Share Organics Fresh News

What’s Fresh News – December 21st, 2010

Farm News (sort of…)

I was moved to forward a very beautiful note of gratitude from one of YOU to our farmers. Wendy of West Wind Farm responds…

“This sort of feedback is so encouraging to all of us and reaffirms why we do it. It’s a wonderful partnership we share -the farmers, Share Organics’ non-traditional distribution model and the end user -our eaters of this fine food. All of us interdependant and appreciative of each others efforts.

I feel proud and privileged to be part of it all. Thank-you and Susan and all the others at Share and the customers for making it happen.
Darren and I extend our Solstice cheer and wish you well over the holidays and into the New Year.

xo Wendy”

Zero Waste/Maximum Compost

From Organic Bytes the Organic Consumers Association Newsletter, #255 – Dec 16/10

What is it going to take to launch an organic revolution in a country where 125,000 industrial mega-farms account for three quarters of all agricultural production and only about 25,000 of our 2.2 million farms are organic?

First, we need more organic farmers. Peak oil theorist Richard Heinberg says we’ll need tens of millions of backyard gardeners and small farmers.

Next, we need compost – billions of pounds, augmented by billions of gallons of compost tea. That’s the amount of organic compost and compost tea we’ll need to replace the 24
billion pounds of synthetic fertilizer that chemical and GMO farmers use each year to keep their crops on life support, even as they destroy the living soil.

That’s a lot of compost! Where’s it all going to come from? How about making compost from the 96 billion pounds of food we throw away each year in this country?

We need to reduce the amount of food we waste – our food waste alone would feed 20 million people – and use the rest to make organic compost.

Inspired to Compost?

Contact the Victoria Compost Education Center www.compost.bc.ca

or check out

Pedal to Petal, a bicycle-powered compost pick up service pedaltopetal.blogspot.com

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Wildfire bakery holiday closure

here’s a heads up that Wildfire bakery is extending their holiday and we won’t have their worth-waiting-for loaves until the 2nd week of January.

Maple-Crunchy Brussel Sprouts

From Blake Hunter, officemate and owner/operator of The Good Seed.

1) 1 stalk’s worth of Brussel Sprouts – cut a shallow X in the base of each small head.

2) Steam for 5 minutes.

3) Then in a low/med skillet:

• bit of oil
• steamed Brussel Sprouts
• 4 Tbsp maple syrup
• sesame seeds or chopped walnuts or pecans

Stir and cook until brussel sprouts are tender and coated with maple crunchy yummy-ness.

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