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Category Archives: vegetables
Hungry?
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
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Learning the Land
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
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Food Porn
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
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Passion In Action
There is a house close to the Linfield College campus in McMinnville where a very quiet and cheerfully determined revolution is taking place. David Keller-Rode and Alex Freeman have developed a plan to bring us healthy food. David’s pathway started in … Continue reading
Posted in community, consumer demand, CSA, education, eggs, farm, fruit, garden, health, Local food, local food stystem, nutrition, prepared foods, value added, vegetables
Tagged consumer interest', CSA, eggs, farm, farmers market, fermented foods, health, kim-chee, local farms, Local Food, nutrition, sauerkraut
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A Dream Becomes Reality
Lori Rutledge woke up one morning and told her husband Steve that they would find land for their farm that would be surrounded by mountains. Steve was teaching classics at the University of Maryland and any farmland near there certainly … Continue reading
Posted in berries, cherries, chicken, dairy, eggs, farm, government regulation, Local food, local food stystem, vegetables
Tagged berries, cherries, chicken, ducks, eggs, farm, fruit, local economy, local farms, Local Food, vegetables
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Vibrant Passion
Take two young women from the city (one from Portland, one from San Francisco), add a course at Portland State University in Urban Farming, mix with concerns about the way food has become less healthy, season with hands-on learning combined … Continue reading
Posted in community, consumer demand, CSA, farm, garden, local economy, Local food, local food stystem, marketing, vegetables
Tagged consumer interest', CSA, farm, local farms, Local Food, Oregon, Portland, restaurant, Yamhill County
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Transplanting Experiment
As a lifetime member of The Wild Ramp Market in Huntington, West Virginia, I was intrigued when I read that a farmer in the central, mountainous area of the state had been propagating wild ramp bulbs. The Market had acquired … Continue reading
Posted in farm, heritage breed, Local food, vegetables
Tagged heritage breed, local farms, Local Food, ramps
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That’s Sick!!
When prepared salad mixes started showing up in supermarkets years ago one of the advantages was that there was nothing that needed to be done except add a dressing. However, there have been increasing outbreaks of food poisoning linked to … Continue reading
Posted in education, health, Local food, organic, vegetables
Tagged consumer interest', health, local farms, Local Food
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Mix and Match
For those of us who are not master gardeners, the idea that some plants grow better if placed near a compatible plant may be a new idea. This chart is a great help!
Posted in education, garden, land use, vegetables
Tagged farm, garden, gardening, vegetables
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Oh no…not again!
Fresh farm food delivered right to my door! How much easier can it be? But I forgot to order again! Feeling rather old and forgetful, I stopped what I was doing and programmed my phone to remind me every Wednesday … Continue reading
Posted in beef, cheese, chicken, communication, consumer demand, eggs, ice cream, lamb, local economy, Local food, local food stystem, pork, turkey, value added, vegetables, yogurt
Tagged beef, berries, cheese, chicken, eggs, home delivery, local economy, local farms, Local Food, mushrooms, Oregon, pork, produce, turkey, vegetables, Willamette Valley, Yamhill County, yogurt
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