Thursday August 13,1981
Vernonia Freedom-Page 3
Vernonia Grown
As harvest nears don't forget to share fruits of labor
by Bill Hansen
Now that our gardens are coming
into full production, it won’t be long
until we’re unable to keep up with all
the vegetables that seem to mature at
the same time. Of course, you should
share those garden fresh treats with
your friends and neighbors, but even
so, you can only eat or give away so
much. Home canned beans, carrots,
beets and tomatoes are just as good
as (if not better than) the store
bought preserved vegetables - and a
darned sight less expensive. If you
really
enjoy
gardening
and
harvesting those extra delicious table
ready vegetables, why not extend
through proper storage.
Potatoes,
squash, all kinds of root crops and
months from now if a few simple
storage rules are followed. A few
that enjoyment by investing in some
canning and drying equipment? If
you aren’t too sure about trying home
canning, demonstration classes are
being held in several locations in both
Columbia and Washington Counties
at this time of year. Just keep a
lookout for the next one in our area, or
call the county extension agent’s
office in St. Helens are 397-3462 for
their schedule.
In addition to canning and drying,
you can enjoy many other fruits and
vegetables well into the coming year
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far the best show in years.
Club
secretary
Rosemarie
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members have joined the club
recently. They are: Bob Fields and
429-2300
Bill Naeve.
Riders from as far away as
Battleground, Wa., showed up for the
Trail Ride held on August 2, at the
John Siedelman farm. The next event,
a brush-out trail ride, is scheduled for
Camp Wilkerson on Saturday,
August 22.
The Ridge Riders meet on the last
Thursday of each month at the West
Oregon Co-op building at 7:30 pm,
and new members are always
welcome. For more information call
429-9172 or 429-7021.
WIC changes may affect you
The special supplemental food
program for Women, Infants and
Children,
(WIC)
has
recently
undergone some federal and state
wide changes which affect eligibility
for WIC clients locally.
Beginning July 1, 1981 all new
participants must not exceed the
federally
established
income
guideline. The gross family income
and the family size are considered to
determine if a client is income-eligible
to participate in the WIC program.
However, low income does not make
an individual automatically eligible.
RAIN DRAINS
AND
Over 80 riders from the Vernonia
Ridge Riders and the Forest Grove
Ranch Riders clubs sponsored the
horse show held during Jamboree on
Saturday, July 25.
Although results of the horse show
were not available as we went to
press, members present say it was by
Downtown Vernonia
General Carpentry
booklet on storing vegetables at the
Columbia County Extension office
(Home and Garden Bulletin No. 19,
USDA), that you might find helpful.
Of course, many vegetables “store”
quite well in our area simply by being
left in the ground. After we “put up”
what we think we will use for the
coming year, we leave a late-planted
row of carrots and beets in the ground
to be enjoyed into the winter. You can
also slow the ripening and splitting of
your cabbage heads by driving a
shovel into the soil right to the root
around the plant.
With all the hot weather we have
had for the last few days, it seems
almost crazy to consider this, but on
the 18th day of August, 1973, and
again the 19th, our Vernonia garden
suffered a light frost. We have seen
light frosts in late August since this
time, so it was not that unusual.
After this, we will go into fall with it’s
warm days and cool nights, and
probably not see another frost until
late September. Because of the
excellent prospect of several more
weeks of harvest, you should consider
covering your tomatoes and squash
plants if a frost is imminent.
WIC is a health and nutrition
education program for pregnant and
breastfeeding women, infants, and
children up to age five. Each
participant must have a nutritional or
medical need to participate in WIC,
and eligibility is reviewed every six
months. Every participant receives
individual health and nutrition
counseling, and special supplemental
foods of high nutritional value.
Due to the current budget cut that
reduces the amount of money to be
spent locally, only the higher priority
clients can be served at this time. The
first priority of the WIC program is
to help pregnant and breastfeeding
women, and infants who have
nutritional
or
medical
risk
determined by nutritional and
medical assessment.
The second priority group is infants
up to six months of age, who were
bom to higher risk mothers who were
on the WIC program while pregnant
or could have been eligible to be on
WIC.
The third priority group is children
who are nutritionally at risk. This is
determined by height, weight, blood
test for anemia, or other documented
medical problems. The fourth, fifth
and six priorities are pregnant and
breastfeeding women, infants, and
children who are nutritionally at risk
due to an inadequate dietary pattern.
The WIC Program does not
discriminate against race, color,
creed, national origin, political
beliefs, or sex.
Columbia County WIC is part of
Colmunity Health Nursing Services
located at 500 N. Highway, St.
Helens, Oregon. Anyone who wishes
to participate in the WIC Program
must call for an appointment at 397-
1188, ext. 289, or stop by the office on
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
There are currently openings for
individuals in Columbia County who
wish to participate in the special
supplemental food program for
Women, Infants, and Children.