2014 Eat Local Month Guide

Farm Tour & September

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Eat Local Month Guide 7th ANNUAL

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10 am to 5pm Taste!

Explore!

Plan your route!

Celebrate

Eat Local Month Thank-you, to our Farm Tour sponsors!

12 stops, 7 new this year!

Kids activities, adult-sized fun

Inside:

Farm Tour Map Passport, win prizes!

Eat Local Month Calendar

Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.

For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org 1

Happy Eat Local Month!

September is a special time in Northwest Washington. It’s the height of the harvest season and prime time to shine a light on all the good folks who grow, raise, create and lovingly prepare the delicious food we eat; and celebrate!

To us, local means food that is grown, raised or produced in Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties. When you buy local food at a grocery store, make the effort to head to the farmers market or choose a restaurant that buys local, you should feel good! You are eating in support of families, our community, and lots of hard work done behind the scenes to get our food from seed to plate. And doesn’t it make it that much more satisfying? So this month we want to say kudos to you!

Join us all September for Eat Local Month: full of lively events, culinary adventures, a passport to prizes (see below!) AND Whatcom County’s own Farm Tour, a chance to explore, meet your farmer, and taste the freshest flavors around.

Sara & Becca, Food & Farming team

Eat Local MONTH Passport Eat local, get stamped, win prizes. It’s a delicious adventure!

Here’s How 1. Pick up your Eat Local Month passport at any of the participating restaurants, or the Farm Tour

2. Get your passport stamped: 3. Get at least 8 stamps & • Order an Eat Local Month dish at a mail your passport to us participating restaurant for a chance to win! Get 12 • Attend a featured Eat Local Month event stamps and be entered in (see calendar on back) the raffle twice!

• Buy $10 in local food at participating grocery stores

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Four Grand Prizes: Locavore

Omnivore

Herbavore

Beer-a-vore

$25 gift card from Ciao Thyme

6 pack frozen pasties from Good to Go Meat Pies ($45.00 value)

$20 to Goods Nursery & Produce

1 T shirt from Chuckanut Brewery

2 T-shirts from Pure Bliss Desserts

1 T-shirt & a Pickle from Bow Hill Blueberries

Growler Gift Pack from Kulshan Brewing Co.

$50 gift card from Community Food Co-op

1 Breadfarm T-shirt & a Free Loaf Card

$25 gift card from Keenan’s at the Pier $25 gift card from Community Food Co-op 3 tubs of Bellewood Acres Honey Roasted Peanut Butter

3 tubs of Bellewood Acres Honey Roasted Peanut Butter

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A Free Growler from Wander Brewing

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Eat Local Month Restaurants, Grocers & Markets!

Restaurants These rockstar restaurants are serving up Eat Local Month specials all September long, that are 50% or more locally grown or produced.

Bellingham:

250 Flora 250 Flora St, Bellingham

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen 601 W. Holly St, Bellingham

The Table by Bellingham Pasta Company

Homeskillet

100 N. Commercial St, Bellingham

2308 Franklin St, Bellingham

Keenan’s at the Pier 804 10th St, Bellingham (inside Chrysalis Inn)

Mallard Ice Cream & Duckling Ice Cream Stand

Trapeze Café & Deli 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham (inside Bellingham Public Market)

Mount Baker Hwy:

Il Caffe Rifugio

1323 Railroad Ave & 315 Westerly Rd - outside Cordata Co-op, Bellingham

5415 Mount Baker Highway, Deming

1313 Railroad Ave, 2301 James St, & 1135 11th St, Bellingham

Old Town Café

Downtown Glacier

316 W. Holly St, Bellingham

North Fork Brewery

Boundary Bay Brewery

Pizza’zza

1107 Railroad Ave, Bellingham

1501 12th St & 2418 Alabama St, Bellingham

6186 Mt. Baker Highway, Deming

Aslan Brewing Co. 1330 N Forest St, Bellingham

Avenue Bread

Ciao Thyme Café 207 Unity St, Bellingham

Pure Bliss Desserts

Colophon Café

1424 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham

Mountain Acres Bakers

Everson:

Good To Go Meat Pies 128 W. Main Street, Everson

1208 11th St, Bellingham

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Grocers & Markets Visit these local grocers and markets to find locally grown and produced foods. Look for the Eat Local First logo.

Bellingham Farmers Market Market Depot Square, Chestnut & Railroad St, Bellingham

Community Food Co-op 1220 N. Forest St. at Holly St & 315 Westerly at Cordata Pkwy, Bellingham

Crossroads Grocery 7802 Silver Lake Rd, Maple Falls

Ferndale Public Market Centennial Riverwalk at 1st & Alder St, Ferndale

The Green Barn 211 Birchbay-Lynden Rd, Lynden

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Bow-Edison Food Trail Trek | Sun. September 7 | 10-4, Dinner at 6

5 Whatcom County Locations, Bellingham & Ferndale

Terra: Organic & Natural Foods 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham

Connect with farmers and producers of great local food.

