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“CSA: Connect with Something Amazing”IT’S A SCAVENGER’SFEAST!Join “Chef Daddy”Chris Holen on afeast-ive spreeat the Sunday MarketExplore the culinary offerings at AstoriaSunday Market through the eyes of achef! Discover new and exciting ways tocreate a feast from produce, berries, fi sh,baked goods and other tasty temptationsfound at the Market by joining “ChefDaddy” Chris Holen. Chef Holen sendsparticipants on a shopping spree throughthe Market to fi nd ingredients you’ll useto prepare an interesting and sumptuousScavenger’s Feast with his guidance atMise En Place Kitchenware.For reservations call Mise En Place at503-325-7414. Cost is $45 per personwith a portion of the proceeds benefi ttingAstoria Sunday Market. Astoria SundayMarket takes place in the heart of historicdowntown Astoria on 12th Street. MiseEn Place Kitchenware is just one blockfrom the Market at the north end of 12thon the Columbia River.The Scavenger’s Feast was created by Astoria Sunday Market to connect peoplewith produce and other Market products in an entertaining program. “The partnershipwith Baked Alaska has created a truly interesting and fun way to enjoy ourMarket and historic downtown,” added Director Cyndi Mudge.Chef Holen along with his wife Jennifer own Baked Alaska Restaurant in Astoria,which celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this year. Baked Alaska & Mise EnPlace Kitchenware is located at #1 – 12th Street in Astoria.The Scavenger’s Feast DatesSunday, July 10Sunday, July 31Sunday, August 21Sunday, September 4 (Scavenger’s Feast for Kids!)Sunday, September 18Spade and Wade Garden TourThe Tillamook County Master Gardener Association hold its fi fth annual Spade and Wade Garden Tour,SATURDAY, JULY 23, from Noon to 5pm. The six gardens, located in Tillamook and Netarts, willinclude such features as unique garden design, wide plant variety, ponds, topiary, vegetables, use of nativeplants, original combinations of color and texture, and beautiful garden settings. Visitors will have theopportunity to see which plants grow and thrive in our various microclimates and how gardeners deal withthe challenges of deer, elk,salt and wind. The tour is self-guided, and gardens may be visited in any order.Also included in the tour is TCMGA’s own Learning Garden where refreshments will be served.PLANT SALE 9am to 3pm near the Pioneer Museum in Tillamook. Plants will be provided by local mastergardeners. ALSO birdhouses, garden art, herbs, natives and much more. Proceeds from the garden tourand plant sale support college scholarships for deserving county residents, the Learning Garden at thecounty fairgrounds, and gardening education throughout Tillamook County. Passports for entry into thegardens will cost $15 and may be purchased at the OSU Extension offi ce in Tillamook, or the PioneerMuseum. Passports will contain garden descriptions and complete driving directions.503-842-3433 or 503-355-2655.”IN 2000 I LIVED IN A SUBURB OF PORTLAND andsigned up for “Organics to You,” a Portland program thatdelivers local farm-fresh produce to subscribing families.Every other week, I’d receive a box of such fragrant, vibrant,gorgeous produce that I thought I had died and awoken inJamie Oliver’s kitchen. A year before this I had lived in ruralScotland, where produce is invariably packaged in plasticclamshells, comes in the washed-out colors of weddingmints, and is mealy as a McDonalds French fry. I had neverbeen so happy to see a vegetable as I was upon the arrivalof thatbox. Whenit includedfresh basilI almostburst intoarias. This,of course,wasbefore thefarmer’smarketcraze hitsmalltowns.by Tricia Gates BrownFromtheorganicsdeliveryexperience, I graduated to community-gardening ata large organic farm in the Willamette Valley, where I, mydaughter, and my then-husband would put in a few hoursof work each month. In exchange, we could raid the farm’sproduce stash at will, taking everything from chartreusebroccolini to cherry tomatoes—sweet as candy—to berriesand tiny paisley eggplants. Not to mention bunches of redand yellow sunfl owers and jewel-toned dahlias.Since I moved to the coast in 2004, farmers marketshave popped up one after the other. I now live in Nehalemand can visit a north-coast farmers market almost any dayof the week! But making it to markets is often diffi cult, andthere are times I arrive to fi nd the produce booths sold-out.Most importantly, I have sorely missed the direct connectionto a farm that I experienced as a community gardener.That is, until this week! This week, my CSA share withManzanita’s Revolution Gardens begins, and I’ve beencounting the days.“CSA” stands for Community-Supported Agriculture andis a way for individuals and families to buy memberships or“shares” in a local farm both to support the farm with earlyseasoncapitol, and to receive of its bounty. In the past Ihave shied away from CSAs because of the large outlayof money some require. But this year Revolution starteda brilliant program by which members can participate bythe season, either buying a full or half share. This meansthat vegetarian individuals, or non-vegetarian couplescan get a half share in one 7-week season of the farmfor just $115—which suits most budgets swimmingly. Mytwo-person household has a ½ share in both the summerand fall garden seasons. Thus, I am set to enjoy fourteenweeks of fresh-picked local veggie splendor. Almost makesme giddy.I CSA and so can you. For a directory of CSAs and moreinformation, visit http://www.localharvest.org/csa/. A CSA,like home and community gardening, is a great way forparents to teach kids where food comes from, and theimportance of cultivating organic soil and healthy environments.They also foster community food-security and buildrelationships between consumers and growers. It is thequintessential win-win!ComedyWeekendFriday & SaturdayJuly 15-16 @ 8pmLaughYourA--OFF!FeaturingCoastal Comics:Julie JacksonAndy WeaverBen ChambersDerick Danzel& emceeJohn KnutsenWe’re Open For Lunch!Our Panini’s and Melts are made withthe freshest ingredients and served onlocal Blue Scorcher Bread.Great Aps and Menu Specials Daily$1 Taco Tuesdays all day!Nacho Bar !!!!!!!!!!!Tues – Fri. All You Can Eat $5HAPPY HOUR Specials!3pm – 7pm Mon – FriHours: Sun – Thur 12Noon to 10pmFri and Sat - 12Noon to Midnight1313 Commercial, AstoriaFree Pool • Free PopcornFull Bar • LIVE MusicLocal Brews On Tap29 july11 hipfishmonthly.com