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FALL FAIRE A GREAT SUCCESS!
Thanks to all the amazing vendors who came out to provide us with thanksgiving bounty at the sixth annual fall faire.
Your efforts are totally appreciated and we are thankful for the goodness you provide to us all! Thanks also to all those who crafted something beautiful for our contests this year!
FALL FAIRE WINNERS!
Best Jam or Jelly: Maggi Guzzi
Biggest Pumpkin or Squash: Giadora Family
Most unique looking vegetable: Heinz's carrot from Fay Farms
Best fermented preserve: Marguerite's corn relish
Congratulations to the winners!
FARMGATE MARKET WINTER TRANSITION
Just a reminder that the Farm Gate Market will be moving indoors for the remainder of the fall and winter in its third annual collaboration with Rashmi's amazing CURRY IN THE CREEK!
The new day is Thursday, but the time remains unchanged, 3-6 PM in the kitchen area of the Roberts Creek Hall.
Contact:
Farm Gate Manager Billy Hume for more information
farmgatekeeper at gmail.com
SC FRUIT TREE PROJECT
The Project is actively seeking volunteer pickers and fruit tree owners immediately.
The Food Action Network would like to apologize if efforts to contact the Sunshine Coast Fruit Tree Project this summer have been hindered by our provision of the wrong contact information in the last few issues of Growing Coastal. Please contact the Sunshine Coast Fruit Tree Project by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit: http://scfruittree.org/ for more info.
It's fun to pick fruit.
GROWING COASTAL WANTS YOU!
Growing Coastal Newsletter is actively seeking food related article submissions for the upcoming fall and winter issues.
Provide a poetic biography about your farm or processing operation, your thoughts on agriculture on the sunshine coast, ideas for new projects and initiatives, or amazing recipes involving our local products- all types of submissions are welcomed!
If you are a writer who wants to get some words out or a photographer who has a story of food to tell through pictures, please send original pieces (350 words or less) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All works will be considered.
Hope to see you out enjoying some farm fresh treats over the next few weeks.
From,
Your friends at the Food Action Network (FAN)