We neglected to note that the Powell River Community Food System Assessment Final Report was released in mid-June. A pdf version can be downloaded here:
https://prfoodsecurity.org/2016/06/17/community-food-system-assessment-final-report-now-available/
We had great success at the Fall Fair this year! Skookum made over $900 selling freshly pressed apple cider, and we gained new 5 memberships over the weekend, and we continued to promote our Co-op to many interested individuals.
A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to our dedicated volunteers who helped in many ways. We could do this event without you! Most of you were choppers, and we chopped and chopped and chopped until ALL of our apples were chopped at about 1:30 on Sunday! At that point, we had about 40 jars of cider just sitting, waiting to be sold for the rest of the afternoon. We were able to pass along of all the mash (what is left after all the juice is pressed out) to local farmers to feed their various livestock.
THANK YOU once again to all of you who contributed to such a successful weekend!
Our annual Fall Fair Cider Press is coming up and we are officially starting our Apple Drive.
Once per year we collect excess apples from the community, and press them into Apple Cider at the Fall Fair. We then sell the Cider. This is an important fundraiser for us, that helps to fund workshops and other Skookum related events that we put on year round.
We are looking for FRESHLY PICKED apples, as they need to last until the 17th/18th of September. They don’t need to be pretty, Cider can be made from even the ugliest apples.
Phone the number above or send an email if you have apples ready for picking up.
Stay tuned, also, for a call out for volunteers to help us run our booth at the Fall Fair.
Thank you!
Your current board members are:
Dan Glover – President
Vacant – Vice-President
Jillian Amatt – Treasurer
Alane Wilson – Secretary
Debbie Joslin – Director
Barbara Trottier – Director
Hello Skookies,
As the Skookum Board, we would like to publicly thank Townsite Brewing for their exceptional Growler Program, and for having Skookum on board as the September Recipients.
For those who don’t know, Townsite Brewing selects one Not-For-Profit group each month, to donate $1 for each Growler Refill that is purchased in that month. In September, 508 growlers were refilled, equaling $508 for our society!
Each Friday during the month, a “Growler Hour” was held, and we would also like to acknowledge and thank the Powell River Natural Soap Lady (Mischa Brooks-Thoma) and 32 Lakes Coffee, for lending us your items in our Growler Hour display.
Thank You Townsite Brewing! Thank You to everyone who drank beer! Thank You Powell River for just being Awesome!
On a side note, we are currently working on coordinating more member socials and some special learning opportunities for our Skookies. 2016 is going to be a GREAT year!
Happy Winter Gardening!
Kind Regards,
Your Skookum Board
