Apples to Wheat ~ #WAFarms
Be sure to visit our page every week as we update information and highlight farms and activities!
Check out our April stories below and find out what some of our clubs and members are doing to participate.
Do you have an activity, recipe or story to share?
Contact information
Carol Roberts CFA Chair: cjroberts55@hotmail.com
Carolyn Williams PR Chair: craewill@comcast.net
Check out our April stories below and find out what some of our clubs and members are doing to participate.
Do you have an activity, recipe or story to share?
Contact information
Carol Roberts CFA Chair: cjroberts55@hotmail.com
Carolyn Williams PR Chair: craewill@comcast.net
Did you know?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.
You can order a CSA box and have it sent to your home or pickup at a convenient location.
It is a great way to support farmers and enjoy
local fresh food.
Check out Eat Local First's CSA Finder to see what is available in your community.
Farmer Spotlight April 26
Twin Brook Creamery
They are a family owned & operated dairy in Lynden that exists to glorify God through the stewardship of the soil and animals He has entrusted to their care, in the best possible way.
All their milk and cream is produced from their own Jersey cows, raised right on the farm.
You will find their products in many places across WA state.
Twin Brook Creamery
They are a family owned & operated dairy in Lynden that exists to glorify God through the stewardship of the soil and animals He has entrusted to their care, in the best possible way.
All their milk and cream is produced from their own Jersey cows, raised right on the farm.
You will find their products in many places across WA state.
April Stories (click the photos to enlarge them and links are in blue)
Cindy Kadinger, WFRW's Membership Secretary, recently ordered some products from Bluebird Grain Farms located in Winthrop. This family owned farm specializes in organic ancient grains. Cindy made bread from the Paysaten Wheat Flour and chicken and rice pilaf soup from the Potlach Pilaf she ordered and said it was delicious. It really does look good. Thanks Cindy for sharing your story! Meet McKenzie DonTigny who owns Billie's Diner in Airway Heights. Her moto says it all Farmers First - Community Centered. In keeping with the moto, the diner serves food from ingredients sourced locally from farmers and ranchers including Vets on the Farm. It is a popular place for our military stationed at Fairchild AFB. Carolyn Williams, WFRW's Public Relations Chair and this project's co-chair invited a friend to eat at Billie's Diner recently and met McKenzie. Carolyn said both McKenzie and her diner are charming and welcoming and serve a big and delicious breakfast or lunch. The Billie's burger was so juicy and tasty, she couldn't put it down, so she ate the whole thing! Thanks for sharing your story Carolyn! Learn more about Billie's Diner.
Ponderosa Republican Women of Spokane County invited representatives from the Heroes Garden at the Spokane Veterans Outreach Center to attend their April lunch meeting. This garden offers veterans and their families a safe and nurturing place. The greenhouse is currently growing a variety of plants. The club took up a free-will offering during their meeting to help support the garden.
Thank you Ponderosa Republican Women for Caring for America! |
Apples to Wheat Activities and Resources (links in blue)
Please visit often as these will be updated as crops and seasons change. Skagit Tulip Festival April 1-30 Learn the Apple Varieties grown in WA state. Do you have a favorite? Eat Local First - A WA food and farm finder to connect you with local farms and producers. Recipes from WA grown crops Recipes from Dairy Farmers of WA Download the Ice Age Floods Ebook from WA Wheat Foundation and learn how they affected agriculture and wheat production in WA. Learn about Senate Republican's Cultivate Washington Agenda Agriculture blogs from Washington Policy Center's Center Agriculture Director, Pam Lewison, who is also a farmer. Mountain States Policy Center on Agriculture Subscribe to The Crop from the WA Farmland Trust Tour a WA farm Farmers Markets information coming soon. Legislative Highlight After decades of watering their crops, Cascade Farms received a letter from Washington State’s Department of Ecology saying they will be subject to a $10,000 fine each day they continued to water their crops. Ecology intends to sue Whatcom County farmers and land owners in a water rights adjudication, making them prove they own the rights to the water that they’ve been using for generations. There are no farms without water. And, there is no food without farms. What will happen to the future of America’s food? Watch the must-see mini documentary, Losing The Farm: https://losingthefarm.com |