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From Our Mailbox: Gardeners Go Road-Trippin..!

by Betsy Richter

My friend LeLo (a Master Gardener, don’t you know) sent along the following information in hopes that those interested in traveling to the Seattle for the Garden Show would rather travel by bus with a bunch of fellow local gardeners.
The Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle is the kick off for spring [...]

01.16.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

From Our Mailbox: Benefit for Marysville School 1/7/10

by Betsy Richter

I’ve known my friend Roger Devine for years, so I’d already be celebrating his birthday in some small way this year. But now? I can invite the rest of you to the huge party he’s now throwing himself!
Why? Roger — one of the partners involved with Tofino Auctions (the product [...]

12.30.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

From Our Mailbox: Rally for Basic Services Friday 5/15 at 10:45 am

by Betsy Richter

Yes, we all know the State of Oregon’s revenue is heading south faster than, well – insert your tired hoary old metaphor here. And we’re bracing ourselves for the bad news – how deep will the cuts go? But a few local activists aren’t willing to just sit back and take all [...]

05.14.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Victory Garden Addition: Free Wheat Seeds from Hot Lips Pizza

by djtv

Have you started your Victory Garden yet? I’ll admit that I tried, but I got to the tomatoes and peas then got all distracted by the pretty flowers on the seed envelopes, and now have 4 flats of seeds started, only one of them of any use to eat. I’ll get there, I guess, it’s [...]

03.23.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Kicking Horse Coffee

by PAgent

I had a taste of some Kick Ass coffee this morning. Literally.
While I was cruising through Zupan’s, a very nice young lady offered me a sample of coffee from Kicking Horse Coffee, Canada’s #1 organic Fair Trade coffee roaster. Kicking Horse offers a variety of blends, including:

Kick Ass – a dark roast and their most [...]

07.17.2008 See the rest →

From our mailbox: Garage Sale/Benefit this weekend

by Betsy Richter

Ryan Williams (creator of Local Signal, an excellent RSS aggregator of local content) dropped me a line via our contact us form earlier today to ask our help spreading the news about a good cause.
I like Ryan and love Local Signal, so I’m more than happy to help here.
“Believe In Me” [...]

06.27.2008 See the rest →
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