Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
^October 30, 2013
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OSU Extension
County Agent receives the 2013 Achievement Award from
the National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Fara Brummer received the
A chievem ent A ward from the
N ational A ssociation o f County
A griculture A gents during th e
2013 A nnual M eeting and Pro
fessional Im provem ent Confer
ence held in Pittsburgh, PA.
Attention high school youth:
opportunity to attend agricultural
Conference in Las Vegas in December
The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) is sponsoring a
Y outh E ssay C ontest for N ative
American Youth enrolled m a Fed
erally Recognized tr ib e and enter
B rum m er w as one o f sev
eral honorees who-represent the
top One percent o f the m em ber
ship selected b y their peers and
the D irector o f Extension.
“My work with
livestock production
on the Warm
Springs Reservation
is very rewarding”
-Brummer
The following represents die
aw ardee’s recognition citation;
through Extension programming
atO fegoh’StateU niversity. She
has' dlso published applied re
search on w eed control, targeted
grazing, and livestockhealth care.
B ru m m er’s w ork focuses
on range management issues, in
cluding b e e f cattle production,
She is housed on the Warm
h o rse m an ag em ent,' invasivê s p r in g s In d ia n R eserv atio n ,
plants, system health and eco-* w here she has introduced the
nom ic viability and aredelivered “A griculture in the Classroom
P ro g ram ” for youth, a n d h a s
grow nihe M aster G ardener pro
gram /.
è
Agriculture and
Natural
Resources
Fara Brummer
Rosanna Sanders !
ing grades 9-12 during the 2013 -
2014 school year. This is a great
opportunity for yputh to showcase
their writing talents. The theme for
th e content is “P ersev eran ce +
Sustainability = F ood Security:
,Feeding Ourselves in a Rapidly Changing World”. We are ex-
g pited to h ear w hat these term s m ean to yo uth an d th eir p er
sonal history from a food and agriculture perspective. T h e dead
line fo r su b m issio n s is 4pm (M ST ) on N o v em b e r 1 , 2013.
■ ’ «ttlAC w ill provide an all-eXpense p aid trip to 3 finalists
‘ including one adult chaperone per student. Finalists will present
th eir w ritten w ork at the 20F3 IAC M em bership M eeting at
the Flam ingo Las Ve
gas, D ecem ber 9-13-,
2013. Finalists will be
notified by November
15, 2013. F o r m ore
inform ation, contact
Verna B illadeaux at
( 4 Q '6 ) ; 3 ^ '8 ^ 5 0 /
(406)450-8107 o r Janie ^im m s-H ipp at (479)409-9125.
Fruit Loop
Tour
'By: Ariette Bóileau
Enjoy Winter Squash
O n S ep t 2 7 th T h e O SU
staff conducted the Annual OSU
Extension Fruit Loop T o u r.
The Tour is to the H ood
R i^ e fe C q ù n tÿ F a rm S tan d s,
w here y o u can taste, srriell, and
sqe all .kinds offru tt and yes, you
can bu y all kinds o f fiujVin sea
Try these easy ways to serve squash!
Easy ways to cook winter squash
M a sh the insides o f a-fiooked squash. Top w ith a little butter,
dried fruit and nuts.
Fill the inside o f cookedacorn or butternut squash w ith canned
cranberry sauce, co o k e d b ro w n rice or cooked ground b e e f mix,-,
hire. ;
M a k e “spaghettP’^ttlh sp ag h e tti squash! U se a fork to sepa
Bake:
rate (he fleshy inside o fä e ö o k e d spaghetti squash into “spaghetti-”
strands. Serve topped w ith tom ato sauce and som e grated cheese.
Common Types of Winter Squash
Microwave:
son for canning, drying, and en
jo y eating.
F ro m : a p p le s ; p e a rs ,/
T : Follow steps 2-4 above.
-2. P lace pieces cut-side up in microy^ave^safe dish and cover w ith
lid or p aper towel.
3. M icrow ave for 5-12 minutes o runtil tender. Stop microWave and
checkTo^ doneness often. Sm aller pieces take less time.
peaches, grapes and seeing all the
different kinds o f squash Pum p
kins’ and much more.
W e H lunch at a p ark in
P arkdale, .OR, the lunch w as
great, R osanna Sanders pu t to
gether a satisfying lunch.
Thanks fo t your generosity
1. P reheat oven from 350°F to 400°F.
2. W ash squash.
3 . C ut in h a lf or sm aller sized pieces.
Too hard to cut? P ierce th e squash and
microw ave w hole for 2 to-4 minutes for
easier cutting.
4. S crape o u tsee d s. ,
5. P lace h alves cut-side dow n and sm aller pieces cuL side up in
baking dish.
6. B ake for 30-60 m inutes or until tender. Sm aller pieces take less
time.
Kids Can...
Monthly Hero Checklist
• C hoose a w inter squash at the m arket
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Let kids choose a w inter squash at the market.
• H elp w ash squash for Butternut Squash and Chile Pan-Fry
R osanna you are the best.
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Cook
a w in te r squash -
O n a short n ote there is a1 (recipe on back)D > ‘
train that comes from H ood River
to P ark D ale and w e got to w it
ness all the folks getting o ff and
Agriculture in the Classroom Pro- frier it is u sed as a teaching tool
On the train and o f course the
Warm Spring OSU
gram to start ttnd transplant be- fo r the SN A P E ducation p ro-
train noise w as the best, this w as
E xtension is very proud
ginner plants and during the sum- gram. ,,
à v ery en jo y ab le . flinch, êÿen,
o f the demonstration gar
thought it was a bit chilly.
den and all it p roduced
We w odld like to thank
this" y e a r th a n k s to
J. P. P att & O rthelia Part for ar
R osanna Sanders.
riving oh a cold and rainy day. A
W ith Sanders hard
big Thanks to the following folks
w ork and her passion for
ànd departm ents for th eir help:
gardening this w as a sue-:
Isabel W hite for volunteering to
cess, producing carrots,
drive tiie Van (her first tim e driv
ja la p e n q s',, tom atoes:,.,
ing ab ig vehicleyou did great) &
peas, beans, raspberries,
Workforce D evelopm ent for do
strawberries, grapes and
nating the van for the Tour. W.I.C
squash!
& E dm und, F fo r the fuel. A nd
D uring th e S chool
w e w o u ld like to thank M ason
year, the dem onstration
for keeping all o f us on track and
garden w orks w ith th e
A big thanks to Rosanna Green-Thumb Sanders
teal.