Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Blazin Saddles seeks
bike donations
Each year, Blazin Saddles
asks the community to
donate bikes in decent-or-
better condition to gift to
community members during
the Christmas season.
This year, the staff is
extending that program
to assist people in the
McKenzie Bridge-Blue
River area hard hit by fire.
The staff has connections
there and hope to give a
small boost to the devastated
community by providing
bikes.
Bikes in <decent or better=
condition can be dropped off
at the store at 413 W. Hood
Ave., Sisters.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Commentary...
A year to remember at Seed to Table
By Audrey Tehan
Columnist
The sun still warmed my
back as I wiggled the last of
the sweet onions from the
soil. As I pulled up the last
of last fall9s vision, a calm
came over me. I realized that
our team no longer needed
to worry if the cabbages will
size up, how social distanc-
ing at the Farmers Market
would go, how we would
host the next field trip of
students, if there would
be enough tomatoes to go
around, how we could get
food to those vulnerable to
COVID-19, etc&
This week the size of the
onion is simply the size of
the onion. There is no more
room for growth as tempera-
tures in the teens sweep over
the farm, signaling that it is
time to rest and plan for the
next season. Just like that,
the circle of the farm is com-
pleted again 4 although, for
us all, this year was certainly
not <just like that.=
Interactions developed
new meanings throughout
the year as <normal= was
catapulted from sight. For
our team, the farm pick-ups,
field trips and farmers mar-
ket became our social high-
lights of the year! And I am
not joking here. On the farm,
the distribution of vegetables
remained one of the few nor-
mals: feeding our commu-
nity, guiding you through the
pickup line, conjuring up our
favorite recipes, and lighting
up at the shared enthusiasm
for kohlrabi (I know there are
some new lovers!). When we
were able to open up to field
trips, the sound of students
woven throughout the field
was a welcome reprieve;
despite face masks and using
kale as social distancing
wands, all seemed back to
normal, blurring out all that
was happening outside of the
fence line. Produce and our
outdoor education founda-
tion allowed us a chance to
connect and, for that, we will
always be grateful for the
power of food. It has always
been a means for connec-
tion, but this year marked
an entirely new level in my
book.
On behalf of the staff and
the board, I want to say thank
you for trusting our team
with feeding and educating
your families while keeping
our family safe during these
trying times. We want to say
thank you for sharing with us
a year to remember and for
fostering a strong agricul-
ture community that will be
here for you. Thank you for
believing in our organization
and joining in a shared vision
of our community where all
people, regardless of race,
gender, geography or socio-
economic status, have access
to fresh produce that is nour-
ishing, locally grown, and
culturally appropriate.
Thank you for lending us
energy with your smiles and
enthusiasm allowing us to
meet the myriad challenges
posed by field trips, farmers
market, pick-ups, and food
bank drop-offs. Thank you
for taking the leap and learn-
ing to cook that salad turnip
and diving into new recipes
that fuel your health and
support local food systems!
Thank you for fueling us to
be the best farmers and edu-
cators we can be!
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Casey Meudt works on a bike at Blazin Saddles. This year, the holiday
bike donation drive is partly focused on outreach to the communities of
McKenzie Bridge and Blue River, devastated by September’s firestorm.
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