Winter Market Schedule – Feb. 7
February is Alternative Heating, Cooking, and Lighting month @ Lodestar Gardens
otherwise known as, what to do
When the Lights Go Out . . .
FREE presentations noon – 1:00 p.m.
Maria Donaghy, Resident Manager of the Kerr-Cole Sustainable Living Center, will share energy-saving ideas
Focus on The HAY BOX cooking method–noon – 1:00 p.m. at the Saturday Lodestar Farmers Market.
Focus on The HAY BOX cooking method–noon – 1:00 p.m. at the Saturday Lodestar Farmers Market.
7 February – Produce this Week ($3 a bag/$3 a bunch)
Tomato starts (in recycled pots and organic soil prices range from $3 -$5)
Asian Greens packages (Combo of 7 cold-loving, leafy-greens – see below for photos & description of individual greens in this package–Asian Greens are cold-loving plants that flourish in this season and offer a variety of textures and flavors to green up your winter months–very nutritious!)
Swiss Chard
Spinach
Kale (4 types – the darling of juicers and raw food eaters, but kale is a great ingredient in soups, salads, & stir fry too)
Beet Greens (Bull’s Blood Beets)
Baby Lettuce (Our first winter harvest for this crop! Sweet and delicate.)
Young turnip leaves
Wheat Grass (order a week in advance–see description below)
INSURE YOU HAVE YOUR FRESH VEGGIES – EMAIL YOUR ORDER
7 February – Purchase These Items at the Market
Ceramics from the Lodestar Studio
Buffalo moccasins & hide ware by Toni
Art prints by Belinda Greenwood
Solar ovens by Kerr-Cole Sustainable Living Center, Taylor AZ
Goat milk body and bath products by Milky Whey Farms
Bee flags by Kathleen’s Creations
Rocket stoves by Kathleen’s Creations
Acupressure kits by Monte Cunningham
Books signed by the authors (Sheri McGuinn & Paula Winskye)
Lunch of homemade ancient grain bread & soups made of ingredients from the Lodestar Gardens (vegetarian options) for $2.
This week: Broccoli Soup made with flash frozen broccoli harvested from our gardens in September 2014
and vegetarian option Turnip and Turnip Greens soup also made from ingredients captured from our fall harvest
FREE recipes upon request.
7 February – This Week in the Loft 1:00 p.m.
Readers and Writers Welcome
Jay Warren Clark, a professor of Religious Studies, will give an informal talk discussing
a half a dozen great American films as they relate to the Wisdom Tradition and the Journey
of the self to the Self. Discussion may include, “The Wizard Of Oz,” “The Graduate,”
“Groundhog Day,” “The Natural,” “Shane,” “The Black Stallion,” and anything that might
come up “organically” during the discussion.
a half a dozen great American films as they relate to the Wisdom Tradition and the Journey
of the self to the Self. Discussion may include, “The Wizard Of Oz,” “The Graduate,”
“Groundhog Day,” “The Natural,” “Shane,” “The Black Stallion,” and anything that might
come up “organically” during the discussion.
Free Farm Tour 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. (Bring footwear appropriate for the weather
Bring Your Community Announcements to the Market or email them to: bhockabout@gmail.com
Here are some great opportunities happening RIGHT NOW in Apache County:
***FREE Concho Horticulture Classes conducted by Mike Hauser, Apache County extension officer, will be held at the Concho Library every Tuesday in February and March. To learn more, contact Apache County Extension Office 928.337.2267 or mhauser@ag.arizona.edu.
***Concho now has a SEED LIBRARY! Call the library and learn more about it.
***Vernon has a long-standing Garden Club that meets Saturdays at the Vernon Library 10:00 a.m.
For more info call Paula: 928.532.0858
***FREE Cannon printer 40 & 41 black and color cartridge set ($55 value) still in the package – call Barbara 928.587.1660
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