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Waiting For The Rain to Come
Although day lengths have become gradually shorter ever since summer solstice back in June, there’s something about September and children returning to school, along with last week’s coincidentally...
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The Birds and the Beans
It seems that the barn swallows have departed for their winter sojourn in Chile, just in time for our GAP audit. Although we kept them out of the barn this year, their presence in any proximity to the...
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Take A Look At Fall On The Farm!
It’s official: fall has arrived, and with it some of the prettiest days of the year here in our valley. Harvest crews arrive at first light and disappear into the mist down the rows, invisible except...
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Meet A Full Circle Organic Produce Delivery Supplier – Billy Bob Orchards
Most people see the Lakeside Organic Gardens’ label and think ‘vegetable grower’. What they don’t realize is tucked under the umbrella of Lakeside’s well-known name is a small label called Billy Bob’s...
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Meet A Full Circle Organic Produce Delivery Supplier – Jelich Ranch
As I pulled in to Jelich Ranch’s driveway, the aroma from the day’s harvest of pears, quince and apples and the sun’s heat on this unusually warm fall day immediately intoxicates my senses. Skip, the...
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A Great Resource for Beginning Gardeners –“Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard”
Do you have a lawn you’re sick of mowing? Maybe a parking strip that get’s some sun? Or maybe you just love the idea of having fresh veggies growing within arms reach of your sunny kitchen window? Then...
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Top 5 Spring Garden Tips
This post written by guest blogger—Colin McCrate Warmer weather means its time to dust off those garden trowels, grab a couple bags of compost and start getting your garden ready. We asked local...
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Produce Profile: Scenic Oregon Orchards at Mt. Hood Organic Farms
One of our current suppliers, bringing us delicious certified organic D’Anjou and Red Bartlett pears, is Mt. Hood Organic Farms. This 60 acres of orchards not only provides a scenic foreground for...
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Two Non-Traditional Ways to use Traditional Thanksgiving Ingredients
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It’s the time of year we start thinking about friends, family and of course food. For some, there can be a bit of trepidation regarding the turkey day table....
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Grower Profile: Ferrari Farms
When we’re searching for some of the niche items to fill out our holiday offerings we keep a couple things in mind. First we look for exceptional quality and flavor, and second we look for sustainable...
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Meet a Full Circle Farmer: Tieton Farm and Creamery
Tieton Farm & Creamery is a 21-acre farm located in the beautiful Yakima Valley in Eastern Washington owned by Farmer Ruth Babcock and Cheese Maker Lori Babcock. Ruth Babcock graduated 1987 from...
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Meet a Full Circle Farmer: Stiebrs Farm
In 1949, Jan and Zelma Stiebrs immigrated to the United States from Latvia with their two small children, Anita and Jon. It was summer and their first job in this country was picking strawberries and...
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Meet a Full Circle Farmer: Okanogan Producers Marketing Association
Organic Producers Marketing Association (OPMA) is a group of six farmers in Okanogan County who have joined together to form a co-op that allows them to pool their resources and better reach lovers of...
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Meet a Full Circle Grower: Farmer’s Own Organics
The Farmer’s Own label started with a grower cooperative in Olympia called Farmer’s Wholesale Cooperative. Charlie’s Produce, a Seattle based distribution company, purchased the label in 1991 to...
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Meet a Full Circle Farmer: Pride of the Umpqua
The perfect tomato tastes of sunshine: juicy and exuberant, an encapsulation of all that is ripe and lovely about summer. And summertime is what’s inside each fresh, organic tomato from Pride of Umpqua...
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Purple Viking Potatoes from Rainshadow Organics
Members may have had an exciting addition to this week’s box – Purple Viking Potatoes. These delicious potatoes come to us from one of Organically Grown Company’s Ladybug Brand growers Rainshadow...
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Good Karma Kale Salad Recipe
Spring is a great time of year for kale and I look forward to it in my Full Circle deliveries. Many times people aren’t sure what to do with it and this is a super simple, no cooking recipe. You can do...
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Stuffed French Toast for Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’m reminded of my early attempts at making breakfast in bed for my Mom (I once served her a cup of whole coffee beans floating in warm water…) and it makes me...
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French Ratatouille Recipe
If you’re like me and saw Disney/Pixar’s tale of the rat-turned-chef, you probably wondered about the dish that (spoiler alert!) humbles the crabby food critic at the end. Well, with zucchini,...
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Hungarian Inspired Cherry-Balsamic Roasted Pork Loin
You are likely as excited as I am about the joyful appearance of cherries bringing life to our Full Circle boxes and roadside stands. There is nothing like sitting down to a big bowl of cherries for a...
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