Nuts and Dried Fruit, Broccoli and Jumbo Artichokes

For those following our progress in going solar, we are happy and stoked to report that we surmounted our goal of $9K. Our thanks goes out to all those folks who chipped in and made this alternative financing option a reality. Gold Electric, despite the weather, may still be installing this week.

This week, on the heels of the upcoming storm, we are stocking up on produce goodies from our coastal farmer friends, Rodoni and Mariquita Farms as well as Terra Firma. You can expect a gorgeous display of seasonal fresh produce from these diverse growers: more of those delicious artichokes (thos

e nice big ones you tried a couple weeks ago), leeks and lots of Brussels sprouts. Braeburn, pink lady and fuji apples, limes, Meyer lemons, avocados, beets of all colors in addition to shiitake and oyster mushrooms. We'll have broccoli, carrots, satsuma mandarins, fennel, cilantro and other stuff.

We are well stocked with sweet potatoes, winter squashes of all types and of course our new release Yellow Finn Potatoes. No Christmas dinner should be without these excellent mashers!

New Winter Hours: Thursday 11 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm.
Please Note: Closed for remodeling Xmas Day to New Year's Day including (12/25; 12/30 (Thursday) and 1/1/11) Reopen on Thursday 6th January, 2011

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.