You Say Tomato

2011-09-26T10:11:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh, fall hours. Hope everyone had a wonderful summer!

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/a-food-manifesto-for-the-future/

2011-02-02T12:32:00.002-09:00

Charlotte, thanks for posting the link to this article on your facebook page, I also wanted to share it here. Good collection of food industry reform ideas!

Longer days = shorter days, for now

2011-02-02T12:27:00.002-09:00

I know we are getting more daylight, but this is also the time more people are traveling so, we have shorter hours for January, February, March--safe travels, and those who are in town, come on in, to shop, to chat, to see the beautiful bright colors of fresh organic produce and Reba!

Harvest Moon

2010-09-28T23:56:00.002-08:00

With the Harvest Moon, comes time to change store hours and settle into our winter schedules of recovery and reconnecting. Stop in for a warm place to slowly browse while listening to the days music selection...cheers.

The Cafe is Open

2010-06-01T08:53:00.002-08:00

North Eden is open 7:30 - 2:30PM, Tuesday - Saturday
Featuring Breakfast Burritos made with organic potatoes and eggs
New this year, Range Raised Buffalo Burrito!
All our burritos and wraps are handmade with organic w hole wheat tortillas.
We make our baked goods with organic flour and butter!
Enjoy!

Still snowing

2010-04-06T20:39:00.001-08:00

Cold wet dark morning, April is the cruelest month...

Snow, snow, snow

2010-03-14T20:27:00.002-08:00

pussywillows are buried under snow! but the 2nd annal back country (ski) bash was a huge success that we enjoyed taking part in! snow, snow, ski, ski, dance, dance.

Is it Spring?

2010-02-17T09:15:00.002-09:00

I see pussywillows opening, my daughter is riding her bike for the first time in months...but it's still rather treacherous underfoot, keep those grippers handy!

In the store, Kate and Emily are taking a break, come in and say "hello" to Reba and Brooke! Lynn put together the big beautiful bags of produce this week along with the flyer of yummy recipes.

Try Alba botanicals Hawaiian line of hair care to take you on a little "vacation" while showering.

And come by the public library on Mondays, 6:30-8:00 to join the Sustainable Skagway meeting.

End of year

2009-12-30T09:33:00.002-09:00

Yes, we are in the end-of-year sale game! All gift-ables 25% off: candles, incense, journals, jewelry, t-shirts, plants, Creepy Baby, Dirty Girls, Arctic Accoutrements, and more and more!

New hours with the New Year: Tuesday - Saturday, 2PM - 6:30PM.

CrushHunger.org

2009-10-21T09:26:00.001-08:00

Fall hours--special case pricing--move gardening indoors

2009-10-16T10:48:00.002-08:00

Fall hours,
20% off full cases ordered in October,
turn to indoor gardening: sprout seeds and beans for highly nutritious, easily digested fresh and--very--locally grown food; cultivate house plants that clean the air, spider plants are some of the best for removing formaldehyde molecules; make your own kombucha with a SCOBY which will continue to grow, tea--real camellia, not herbal tisanes--and a warm, dark corner to brew for a week. Enjoy your indoor growing season!

Farmer's Market

2009-08-19T10:34:00.002-08:00

Beginning this Saturday, August 22, a Farmer's Market will be hosted by SEEES (Sustainable Skagway) at You Say Tomato--north side of the store. Bring what you've grown or made, along with a table and change and please make a donation to Sustainable Skagway ($5).

New North Eden

2009-06-19T13:25:00.003-08:00

New hours and a new menu beginning the week of June 22. Lucas, Michael and Tim will be offering us a fresh menu featuring raw foods!

North Eden Opens Soon!

2009-04-14T07:38:00.002-08:00

North Eden will be open Cinco de Mayo, maybe earlier! Look for fabulous baked goods every day, delicious hot bowls and big breakfast burritos to start your day!

Spring is coming...

2009-03-07T23:28:00.000-09:00

Longer, sunnier days, seed catalogs in the mail, beginning of daylight savings, spring break from school, Buckwheat ski classic...enjoy and let's put off that spring cleaning a little bit longer...

and it's still cold out brrrrrr

2009-01-08T14:50:00.000-09:00

I did pull my carrots in December and they were perfectly sweet and crisp and nothing had eaten them before me.
Brought the oregano and rosemary pots in end of November. Oregano got very leggy right away (set on floor, reaching up for light) but the rosemary doesnt seem to be minding the low light so much.
Time to sprout seeds for fresh homegrown greens, and how about trying to brew your own kombucha. It's very easy and I have scoby to share...

Baby, it's cold outside!

2008-12-15T13:18:00.000-09:00

Keep warm, keep safe. Drink lots of water. This wind and dry cold will dehydrate you. Stay hydrated to ensure proper nutrient distribution and body temperature regulation. Stay well!

Still raining...

2008-10-21T10:59:00.000-08:00

Most of the leaves are off the trees (throw some into your compost), we've had a frost that killed off the cilantro and other herbs that were still out (but my rouge d'hiver lettuce is fine). I'm going to wait for a second to pull the last of the carrots.

