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Jane Q Public: Bainbridge IslandArchive for June, 2009
Islanders march to save teachers
Madison Avenue was the first leg of the community march on Saturday to raise funds to retain school district teachers, who may be laid off due to extreme budget cuts from the state.
Families and school district supporters hope to raise as much as $100,000 to offset layoffs.
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Meet Olympian Emily Silver at local sports benefit
Island swimmers are invited to put in laps at the newly improved outdoor pool at Wing Point to raise money for the Bainbridge Island School District this coming July.
Participants will sign up to swim as many laps as they can in 20 minutes and collect pledges based upon how many laps they complete.
Island Olympic swim team silver medalist Emily Silver will serve as Guest of Honor for this local swim-a-thon, which benefits the BISD Athletic Departments. Monies collected will offset the rising fees that students pay to participate on school district sports teams.
The five swimmers who collect the most pledges will vie for prizes that include products from iPod, Nintendo and Flip plus a $150 Visa gift card. Prizes will be awarded at a Swim Banquet scheduled for Thursday July 30, 2009.
Fundraiser Event Details
Host: Wing Point Golf and Country Club and Bainbridge Boosters
Who’s Invited: The public
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009
Time: 8am-noon
Location: Wing Point Golf and Country Club
Phone: 206.842.2688
Email: www.wingpointgolf.com
More info: Gina Kapel at 206.201.3744 or email: gmkapel@hotmail.com
Registration forms, pledge sheets, and prize details are available online at http://www.wingpointgolf.com/pool.htm
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Home Wanted: homely cardoons
Persephone Farm Market Stall
- Cardoon in full blossom
The folks at Persephone Farm (Indianola), which proffers a terrific stall at the Saturday morning BI farmer’s market, would like to sell you a hard-working thistle.
If you don’t know what a cardoon is, think about the visits you might have made to the farmer’s market in midsummer. You have, undoubtedly, seen the giant thistle plants at the west entrance to the market square. Those big beautiful behemoths are cardoons.
Cardoon in June, BI Market square
Persephone Farm has been bringing cardoon starts in big pots to the market over the last few weeks and have sold more than a couple dozen of the homely young plants this spring already, according to one of the farmers behind the stand today.
The ungainly pots were missing from the stand this morning, however, but not because of lack of interest. More likely, they’re just starting to get too gosh darn big to haul to market.
Related to the artichoke family, cardoons offer stems that have a similar texture and flavor, even as they require some pretty intensive work to prepare. But so do artichokes, one could argue.
If you’re interested in buying a cardoon plant to grow in your own garden, you’ll have to find a spot that’s got at least six good hours of sun, with rich loam and more than enough space. Cardoons can encroach and be invasive, so keep that in mind. You may also want to stake them if they become too magnanimous for their own good.
All conditions met, if you want to grow one of these unusual plants, contact Rebecca Slattery at Persephone Farms directly to make a purchase arrangement.
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Other cardoon-lovin’ links:
- Small Potatoes blog (Bainbridge Island’s Anne Willhoit): Cardoon Gratin (recipe)
- From the Kitchen to Garden blog (by Seattle urban farmer Bridget Lamp): Cardoon
- From Mariquita Farm’s (Watsonville, CA) online newsletter: Cardoon recipes
- Saveur Magazine: Preparing Cardoons
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