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Brewing Chicha de Jora for 28 de Julio

July 20 - July 29, 2007

28 de Julio is coming up, and Mariana and I are having a Peru independence day party here here at LocalHarvest headquarters in Santa Cruz to celebrate. We'll be making anticuchos, tamales, yuquitas, and pisco sours, but the main "course" will be a nice strong 4 gallon batch of Chicha de Jora (Peruvian Corn beer).

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Re: My Friend Doug's Really Good Fish Tacos
H&H Fish, at the Santa Cruz and Live Oak farmers' markets.
Re: My Friend Doug's Really Good Fish Tacos
Sounds fabulous..one of my favorites, but where did you find the local fish? Kemah fish markets?
Re: Sunday Morning Spiritual
Hi Amber, This is your "suegrita"...
Re: Pato's Dream Date Gardens
Hi - I metDoug a few years ago selling his dates at the Alhambra sunday Farmers Market. I have purchased numerous pounds of his dates over the years. He had educated me about datesand is totally interesting in our previous chats. I have yet to visit him ...
Re: LA to Fallbrook - McManigle Grove
i ordered cherimuyas from mcmaniigle farm in end june, ihad 10 lbs deliverd to me promptly,i opened the packet little reallising this was the end of the season, isaw the small sized fruit and called mr mcmanigle to complain, mr mcmanigle proptly returned ...
Re: What Became of Us...
Congratulations on all the beautiful surprises...wishing you the best!!! I really enjoyed reading about your adventures out west...I felt as though I was along on the ride at times feeling the grit of dirt roads in my teeth...Your are a wonderful ...
Re: What Became of Us...
An inspiration to all...thanks for sharing. ~gogreengals
Re: What Became of Us...
Hi Amber!!! This is great news and I am sooo happy for you! You will make an excellent mother. It's great to see that you are doing well! Much love and warm wishes for your new arrival.
Re: What Became of Us...
Beautifully written. The update anticipated. Thank you!!! Love you all!
Re: Laughing Sheep Farm
Your tour has given us such great in-site to what is going on around the country in the world of farming, thank you! We are wondering when your next road trip will happen? Happy Farming, Kat and Anna www.localchoicescv.c...