Locavore Delivery & Dee Creek Farm News - 5.28.2009

Here's this week's Locavore Farm Delivery list from Dee Creek Farm. Stop using that tired old cream cheese, and pick up a container or two of Dee Creek's chevre. Your bagel and your tummy will thank you!

The concert was a blast! We counted about 80 people there, which was just right. The weather was perfect, the singer was fabulous (as always). I'll post pictures soon, but am super tired for tonight.

For anyone looking for beef in the next couple of weeks, let me know. One of my friends has a couple they're ready to harvest soon, and I believe they're grassfed exclusively. Can you get you info.


See you Thursday! ~S

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Dee Creek Farm Cheeses, from start to finish
The containers we've been using have grooves that seem to be stealing all of the cheese (or leave us all licking the containers out instead of being polite and adult-like), so by consumer demand and desire to consume all of the cheese that we can, we're using clear, round tubs now, which are excellent for reusing for food storage as well! They look smaller, but don't let that fool you - they carry the same amount of cheese we've been sharing.
Aged Feta, $5.00/container - Creamy and salty, add to ravioli or pasta, wild greens & berry salad, or ??
Plain - block or crumble
Marinated - cubes - in olive oil with Garden Delight herbs
Kalamata Olive Tapenade - crumbles
Spicy - crumbles - peppers from Red Basket CSA farm in Battle Ground
Fresh Chevre, $5.00/container - Creamy - great on crepes, bagels, crackers, veggies...
Garlic Chive - garlic from Storytree Farm, chives from DCF
Dill Herb - herbs from Garden Delight
Strawberry Honey - fresh fruit from Pdx Farmers Market, honey from Honey House Farm
Black Pepper - freshly ground and delish
Original (Plain)
Cheese Curds, $5.00/container

Eggs,
$5/dozen, ($4.50 per dozen for egg CSA'ers)
$2.50/half-dozen (limited)
We'll have lots of Dee Creek Farm eggs, as well as eggs from Creative Outlet! These are (likes ours) are fed only natural feeds and lots of pasture - you can find lots of info on our poultry-raising on our website. Be sure to recycle egg cartons that you pick up at our deliveries with us!

Wild & Naturally Preserved Eats,
Mushrooms, Fresh (1/4# bags)
Morels $6.50 (limited supply - larger "blonds" this week)
Maitake $4.00
Shiitake $3.00
Mushrooms, Dried (cello packs - choose one, not mixed packets)
Chanterelle, Lobsters, or Shiitake, $2.00
Maitake or Porcini, $3.00
Matsutake or Morels, $4.00
Dried Snack & Meal Helpers (chopped, diced, sliced, portioned & pkg'd for 1-2 meals)
Organic Red Onions, $1.25
Organic Heirloom Tomatoes, $2.00

Dried Herbs, $4/packet
From Garden DElights in Brush Prairie, these herbs were hand prepared from chemical-free herbs. There are several mixes available, including: Grilling Blend, Poultry Blend, Mexican Blend, and Veggies & Soups

Canned "Preserves",
Strawberry Jelly, low sugar, $5/8-oz
Raspberry, low sugar, $5/8-oz
White Grape, low sugar, $5/8-oz
The above also come from Garden DElights, in Brush Prairie. A multi-generational farm, this Mom and daughter team work hard on creating healthful, local, and delicious foods. Generally known for their herb packets & natural doggy treats, they are also a produce CSA farm!
Wild Huckleberry Jam, 7oz., $5.00 (made w/white grape conc. - almost sugar free)
Wild Huckleberry Syrup, 8oz., $5.00 (made w/white grape conc. - almost sugar free)
These two huckleberry delights are wild-gathered by Nature's Choice.

Water Kefir Grains, $20/kit
Just a couple left, this kit comes with a set of strainers, a mesh bag to separate your grains in, and some grains to start making water kefir on your own! If you're up for the task, and want a cool color pdf booklet that I have, let me know!


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Remember that in an effort to be more efficient, and less wasteful, we do not write individual receipts, but instead keep a book. If you specifically want a receipt, please let us know when you place your order, if possible.

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 several standards: chemical-free, sustainable, natural, family farming... If you have questions about any of them, don't hesitate to ask, or check them out yourself!

To order, click here and specify what you would like.
All checks go to "Dee Creek Farm", or bring cash.
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We do mostly pre-orders at deliveries, rather than Farmers Market style.
Please help us in this by pre-ordering what you can!

Summer & Spark
Email
Farm Phone: 360-225-9711
Cell Phone: 360-903-6956 (no service at the Farm)