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8 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Seed to Table planning harvest dinner Suspect in Oregon killing extradited By Erin Borla Correspondent The Seed to Table pro- gram has been going strong in Sisters for the last three years, and director Audrey Tehan is excited about moving into the fourth. Seed to Table started with support from the Sisters Science Club and Sisters School District as an oppor- tunity to connect students to farm- and garden-based edu- cation. This year the local program has been recognized at the state level, with Tehan as a Farm-to-Table speaker at the State-wide Oregon School Gardens Conference in September, as well as the Environmental Education Conference. Seed to Table aims to increase health and well- ness of students and fami- lies — specifically decreas- ing obesity — in the Sisters community through provid- ing equal access to nutritious foods and offering opportuni- ties in garden-based wellness education. The farm provides fresh produce to each of the three schools in the Sisters School District including items for the salad bar, radishes, toma- toes, squash and potatoes. This last year Tehan and the program hosted over 1,300 students on the farm, which is located on East Black Butte Avenue in Sisters. Students from the Sisters School District as well as Cascades Academy, the Waldorf School in Bend, and Heart of Oregon Youth Build have all gotten a chance to come to the farm and get their hands dirty. The program in all aspects is designed to encourage creativity, problem-solving and the sheer love of health foods, and the learning that comes with hands-on experi- ential learning on a farm and garden. In addition to Tehan’s work in the garden, she has been contracted to manage the greenhouse at Sisters High School and teach a sus- tainable-agriculture class. photo Courtesy CasablanCaimaging.Com Kids get their hands dirty at the Seed to Table farm. “The greenhouse will offer a four-season living labora- tory,” said Tehan. This past spring and sum- mer Seed to Table offered a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) where local community members purchased a share of vegeta- bles once a week throughout their growing season. Seed to Table also pro- vides food for both of the Food Banks in Sisters: The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank and the food bank at Westside Church. The production from the local garden has been so great they have been able to feed close to 150 families per week with fresh vegetables. Tehan estimates it will be close to 10,000 pounds of food this season. Along with Tehan, there is one full-time college intern provided through the Rogue Farm Initiative and several high school internships; all internships are paid for through scholarship funding. To learn more about Seed to Table visit www. S e e d t o Ta b l e S i s t e r s . o r g or plan on attending their Harvest Dinner on September 24, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. “The event is designed to gather community around food,” said Tehan. “It will be a unique farm setting, long- table format. We just want people to celebrate good food.” The cooking at the event will be done by Bite of Bend finalist Chef Anna Witham. Tickets start at $20 and are available at www.seed www.BudgetBlinds.com FREE CONSULTING Offer valid through Budget Blinds of Deschutes County only. Offer not valid with any other offers. totableharvestdinner.com. There is still plenty of time to get out to the farm and look at all of the produce being grown right here in Sisters. Tehan encourages the public to stop by the farm during the week between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Converging contrails... BEND (AP) — A Central Oregon Community College safety officer charged with the murder of a 23-year- old woman was extradited August 24 to Oregon from California, where he had been held for a month in connec- tion with other violent crimes. Edwin Lara, 31, of Redmond was booked into Deschutes County Jail and is being held without bail, according to online records. Lara faces four counts of aggravated murder in the July death of Kaylee Sawyer. Lara kidnapped and tried to sexually assault Sawyer before killing her to cover up his attack, authorities said. Police believe Lara encountered Sawyer on July Late Night Take-Out! 24 while working his night shift as she took a late-night walk near campus. Lara’s wife, a new hire at the Bend Police Department, noticed her husband was act- ing out of the ordinary the next morning and confronted him. 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