Do you, like Peter Piper, long for a peck of pickled peppers? Or peppers that have been roasted, made into hot sauces or incorporated into handmade tamales? Or do you just want to crunch into a fresh, farm-grown pepper like it’s an apple? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Clark County’s new Pepper Palooza is made for you.

True to its name, Pepper Palooza is an epic, three-Saturday celebration of the region’s pepper harvest. It’s the brainchild of Warren Neth, who co-owns Cosmic Carrot Farm in Yelm and is the founder of Urban Abundance , a Clark County nonprofit that distributes gleaned and foraged food. (He also served as the executive director of the now-defunct Slow Food Southwest Washington.)

“Peppers are awesome,” Neth said. “They’re the center ingredient that brings

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