Time to think about indoor gardening: dividing and re-potting house plants, sprouting seeds for salads and mung beans for pad thai.

Autumnal Equinox

2008-09-10T08:45:00.001-08:00

It's raining out--again, or is that "still"--must be close to the equinox...
Time for some hearty, warm food. Like the winter squashes we're starting to bring into the store. My favorite, the kabochas, arrived Tuesday. Bake one of those and enjoy that rich texture with some of Strauss's wonderful european style butter. We also got rutabagas in. Makes me hungry for a nice stew with the new crop potatoes, and onions, the rutabagas, and Muir Glen canned tomatoes--because here, we never have so many fresh tomatoes we would "waste" them, cooking and canning! Go get some of Lemon Rose Bakery's rolls to soak up your stew broth. Then with a full tummy, you'll be ready to settle in for some book time...I know this great little library where you'll find something for your every reading interest! Enjoy autumn!

Vegetables, vegetables everywhere!

2008-08-14T13:50:00.000-08:00

We have okra in the store this week, and these crazy looking watermelon radishes that I look forward to trying. From our home gardens we are eating peas and carrots, lettuce and herbs. I just ate a pie cherry, I'm not even telling where that tree (or the 3 others I know about in town) are located! But I will tell you raspberries are almost everywhere--almost every alley way, hillside, and highway. Enjoy! And freeze/can/dehydrate for winter eating pleasures!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2008-07-08T15:10:00.000-08:00

Ya, ya, ya...
It is more difficult in Skagway--we have no curbside pickup--but we do what we can. And what You Say Tomato does is offer bulk items to reduce packaging, re-use plastic bags for check out, and collect glass and aluminum which we take to the City's recycle center on Fifth Avenue. We also collect unsellable produce and coffee grounds for compost, most of which goes to the community garden. If you have goats or chickens, we're glad to have you bring a labeled bucket to collect this produce for them. Our corrugated cardboard is collected and taken to the City's bailer to be shipped to a recycler. Questions or suggestions? Let us know!

Summer is here

2008-06-24T21:07:00.000-08:00

The longest day of the year--for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere--has come, and gone. We have really been having great weather--come on, it's not raining--and I hope you are getting lots of hiking, camping, biking, paddling and just being outside in this beautiful place we live. The lilac and rose bushes are loaded, the rhubarb is huge--think pie, delicious pickled, too--and the community garden beds are looking lush. Remember, order full cases and you receive 10% off regular shelf pricing--think about it for your favorite summer beverage, or fruit!

Meet Sam

2008-05-18T11:27:00.000-08:00

We are now open seven days per week and have a new employee helping to make the store--it's products and services--available more conveniently. Sam has been living in Skagway--well, Dyea--with his wife Jacqueline for a couple of years now. They have been great customers of You Say Tomato and I'm very glad that he is now working with us!

Look for hours to be extended the last week of May when North Eden opens. Lucas will be back this week, and Cirai--my nephew who will be running the kitchen--arrives next week! Come in and say hello and again be able to enjoy that cup of fair trade, organic Bean North coffee or espresso drink with a tasty, hot breakfast burrito!

Kate's back

2008-04-25T08:58:00.000-08:00

The winter resting period is done, spring busy-ness has begun. Reba must change capes to become Dirty Girl, super gardener. Kate returns to tend to the care of You Say Tomato and it's customers. New momma, Emily, is introducing young Yonder Blue to the world and will be back, with Yonder, in May to bring enticing and tasty organic produce to our customers. This month, friend, Lynn, is bringing her own expertise to the creation of beautiful produce club bags. Her own young son, Liam is becoming quite familiar with the produce area of You Say Tomato!
Locally, chives and rhubarb are up in the garden beds!

North Eden will be re-opening in mid-May with FTO espresso, coffee and tea, as well as hearty, healthy homemade food to go!

Remember, what you eat should be good for the earth as well as yourself!

Fresh Organic Produce April 1, No Foolin'

2008-03-16T15:39:00.000-08:00

We will get our first shipment this year of fresh produce on Tuesday, April 1st--really! We will have our convenient--already bagged for you with recipe sheets and an in-store coupon--produce bags that day, also. Just join our produce club--only $5 for the rest of the year--to be eligible for the bags. As a member of You Say Tomato's produce club, you will be entitled to 10% off all produce purchased when you present your club card, not just the bags! Sign up has begun, don't miss out on the first produce club bags of the year!

2008-02-25T08:40:00.000-09:00

Order in tomorrow! Lots of eggs, milk and yogurts including soy. We'll have lowfat cottage cheese, too!

We didn't get thick rolled oats or nori sheets (insert Julene's sad face here) but are getting Arrowhead instant oatmeal, and Bob's tasty hot cereal and peanut satay and a ginger peanut sauce!

A new item for us this week is Yves Zesty Italian Veggie Brats. Can't wait to try them on a hearty roll with grilled onions, green peppers and a hot spicy mustard.