Yellow Finn Potatoes, Leeks and all things Local

This time next week, weather permitting, we'll be generating our own power! Solar panels will be installed next week by Gold Country Electric and Solar Universe. Thank you to the Outer Aisle community for purchasing "Futures", we are more than half way to our goal of $9,000 (see article below).

We are featuring our own produce this week: broccoli, bok choy, Late Flat Dutch cabbage (a drum head variety introduced to the US in 1860's); lettuce, salad greens, green onions and greens. We will also have parsnips, celeraic, winter squash, onions and sweet potatoes and mandarins, apples and persimmons in plentiful supply.

New Winter Hours: Thursday 11 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm. Open every week, except Xmas and New Years days.

New Release: Yellow Finn Potatoes 10/10/10
We are pleased to announce the availability of the most gorgeous Yellow Finn and Carola potatoes we

have ever grown! These varietals, in our opinion, are the kings and queens of the potato world; premium storage varieties that keep all winter long with excellent flavor,      versatile uses and packed with nutritional goodness.

They are the outcome of a rare educational and community building event that brought over 80 volunteers together in early October to harvest a 1/2 acre of new ground planted entirely to potatoes, and worked entirely with a core group of a dozen volunteers eager to learn. We used the groundbreaking benefits that growing potatoes provide while offering an educational experience, that in turn provided the physical labor, and resulted in a "harvest" party open to the public where people of all ages gathered to take part. The end result, 8,000 pounds of potatoes guaranteed to feed many members of our community well into the spring.

Your purchase of potatoes, whether by the 35lb case or in 1,000 lb quantities will ensure that ample funding be channeled into the 2011 FoCuS Seed Farm Project planned for the same 1/2 acre in Columbia. This Seed Farm will grow out varieties acclimatized to our region and eventually provide a seed bank for gardeners and farmers in our region.

Availability (all winter long):
Mixed varieties per 35 lb boxes for $45. Ask for bulk price rates.
Available in small, medium and large sizes
Carola: smooth skinned and yellow fleshed, with a naturally creamy texture.
Yellow Finn: finely crackled, thin skinned, yellow flesh with flakey texture.
Versatile uses: baked, roasted, soups and chowders, makes a great hash brown.