this delicious raw honey comes from Honey House Farm in Brush Prairie.

Produce & Rarities,
Heirloom Tomatoes, $3.50/lb
Canning Heirloom Tomatoes, $2/lb (not as 'perfect')
Walla Walla Onions, $1.50/lb
Red Torpedo Onions, $2.10/lb
Garlic, $3/lb., small heads
Jalepeno's, $2.25/lb
Patty Pan Squash, $2.25/lb
Fresh Basil, $ price pending
Cucumbers, $ price pending
All of these fruits & veggies comes from NW Organic in Ridgefield, and are certified organic!

Hops, dried, $4/bag
From Storytree Farm. These are the folks that came to the uptown delivery last week with brocolli, squash, cukes, kale, and FIGS! Here's wishing for more of that! Available at the downtown delivery only.

Grapes, $ price pending
Candice and Interlacken grapes - small, seedless and sweet, these come the same gal that brings the fresh cut herbs (below). She brings these to the downtown delivery only.

Wild & Dried Eats,
Fresh Picked Wild Mountain Huckleberries -$4.50/half-pint, $25/for 6 half pints (a half flat), $45/12 half-pints (a full flat)
Mushrooms, Fresh -Cultivated Maitake (Hen of the Woods), $4/bag
Organic Shitake, $3/bag
Yellow Chanterelles, $4.00/bag - NEW DISCOUNTED PRICE
Lobster, $3.50/bag - NEW DISCOUNTED PRICE
Rare Blue Chanterelles, $5/bag
Dried Snack and Meal Helpers -(Already chopped, diced, sliced, portioned, and packaged just right for 1-2 meals)
Org. Walla Walla Onions (great for snacks, sandwiches, salad toppings...) $1.25
Org Red Onions (great for stir-fry, burgers, sandwiches, macaroni & potato salads...) $1.25
Org. Green Garlic (a spring culinary treat - more delicate mild flavor than raw garlic...) $2.00
Org. Heirloom Tomatoes (snacks, great for pasta or rice dishes, saute` w/vegs...) $2.00
The above comes from Nature's Choice, a Vancouver business, operated by a couple who collects & sells wild eats, and prepares naturally preserved (dried) foods. The mushrooms come in white paper bags, weighing 1/4# each.

Fresh Herbs, $2/bundle
3 large sprigs of sage, or 6-8inch sprigs of rosemary.
These are organically grown (no chemicals, sprays, etc). "My pesticide is ladybugs and birds" says this city gardener - with an extra large herb garden! She'll be at the downtown delivery only with these yummy fresh herbs!

All-Natural Soap, $4/bar
Garden Guardian from DCF is full of wonderful essential oils that are beneficial for hard-working hands, and is a great exfoliant for those dirty finger nails. Go and dig in, you can still look nice for dinner guests! Friendly to sensitive skin, as it's all-natural.

Produce & Poultry CSA's Reminder
For those who have signed up a seasonal/weekly CSA with Dee Creek Farm, don't forget to pick up your fresh produce straight from the gardens, and natural, pasture-raised poultry, eggs, and cheese! Any extra will be available for sale at deliveries.

To order for later:

Pastured Poultry
Turkey - $25/bird deposit to order for Fall, $3.50/lb at harvest (minus deposit)
Chicken - $3.50/lb
We ONLY have available chickens for 10/31. Pre-order with a $5 deposit per bird. Remember we will have NO chickens again until May!

Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, $15
Nourishing Traditions "cookbooks" are on the press, and will sent to us 9/13. Since we are buying in bulk, we can get them for 40% off, with no shipping/tax. Great price! If anyone wants to pre-order one, let me know!

SummerEmail: summer@deecreekfarm.com
Farm Phone: 360-225-9711
Cell Phone: 360-903-6956 (no service at the Farm)