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A Kitsap holiday served fresh
The holiday season has begun, and local farmers have what the family table needs BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Kitsap Week
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he holidays are fast approaching, with Thanksgiving kicking off the season. Across Kitsap, families and friends will gather around a table to share a bite, but what many might not consider is the abundance of
Heyday Farm on Bainbridge Island will have hogs ready for the holiday season at its storefront in Lynwood Center.
locally produce food, apt for adding a special touch to a holiday meal. “We tend to feel like Thanksgiving is a holiday tradition for an end of the harvest, the end of the growing season,” said Dana Steege-Jackson of Around the Table Farm in Poulsbo. “It’s a festival for the harvest that has come in, so it’s really a perfect
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time to have that connection with the local farms, to celebrate that harvest with the local farmers.” Around the Table Farm specializes in varieties of potatoes, pumpkins and winter squash. “We also do heirloom dry corn and corn meal for corn bread or corn bread stuffing,” Steege-Jackson said. Around the Table is one of many farms at the Poulsbo Farmers Market, which continues through Dec. 23, a big day for the market as it is right before Christmas. But Nov. 23 is also a considerable preholiday market. “We do promotions for eating local for Thanksgiving,” said Brian Simmons, Poulsbo Farmers Market manager. “Lots of the crafters and food vendors who have taken the last few weeks off will come back for Nov. 23,” he said. “I would
encourage folks to come out and talk to the farmers and plan along with what’s available. It’s not a grocery store, it’s a farmers market, so it’s seasonal.” Heyday Farm on Bainbridge Island is another farm ready for the season, not only with their usual selection of fall vegetables, eggs, and root vegetables, but also with hogs. “It’s all custom cut and wrapped,” Heyday farmer Alice Skipton said. “It comes in portion sizes. Some is smoked so you get bacon and hams.” She added, “It’s about 70 pounds for a half, and you get a variety. It’s something you can use over the coming months, or whatever rate your family
uses it.” Heyday has pork available quarterly throughout the year, and generally in time for the holiday season. Much of the farm’s meat and produce is available at its storefront in Lynwood on Bainbridge Island, located at 4569 Lynwood Center Road NE. “We have hams in our store, if you want to brine or cure them yourself. We have sausage at our store, too,” Skipton said. “And the squashes are awesome — we have hubbard, stellacutta and acorn.” The farm did take orders for turkeys this year, but sold out fast. Heyday has also become well-known for its chickSee Holidays, Page 13
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