Miller Farms Gleaning

Yeah so I haven't had as much time to tweak the blog layout as I would have liked but hope to get it all fixed up soon. In the meantime, check out this article from the Times Call about gleaning at Miller Farms this Saturday:

"Miller Farms will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to visitors who want to dig and keep leftover produce from the Platteville farm.

Farm spokesman Dave Patterson said this year there aren’t as many leftover vegetables as there were during a similar event a year ago because of summertime hail damage, but items such as carrots and Brussels sprouts are still good.

Patterson said that in 2008, gleaners left with about 600,000 pounds of food.

Patterson said people should bring their own shovels, bags and boxes.

Miller Farms is located east of Longmont on Colo. Highway 66."

Video about Longmont Farmer's Market

Here's an interesting video about the Longmont Farmer's market! It includes great info on local farms, why buying locally is good for everyone, the challenges local farms are facing and how you can support them! If you're reading this through a feed reader or email you may need to click here to view the video.

Longmon Farmer's Market

Here's one event that won't be canceled because of a little rain - The Longmont Farmer's Market opens this Saturday!

Boulder County Fairgrounds
Hover Rd. and Boston Ave, Longmont CO.
Hours of operation: Saturdays 8am - 2pm
May 2 - Oct 31, 2009

For more information see their website!

Free pretzel at Pretzelmaker on Sunday 4/26

I haven't been to the mall for a while - do any of you know if the Pretzelmaker is still there? Well, if they are, you can get a free pretzel there this Sunday (4/26) to celebrate National Pretzel Day. See details here.

Free Lunch!

Quiznos is giving away one million sub sandwiches in the next 5 days! Go to http://www.millionsubs.com and register to get a coupon for a free small signature sub or small everyday value sub!

Pancakes!

Visit IHOP on Tuesday, February 24th from 7am to 10pm to receive one free short stack of their famous pancakes in celebration of National Pancake Day. All they ask is you make a donation to support local children’s hospitals through the Children’s Miracle Network. Why Tuesday? Well, it's Fat Tuesday and apparently, in preparation for Lent, people used to use up their supplies of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products that day since eating dairy was prohibited during Lent. Interesting :) No matter the history, now it means yummy pancakes and helping out a great cause! What could be better?

Texas Roadhouse Valentine's Day special

If you can get a babysitter over the next several days you might be interested in a Valentine's Day special at Texas Roadhouse. See this page for more info! Happy Valentine's Day!!!

TGI Friday's coupon

Our family loves TGI Friday's and will definitely be using this coupon for Buy One Entree Get One Free! The coupon is good until March 1st but can't be used on Valentine's Day. Enjoy! :)

FREE produce at Miller Farms this weekend!

Free produce for picking at Miller Farms THIS weekend 11/22 and 11/23!

Go to Miller Farms this weekend to harvest what they have left in their fields. You'll be allowed to harvest up to 10 10 lb bags of produce PER PERSON! Wow! They have red and Yukon potatoes, beets, carrots, and onions as well as a few pie pumpkins and leeks. What a great way to save money and enjoy local produce!!!

http://www.millerfarms.net/index.html

Do you have a picky eater?

Longmont Clinic presents "Healthy Kids - What vitamin and food supplements does your picky eater need?"

Thursday, Oct 16th from 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Longmont Clinic West building

The Longmont Clinic is located at 1925 West Mountain View Avenue in Longmont, Colorado 80501. Their phone number is 303.776.1234.

This seminar is free and open to the public. The instructor is a Longmont Clinic Pediatrician - Heather Moffat, M.D., Board Certified Pediatrician.

For more info or to register, call 720-494-3165.

Community Potato Harvest

Also from today's Longmont eNews:

"The community is invited to participate in a Community Potato Harvest at Rogers Grove on Saturday October 4 at 9 a.m. This growing season the City of Longmont Parks, Open Space and Public Facilities Division planted two potato crop varieties as a pilot sustainable community food share project. Yukon Gold potatoes have already been harvested with over 250 pounds donated to the OUR Center. Russet Burbank potatoes are now ready to harvest. Bring a bag and shovel or garden fork. Potatoes will be split between volunteers and the OUR Center. If rain or excessively muddy conditions occur, the event will be postponed to October 11. Call Paula Fitzgerald at 303-651-8448 with any questions."

This sounds like a great opportunity for a family to learn about how food grows, maybe get some yummy locally grown potatoes to take home, do some hard work and talk about donating to those less fortunate than us!

Dia de Los Muertos

From Longmont's October City Line newsletter:

The Longmont Museum & Cultural Center’s 8th annual El Día de los Muertos celebration brings artists from Longmont’s sister city of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico, to Longmont, to participate in an exhibition at the Museum. La Ofrenda de los Muertos: Honoring Days of the Dead, features altars created by members of the community in honor of loved ones, and a special altar built by two artists from Ciudad Guzmán, Felicitas Zamorano Gonzales and Hector Orozco Garcia. The exhibition runs from October 11 through November 9, 2008.

On Saturday, November 1, the Longmont Museum and our community partners invite everyone to come and celebrate El Día de los Muertos. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, visitors can enjoy lots of activities, including decorating sugar skulls, paper flower making, and El Día de los Muertos temporary tattoos. Music and dance performances take place from 12:30 to 2:50 p.m., headlined by Mariachi Vasquez at 12:30. Traditional food, including pan de muertos, tamales, and Mexican hot chocolate, is served in the Museum’s classrooms. All events and programs are free. For more information, call 303-651-8374.

"FREE" ice cream!

Tomorrow, September 25th, Cold Stone Creamery is hosting the 7th annual World's Largest Ice Cream social to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation! You can stop by between 5 and 8 pm and get one of two 3 ounce creations designed by Make-A-Wish kids for free! Donations are not required but certainly welcome! The two ice cream creations sound great: Jack's is marshmallow ice cream with oreos, chocolate chips and fudge and Emily's is Nutter Butter ice cream with white chocolate chips, kit kats and yellow cake - YUM! The Cold Stone Creamery on south Hover is definitely participating and the one inside Target should be also though I haven't confirmed that one.

Longmont Farmer's Market

I know it's still a ways off, but the Longmont Farmer's Market opens May 3rd! Yay! There's just nothing like strolling along the sidewalk early on a Saturday morning buying locally grown items like fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, bread, and eggs! Makes me hungry just thinking about it! The market will be open Saturdays from 8 am to 1 pm May 3rd through October 25th. You can visit their website and learn about the growers and producers that will be there. I guess Spring really is just around the corner!!

"Free" pancakes

IHOP is celebrating National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 12th, by giving away a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to every customer between 7 am and 10 pm! They only ask that you make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network or other local children's charities. The Longmont IHOP is located at 2040 Ken Pratt Blvd which is on the south end of Twin Peaks Mall. If you want to read more about National Pancake Day, check out IHOP's website. Yum!