Sourcing Real Food - Locavore Thursdays in Clark County

Summer at Dee Creek Farms has been doing a weekly locavore delivery for quite awhile now. She deliveries an abundance of real food to two locations; Salmon Creek (6:00-6:30) and Downtown Vancouver (7:00-7:30) each Thursday. Please read below for ordering information. You can email her at summer@deecreekfarm.com and ask to reciever her weekly notices. I have pasted one below to give you an idea of what she has available. I seem to have a hard time getting to that side of town in the evening. If you are interested in being part of a group that shares driving to pick up please contact me at minda@eatwellbewell.net.

Hey Folks! It feels like it's been forever, and our next stretch is even longer! Remember that we won't have deliveries on Christmas Eve, or New Years Eve. That said, I'll miss you dearly, and will be excited to resume in January, weather permitting.

Also, I have a few boxes of grassfed beef trim/fat/bones that are perfect for broth-making or animal food. Let me know if you'd be interested! The Quiz Results email will probably have a few more goodies, including breads (I hope!), so be sure to keep your eye out for it, and order whatever you'd like by Wednesday late morning, if possible! ~S
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Dee Creek Farm Cheeses, from start to finish - (Watch for some interesting Holiday flavors and gift packages coming up!...)
NEW PRODUCT!!!
Goat Milk Caramels in 6 flavors! Buy 5 and receive the 6th for free! Would make a wonderful gift package:
CARAMELS:
Plain & Flavored, 5.0 oz, $5.00 tub. Flavors are: Plain, Chocolate, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Coffee, Rum
CHEVRE:
Original, 4 oz, $5.00 tub
Flavored, 3.5 oz, $5.00 tub. Flavors are: Garlic & Chive, Provence
FETA:
Regular, Fresh, Pasteurized, block or crumbles, 4 oz, $5.00
Smoked, Pasteurized, block, 3.5 oz, $5.00
REGULAR CHESTER (young Muenster-style). Pasteurized milk, washed rind cheese. Mild, smooth, soft and creamy. $1.50 per oz. Vacuum sealed wedges. Apprx $6-9
Eggs, $5/dozen,We will have extra from other farms this week - with almost no eggs from DCF. Our chickens are fed only natural feeds and lots of pasture - you can find lots of info on our poultry-raising on our website. Be sure to recycle egg cartons that you pick up at our deliveries with us!

Grassfed Lamb - from Reister Farms
$8/pkg of feta mint brats (4 to a pkg)
$30 - Individual Pack (1-2 people) includes the following:
1lb. kabob meat, 2 loin chops, 1lb. burger, 1 pkg garlic/feta brats
$65 - Small family size ( 2 to 3 people) includes the following:
1 boneless shoulder roast, 4 loin chops, 1 lbs burger, 1lb. steaks, 1 pkg garlic/feta brats, 2 shanks
$100 - Large family size includes the following:
6 lamb chops, 1 boneless roast, 1lb burger, 2lb lamb steaks, 2 pkg garlic/feta brats2 shanks
This is from Reister Farms in Washougal, and includes USDA processing and packaging. Checks for this will need to be made out to them separately, as possible.

Fresh Persimmons, 2 for $3.00
Straight from Storytree Farm, these Hachiya persimmons are ripe and delicious for your holiday baking.

Fresh Pumpkin Puree, $3.50
Just like Libby's canned (but minus additives, chemicals while growing, and the canning process -- so, basically, completely different!) this puree is made with Storytree Farm's pumpkins, freshly cooked up for your Thanksgiving dinner. Be it for pie, soup, or pumpkin doughnuts, use in place of 'pumpkin' in any recipe. 2 cups per zippy bag. Freezes well, too, for later use.

Raw Local Honey, $7/pint, $12/quart, $18/half-gallon - from Honey House Farm
I will be stopping in to Honey House Farms before Thursday - and will have the pre-promised gallons, as well as any additional orders.

Wild & Naturally Preserved Eats - from Nature's Choice
Mushrooms, Fresh (1/4# bags) -
Shiitake $3.00
Maitake $4.00
Wild Chestnuts $4.00 per 1# bag (fresh, with shell)
Dried, Peeled, Cleaned $7 per 1# bag
Frozen Elderberries $6.00 per pound
Frozen Wild Blackberries $3.50 per pound
From Nature's Choice, a couple-owned business in Vancouver, these wild eats are amazingly well-gathered, fresh, and nutrient-dense!

Granola, $6/bag (1lb.) - made by Summer at Dee Creek Farm
This is made with natural rolled oats, local milk & cream, organic coconut oil, local honey from Honey House Farms, organic cinnamon, and roasted hazelnuts from Columbia Coffee.

Cultures:
Bulgarian Yogurt Starter, $12.00
Piima Yogurt Starter, $12.00
Water Kefir Grains, $17.00 - makes naturally soda (free of high fructose corn syrup!)
Camaldoli Sourdough Starter, $10.00
Julie from Cultures for Health brought us a nice variety of her cultures to share at deliveries. Where I sometimes have cultures available to you, I don't have a lot, and not often. Julie is a great resource for your ferments!

Herbal Tea, $6.50 - from Garden Delights
Set includes 3 of each of the following:
Minty Cocoa - chocolate mint & peppermint
Anti-Achy - lemon balm, lavender, rosemary
Cold Calming - sage, dutch tea thyme, lemon balm, chamomile, marjoram

Herb Mixes, $3.50 - from Garden Delights. Choose one or more: poultry (great for your stuffing!), beef, herbs de provence, veggies & soup, herb dip/dressing, dilly dip/dressing, italian, mexican, seafood, herb butter.

Laundry Soap Kit - $5/each
The kit will make 2 1/2 gallons of liquid laundry soap, made by Kathy. All ingredients & instructions included to make your very own. You just need a pot, a bucket, a wooden spoon, and essential oils if you desire!
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Remember that in an effort to be more efficient, and less wasteful, we do not write individual receipts, but instead keep a book. If you specifically want a receipt, please let us know when you place your order, if possible.
Anyone and everyone can order from our deliveries, not just "subscribers" or CSA-ers! To any newcomers on the e-list, welcome! Also rest assured that all farms contributing to our deliveries all meet several standards: chemical-free, sustainable, natural, family farming... If you have questions about any of them, don't hesitate to ask, or check them out yourself!

To order, click here and specify what you would like. (Please email Summer to be on her list and get the links!)
All checks go to "Dee Creek Farm", or bring cash.
**BRING YOUR OWN BAG**
We fill pre-orders first, then its first come, first served!
We do mostly pre-orders at deliveries, rather than Farmers Market style.
Please help us in this by pre-ordering what you can!

WIN FREE FOOD THIS WEEK
How Well Do You Know Your Farm?
What is the fear of chickens called (this is no joke)?
EMAIL YOUR ANSWER!
The first person that emails me the correct answer will win a free mini honey from Honey House Farms, to be redeemed at Thursday deliveries this week. The correct answer will be emailed to our regular DCF e-list Wednesday evening! 1 answer per email address.