2015 Eat Local Month

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Eat LOCAL MONTH Guide

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EVENT CALENDAR EAT LOCAL PASSPORT + PRIZES

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RESTAURANT SPECIALS

LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD

& MORE!

Thank you Sponsors for your phenomenal support:

Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.

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BOUNDARY BAY BREWERY & BISTRO 1107 Railroad Ave, Bellingham

BRANDYWINE KITCHEN 1317 Commercial St, Bellingham

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BREADFARM 5766 Cains Ct, Bow

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CHUCKANUT BREWERY & KITCHEN September is our favorite month 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 skillfully prepare the delicious food we eat; and celebrate!

To us, local means food that is grown, raised, or produced in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties. When you buy local food at a grocery store, the farmers market, or choose a restaurant that supports local farmers, you should feel good! Not only will you taste the fresh difference, 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.

Here’s to creating strong community with every bite!

Join in the fun with us this September with not-to-miss events, culinary adventures, tours, our Eat Local Month passport (win the best prizes!), and the ever popular Whatcom County Farm Tour -- a chance to explore, meet your farmer and taste the freshest flavors around.

Bon appetit!

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Passport

601 W Holly St, Bellingham

CIAO THYME 207 Unity St, Bellingham

CLIFF HOUSE 331 N State St, Bellingham

COSMOS BISTRO 1151 N State St

DIAMOND JIM’S GRILL 2400 Meridian St, Bellingham

ELECTRIC BEET JUICE CO. 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham (Inside Bellingham Public Market)

GOAT MOUNTAIN PIZZA CO. 215 W Holly St #101, Bellingham

GOOD TO GO MEAT PIES 128 W Main St, Everson 305 Grover St, Lynden

IL CAFFE RIFUGIO 5415 Mt Baker Hwy, Deming

INFUSION CUISINE STAMPED!

EAT LOCAL MONTH RESTAURANTS, GROCERS & MARKETS.

Restaurants: ASLAN BREWING CO. 1330 N Forest St, Bellingham

ACME ICE CREAM Find inside Rocket Donut locations: 1021 Harris Avenue, Fairhaven 306 W Holly St, Bellingham *Also find Acme Farms-Fine Cheese at a special Eat Local Month discount inside Terra & Haggen Stores during September

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6912 Hannegan Rd, Lynden

OLD TOWN CAFÉ 316 W Holly St, Bellingham

PIZZÁZZA 1501 12th St, Bellingham (Fairhaven) 2418 Alabama St, Bellingham

PURE BLISS DESSERTS 1424 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham

THE TABLE BY BELLINGHAM PASTA CO. 100 N Commercial St, Bellingham

TRAPEZE CAFÉ 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham (Inside Bellingham Public Market)

EAT LOCAL MONTH PASSPORT

THE TEMPLE BAR

HERE’S THE DEETS! EAT LOCAL, GET STAMPED, WIN PRIZES

306 W Champion St, Bellingham

Donate to the Farm Fund during Eat Local Month at any of these restaurants.

The Community Food Co-op’s Farm Fund provides low interest loans to local farmers, working to increase the supply of local, sustainable, and organic food.

1. Pick up your Passport at any of the participating restaurants, grocers or markets, or the Farm Tour!

2. Get stamped: • Order an Eat Local Month dish at a participating restaurant.

• Attend a featured Eat Local Month event**

(see calendar on back)

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Purchase $10 in local food at participating grocers/markets

FOUR GRAND PRIZE PACKAGES:

Grocers & Markets: BELLINGHAM FARMERS MARKET Market Depot Square, 1100 Railroad Ave, Bellingham

COMMUNITY FOOD CO-OP 1220 Forest St, Bellingham 315 Westerly Rd, Bellingham

CROSSROADS GROCERY 7802 Silver Lake Rd, Maple Falls (On Mt Baker Hwy)

HAGGEN 5 Whatcom County Locations, Bellingham & Ferndale

TERRA-ORGANIC & NATURAL FOODS 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham

