THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022 A5
Why don’t we like some foods?
BY LIZ DOUVILLE
For The Bulletin
E
volution, or maybe it is
diversity, comes in many
forms even in making
vegetable seedling decisions
at the local annual plant sale.
I know, not earth shaking, but
fun observations and some
food for thought.
I have been involved with
the OSU Master Gardener
Plant Sale since its beginning
in 2007. The sale was held in
connection with the annual
dog show at the fairgrounds in
Madras. Perennial starts were
dug from our gardens. The se-
lection of vegetable starts was
limited to varieties the Master
Gardeners donated. Total sales
amounted to $584. The reve-
nue was designated to public
education programs. We felt
very accomplished.
The OSU greenhouse went
into operation in 2014. The
Master Gardeners learned
greenhouse management
skills and proper methods of
seed planting and seedling
care. Most everyone had come
into the program with garden-
ing skills, but as we all know,
there is always more to learn
in so many areas of our life.
Within a few years it became
evident the plant sale had be-
come a popular event and
streamlining was in order.
The sale is now a pre-or-
der event with a drive-by,
scheduled pickup. That was a
1,000% improvement over the
“crowd control” measures of
the past. A special station is set
up for plants that are available
on a first-come basis. Row
covers and soil thermometers
were also available.
This year, vendor booths
were added — both commer-
cial vendors and educational
booths providing research
based information. It was a
grand event that wasn’t with-
out some good giggles.
One couple shopping the
extras table comes to mind
and continues to give me a
giggle when I think of them.
Tomato selections were made,
then hubby discovered the
kale and selected a container.
Wife said she didn’t like it and
wouldn’t cook it. He said that’s
fine, he would prepare it. She
felt the need to reiterate her
feelings and that’s when the
real life comedy began. He re-
alized he had pushed her but-
ton and barely able to control
his laughter, he reached over
and added three more pots of
kale to their stash. She was not
happy, he was delighted.
The episode gave me food
for thought. How many times
do we express food likes and
dislikes without really know-
ing what it is we don’t like. Is
it texture? Too sweet, too sour,
too juicy, too dry? How many
times have we said: “Oh, I
don’t like that.”
I didn’t grow up eating egg-
plant so that was my response
until I was served an elegant
casserole that was not the nor-
mal recipe. I did grow up in a
family that made hundreds of
pounds of cabbage into sauer-
kraut. I am sure there are many
food opinions on sauerkraut.
This might be the year to
expand your fresh vegetable
shopping list. I’ve decided that
I will purchase one vegetable
that I have never tried before,
google some recipes and ex-
pand my veggie list. I opened
this kind of discussion with a
friend who had never tasted
a lemon cucumber, although
she likes cucumbers.
Do you always buy the same
bush bean at the market? Have
you tried the delicate French
filet beans, long and narrow
with a delicate flavor? Do pur-
ple beans taste any different
than green beans? What about
yellow beans? You don’t have
to purchase a great amount,
just a handful might open
your taste buds to a new expe-
rience.
Have you always purchased
yellow corn? Why not give the
white corn a try this summer?
I like cauliflower, but it hasn’t
occurred to me to try the pur-
ple until I started thinking
about what I need to try this
summer.
Trying new varieties also
gives us the opportunity to
prepare new recipes with
spices or herbs we may not be
as familiar with as much as ev-
eryday salt and pepper.
Mark your calendar for the
water-wise landscape field
day at Hollinshead Barn and
Water-Wise Garden, on June
26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lo-
cal professionals will make
30-minute presentations, and
you can visit outdoor display
booths for the latest info on
irrigation technology, wa-
ter-wise plants, and advice to
make your transition to a wa-
ter-wise landscape. Limited
Space. Request attendance by
emailing: conservation@ben-
doregon.gov. A confirmation
email will be returned.
FLASHBACK
Fairgrounds granted break on fees in 1997
The Spokesman
100 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1922 — Thief
steals tire off J.J. Buckley‘s car
Last Thursday evening
someone removed a perfectly
good tire from the side of JJ
Buckley‘s Ford, which was
parked in front of his house.
Mr. Buckley is particularly
sore on account of the manner
in which the thief removed the
tire. It was held in place on the
car by two straps, and these
were both cut in two instead
of being unbuckled.
