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Membership has its privileges.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
lOregon
Berries
lWalton Feed
lThe Staff of Life:
Whole Grain Bread
Baking
lTip of the Month
lVolunteers
Needed
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Oregon Berries |
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We are pleased to offer Oregon
berries and other fine fruit from Bithell
Farms. Many of you have told us how much you
look forward to these great products, and we do
too!! Ordering is open to all PPN members,
and the prices on the PPN website represent a
$1.00 discount per box.
Orders and payment must be
received by February 20th. Payments
will be held for processing until after the
20th.
Delivery will be between March 4th
and April 8th. We will provide updated
delivery information as soon as it becomes
available. The delivery location will be in
the parking lot of Covenant Presbyterian Church,
2845 Parliament Drive in Briargate. It's
just north of Rampart HS on the corner of
Parliament and Lexington.
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Q - Who does my membership include? Can I order
for extended family members?
A - The one-time
enrollment fee covers your immediate household.
Adult children living in their own homes as well as
other extended family members will need to enroll
themselves. Our modest enrollment fee is used to
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It’s been
a busy month for ProvidentPeople.net. The word is
getting around about the new network, and we are hearing
from more and more families every day! Keep spreading
the word!
The more families we have, the greater our
bargaining power to bring discounted products to you and
the greater our resources for developing avenues to
share knowledge with each other. Thank you for
helping build our success.
Kathryn
Vander Meulen
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Walton Feed
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The Walton
Feed order is right around the corner. Orders will be
taken in March with a May 13th delivery date.
After helping to organize most of the Walton orders for
the old Food Storage Group, I’m excited to manage the
shipment for ProvidentPeople.net. Walton Feed has
extended to us the same price discounts we have enjoyed
in the past. Same great products and same great
prices.
It is
unlikely that we will fill a 42,000 pound order our
first year. So shipping costs will be slightly
higher. The larger the order, the lower the shipping
costs. This all leads me to the topic I want to
cover:
ProvidentPeople.net
is about people serving each other. Many old Food
Storage Group members are not aware of the changes. Word
of mouth is the only way to spread information to those
who have not heard about ProvidentPeople.net. Some of
you might have joined through a phone call or
conversation with a friend. Let’s use this month before
our first order to spread the word about the group.
While it is true that the larger our numbers, the more
bargaining options we have, this runs a little deeper.
It is about helping other families in our community to
be better prepared, sharing our collective wisdom,
knowledge, and experiences, and building a better
community-right here, where we all live, work, and
play!! I would like to challenge each of us to contact
at least five friends this month to let them know about
the group. The strength of ProvidentPeople.net will not
come from the few that sacrifice to make the group
possible, but from the collective concern we have for
each other.
See you
May 13th.
Rosalia
McKean
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The Staff of Life: Whole Grain Bread
Baking
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More and more people are
becoming aware of the value of whole grains to a healthy
lifestyle. If you are interested in learning about
choosing grains, grinding your own fresh flour, and
baking bread with whole grains, then this class is for
you! We can show you how to make your own
wonderful creations at a fraction of the cost to buy
them at a bakery.
Our very own Richard
Blackburn will be teaching this class hosted by the
CSU Cooperative Extension Services on bread making with
whole grains. Learn about the nutritional value of
whole grains, see different grinding methods,
and watch how easy it is to make wonderful homemade
bread as Richard demonstrates the whole process from
beginning to end.
Have you been curious about
some of the lesser known grains? Visual samples
and information will be available to describe their
various qualities. Space is limited, so SIGN UP
NOW and reserve your spot!
March 18th from 10:00 –
Noon
Colorado
State
University
Cooperative
Extension Office for
El
Paso County
305 South
Union Blvd. (Across from the Velodrome in Memorial
Park)
To register, call (719)
636-8920
Cost -
$5.00 payable at the door
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Tip of the Month
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Thank you
to Dawn Shelstad for this month’s tip. She is sharing a
recipe from SproutPeople at www.sproutpeople.com.
Whole
Grain Sprout Bread
Sprouts to
Use (any grain
sprouts will do quite
nicely).
Amber
Waves Grain Mix
Kamut
Quinoa
Rye
Spelt
Wheat
Triticale
Makes
2 loaves
To soften yeast - combine in a large
bowl:
2 1/2 cups warm water
2 scant Tbs. active
dry yeast
Allow the yeast to proof (bubble) for 5
minutes
Stir in:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup
honey
1 Tbs. salt
2 Cups Sprouted Grains - whole
or ground lightly (I have to ground lightly so my kids
don’t “see” the sprouts)
4 cups flour (any combo of
wheat, rye and white you like) Beat well. Cover and let
this “sponge” sit 45-60 minutes.
Stir down and
gradually add:
3-4 cups flour (any
combination)
Turn dough
out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until
smooth.
Place
dough into a greased bowl - turn it over and around to
coat the whole of the
dough.
Cover and
let rise until doubled (60-90
minutes).
Knead
dough down in the bowl, divide and shape into 2 oblong
loaves. Place in well greased loaf pans and cover.
Let rise
60 minutes or until almost
doubled.
Bake at
375º for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove
loaves from pans and cool on wire
racks.
Notes: Mix and
match grain sprouts to your heart's content. When using
whole wheat and/or rye flours you might add wheat gluten
- at a rate of 1/8 cup per cup of flour - as it often
produces a nicer
loaf.
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Volunteers Needed
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PPN is a
non-profit volunteer organization, and we are grateful
for those of you who have expressed a desire to pitch
in. Following is a list of areas where help is
needed. If you would like to volunteer for any of
these tasks, please email Kathryn to
express your interest and receive more
information. Thank you!
l Reporter for
sale information from any of the health food stores for
our Grocery Specials .
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Website support for facilitating the
gateway to our merchant services
provider.
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Contact person for Walton Feed order (take
orders, get answers to questions,
etc.).
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Walton Feed delivery day crew – this is
the A Team!
We are
hoping to make arrangements for an indoor area to stage
the Walton Feed delivery. If you have any
connections to empty warehouses or other large
facilities, please let us know.
Thank you
for your help.
This is your
network.
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