Terry Carkner of Terry’s Berries Organic Farm on the edge of Tacoma remained in the intensive care unit of Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee Wednesday evening after a three-car accident Friday.
Terry Carkner of Terry’s Berries Organic Farm on the edge of Tacoma remained in the intensive care unit of Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee today after a three-car accident Friday.
She and her husband, Dick Carkner, were driving to a conference in rural Pateros in poor weather conditions when they were broadsided Friday, he said.
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When Thursday’s farmers market opens on Broadway in downtown Tacoma it will mark another season of selling fresh, organic and locally grown produce for Terry and Dick Carkner. The couple own Terry’s Berries, a 25-acre organic farm in the Puyallup Valley. On Thursday they will be selling greens and rhubarb. But no berries. “We can only take what we grow,” Terry said last week at her farm on the edge of Tacoma. And what’s in season.
A Port Ludlow man filed a class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Washingtonians who took preventative measures after eating a frozen berry blend linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A.
A Port Ludlow man filed a class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Washingtonians who took preventative measures after eating a frozen berry blend linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A, including one Thurston County resident.
A brand of frozen berries sold in Costco stores throughout Washington has been linked to cases of hepatitis A in other states, according to the state Department of Health.
The bounty of summertime produce is one of the great things about living in the Pacific Northwest. If you have the time and the energy, it's even more fun (for city-slickers, anyway) to get out in the field and pick your own dinner or dessert.
Remember that seasonal changes are almost a given for Whatcom County farms, so be sure to call ahead to make sure the farm is open and has what you want.
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