Earth Day, College Slugger, Veggies

“You are called to care for creation not only as responsible citizens but also as followers of Christ!

 Respect for the environment means more than simply using cleaner products or recycling what we use.

 These are important aspects, but not enough. 

We need to see, with the eyes of faith, the beauty of God’s saving plan, the link between the natural environment and the dignity of the human person” 

              -----Pope Francis (Meeting with Young People, Santo Tomás University, Manila, Jan. 18, 2015).

We loved our annual Easter picnic at Boundary Creek. 

It's a tradition to take food and dogs and enjoy the wide open spaces of the Fish and Game picnic area, across the creek from Canada.  

Hard to tell who has more fun---the peeps or the dogs. 

Meet Mason Neville

University of Oregon Ducks center fielder from Las Vegas, Nev. 

Honorable Mention 2024 All Pac 12 Conference

Last week's Big Ten Conference Player of the Week

Current NCAA home run leader with 19 home runs. 

Grandson of Sandpoint area residents Jack and Sharon Stutzke Parkins

Son of Trevor and Jessica Parkins Neville

Congratulations, Mason.  

Keep up the phenomenal work. 

Your Sandpoint fans are proud of you. 

https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-baseball-mason-neville-and-grayson-grinsell-come-away-with-big-ten-honors-after-series-victory-against-ucla-249079894/

Neville was the recipient of the Big Ten Player of the Week after crushing baseballs from Monday to Sunday. Neville's run began with a grand slam against Georgetown on Monday afternoon, helping lead the Ducks to a 12-2 run-rule victory over the Hoyas. 

His momentum carried over into the weekend hitting his 18th and 19th home runs on the season, including a massive three-run home run during Sunday's rubber match against the Bruins, helping them to a 10-6 win and series victory. 

Neville, over the week, went 7-for-14 with three home runs, eight RBIs, and a 1.286 slugging percentage. 

The left-handed hitting center fielder led Big Ten players with a 1.897 OPS on the week, reaching base in 11 of 18 plate appearances.

 

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Meanwhile in the "What's New in the Neighborhood" department, this enterprise is just around the corner from us on Selle Road.

 

 

We are launching the Red Wheelbarrow Produce Farmstore in the barn at (approximately) 1551 Selle Rd this Saturday April 26th. 

We are a self-serve farmstand and will be open daily 7am to 7pm, hopefully year-round. Our primary offerings will be our own seasonal produce and plant starts, all 100% grown on our farm (also off Selle Rd but in a private location). 

We will also offer a few other locally produced products like locally grown garden seeds from Affinity Farm in Moscow, local raw honey, eggs, frozen berries, USDA ground beef, and more. 

While the store will normally be unmanned, I will be there to greet you and answer any questions you might have this Saturday from 9am to 11am. 

After that, feel free to drop in any time and explore the offerings! 

Expect availability to grow as the season progresses, as we produce everything here and our opening day will be limited to eggs, honey, dried flowers, apothecary products, fresh greens (arugula, spring mix, baby spinach, and fancy mix), storage crops (cabbage, onions, etc), and a wide array of plant starts for your garden (mostly veggies but a few flowers too).

Looking forward to serving the community in this new way after 18 years of growing!

For more information, click the link below. 

https://www.redwheelbarrowproduce.com/copy-of-farmstore

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