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Grain CSA: Harvest Day & ThreshFest
Last spring Share Organics bought a share in the Island Grain Projects CSA program. We participated in a workshop on planting in the spring time. This past weekend a harvesting and threshing workshop was planned but damp weather prevented the harvest. We are hoping it will take place next Sunday August 29, 11 am to 4 pm.
If you are interested in joining in on the experience please contact Susan at susan(at)shareoganics.bc.ca
We expect to be cutting the grain, loading it into trucks, hauling it to another farm nearby for threshing. Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of the grain from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. Threshing does not remove the bran from the grain. Traditionally threshing may be done by beating the grain using a flail on a threshing floor. A modern version of this in some areas is to spread the grain on the surface of a country road so the grain may be threshed by the wheels of passing vehicles. We won’t be doing this!
And then we will bring home our share of the harvest…Mmmmm
Because organic food is grown in well-balanced soil, it makes sense that these healthy plants have a great taste!
SHARE ORGANICS SPONSORS…
FRINGEKIDS FEST
11 AM – 4 PM, SATURDAY AUGUST 28th
In MARKET SQUARE (560 JOHNSON)
Visit our table and make Potato People!
This fun family celebration is one of the Fringe’s best kept secrets. Fringe Kids is a completely free one-day family festival with live entertainment, music, Fringe Faeries, craft activities, face painting, Major Conrad Flapps, the life-sized Cardboard Castle for small artists to paint and an inflatable bouncy bunny! An exciting new addition this year is an appearance by the exquisite giant puppets created by Puente Theatre and the Inter-Cultural Association. Families are encouraged to bring new school supplies to donate to the Single Parent Resource Centre. This event is sponsored by the City of Victoria, Market Square and Share Organics. www.victoriafringe.com
Caponata – an Italian feast from the oven!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Mix together:
1 small onion chopped coarsely
1 pepper green or red cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1 medium eggplant @3/4 LB in 1/2 inch cubes
1 or 2 medium zucchini in 1/2 inch cubes
2 medium tomatoes in 1 inch cubes
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1 Tsp. Cane sugar
1 tsp. dried oregano (1 Tbsp. fresh)
Bake in shallow uncovered baking dish for 30 to 40 minutes.
When vegetables are tender, stir in:
1/4 cup pitted chopped black olive
1/4 cup chopped green Sicilian olives
1/4 cup drained capers
