Author Archives: creationsbybg

About creationsbybg

Beth and Graham met online almost 20 years ago and married in 2007. Planning for retirement has included finding more time to play again and creativity is blooming. Now that we have moved to Oregon our time is split between exploring and creative endeavors. What fun! Following several years enmeshed in the local food movement in West Virginia and active involvement in the establishment and running of a year-round indoor local food market, visiting farms and telling consumers about them is a work of joy.

The Berry Best

Posted on November 18, 2014 by creationsbybg

When I spoke with Carol Harroun about visiting Blue Acres I thought I would have to be persuasive; many farmers feel their land does not look at its best in the fall after harvest. Carol, on the other hand, was … Continue reading →

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What Does a Local Thanksgiving Mean

Posted on November 12, 2014 by creationsbybg

If you are a locavore you make an effort to eat foods raised by local farmers. Pretty easy in the summer when the farmers’ markets are bursting with fresh produce. What does it mean at this time of year and through … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, consumer demand, farm, farm market, heritage breed, holiday, local economy, Local food | Tagged consumer interest', farm, farmers market, flavor, heritage breed, local economy, local farms, Local Food, Oregon | Leave a comment

You Thought the Polls Were Closed!

Posted on November 6, 2014 by creationsbybg

The recent GMO labeling vote once again raised a concern: how do we know what we’re getting when we buy food?? Yamhill Valley Grown is a way for consumers who want to get fresh ripe produce or locally raised meat … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, communication, community, consumer demand, local economy, Local food, local food stystem, marketing | Tagged consumer interest', CSA, farm, farmers market, local economy, local farms, Local Food, marketing, poll, Willamette Valley, Yamhill County | Leave a comment

What It REALLY Looks Like

Posted on October 19, 2014 by creationsbybg

Growing up I knew what a farm looked like. After all, it was in my story books.I grew up in the part of New Jersey which is NOT the Garden State…it is the paved state, so I had very little first … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, farm, garden, Local food, local food stystem | Tagged farm, garden, Know Your Farmer, local farms, Local Food, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill County | Leave a comment

Local Food for Your Plate

Posted on October 18, 2014 by creationsbybg

Jan Ellings and her family had a dream. All the years when work took them away from Newberg, the concept simmered gently on the back burner. They owned land for 30 years but it wasn’t until they returned to Oregon about … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, farm market, local economy, Local food, local food stystem, oregon | Tagged farm, farmers market, local economy, local farms, Local Food, Newberg, Oregon, Yamhill County | Leave a comment

Silly Me Smart Me

Posted on October 7, 2014 by creationsbybg

I did something silly at my age. I took a part time temp job, helping at Bethel Springs Farms north of Rickreall. The farmer, Michelle Burger, looked at me and asked me if I knew it was hard work. Oh, yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, farm, garden, high tunnel, Local food, oregon | Tagged farm, local farms, Local Food, Oregon, organic, weeds, Willamette Valley | Leave a comment

The Signs Are Clear

Posted on September 17, 2014 by creationsbybg

Even if the sky is not.

Posted in agriculture, farm, garden, nature | Tagged autumn, farm, Oregon, sunflower, Willamette Valley | 1 Comment

Hungry?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by creationsbybg

Several years ago I heard an announcement on local radio that one of the former football players at the university who had gone on to the Pros was sponsoring a pick up of packaged food for the next day, Thanksgiving. … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, consumer demand, farm, fruit, health, local food stystem, vegetables | Tagged consumer interest', farm, fruit, health, hunger, local economy, nutrition, Oregon, vegetables, volunteers, Willamette Valley | Leave a comment

Learning the Land

Posted on August 7, 2014 by creationsbybg

Water rights, even before this time of climate fluctuation, has always been the key to successful farming in a place where summer rain is sparse. Finding 8.5 acres adjacent to the South Fork of the Yamhill River not only eased … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, chicken, consumer demand, CSA, farm, garden, health, heritage breed, high tunnel, land use, Local food, local food stystem, nature, oregon, pork, season extension, vegetables | Tagged chicken, CSA, eggs, farm, farmers market, garden, health, heritage breed, local economy, local farms, Local Food, Oregon, pork, produce, vegetables, Willamette Valley, Yamhill County | Leave a comment

Food Porn

Posted on July 15, 2014 by creationsbybg

Oh my…..luscious bodies….eager to get my mouth on this!! Or how about these? Or these? Each of us gets excited by different things. Fresh produce definitely makes me feel…..HEALTHY! I feel very very … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, consumer demand, CSA, farm, fruit, garden, land use, local economy, Local food, local food stystem, nutrition, oregon, vegetables | Tagged consumer interest', CSA, farm, fruit, local farms, Local Food, vegetables | 6 Comments