Happy Fourth of July
Celebrating
Freedom to choose, to love, worship, eat, read, vote, thrive
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Farmers
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The local and regional organic farmers, whose produce we sell at NourishMe, are the most important piece of our mission to bring nutritious farm food to the Wood River Valley. These farms are also fundamental to our economy and health-conscious culture. The following farms are suppliers to NourishMe, friends, and part of the reason our area of Idaho is so agriculturally rich. We thank them and we thank you for supporting our local farmers.
A+Ranch - Ridgefield
Agrarian Harvest, Buhl
American Ostrich Farms, Kuna
B&G Produce, Hailey
Big Lost Beef, Mackay
Deer Creek Berry Farm, Pine
Ee-Da-Ho Ranch, Bellevue
Groves County Farms, Parma
Hale Land & Livestock, Mackay
Hillside Grain, Bellevue
Ironwood Mycology, Ridgefield
Itty Bitty Farms, Carey
Kasota Hydroponics, Hazelton
Kings Crown Organic Farm, King Hill
koehn Trout Farms, Hailey
Kraay's Market abd Garden, Bellevue
Lookout Farm, Bellevue
Oasis Market Farm, Buhl
Prairie Sun Farm, Faifield,
Raw Life Farm, Melba
Shooting Star Farm, Hailey
Silver Oaks Farm, Carey
Squash Blossom Farm, Bellevue
Waterwheel Gardens, Emmett
Wild Spaces Farm, Glenns Ferry
Wood River Ranch Beef, Bellevue
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NourishMe, and our fellow Main Street businesses, are fully open and functioning throughout the Project Main Street construction. But there is much more news on construction and changes in Ketchum we'd like to address.
During construction Ketchum has lost 25 parking spots on Main Street. The loss of parking availability has been reflected in two ways.
1) Less shopping and dining visitors from the south valley especially during slack when we rely more on local trade than tourists.
2) A filled Washington Street Parking lot behind NourishMe.
As to the second issue, the City of Ketchum and the Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency have proposed a 66 unit development on the Washington Street parking lot. This will mean potential loss of more parking for our customers and our neighbors Sushi on Second, The Argyros, the Limelight, Sawtooth Club, Magic Lantern, Sun Valley Culinary, Whiskey Jacques, and many other surrounding establishments.
Residents, local business, and employees will be left without parking during height of the seasons, and in the winter, near their places of business and/or homes. Disabled and elderly people will have a particularly hard time.
As we have seen from item number one, mentioned above, "downtown parking is necessary for the businesses to survive. We are for mixed-use housing and really love that this project this project is being done with the input of the Wood River Housing Authority," Julie Johnson said.
However, "We are not in favor of this project."
Please link below to sign the petition to pause this project while other solutions are considered.
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Weekly Farmers Markets
Schedule
Every Tuesday afternoon Waterwheel Gardens arrives with fresh produce, fruits, flowers and jams. And smiles. Come say hi to our good friends Roxine and Kurtis.
Other than the above mentioned farms, we also get weekly deliveries from artisan food producers such as Dolce Cabana, Silver Creek Farm, Koehn Trout Farm, Itty Bitty Farms, Silver Oak Farm, and Piedaho.
The Wood River Farmers Market is held 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, through Oct. 19, and at the Forest Service Park in Ketchum 12-4 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 9
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July is national Plastic Free July. Please, do your part to avoid purchasing or using plastics.
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New Product Alert
Spread the Love with Booda Butter. We have always loved and carried Booda Butter but it's now available in a family size. This is the best stuff for daily use all over your dry skin, after hikes or hanging at the lakes, beach, on sunburns, rough feet and more.
Ingredients: Organic Shea Butter, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter*, Coconut Oil*, Olive Oil* and Jojoba Oil*. (*Certified Organic & Unrefined) Certified Organic β’ Non-GMO β’ Cruelty-Free β’ Vegan β’ Hypoallergenic β’ Wax-Free β’ 100% Pure β’ No Added Fragrance β’ Soy, Bee & Gluten Free β’ Handmade with Love
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COOKING + QUAFFING + READING |
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Watermelon Gazpacho
by Mark Bittman
Directions:
- Peel 1 small watermelon (about 3 pounds), and cut the flesh into large chunks.
- Put them in a food processor along with 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped,
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- Pulse the mixture, adding a few ice cubes, one at a time, if necessary, to get the machine going
- Chill in the fridge
- Garnish with any of the following: fresh chopped or ripped herbs especially fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil, croutons, sliced green onions, fresh pepper, flaky salt.
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Radler has a cutesy new look and name, Crafty Radler. Begun in Munich Germany in 1922, Radler was invented on the fly by a pub owner who, overwhelmed by thristy cyclists, he stretched his beer supply with lemon lime soda water. Instant hit! Still the great taste, still uncommonly quenching.
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Reading
NM Delicious Book Club
"The Cookbook Collector" by Allegra Goodman is an intriguing read about two very different sisters in the Bay area, the dot com tech boom of the late 1990s, environmentalism, food and wine, and books. Oh, also, there's some romance, some drama, family issues, and 9/11. Join us at our next meeting. For info email danafan@gmail.com
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Cooler to Cafe
Fresh, organic and nourishing
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WHY LOCAL FOOD
Community-based food systems strengthen rural economies, enhance the health of individuals and communities, and promote fair labor practices, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.
- Increasing viability of family farmers
- Preserving farmland for future generations
- Enhancing quality of food, place, and life
- Reducing the carbon footprint of your plate
- Protecting air, water, and biodiversity
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HOURS
9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
BRING YOUR OWN BAG OR BASKET
We now charge .50 cents for paper bags at check-out.
Please bring your own bag from now on. Thank you for helping us to save trees, and behave responsibly for the good of the planet.
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βLet food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.β
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