THE GREEN BARN 211 Birchbay-Lynden Rd, Lynden

THE WOOLLEY MARKET 829 Metcalf St, Sedro-Woolley Each of these businesses participate in the Eat Local First Campaign –

Localista $20 Gift certificate to Electric Beet Juice Co. $25 gift certificate to Old Town Café Pure Bliss t-shirt Terra/Trapeze combo prize 1 Kulshan Brewing Gift Pack + 1 Chuckanut Granola + wedge of Acme Farms Fine Cheese

Harvest Party 1 Kulshan Brewing Gift Pack Pure Bliss t-shirt $50 to Community Food Co-op 2 Brandywine Kitchen sweatshirts + 1 Chuckanut Granola + wedge of Acme Farms Cheese

Oh You Fancy

$50 gift certificate to Cliff House $50 gift certificate to Infusion Cuisine $20 gift certificate to Ciao Thyme + 1 Chuckanut Granola + wedge of Acme Farms Cheese

pledging to shift 10% more of their food purchases annually to food grown, raised or caught here in NW Washington.

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1 Kulshan Brewing Gift Pack $30 gift certificate to Aslan Brewing + t-shirt $25 gift certificate to Boundary Bay + t-shirt $20 gift certificate to Pizza’zza + 1 Chuckanut Granola + wedge of Acme Farms Cheese For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org 3

Whatcom County Farm Tour Guide

4634 Guide Meridian, Bellingham (360) 220-7391 tenfoldfarm@gmail.com | tenfoldfarm.com

Come on out to Ten Fold Farm, a fledgling small 9.5-acre family farm practicing old-world planting and tending techniques. Learn about the wide variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers we’re going this season.

We will be touring the vegetable gardens during the farm tour for interested guests so bring your walking shoes. In addition we will be offering a small tutorial on hoop house construction for the back-yard gardener who is interested in prolonging their growing season in early spring and late fall.

And of course please try our wonderful produce at the info booth!

2 CASCADIA MUSHROOMS

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

Get a peek behind the scenes of Whatcom County’s first and only certified organic mushroom farm! Ever wondered how mushroom cultivation or the lifecycle of these lovely fungi from culture to compost? Stop by on the hour throughout the day to get in-depth tours of the growing rooms, mushroom house doors will be open to passing through visitors too. Learn about the basics of mycology, the roles of fungi in our environment, and how you can grow mushrooms at home! Fresh mushrooms, DIY growing kits and other gear will be for sale at special prices all day.

3 INSPIRATION FARM

619 E Laurel Rd, Bellingham 98226 360-398-7061 info@inspirationfarm.com | inspirationfarm.com

Inspiration Farm is a leading farm in beyond organic, biodynamic, polyculture and no till methods! Come see the wide variety of crops, animals, food forest and experimentation going on in the fields. Pick up a self-guided tour map and follow the interpretive signs highlighting unique features of the farm.

Tours feature: passive water and nutrient distribution, compost and sil building, animal integration, and use of small scale tools. On-going demos throughout the day will include spinning wool, cider pressing, fresh hop beer brewing, and more!

4 BELLEWOOD ACRES & DISTILLING

6140 Guide Meridan, ½ way between B’ham and Lynden (360) 318-7720 info@bellewoodfarms.com |www.bellewoodfarms.com

A farm tour is not complete without a stop at BelleWood. Ride the apple bin train to learn about the orchard and pick some apples, have a bite to eat, enjoy an apple frost and listen to the music of the farm. There will be activities for the entire family: scavenger hunts at the creek walk, corn cannons to shoot, face painting, and a new rubber duck run! The distillery will be open for tours and tasting. All BelleWood products will be available for tasting and for sale including our apple cider donuts and fresh cider.