Our advice to the person
who was guilty of this act is to
make that tire clear out of the
country rather than to have
Mr. Buckley catch him with
the goods, as he has a very
nervous temperament.
75 YEARS AGO
Archive Photo
June 26, 1947 — Chamber
to view “This is Oregon”
Noon meeting of Redmond
Chamber of Commerce is to
be Friday this week, postponed
from Tuesday to take advan-
tage of a scheduled showing
of the colored motion picture
“This is Oregon.”
The film, presented by Stan-
dard Oil Company, is new,
and has been described as in-
spiring and breathtaking in its
beauty by those who have seen
it. Lloyd Abrams, district man-
ager of Standard Oil in Bend,
is bringing the film to Red-
mond for the showing at the
chamber luncheon, and every-
body is invited to attend.
The chamber executive com-
mittee met Tuesday noon at a
special lunch and called by Pres-
ident Ben Galligan. The group
went over plans for putting the
projected reorganization and
dues system into operation
within the next few weeks.
50 YEARS AGO
June 21, 1972 — BLM,
state launch public land ex-
change
A land exchange program
for public benefit and to sim-
plify administration has been
launched by the State of Or-
egon and the Bureau of Land
Management of the U.S. De-
partment of the Interior.
Archie D. Craft, Oregon
State Director for the Bureau
of Land Management, an-
nounced Wednesday that he
and William S. Cox, Director
of the Oregon Division of State
Lands, had signed a mem-
orandum of understanding
setting forth objectives and re-
sponsibilities for “pursuing a
program of mutually advanta-
geous land exchanges.”
The announcement was
Great Pumpkin stands ready to take on any Redmond golfer willing
to pit their skills on the green against the Oregon State University
coaching staff, including head football coach Dee Andros. The staff
will appear at the regular Redmond Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow
at noon at The Brand, followed by open play golf and a stag dinner at
Juniper Country Club.
made during a meeting in
Christmas Valley of BLM‘s Or-
egon State Municipal Use Ad-
visory Board.
Scope of the land exchange
program encompasses nearly
all of the Eastern Oregon, where
state lands are intermingled with
BLM land. Several hundred
thousand acres are under con-
sideration, Craft said, with four
exchange proposals currently re-
ceiving intense study.
BLM’s advisory board is
considering land exchange pri-
orities during its meeting and
tour of the High Desert Resort
Area of the Lakeview District
on June 21 and 22. Other sub-
jects include resource user re-
sponsibilities for environmen-
tal quality, rangeland tours for
the public and regulations to
govern use of off-road vehicles
on public lands.
25 YEARS AGO
June 25, 1997 — Fair-
grounds granted break on
fees
The Redmond City Council
decided Tuesday night to give
the Deschutes County Fair As-
sociation a break on city fees
for the new $28 million fair-
grounds.
Declining a council mem-
ber’s request to postpone the
matter for further discussion,
the council voted 4-2 to grant
modified enterprise zone in-
centives for development of the
fairgrounds south of Airport
Way. The savings could amount
to $80,000to $200,000.
“I’m not comfortable with
this,” said counselor Duane Gil-
bert, who joined counselor Bob
Green in opposing a motion
to approve waving and reduc-
ing numerous fees for the fair-
grounds.
Fair Board Chairman Elton
Gregory, who is heading up
relocation of the fairgrounds
from the middle of Redmond,
said he doesn’t expect immu-
nity from all city fees, just a
fair formula that won’t cut too
deeply into the project budget,
which includes $25.3 million
from a bond measure passed by
voters in 1996.
“We want to pay our way, but
let’s figure out what our way is,“
he said.
City and fare officials are
meeting to determine a rate on
system development charges
for the fairgrounds.
The city council routinely of-
fers financial incentives to lure
new developments to indus-
trial zones. Such breaks on fees
have been extended to Pape
Bros Inc. on Airport Way and
the north campus of Central
Oregon Community College,
under construction across from
the entrance to the airport.
The fairgrounds, centered
on 140 acres, does not meet
state requirements for the in-
centives package. However, the
council made an exception be-
cause of the economic benefit
expected from the conventions,
trade shows, races, concerts and
other large events expected to
be drawn to the spacious new
facility.
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