Each of these businesses participate in the Eat Local First Campaign – pledging to shift 10% more of their food purchases annually to food grown, raised or caught here in Northwest Washington.

Hunt & Gather ingredients for: Oysters with Shallot Mignonette, Gold Squash Bisque, Whiskey Apple Pork or Chicken, Shaved Root Vegetable Salad, and Blueberry Sabayon. Make your own meal or join us for an elaborate, all local Pop Up Dinner in Bow Hill Blueberry fields with private Organic Food Chef Ryan Ross. Find recipes and dinner tickets online: bowedisonfoodtrail.tumblr.com.

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Whatcom County Farm Tour Guide 9 farms, 2 farmers market, 1 winery - choose your favorite stops or be ambitious and visit them all!

1 Bellingham Country Gardens

2838 E Kelly Rd, Bellingham (360) 223-3724 grubssm@msn.com | bellinghamcountrygardens.com

Strawberries in September! Food doesn’t get any fresher than when you pick, gather or dig it yourselves. Family owned and operated, nestled close to Anderson Creek, growing no spray vegetables and strawberries, along with flowers and more. A farm to fork process, that guarantees health and nutrition for our customers. Come learn about how and when we grow and join us for a creative scavenger hunt around the farm!

2 Everybody’s Store & Garden

5465 Potter Road, Deming (360) 592-2297 goodbuy@everybodys.com | everybodys.com

Jeff & Amy Margolis have been growing food organically since 1970. Going “Back to the Earth” and living simply in a “House in the Country” were the conceptual precursors to the current drive for Sustainable Living. The Everybody’s Store homestead has a nine thousand square foot vegetable garden and two orchard sectors devoted to fruit trees and berry bushes, all of which are set in a park like atmosphere.

3 Cloud Mountain Farm Center

6906 Goodwin Rd, Everson (360) 966-5859 info@cloudmountainfarmcenter.org | cloudmountainfarmcenter.org

Cloud Mountain Farm Center is located on twenty picturesque acres of orchards, vineyards and nursery fields at the foot of Sumas Mountain. We are known for our apples, cider, rare and hard to find fruits, vegetables, and pumpkins. Sample in-season fruit varieties, stroll the grounds on a selfguided farm tour and get ideas for your own garden. Say hi to the folks from WSU Master Gardeners program who will be out at the farm throughout the day too.

4 Samson Estates Winery

1861 Van Dyk Rd, Everson (360) 966-7787 info@samsonestates.com | samsonestates.com

At Samson Estates Winery our family’s farming tradition goes back many generations and we continue to build on that. We grow much of our own fruit on our 500-acre farm in the beautiful Nooksack River Valley. We have been producing award-winning, artisan wines since 2001, using our own high quality berries and only Washington State grown grapes. Sample wines in our rustic tasting room and take a guided tour of our production area. Guests can also stroll through our vineyard and learn about the life cycle of grapes and raspberries. Tasting room wines are available for purchase at discounted “tour-only” prices. Farm Tour sponsor Haggen’s Market Street Catering will be on site with a cheese tasting too!

5 Heritage Lane Farm

9333 Guide Meridian Rd, Lynden (360) 441-9903 ckmayberry@clearwire.net | heritagelanefarm.blogspot.com

Heritage Lane Farm specializes in rare breed animals. Come and see NavajoChurro, Southdown and Oxford sheep, Large Black and Mulefoot pigs, geese, chickens, turkey’s, ducks and more. You can learn more about protecting these treasures from the past and what food was meant to be.

6 Triple Wren Farm

1197 Wileys Lake Rd Ferndale (360) 296-5357 info@triplewrenfarms.com | triplewrenfarms.com

Triple Wren Farms is a two year old family-run specialty cut flower farm operating in a cooperative farming environment. Come see a low-input, Salmon-Safe certified floral operation that has created biodiversity for a commercial apple orchard. Learn how beginning farmers without land can benefit from cooperating with an established farm. Farm bouquets, Sm’Apples Orchard late summer apples, Barbie’s Berries, farm tour, and flower-filled photo opportunities galore!

7 Ferndale Public Market

The Riverwalk at 1st & Alder, Ferndale (360) 223-9857 manager@ferndalepublicmarket.org | ferndalepublicmarket.org

Friendly, inviting, and eclectic, the Ferndale Farmers Market is nestled around the Nooksack along the beautiful riverwalk, just off main street. Share in our seventh year of local produce, great handmade gifts, crafts, and Whatcom county grown berries. Enjoy Ferndale entertainment around the fountain while enticing your taste buds with made from scratch breads, pies, and pastries!

Engage in a story or participate in one of our many special events scheduled throughout the season.

8 Appel Farms + The Cheese Shop

6605 Northwest Road, Ferndale (360) 384-4996 info@thecheesefarm.net | thecheesefarm.net

Sweet dreams are made of cheese! The Appel family has been making cheese on their Ferndale farm for close to forty years. Come visit the farm store with a full-service cheese counter and café serving sandwiches, baked goods, ice cream, and espresso. Feel free to say hi to the cows, stroll around the pond and relax in the picnic area.