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6605 Northwest Rd, 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. Say hello to some of the cows and Alderson Rd goats in the kritter corner, sample a variety of cheeses, tour the historical cheese making exhibit and catch a glimpse of the cheese making process on screen. Feel free to grab a bite to eat and relax in the picnic area or stroll around the pond.

6 TRIPLE WREN FARMS

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

Multiple Stops in One! Visit Triple Wren farms, Sm’Apples Orchard, and Chubby Bunny Farm with one stop. A flower farm, an apple orchard, some berries fields, and a produce farmer are all waiting for you. Come see where your local farmer-florists grow their own flowers, you can pick your own apples, sample some berries, feed the chickens, or get some of this season freshest produce. Hourly farm tours, and demos throughout the day including: DIY Bridal bouquet making, beekeeping, Centerpiece arranging, Raising mea rabbits & chicken, apple tree maintenance, and more! Free samples, picnic area, scavenger hunts, yard games for the kids, and flower field photo opportunities galore.

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TWIN BROOK CREAMERY

9728 Double Ditch Rd, Lynden (360) 354-4105 twinbrook@twinbrookcreamery.com | www.twinbrookcreamery.com

Twin Brook Creamery is our dairy farm that was started in 1910. In 2007 we began bottling our own milk here on the farm in glass bottles. We will include on that day a place for you to eat your lunch (you provide), take a wagon ride around the farm, tour a historic barn built in 1911, tour the processing facility, pet a baby calf, sample our chocolate milk and regular too and enjoy the beautiful northern Whatcom County scenery.

8 EDELWEISS DAIRY

1519 Timon Rd. Everson (360) 354-8040 edelweissdairy@gmail.com | organicvalley.com

The first certified organic dairy in Whatcom County, Hans Wolfisberg is a member owner of Organic Valley Cooperative. Our farm isn’t generally open to the public, so take advantage of the opportunity to stop by on the Farm Tour for a sneak peek inside an organic dairy farm! Visit the cows and calves, sample Organic Valley goodies, and enjoy our pastoral setting by the Nooksack River. Guided tours will be offered at 10am, 1 pm, and 4pm.

9 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, talk to the farmers, take a selfguided stroll around the grounds for ideas in your own garden. Learn about all the projects the center is currently working and how they’re helping our farming community. Say hello to the Common Thread Farm crew who will be on site throughout the day too.

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The intention of this map is to give a general idea of the location of the farm or business. If you are a new visitor to any of the stops or unfamiliar with Whatcom County, we encourage you to use another mapping resource for aid in traveling to your destination. You can find a google version of this map at eatlocalfirst.org

10 BELLINGHAM COUNTRY GARDENS

11 VARTANYAN ESTATES WINERY

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

1628 Huntley Rd, Bellingham (360) 756-6770 info@vewinery.com | vewinery.com

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Don’t miss out on Farmer Sam’s ever-bearing strawberries in September!

Venture out on Mt Baker Hwy to this scenic boutique winery, producing some is Cre Some say they’re even tastier than spring berries. Swing by and see the farm of the finest limited edition wines in the region. One ofInnthe only ek Rdwoman owned to fork process of this family owned and operated farm that guarantees and operated wineries in the area, Margarita Vartanyan does an amazing job. health and nutrition for their customers. Come learn about how and when Swing by this stop during the Farm Tor for wine and barrel tastings, a tour of we grow, talk with farmer Sam, climb up on the tractor and even check out the production facility and a stunning view of Mount Baker. Learn about their a farm related book from Whatcom County Library Systems pop-up library! seasonal events, activities and history of the winery.

