Farm Connect/Locavore Delivery List - 10/2/2008

Here's the farm connect/locavore delivery list for this week. Brought to you by Summer @ Dee Creek Farm and the Vancouver Food Co-op. Hurry up and take advantage of this great resource for locally grown, fresh food. Fall is knocking at the door and the growing season will be over before we know it.

To place an order, just e-mail or call Summer.

Remember that anyone and everyone can order from our deliveries, not just "subscribers"! To any newcomers on the e-list, welcome!

Also rest assured that all farms contributing to our deliveries all meet our standards: chemical-free, sustainable, natural, family farming... If you have questions about any of them, don't hesitate to ask, or to seek them out! ~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!

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, and there may not be a lot of extra this week beyond that. Also recycle your DCF egg cartons with us!

Raw Honey,
Out this week!

Produce,
Heirloom Tomatoes, $3.00/lb
Canning Heirloom Tomatoes, $2/lb (not as 'perfect') -- may only have a couple of weeks left!
Peppers (spicy and sweet), 4 for $1
Summer Squash, large: 2 for $1, small: 4 for $1
All of these fruits & veggies comes from Red Basket Farm in Battle Ground!
Blackberries, $3/pint
Freshly picked from the wilds of Dee Creek Farm. Thanks to everyone, the kids are happy to report that they've enough for roller skating, plus a little! I imagine we only have another week or two of these.
Fresh Mixed Herb Bundle,
Chives, Oregano, and Parsley from Dee Creek Farm, $3

Wild & Dried Eats,
Mushrooms, Fresh -
Organic Shitake, $3/bag
Yellow Chanterelles, $4.00/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.

Kombucha & Dairy Kefir, FREE
I've got extra dairy kefir grains & kombucha scoby's. If you're not sure what this is, and want to learn, Google it!

Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, $15
Half off retail price with our bulk order - thanks everyone for joining in! We only have a couple left!

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! Not a lot of room left!

Beef, Burger-only cow,
$1.50/lb hanging weight (plus harvest fee and "cut & wrap")
You can order by the quarter, half or whole (please specify). Expecting 600 pounds hanging weight from Limosin cows fed ONLY grass & orchard ground fall - NO GRAIN. Will be harvesetd 10/15. You can expect about 60% of the weight to be burger, the rest bones and tallow. Only a quarter left!

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