Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Page 12
Last-second
victory for
HV vs. I.V.
A bountiful selection of Sweetwater Meadows produce. (Photo provided)
Sponsored Feature:
Sweetwater Meadows farm invites
community to become ‘localvores’
It is easy in Southwestern Oregon to day-
dream about gardening and fresh vegetables
when hibernating during January’s frost and
fog.
But imagine picking up a box of tasty,
locally grown vegetables each week, without
having to shop for them. Or better yet, with-
out having to plant, weed, water, and harvest.
Sweetwater Meadows proposes exactly that
solution.
Sweetwater Meadows is a small, family
owned vegetable farm in Illinois Valley.
Originally the Baldwin Homestead, estab-
lished in 1895, the Stehelin Family purchased
it in 1991.
Sabre & Trudy Stehelin have 100 acres
of land, and love to garden, but they always
ended up with too much produce. Last year
they purchased a tractor, and started a Com-
munity Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm to
encourage the community to eat locally.
Noted the pair, “We offer fresh produce
for weekly pick up to members who prepay
for each season. Members are presented with
a box of freshly picked produce every week
for the duration of the growing season. Our
season runs for 18 weeks, from June through
October; longer if weather permits.”
Members pledge their support to the farm
before the growing season begins by purchas-
ing a share in the harvest. An initial $50 non-
refundable deposit reserves the member’s
share, and the balance is due March 15, unless
a payment plan has been arranged.
A share is $540 ($30 per week) and will
feed a family with two small children; or two
to three adults; or a family that enjoys eating
lots of vegetables every day.
Half-shares are available for $360, or
members can save money by splitting a share.
Other options for CSA members include free-
range eggs on either weekly or bi-monthly
plans. Pastured poultry is available by con-
tract.
Flower shares might consist of cosmos,
snapdragons, Shasta and crazy daisies. An-
other basket might include a bouquet of sun-
flowers, rudbeckia, butterfly bush, zinnias,
gladiolus and marigolds.
Sweetwater Meadows produces more
than 80 varieties of fruits and vegetables. To-
matoes, peppers, squash, and potatoes of dif-
ferent types will be included in the baskets.
Other choices include beets, onions, turnips
and mustard greens. Beans, broccoli, cabbage
and carrots round out the selections.
New items planted are garlic, shallots,
leeks, artichokes, and rhubarb. Lettuce and
peas already have been started in the green-
house. Fruits include apples, pears and plums
from nearly 40 trees.
Extra produce is available upon request;
preserve or freeze to enjoy produce during the
winter.
“In an effort to balance our need for fi-
nancial support with a desire to keep our CSA
accessible to lower-income families, we offer
a limited number of low-income shares,” said
the Stehelins. “Please contact us if you would
like to apply.
“We also welcome donations to go to-
ward additional low-income shares and spon-
sored shares for those otherwise not able to
join.
“We invite you to join the growing
community of folks who enjoy eat-
ing food that is clean and chemical-
free. We are committed to using
ecologically sustainable agriculture
practices free of conventional
chemical pesticides, herbicides,
fertilizers and genetically modified
organisms.”
The dedicated farmers continued,
“Our number-one goal is to nourish
and care for the land that surrounds
us. Our produce is clean and pure
because we use only organic soil amendments
and natural methods of pest control. The
beautiful and nourishing foods we grow are a
living testament of our devotion and steward-
ship to the land,” they said.
Trudy also owns Moon Dance Soap Co.,
producing luxurious eye and dream pillows,
body massage oils, soaps, and lavender sa-
chets. Another best-seller is her lip balm, ei-
ther unscented or in delicious flavors such as
mint, grapefruit and sweet orange.
Those interested in becoming
“localvores” can mail their reservation to
9375 Caves Hwy., Cave Junction OR 97523.
For more information, phone 592-4637 or
email sweetwatermeadows@yahoo.com.
~ Zina Booth
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
Illinois Valley boys’ var-
sity basketball team fought
valiantly all game long, only
to come up short in the wan-
ing seconds of the game
against the Mustangs of Hid-
den Valley.
The Mustangs jumped to
a 7-point lead early on Friday,
Jan. 16 in Ken Mann Memo-
rial Gym, and by the end of
the third quarter had a 4-point
lead 34-30. But in the fourth,
the Cougars clawed their way
back to take the lead 39-36
when Andrew Augustadt hit
back-to-back 3-pointers for
six of his game-high 14
points.
After a couple of I.V.
turnovers and trading baskets,
it came down to the final
eight seconds. Driving to the
hoop, Cougar Antonio Esca-
lante was fouled, but missed
the front end of the 1-and-1.
Kevin Snook went hard to the
glass and came up with the
rebound; however, he was
called for a foul on a ques-
tionable push, which sent
HV’s Kaylan Maynard to the
line for 2. He handled the
pressure and sank both for a
46-45 lead.
With 5.8 seconds left,
Cougar Kevin Snook drives past Hidden Valley defenders.
(Photo by Mike Wilbourn, for Illinois Valley News )
point guard Augustadt drove
the length of the court
through traffic to get off a
last-second shot, which rat-
tled the rim to no avail.
Kevin Snook was two
blocks shy of a triple double
and finished with 11 points,
12 rebounds and eight blocks.
Nathan Heath added 12
points. Maynard had 12
points. The Cougars are 5-7
overall, and 0-3 in Skyline
Conference play.
Oregon airmen Iraq-bound
Illinois Valley Cougar wres-
tlers traveled to Eureka,
Calif. for the Pacific Classic
Saturday, Jan. 17. I.V. fin-
ished seventh out of 22
Northern California and
Southern Oregon teams.
(Above) Sam Winter took
1st place in the 142-pound
class; Lance Tausaga
(below) finished 2nd in
the 217 lb class. (Photos
provided by Ward Winter)
Some 20 Oregon Na-
tional Guard soldiers mobi-
lized in support of Opera-
tion Iraqi Freedom earlier
this month with a ceremony
at the Oregon State Capitol.
Soldiers from 2-641
Aviation are set to rotate
into theater and relieve their
Oregon National Guard unit
counterparts who departed
in August 2008. The 2-641
Aviation soldiers will con-
tinue to conduct flight mis-
sions required for battle
command of theater opera-
tions, and liaison among
theater commands.
They’ll also transport
supplies, equipment, and
personnel within the Iraq
area of responsibility. For
sustainment of operations,
2-641 AVN will perform
those missions, which lie
between the strategic and
intratheater missions per-
formed by the U.S. Air
Force and the tactical ma-
neuver and movement per-
formed by U.S. Army rotary
wing or Unmanned Aircraft
System, or ground assets.
Gov. Kulongoski and
Maj. Gen. Raymond F.
Rees, the adjutant general/
Oregon, attended the cere-
mony.
Concrete
Remodel
New Construction
592-6609
CCB 174891
h Tires
h Towing
h Batteries
h Maintenance & Repair
(foreign & domestic)
h Propane
h Bulk Oil
h Clear Kerosene
h Off-road Diesel
h Alignment
A cornerstone of Cave Junction since 1986.
Slick roads and cold fog contributed to two single-
vehicle roll-over accidents Tuesday, Jan. 20; one
(above) shortly before 8 a.m. on Holland Loop near
Fort Briggs. Driver Doug Kendall (left, with Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jim Mason) suffered
minor injuries. Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) also
responded. Another roll-over mishap was reported at
8:33 a.m. on Deer Creek Road in Selma. The driver
was transported by American Medical Response.
(Photos by I.V. News and IVFD Media Dept.)
Corner of Redwood Hwy. & Caves Hwy.
592-3080