NWX Farmers Market Bend, Oregon Starts This Weekend! Dancing Cow Farms to Participate

We're so excited that our much-anticipated NWX Farmers Market starts this Saturday at 10am - look for the Farmers Market every Saturday through September 3. Our lineup of vendors is stellar, and this week we're spotlighting Dancing Cow Farms out of Prineville, Oregon. 

Dancing Cow Farms is owned by Jerre Kosta and Sean Dodson, who grow vegetables (mostly from organic and heritage seed) and raising rare Irish Dexter Cattle, 6-horned Jacob Sheep, Icelandic Horses, Lavender Guinea Fowl, Heritage Turkeys, Indian Runner Ducks and a variety of Heritage Chickens. Believing that healthy foods begin with healthy soils, they practice rotational grazing and planting. Their organic compost comes from the farm and they enjoy working with nature to control growth and pests. With a passion for their work, they consider it a great honor to be farmers and the stewards of the land and these animals.

While Dancing Cow is not a certified organic farm, organic is their practice. Each year they integrate more of Joel Salatin's Polyfarm methods, Bill Mollison's Permaculture design, Rudolf Steiner's biodynamic and Allan Savory's Holistic Resource Management practices. Each year the farm grows!

In rotation we multi-species graze our animals across our pastures moving them often to keep our animals and fields healthy. The cattle come first eating the best of the pasture. The sheep follow enjoying the forbs and grasses left by the cattle. The chickens are behind working the ground and enjoying the bugs, grasses and legumes as they clean up behind the grazers.

The grazer's diet is supplemented with fresh water, free-choice organic mineral and supplements, Redmond Salt and Kelp. The chicken's pasture diet is supplemented with fresh water and a feed mix of the farm's own recipe including grains, Fertrall's organic minerals and supplements, Redmond Salt and Kelp. They crack the grain and make the mix at the farm.

Jerre has sold farm fresh eggs and vegetables weekly in Bend since 2003. In 2006, Sean and Jerre helped to create the first farmer's market in Prineville.

We're excited to see what they bring to this year's NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market in Bend, Oregon! 

Event Season is Coming Up at NorthWest Crossing!

It looks like summer is finally here (knock on wood) and that means it is time to start getting geared up for the unofficial kickoff to summer in Bend, Oregon: The NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo on Friday, June 24th! Not only that, the much-anticipated NWX Farmers Market starts the very next morning, with great fare and treasures from local vendors. 

Here are just a few of the activities for the family during the Hullabaloo:

• NWX Criterium, presented by BendBroadband and the Umpqua Bank Kids Crit. Even if you’re not a cyclist, this fast-paced race is a fun spectator sport, especially when it involves streamers, tricycles and a mad rush of little helmets and pedals.
• Music: Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Mark Cohn and his full band will headline the Hullabaloo Mainstage, presented by The Garner Group for a truly magical musical evening, which will include such classics as “Walking In Memphis,” “Silver Thunderbird,” and the lovely “True Companion.” Cohn’s act will be preceded by the Oregon-based singer/songwriter/producer Franchot Tone, who has worked in the past with such names as Jack Johnson, Bend Harper and Michael Franti, just to name a few. Visitors will also enjoy the hip hop sounds of MOsley WOtta, a group that encourages unity through music and the celebration of human commonalities.
• Children’s activities in the Kids Zone, an art walk and food court featuring all types of delectable dining options make the Hullabaloo the perfect way to spend one of summer’s longest days. Feed your need for summer fun!

See you there!