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Tag Archives: eggs
The Berry Best
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
Posted in Local food
Tagged berries, eggs, farm, farmers market, fruit, local farms, Oregon, Yamhill County
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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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Living on the Land
The desire to live out in the country came to Heidi Rexin early. Growing up in Salem she wanted that kind of environment, so when she connected with an old school chum things fell into place. Doug had also grown … Continue reading
Posted in bees, eggs, farm, honey, land use, Local food
Tagged apples, bees, eggs, fruit, garden, grapes, honey, local farms, Local Food
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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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WOW!!! Meat delivered to my door?????? I can get that????
In the years that I have been visiting farms and trying to spread the information to consumers (people who eat food, hey! that means YOU!) that there are healthy local options for food that make so much more sense to … Continue reading
Posted in beef, chicken, community, consumer demand, CSA, eggs, farm, Local food, pork, protein
Tagged beef, chicken, consumer interest', CSA, eggs, farm, flavor, health, home delivery, local economy, local farms, Local Food, Oregon, pork, Willamette Valley
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