Roosters for Sale & Free Chicken Manure

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Debbie Shapiro Gehlken

We have four roosters for sale.....2 Black Copper Marans, and 2 Cuckoo Marans.....please share and tell all your chicken friends! Thanks. They need "forever" homes.

Rivers Edge Chevre

Hey all you meat lovers we have meat lambs for sale. We have Oregon Coastal Cutters come to the farm and butcher them here and you give them cut and wrap directions. A whole lamb is $200, half a lamb is $125 and you pay for the butchering and wrapping ($85 last year per animal). A couple of weeks ago we had a lamb butchered and its hanging weight was 114 lbs. The animals have a wonderful life and they taste fabulous!

Lincoln SWCD Native Plant Sale

Lincoln SWCD is offering our Native Plant Sale summer-order option again this year. During the month of August, residents of Lincoln County can order native plants through our this option which allows those interested in using native plants for gardening, beautification or restoration to choose from a larger variety and order custom quantities of native plants that are priced at a more affordable rate than the 2 day sale event held in November (date to be announced).

Lincoln SWCD offers plants that are commercially available through wholesale native plant nurseries although sometimes availability changes at the last minute. Therefore, this year we are not requesting payment with orders, to simplify the process, unless you request large container sizes (greater than 1 gallon). Orders will be available the day before our Annual Native Plant Sale, with payment of cash or check required at time of pick up. To cover our costs, those orders not claimed (paid for) by the pick-up date will be added to the November sale event.

Attached is our 2014 Native Plant Guide and 2014 Order Form which you can also download from our website. The Guide provides details about each plant's water, soil, geographic preferences, and wildlife benefits.

Please submit Order Forms to Lincoln SWCD by August 29th, 2014. (and keep a copy of this Order Form for your records)

Please do not submit payment with this Order Form.

If you are interested in large container sizes, or have any questions, please contact Lincoln SWCD Watershed Technical Specialist, Josh Lambert by email or phone 541-265-2631.

All proceeds support our water quantity and habitat restoration programs. Native plants are a wonderful choice that benefit local insect, bird and wildlife and are adapted to our local climate.

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Picking pears

When to pick the perfect pear. | Oregon State University Extension Service

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Determining when pears are ready to harvest is tricky. If you wait too long, many fruit will become overripe and begin to break down internally. Pears ripened on the tree generally have little or no storage

Sitka Springs Farm Offers Deal On Green Beans

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interested in a canning share of our delicious green beans? Just let us know this week and we will give you a deal!

Siletz Valley Farmers Market has new hours by popular request

 They are now opening on Tuesdays from 12 noon - 4 p.m. to enable folks to enjoy the market during their lunch hour. Tomorrow, Chinook Winds Casino Executive Sous Chef and her Assistant will be preparing a vegetarian meal from items they take from the market at 1 p.m. Don't miss out. Come watch the demonstration and sample the wonderful vegetarian entree for yourself. Please help spread the word about the cooking demonstration and the new hours. See you there!

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