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Recipes - August 28th + 29th

August 27, 2019

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We are SO PLEASED to have an amazing partner organization like @zagdining that celebrates local and sustainable food!

Gonzaga students enjoyed an all LINC menu and had the chance to meet LINC member farmers. Students also worked with Zag Dining chefs to chop and preserve local peppers and carrots for the winter! Thanks to @zagdining for showing that it is possible, important, and delicious to eat locally and sustainably! 🥕💚 Farms on the menu include
@urban_eden_farm
@couragetogrowfarms
@peakofabundance
@jacksonfarmproduce
Elithorp Farm
@brushcreekcreamery
@browningbeefspokane
Pure Country Pork
@full_bushel_farm

FARM SPOTLIGHT: Dan Jackson of Jackson Farm is known as the basil guru, tomato jedi, and Director of Sales for LINC Foods! Dan and his family started @jacksonfarmproduce 19 years ago in order to provide a second income for their family and they became one of the largest direct-to-restaurant farms in the area. Jackson Farm uses all organic practices and has no bug issues due to healthy soil - contributing to produce of the highest quality.

All of the produce from Jackson Farm is sold through LINC Foods! Produce from Jackson Farm is selected by the best chefs in the Spokane area and is featured at restaurants including Tomato Street, Cochinito, Mizuna, and The Wandering Table.
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FARM CRUSH FRIDAY: Peak of Abundance Farm, run by one of LINC Malt’s Maltsters Brandon Gerard, is a community based urban farm in Spokane Valley. The beautiful beet bunches featured in this week’s LINC Box are just one of many vegetables grown at Peak of Abundance Farm. Brandon uses regenerative agriculture practices as the guiding principle of his farm which includes practicing no-till farming, using local compost, and applying compost tea to boost microbial activity in the soil. Brandon hopes to provide his community with the most nutritious produce possible while helping to build a local food culture. Check out our stories for a Q&A with Brandon @peakofabundance!

Find more produce from Peak of Abundance Farm at the Spokane Valley Farmers Market!
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Can you BELIEVE the size of those blueberries?? Blueberries in the LINC Box this week are courtesy of Deryl from Greenacres Grown Farm, which is located just outside of Spokane Valley. Deryl is a retired meteorologist who now specializes in cultivating blueberries and asparagus on his farm!
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Meet LINC Foods!

Beth Robinette

Beth Robinette runs the Lazy R Ranch, her family's fourth-generation grass fed beef operation west of Spokane. She studied sustainable agriculture and business and marketing at Fairhaven College at Western Washington University, and earned her MBA in Sustainable Systems at Bainbridge Graduate Institute at Pinchot University with an emphasis on Local Living Economies and Sustainable Food and Agriculture. When she's not busy connecting Spokanites to awesome local food and chasing cows, Beth loves spending time with her husband, Matt, and their daughter, Audrey. She also enjoys knitting, cooking, and riding her majestic ponies around the ranch.

Joel Williamson

Joel grew up in his family's rose-growing green house south of Spokane, walking around on stilts under two acres of glass. Joel studied theater lighting design at Eastern Washington University, and toured with theater companies in LA before landing back in Spokane to work in city government and nonprofits. He earned his MBA in Sustainable Systems from Bainbridge Graduate Institute at PInchot University with an emphasis on Finance and Entrepreneurship. He now oversees LINC's craft malting operation as Master Malter. Joel enjoys quality time with his wife Lauren, and their dog Stanley. Joel also loves tinkering with his homebrew set-up and expanding the awesomeness of fruits and grains through the magic of fermentation.

Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson has farmed in the city of Spokane Valley for the past 16 years with his wife and two entertaining children. Specializing in vegetables to restaurants, all of the varieties have been selected by the best chefs in the Spokane region. The product line created over time thrives in the Spokane Valley soil and climate, leading to delicious fresh produce. He came to Spokane in 1994 to work for KREM 2 News and developed a career as an award winning television photojournalist. Once a Coug always a Coug, he studied Broadcast Communications at Washington State University and misses shooting highlights of Cougar football games. After splitting duties between farming and television news, Dan is now pursuing his passion to work with local food as the Director of Marketing and Sales for LINC Foods. When not on the farm, you can find Dan lecturing his kids about plant science or wrestling his Catahoula dog.

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RT @MainstemMalt: Our first products hit the market just last week, with more soon to follow. Yippee! Now, a message from our founder… https://t.co/ml8LDtvbuT
Dec 28, 2016, 6:42 PM
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The Craft Maltsters Guild 2016 Board Retreat. Amazing folks we are fortunate to be connected… https://t.co/5H8GEEOPbh
Oct 30, 2016, 8:59 AM
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See nationally recognized small farmer and local food leader Joel Salatin @GonzagaU Nov. 5! Buy your tickets today! https://t.co/3ZUz9x13cl
Oct 27, 2016, 3:47 PM