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WINTER HOURS: THURSDAY - 11 to 5:30pm
SATURDAYS - 10 am - 4pm
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Want to receive baskets of vegetables and fruits fall, winter and spring? Benefits of Becoming a Member:- Enjoy local and seasonal fruits and veggies all year round
- Fresh, high quality, home-grown flavor
- Bi-weekly fall, winter and spring deliveries to convenient drop off locations near you
- Your choice of the size bag for your needs: mini, basic and full sizes. Add on fruit, roots, and greens
- Access our on-line web store for many more essential items
- Cancel when you are out of town
- Supplement your own garden, you grow greens: we have roots and fruits!
- Lower your carbon footprint. Save gas, we deliver to you
- Support local growers, producers and makers.
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News From Outer Aisle
Mid February Newsletter, 2011 |
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Outer Aisle NEWS!
Work has begun in the garden, mostly cleaning up and organizing for what appears to be an early season. We planted out the first seeds in the greenhouse on Monday which will give us an early start on the season. These seedlings are intended for hot-house plantings in early April and for sale at our store.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE MONTHS TO COME:
- We are awaiting an expansive offering of seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed company.
- On hand basic farm equipment, irrigation supplies, row covers and hoops, deer fencing, etc.
- At the end of each month we will be making a run to Peaceful Valley Farm Supply to purchase gardening/farming equipment for our store. We will happily place an order for you (minimum $500) and pickup. Unfortunately orders below $500 we encourage you to order directly with PVFS.
- Come April we'll have seedlings available from our greenhouse
- Workshops: spring, summer and fall
- Garden tours: Saturdays starting in June
Thinking about compost? Now is the time! Stuart Mast from Brice Station Vineyards up the grade between Murphys and Avery has available Diestel compost. Call to arrange pickup (any quantity) or delivery (5 yards or more). Phone: 768-7262
Are you excited about growing a garden this year? Don't miss out on FoCuS' Seed Share event in Columbia this coming Saturday (see article below) and also a rare opportunity to delve into the growing of grain and beans with our friend John DeRosier on Sunday morning at Outer Aisle (see article below).
Vegetables & Fruit Offerings this week!
The coast continues to provide a bountiful supply of vegetables: Artichokes, Brussels sprouts and leeks from Rodoni Farms, Purple baby sprouting broccoli, mini heads of Romanesco cauliflower, white cauliflower, fennel, rainbow carrots, gold, red and striped beets and a variety of roots.
We'll have broccoli, those fabulous carrots that fly out of the door, more delicious Washington Naval oranges, apples of all kinds, kiwi, limes, lemons and mandarins.
Lynne Hunt from Shady Oak Farms will be supplying eggs as will Katy and Larry Giles from Red Earth Farm in Jamestown.
Please recycle your clean egg cartons and large paper sacks!
Mid-February update on the Beef: Still no word on pricing, but they are working on it! We hope to supply grassfed beef from the Orvis Ranch in Copperopolis in 25# increments only. They are the quintessential cattle family, grazing their Hereford breeds from Copper to Bear Valley, for well over 100 years. If you are interested in purchasing freezer shares please let us know (25 lb increments mixed cuts).
New Winter Hours: Thursday 11 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm.
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Educational Opportunities:
February is seed ordering month and to kick off this annual event, FoCuS is hosting it's third annual "Seed Share Event". We hope you can make it. Not only will it be a chance for you to get seeds at a very reasonable cost, participate in a series of free workshops on a wide range of agricultural topics, but your donation will go to support the Seed Farm.
Seeds are a valuable asset and one that should remain in the public domain. Over the years we have saved and collected a number of varieties, three of which are unique to this region and qualify as "heirloom". Without seeds there are no plants and without plants there is no food! Having a dedicated farm in which to grow seeds not only provides a guaranteed source of future food, it brings together community, it promotes self-reliance and invigorates the local economy. Stay tuned as this work begins to unfold over the next few months.
Foothill Collaborative for Sustainability FoCuS presents two events 12 & 13 February.... 3rd Annual Seed Share Event Saturday, February 12, 2011 11 to 4:00pm Columbia Elementary School, Columbia
Begin the 2011 year with seeds and plant an edible garden. Everyone interested in gardening is welcome! You'll find many open-pollinated and heirloom seeds saved and collected by local growers. Varieties of vegetables, herbs, beans, fruit and grain seeds, potatoes, cuttings and potted plants saved and collected by local growers. We'll have special guest, small scale grain grower, John DeRosier from With the Grain in Pasa Robles. He'll be sharing his seeds as well as his wealth of knowledge in a workshop on the "Basics of Grain Growing". Come hear local experts in a series of workshops from; seed saving to beekeeping, soil fertility to chicken and egg raising; pruning fruit trees to keeping worms and more.
Date: Saturday, February 12th
Time: 11 to 4:00pm
Cost: Donation to FoCuS
$5 per individual (receive 7 seed packets)
$10 per family (receive 13 seed packets)
Individual seed packets available for $1 each
Grain & Bean Growing Demystified Sunday 13th at Outer Aisle FOODS, Douglas Flat Join us in welcoming, John DeRosier from With the Grain, Paso Robles. DeRosier is a small scale grain grower farming a stretch of land in the what was traditionally the winter wheat growing area of California during the early 1900's. He has been cultivating land in this region for the past three years, trialing many varieties, testing crops and building up his seed stock. There are only a handful of small scale grain growers in California of his type, that are growing multiple varieties and marketing them through a CSA program. DeRosier will be present at the Grow Your Own Food: Seed Share Event on Saturday, February 12th in Columbia. Not only will he be sharing some of his seeds, but will give several presentations during the day on the subject of grain and legume growing. On Sunday, February 13th, DeRosier will give an informative and more detailed session at Outer Aisle FOODS, 1192 Highway 4, Douglas Flat from 9am to noon. If you are a serious gardener and/or farmer, this will be the time to come with questions. You can expect him to cover cultivation, suitable seed types, soil and weather conditions, equipment and processing. Cost is $25. We invite you to bring a potluck lunch to share with fellow attendees.
Register for the event
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 Outer Aisle FOODS & GOODS "Essentials for the 21st Century".
Our mission is to facilitate a speedy transition to a sustainable
economy by offering the essential tools, ingredients and knowledge to
prepare us for the 21st century.
Behind the scenes of Outer Aisle is Taylor
Mountain Gardens. Located just around the corner on Main Street in
Douglas Flat, our nearly two acre "beyond organic" farm produces a large
variety of seasonal vegetables including these seasonal highlights:
summer heirloom tomatoes, fall cauliflower, winter carrots and spring
potatoes to name just a few!
OuterAisle FOODS operates a year round CSA (Community
Supported Agriculture) program. We distribute the highest
quality, local, seasonal and regional produce and products to members
all over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. We only purchase product from
farms and producers who are committed to ecologically sustainable
practices and go beyond the National "Organic" standards.
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