New Products at The Local Market!

If you haven’t been into The Local Market at Celebrate the Season, you’d better come take a look!

We’ve got TONS of new products and offerings, from local meats, cheeses, and eggs, to pantry foods to cookbooks. Didn’t get what you were looking for for Christmas? We also have lots of great products for the home and kitchen, from cuttings boards to soaps and lotions to cookbooks. We also carry many gluten free products, and did you know that we accept Oregon Trail Cards?

Come visit — we’d love to see you.

Celebrate the Season hosting ‘Green Drinks’ on October 25

Celebrate the Season to host Central Oregon Green Drinks!

Bring your drinking glass over to October Green Drinks, hosted by Celebrate the Season! Green Drinks is a fun way to network, learn about other businesses and their sustainability efforts, and share a drink or two with like-minded community members. Please bring your own cup and consider carpooling, walking, or biking to make this a truly green event!

October 25, 2012, 5 – 7pm

Contact Sweet Pea Cole at 541-385-6908 x11 for more information or visit the Central Oregon Environmental Center website.

Bulk Seed Recipes

Here are some recipes for your bulk seeds! Use your home grown plants in these delicious, easy recipes. Don’t forget to share your own recipes and cooking tips by leaving a comment!

 

Bulk Seed Recipes

Scarlet Runner Bean: http://www.yumyum.com/recipe.htm?ID=20899

National Pickling Cucumber: http://kosherfood.about.com/od/sidedishes/r/pickles.htm

Black Zucchini: http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Zucchini-Risotto-Allrecipes

Benning’s Green Tint Summer Squash: http://vegetablematter.blogspot.com/2009/08/roasted-bennings-green-tint.html

Scarlet Nantes Carrot: http://agoodmeal.blogspot.com/2007/09/scarlet-nantes-carrot-soup.html

White Egg Turnip: http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Turnip-Puff-Recipezaar_1

Bloomsdale Spinach: http://www.relish.com/recipes/garlic-and-walnut-crusted-chicken-with-bloomsdale-spinach-roasted-brussel-s/

Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce: http://www.grouprecipes.com/2873/leaf-lettuce-in-sour-cream.html

Red Salad Bowl Lettuce: http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Mixed-Vegetable-Salad-Bowl-With-Garlic-Dressing-Food_com-115270

Arugula: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/lentil-soup-with-goat-cheese-and-arugula/detail.aspx

Champion Radish: http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/815595/rave-worthy-radish-recipes-1

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/roasted-beets-with-feta-recipe/index.html

Ruby Red Rhubarb Chard: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/recipes/ruby-chard/index.html

Verte de Cambrai Mâche: http://www.epicroots.com/recipes/Loose_Leaf_Mache_Citrus_Black_Olives.php

Gigante d’Italia Parsley: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bay-scallops-with-garlic-parsley-butter-sauce/detail.aspx

Toraziroh: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/07/balsamic-glazed-chickpeas-and-mustard.html

Red Russian Kale: http://www.farmtotableonline.org/2010/08/red-russian-kale-and-blue-potatoes/

Bulk Seeds

Did you know that Celebrate the Season now carries bulk seeds?? Bulk seeds are only 50 cents per gram, so you can get exactly what you’re looking for, at a great price!

Below is a list of what we currently offer, with additional information about each variety. We have some unusual seeds that you’re probably not familiar with. Variety is the spice of life, so this year, try something new in your garden that you’ve never grown before! And don’t forget, if you’re not familar with starting your plants from seed, we also sell a large variety of starts!

POLE BEANS Phaseolus coccineus

Scarlet Runner (70 days) Climbing beans often grown as ornamentals for their brilliant scarlet blossoms that attract hummingbirds. Need trellises, fences, or poles; will grow to 10–12′. Can be eaten either as snap or shell (95 days) beans. Beautifully mottled purple and black seeds. Pick off old leaves/beans to keep the plant productive.

Product Details

Growth Habit: Pole

Days to Maturity: 70-115 days

Sun: Full Sun

Height: 6-9 feet

Spread: 18 inches

Thinning: 6 inches

Sowing Method: Direct Sow

Fruit Size: 8 inches

CUCUMBERS Cucumis sativus

Very tender, will not survive frost. Sow 2″ apart in rows 3′ apart or 6 per mound in hills 4′ apart thinning to 3 best plants. Combat striped cucumber beetles by handpicking early in the AM when the dew makes them sluggish, or use floating row covers, removing when cukes flower. Pick frequently for best production. Cucumbers turn bitter when they get thirsty.  Minimum germination temperature 60°, optimal range 65–95°, optimal temperature 90°, emergence takes 13 days at 59°, 6 days at 68°, 4 days at 77°.

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Econo-Coops are Here – in Kit or Pre-assembled Form

Due to popular demand, we’ve created a more affordable version of our durable wood and solar glazing hoop houses.

With freezing nights here in Central Oregon, a hoop house is one of the best ways to add a layer of protection for your tender plants. Keep in mind that on particularly cold nights (especially below freezing!) it is best to cover your hoop houses with an additional heavy layer or add some sort of heating device to the hoop house. Starting your plants indoors and ‘hardening them off’, essentially introducing them to outside temperatures gradually, is always a good idea, but cold weather is no match for even the most hardy basil or tomato plant.

Our econo-hoop houses come in two sizes:

4’ x 4’ = $139.95 (Kit form, you assemble) $159.95 (assembled)

4’ x 8’ = $199.95 (Kit form, you assemble) $229.95 (assembled)

Call or visit us to learn more and purchase.

We now carry feed!

Celebrate the Season is excited to announce that we now carry Scratch and Peck Feed, from Bellingham, Washington! Scratch and Peck Feed is:

  • Soy Free
  • Naturally Grown
  • Non-GMO (Enrolled in the Non-GMO Project)
  • Grown in Washington
  • Comes in sustainable packaging

Learn more about Scratch and Peck Feeds on their website.

Come see us at Celebrate the Season to see which grains and feeds we now carry!

Central Oregon’s Local Market is Here!

We’ve been in partial hibernation this winter preparing for the next step for Celebrate the Season. Our ‘Hen House’ has been transformed into your one-stop-shop for all things local!

We now carry the following products, with much more on the way!

  • 100% Grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic-free beef
  • Naturally raised goat, pork, chicken and turkey meat
  • Raw, unfiltered honey from Central Oregon apiaries
  • Beeswax candles, locally made soaps, lotions, balms
  • Raw cow and goat’s milk cheeses
  • Volcano Vineyards wines
  • Locally made teas, jams and jellies, spice mixes and more!

Support the local economy, live more sustainably, and enjoy all that Central Oregon has to offer! Come visit us to see for yourself how convenient ‘living local’ can be.

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