Bread Class at Crippen Creek
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The Inn at Crippen Creek Farm — in my favorite town of Skamokawa — is offering a Beginning Artisan Bread Baking class on April 12, starting at 11 a.m. Folks will learn to make a master dough for focaccia, pizza and baguettes. The cost is $50 per person and includes pizza for lunch. I’ve had Don and Kitty’s pizza — believe me, this alone is worth the price.
Other classes are available too. Check out the schedule and registration info.
Participants are sure to get a rise out of this experience. Heh heh.
J.
A Camas-dwelling coworker recently tipped me off to Camas Fresh Produce, and I’m so glad she did.
The shop is brimming with colorful fruits, vegetables, snacks, drinks and spices. At least 90 percent of the products come from the United States. It’s a small space, but it holds a good variety of produce and attracts a down-to-earth variety of locals. The store’s prices are more than reasonable – the 70-cent avocadoes were my first tip, but my $24 bill for three heavy bags of food proved it.
Owner Ali Alquraisha makes a point of keeping local flavor in his store because he believes it’s better for the local economy. He works with 20 local farmers from Southwest Washington, Hood River, Gresham and Troutdale after 17 years in produce with big grocers locally and farmers markets overseas. He wants to form an alliance to certify businesses that get at least 50 percent of their products from the U.S. And he predicts a revival of farmer’s markets and local produce shops is on its way. I say, “amen” to that good news.
-Charity