9 Cascadia Mushrooms

4771 Aldrich Rd, Bellingham (360) 714-8859 cascadiamushrooms@gmail.com | cascadiamushrooms.com

Come peek behind the scenes of Whatcom County’s first and only certified organic mushroom farm. Tour the growing rooms and learn about the cultivated mushroom’s lifecycle from culture to compost. In-depth tours will be held on the hour all day, and the mushroom house doors will be open to visitors. Learn about the basics of mycology, the roles of fungi in our environment, and how you can grow mushrooms at home! Fresh mushrooms and D.I.Y. growing kits will be for sale at special prices all day.

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6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden (360) 398-9187 info@bellewoodfarms.com | bellewoodfarms.com

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1100 Railroad Ave, Bellingham (360) 647-2060 Located about six miles from Bellingham, BelleWood Acres is home to one of market@bellinghamfarmers.org | bellinghamfarmers.org NW Washington’s largest apple orchards. You can pick your own apples and The nationally-recognized Bellingham Farmers Market is the perfect place to your own pumpkins from our pumpkin patch, and our farm market features Edison start your Farm Tour! Pick up a Farm Tour map, talk face-to-face with area fresh, locally grown produce. Tour through our new facility and gift shop, enjoy farmers selling at the Market, and check out the produce, meats, cheeses and a sandwich, soup or our famous apple cider donuts at the market bistro, and more being grown and produced right in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. You’ll sample our newest spirits at the distillery. The folks from Common Threads be amazed at the variety! Stop by our Demo Days booth to learn new recipes Farm and Whatcom Farm To School will also be there with fun kids activities! for Soup Stocks and ask us questions about how to prepare those vegetables.

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11 Inspiration Farm

619 E. Laurel Rd, Bellingham 360-398-7061 info@inspirationfarm.com | inspirationfarm.com

Inspiration Farm is a beyond organic homestead farm practicing both biodynamic and permaculture methods. There is always a lot of experimentation happening in a diversity of fields including: appropriate technologies, crop and seed trials, and cottage industries of blown glass, textiles, culinary arts and tool making. Grab a self guided tour map and follow interpretive signs around the property highlighting unique features.

Or arrive for a scheduled tour and demonstration on the hour on different aspects of the farm; passive water distribution, composting, spinning wool, cider pressing and more!

Become a

Farm Tour VIP!

With a minimum $25 donation, you will receive a Farm Tour VIP bag, filled with coupons from each of the tour stops, a ‘Where the Locals Go’ Coupon Book and more. Purchase your VIP Farm Tour pass in advance online at www.eatlocalfirst.org or on the Farm Tour!

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Eating Locally = Eating with the Seasons Local crops available in summer time? LOTS of berries...starting with strawberries in June, blueberries in July, finishing with huckleberries & blackberries in August-September. Cherries, plumbs, peaches & other stone fruits are also at their peak in summer. Albacore, green beans, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, fennel, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, zucchini & summer squash, spot prawns, side stripe shrimp, salmon - King & Sockeye, Pacific sardines and flowers galore!

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Eat Local Month

September 2014 Calendar of Events

Sunday

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Sept 3

Sept 1-30

at Local Month Launch Party & Reel Food Media Film Showing Pickford Film Center, 5pm. Eat snacks, pick up your passport and guide, mingle with friends.

Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm

Reynola Pakusich Vegetable Quilts Art Showcase, Ciao Thyme

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Local = Food grown, raised or produced in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan & Island Counties

Sept 7

Sept 14

Chuckanut Century/ Post-Ride Celebration, Boundary Bay Brewery, 7am-5pm Bite of Bellingham, 12-4pm

Saturday Sept 13

Sept 10

Bow Edison Food Trail Trek, 10am-4pm Bow Hill Blueberries Pop-Up Dinner, 6pm

Whatcom County Farm Tour, 10am-5pm

Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm

Good To Go Meat Pies Open house Chuckanut Brewery Tour, 12pm 10am to 5pm

Sept 16

Café Favorites: Eat Local Class, Ciao Thyme, 6:30pm

Sept 17

Sept 18

Sept 24

Sept 25

Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm

Harvest of the Month, Bellingham Public Schools Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm

Community Food Co-op Eat Local Dinner Theatre, 6-8:30pm

Eat Local Incognito Dinner, Ciao Thyme, 6pm

Oct 1

Taste Washington Day

Find all the tasty details at EatLocalFirst.org

Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.

BBQ @ Ferndale Public Market 10-3pm

Sept 19 Bellingham Oktoberfest, 6:30pm

Sept 20

Trial Vineyards OpenHouse, Cloud Mountain Farm Center, 12pm Writers in the Limelight: “Eating Animals”, 12pm Community Shopping Day for Common Threads, Food Co-op

Sept 27

Co-op Farm Fund Hootenanny Benefit, 6-9:30pm Mount Vernon Farmers Market Chef-Off, 11:30-1pm