Welcome to Lewis County Table!
Celebrating the food that is grown in greater Lewis County Washington and the people who grow it, make it and enjoy it.
This website is dedicated to connecting the small farmers and others who bring us locally grown foods with the public who wishes to eat healthfully and purchase food from their neighbors.
Farmers Markets: Food For the Body, Grown in Your Neighborhood
By The Chronicle
It’s spring and time to get outside, get some fresh air and take advantage of the longer days.
It’s also a good time to start thinking about where your fresh vegetables come from. Consumers who don’t grow their own vegetables have three basic shopping choices: a chain supermarket, purchasing a share in a community-supported agriculture program, or a local farmers market. Which to choose?
Birds of a Feather Make Delightful Pets and Provide Food
By Victoria Stewart
For The Chronicle
Chickens continue to grow in popularity both for small farms to provide fresh meat and eggs, and as backyard pets for children and adults.
“They are small enough they are easy to keep in the backyard, and they have interesting personalities just like dogs or cats,” said Pam Watson, of WSU Extension service, who shared her poultry expertise recently during a winter farm event at Centralia College. “Anybody young or old finds chickens easy to handle. Their requirements aren’t too great. People even modify dog houses and put a light in them so the chickens will lay.”
‘Mormon Funeral Potatoes’: Versatile, Comforting and Delicious
By Victoria Stewart
For The Chronicle
Yep, you read it right: “Mormon funeral potatoes” are a popular dish, served originally by the Latter-day Saints Relief Societies in Utah to grieving families after a loved one’s funeral.
Tenino Takes the lead in composting
By Bianca Fortis
bfortis@chronline.com
TENINO - Katie Snyder and Chloe Regan didn’t actually expect President Barack Obama to write back to them.
But he did.
“I was kind of surprised he wrote back since he’s so busy,” Regan, 9, said. “But I was really happy that he did.”
Chehalis Businessman Passes Company Down to His Son
By Amy Nile
anile@chronline.com
An 85-year-old Chehalis company that produces goat’s milk nutritional supplements has a new president and CEO. Frank Stout recently passed down the reins of Mt. Capra Products to his son, Joseph Stout.
Sustainable Community builds kitchen bus
By Kyle Spurr
kspurr@chronline.com
On six acres north of Centralia, a 10-person community tends to their gardens, cleans their living areas and works to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
“If we all work together, we all don’t have to work as hard,” Coffee Creek Community and Gardens resident and property owner Mokey Skinner said.
“It’s like a little bees’ nest. There are things happening all around and everyone is doing something.”
Onalaska Farmer: From Garden to Market
By Kimberly Mason
For The Chronicle
Yet another spring has proved challenging for local gardeners in Lewis County, but Onalaska farmer Linda Clark, a retired United States Army Master Sergeant, remains undaunted.
"It's definitely a challenge to get in an early garden in Lewis County," said Clark.
Especially at her place.
Eat Local, Eat Well
By Sara Welsh
For The Chronicle
ROCHESTER - When two women met more than 20 years ago and decided to start a farm and sell their produce through a program called community-supported agriculture, they could not have imagined how that farm and they themselves would grow.
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