Wednesday, October 26, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
POTATOES: 50-pound
boxes will be
available October 28
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Rainshadow will then
donate close to 20 tons of
potatoes to be used as a fun-
draiser for the IEE program at
Sisters High School.
The IEE program helps
students get first-hand experi-
ence in project-based learning
for several disciplines includ-
ing science, language arts
and physical education. The
course is composed of a com-
munity of learners working
together to gain a balanced,
in-depth understanding of the
world around them.
“One of the goals of IEE is
for students to gain a sense of
place and a sense of commu-
nity,” said Samra Spear, one
of the three IEE teachers.
“(Through IEE) students
are given the necessary tools
to create positive change
within their community,” said
Rand Runco, another teacher
on the IEE team. “We have
taken a number of field trips
to Rainshadow Organics
over the last seven years.
Developing community part-
nerships like this results in a
shared vision of stewardship
and a sense of appreciation
for and responsibility to the
world around us.”
The potatoes the stu-
dents will harvest will then
be packed into 50-pound
boxes and sold to raise funds
for clothing and gear for the
program. Community mem-
bers can purchase 50-pound
boxes of organic potatoes for
$50 (that’s $1 a pound) on
Friday, October 28, from 3:30
to 7 p.m. in the Sisters High
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School parking lot.
“We have so many pota-
toes we are asking 800 fami-
lies to swing into action and
buy a 50-pound box of pota-
toes at a wholesale price of
$50,” said Sarahlee Lawrence
from Rainshadow Organics.
“If students sell all the pota-
toes, IEE could get upwards
$20,000 for their program.”
The potatoes that will
be for sale are two different
heirloom, organic varieties.
The Viking Purple potato is a
purple-skinned, white-fleshed
potato that is particularly out-
standing as a masher with
incredible fluffiness. They
hold together great in soups
and stews. They roast, bake,
and boil splendidly. Their
skins hold their color and
are full of nutrients. Desiree
potatoes — the number one
gourmet potato in Europe
— has a light-red skin and
yellow flesh, it has a distinc-
tive flavor and is a versatile,
fairly waxy variety which
is firm and holds its shape,
and is useful for all methods
of cooking, from roasting to
mashing and salads.
“Potatoes are a sustainable
option for a staple in Central
Oregon,” said Lawrence. “It
is important to remember that
conventional potatoes are
cheap, but they are part of the
‘dirty dozen’: the top twelve
conventional fruits and veg-
etables to avoid in terms of
chemical residue. Rainshadow
and IEE are proud to make
these organic potatoes avail-
able to the community.”
Potatoes are hardy and
should keep in a cool, dry
place without freezing for
several months.
BOOK SALE: Prices set
to rise in November
(but remain a steal)
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Sisters youths participated in the dig.
“A family can quickly
go through a 50-pound box
by Christmas,” said Tehan.
“Thanksgiving mashed pota-
toes and Christmas roasters
will be the best-tasting yet!”
If community members
are still worried they won’t be
able to go through 50 pounds
of potatoes, boxes are easy to
share. Event coordinators are
encouraging people to build
community through this proj-
ect — to find a friend, neigh-
bor, or colleague and share a
box with them.
Event-goers can also pur-
chase a box of potatoes and
donate them to local food
banks. Boxes of potatoes that
are purchased and donated
on the day of the sale will be
delivered to NeighborImpact
by Rainshadow Organics.
Coffee, provided by
Sisters Coffee Company, will
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Principal Broker
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gmail.com
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We have 34 years of combined
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be available at the sale and
live music from Benji Nagel
and friends will help to make
the event festive.
Thanksgiving
mashed potatoes and
Christmas roasters will
be the best-tasting yet!
— Audrey Tehan
“Load up your car, give
them as gifts or donate
them to your church or local
food bank,” said Lawrence.
“Storage is our biggest chal-
lenge, so we are hoping to
have one big ‘potato-sale day’
and everyone can take them
home and enjoy!”
literacy, our collections
— both physical materials
inside our building and in the
digital realm, eBooks/audio-
books — and programming
which includes the ‘Novel
Idea’ community read every
spring.
“Funds have also been
given to support specific
projects here at the Sisters
branch. For example: Three
years ago $5,000 was given
to help with the creation of
our Early Learning Space in
the children’s room as well
as a $25,000 donation the
year before to pay down a
sizeable amount on the loan
for our building. The library
district is grateful for all our
Friends organizations and
what they do to support us.”
Wood has kept prices low
the last few years — $1 in
most cases — but beginning
in November, prices will be
raised to $2 for both fiction
and non-fiction. Children’s
and teen books will remain
at 50 cents per book. If
you have been to the Book
Corner, you already know
the excellent quality and
selection of FOSL’s books
and will know that this is still
an amazing buy.
Wood says, “If you
haven’t been to the Book
Corner, please come by
and check it out. Donated
books arrive almost daily,
and the collection changes
frequently.”
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