Bigtober Fest at Big Hollow

~YOU ARE INVITED~

To the 3rd Annual Big Hollow Food Co-op’s

 

Bigtober Fest

Friday and Saturday, October 1st and 2nd

 

Two full days of fun!

 

Free food & product samples

 

In store specials

Bring the whole family!

Friday, Oct. 1st

Farmer’s Market 3-7pm

 

Last market of the season! Come stock up on fall produce!

Live music!

 

Let us show our appreciation for all our wonderful dedicated members who make our co-op such a success.

Hope to see you there!

BHFC

Friday, October 1st Market at Big Hollow Food Co-op

We will be on First Street, Friday October 1st, in front of the Big Hollow Food Co-op for their market.  We hope to see you there.  Weather forecast is 70's everyday so we will have plenty of stuff at discounted prices. Ricky was selling "organic" pumpkins and squash at 50 cents a lb. today at market.  Unheard of prices for chemical free veggies.  Please come down and support your local growers and co-op.  We are lucky to have Big Hollow Co-op, it's becoming a one shop stop for us who are locally, organically conscious consumers.  Thank you Marla, Billie and staff for all your hard work!

Hedgehog Fibers!

The farm is slowing down and this week is the last market in downtown Laramie!  We hope to see you there!  On October 1st, Friday from 3-7 there will be a market in front of Big Hollow Food Co-op on 1st Street.  So be sure to come on down and help all the farmers sell their last harvest!  We believe we will be there; but we have to see how much we have still growing.  The farm is wearing out and ready for fall slumber itself.

As many of you may not know I am a fiber spinner and knitter, and I found the most wonderful yarn from Hedgehog Fibers.   Beata Jezekova, I believe from Scandinavia, is the artist.  Beata has the most gorgeous hand painted fiber for spinning and yarn.   I just purchased 3 skeins of single ply worsted weight yarn in the most beautiful color pattern called Birch.  Many of you do know I am a fiber/yarn snob and this is top quality stuff!  Our computer is full so I couldn't take a photo to show you but here is her website:  http://www.hedgehogfibres.com/.  You can purchase her fiber and yarns on Etsy!  She was wonderful to work with and I received my yarn in a very timely matter.  Please check out her beautiful creations! 

I found out about Beata from Stephen West's blog who is a young designer/knitter from Chicago. He designs unique shawls, hats and cowls ( a.k.a neck gators to us Wyomingites) and he has a book coming out this fall.  I've made two of his shawls and they are fun, easy and gorgeous.  Lori Kirk from Cowgirl Yarn in Laramie is hoping to carry his book when it comes out.   Here is his link: http://westknits.blogspot.com/.

When I get my computer up and running I will take pics of my shawls and the Hedgehog yarn knitted up.  Check out the baby blanket Beata knitted up from fiber she handpainted on her blog...amazing. 

Happy, Fall, Happy Veggie Eating and Happy Knitting!  Here in WY where the leaves are falling and winter is fast approaching knitting is a great way to hang with friends, drink tea and/or wine, catch up and knit!

New Mexican Shepards Pie

Can you believe that it's September 6th?  I can not.  It seems like it was just yesterday that my mom, sister and I and our combined 5 dogs were at the farm on St. Patrick's Day having a picnic and watching the dogs play in the seep ditch dreaming of what summer would hold. 

It's very chilly and windy here today in Laramie.  In the 50's with 30 mph winds.  The aspens have a rattle to their sound and there have been some stray fallen leaves blowing by.  Tonight a low of 29 degrees.  Ouch.  Hopefully we will not see a frost at the farm until October so that we can continue bringing up the rest of the vegetables.

Ricky was at the farm today and said it was howling windy down there as well.  Things are sure starting to slow down; cucumbers, green beans, etc.  Plus the grasshoppers have found us and have eaten the remaining blossoms.  We still have quite a bit of stuff and with the cooler weather the lettuces are coming back. 

We hope to see you at the markets.  Only 3 more Sept, 10th, 17th, and 24th.  Please stop down and support the other local area growers, vendors and artisans: High Horse Farm for great salad mix and mushrooms, Student Acres has had a spot for a couple of weeks, Tamale Family, Worm Wrangler, Abbey's Need More Salsa, Wags, and many others.

Thank you again for your support this summer it was a fun year!  Hopefully we will see more of you in the next year as the word spreads to support local growers and our farmers market!

New Mexican Shepard's Pie

(altered from Los Poblanos Organics in Albuquerque, NM)




Ingredients:

1 # potatoes ( I prefer the red or Yukon) boiled and mashed with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste

1 Bunch Chard, chopped  (another terrific way to use chard)

3 Yellow Summer Squash, cubed

1 med. Onion, chopped

2 cloves Garlic, minced

5 Green Chilies ( I used roasted Poblanos but any will do) chopped to taste * You can purchase peppers at market then roast in oven or on grill watching carefully and turning to brown skin*



1 Tomato Chopped
Cheese or Macadamia Nut Cheese (see Recipe in previous blog to keep vegan)





Directions:

First bring potatoes to boil.  In a skillet, saute all the veggies except for tomatoes until they are tender but not mushy; keep adding the chard and it will begin to break down. Put the saute mix into a oven safe glass bowl. Once the potatoes are done and mashed plop them on top to cover.  Top with cheese Cover with glass top.  Bake at 350 degrees about 15 0 20 minutes until cheese is melted and to mingle flavors.  Take out and top with the chopped tomatoes.  Serve with fresh salad and enjoy.

(The original recipe on Los Poblanos Organics was a Mexican Frittata using eggs to cover which would be wonderful; however since I am vegan and we were hungry for Shepard's Pie I found the recipe online and altered it).