Marri Champie’s Ranch
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September 12, 2007  
Chickens, horses, and a prolific garden are integral parts of Marri Champie’s ranch south of Kuna. Marri promotes healthy, earth-friendly living through her ranching practices and the products she sells at the Market.

Marri raises chickens and supplements their free-range diet with feed she specially mixes. She sells a colorful assortment of eggs at the Market.

Her garden gives us baby squashes that are just the right size for salads, stir fries, or grilling. Marri discovered a favorite in the Spicy Basil few years ago. The small, aromatic leaves work well sprinkled in green salads or added as the finishing touch to pastas or a squash and tomato stir fry. Marri also likes the Armenian cucumbers with their sweet flavor and tender, pale skin. Okra is on now and pumpkins will be ready in a few weeks.

Raising Black Arabian horses is another prominent activity at the ranch. Marri shows her horses and has several all-black colts in training.

In addition to the ranch pursuit, Marri is a writer of fantasy and science fiction. She also teaches composition at ITT Tech in Boise.

Stop by the Market and visit Marri at her booth. Market hours are from 9 am to noon at Sandstone Plaza on the west end of Main Street.

Upcoming Market Events:

Sep. 29 - Oktoberfest at the Market with Edelweiss Dancers and Wood‘n Hearts Square Dancers (extended hours 9am to 1pm)
Oct. 6 – Heatherwood Swingers
Oct. 13 – Christmas in October and Elvis
Oct. 20 – Christmas in October
Oct. 27 – Meet the Candidates, Halloween

Market hours are from 9 am to 12 noon every Saturday through October 27. The location is at Sandstone Plaza at the west end of Main Street in downtown Kuna.

For more information please contact Cheryl McCord at 922-5113 or visit the website at www.KunaFarmersMarket.com.
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