Nestled in close to Anderson Creek off Mt Baker Hwy. Anderson Creek Culvert construction will close Mt Baker Hwy between Everson 12 BELLINGHAM FARMERS MARKET Goshen Rd & Smith Rd. Detour onto Everson Goshen Rd West bound, take a

1100 Railroad Ave, Bellingham (360) 647-2060 Edison right on Kelly Rd to Bellingham Country Gardens or if coming East bound turn

market@bellinghamfarmers.org | Bellinghamfarmers.org right onto Smith Rd, Left onto Sand Rd and Right onto Kelly Rd. The nationally-recognized Bellingham Farmers Market is the perfect place to start your farm Tour! Pick up a Farm Tour Map, talk face-to-face with local farmers selling at the Market, and check out delicious variety of produce, meats, cheeses and more being grown and produced right in Whatcom and GET BACK TO YOUR ROOTS, AND SUPPORT Skagit Counties. You’ll be amazed at the variety! Stop by our Demo Days THIS EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT! booth to learn new recipes for School Lunches and ask us questions about how to prepare those local veggies. Be sure to stop by before 3pm, the market For a $25+ donation, get a Farm Tour VIP bag full is open from 10am-3pm. of goodies, a VIP button and coupons to all of the Farm stops! Get your VIP pass in advance online at Driving directions and suggested bike looks can be found at eatlocalfirst.org. eatlocalfirst.org or at the Farm Tour.

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Eating Locally = Eating with the Seasons Local crops available in summertime? LOTS of berries‌starting 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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Bounty of Options Available Year-Round too Dried beans, beef, beets, cabbage, carrot, dairy products: butter, cheese, milk, yogurt, eggs, kale, halibut and black cod, hazelnuts, herbs, honey, lamb, mushrooms, pork, potatoes, poultry soup bones, salmon (flash frozen from Alaska) shell fish (farmed) sprouts‌ and, locally-crafted foods, from bread and jam to tea and wine!

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LOCAL MONTH CALENDAR

Sunday, 09/20 Bite of Bellingham, Depot Market Square, 12-4pm

Starting Friday, 09/11-20 Sunday, 08/30 Chefs Collaborative Field to Flame Fundraiser Brunch, 11am Wednesday, 09/02 Eat Local Month Launch Party & Film Showing, Pickford Film Center, 5:30pm Sunday, 09/6 Master Gardener Composting Workshop, Hovander Park, 2pm Sunday, 09/6 Co-op Farm Fund Hootenany, Boundary Bay Beer Garden, 6:30pm

Bellingham Beer Week

Saturday, 09/12

Whatcom County Farm Tour, 10am-5pm

Saturday, 09/12 Demo Days at the Market, Bellingham Farmers Market, 10am-3pm Saturday, 09/12 Good to Go Meat Pies Open House & Tasting, 11am Saturday, 09/12 Shuckin’ on the Farm, a Whatcom Water Weeks celebration, 12pm

Saturday, 09/12

Ciao Thyme Eat Local Incognito Dinner, 6pm Saturday, 09/12 Field Dinner at Bow Hill Blueberries, TBD

Wednesday, 09/16 Taylor Shellfish Farms Tour & Cooking Demo, 5:30pm Thursday, 09/17 Kombucha Town Brewery Tour & Tasting, 6pm

Monday, 09/21 Ciao Thyme Wander Brewing Beer Dinner, 6pm Monday, 09/21 Eat Local Meal Plan & Cooking Class, Community Food Co-op, 6:30pm Wednesday, 09/23 Readers to Eaters, Village Books, 4pm

Saturday, 09/19 Harvesting & Preserving Fall Fruit, Cloud Mountain Farm Center, Wednesday, 09/23 10:30am Chocolate Class: Mole to Truffles w/ Evolve Truffles & Ciao Thyme, Saturday, 09/19 6pm Chef in the Market, Bellingham Farmers Market, 11am & 1pm Friday, 09/25 Ciao Thyme Burkridge Farm Saturday, 09/19 Incognito Dinner, 6pm WSU Whatcom Extension Community Gardens Project Friday & Saturday, Workshops—York Community 09/25 & 26 Farm & Northwest Youth Services OktoberFest Cruise w/Boundary WE Grow Garden.

Bay Brewery, 630pm

Restaurant Specials happening all month long!

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Saturday, 09/26 Trial Vineyard Open house, Cloud Mountain Farm Center, 12:30pm

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