Every year around this time, the calendar suddenly goes wild! Here are some things over the next few days that you might be interested in: The Saturday Corvallis & Albany Farmers’ Markets start tomorrow (4/17) The Corvallis Artisans’ Market starts tomorrow (4/17) Earth Faire & the Procession of the Species in Corvallis tomorrow (4/17)...
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It’s TULIP FESTIVAL TIME! Greengable Gardens in Philomath is hosting their annual tulip festival this weekend and next. The gardens are open from 10am to 5pm and self-guided tours are $5 per person. Tomorrow, kids can search for Easter eggs throughout the garden between 12pm and 2pm. Visitors will receive a free bunch of...
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I made my own butter this week and I’ve been insufferably pleased with myself ever since. There’s something so satisfying about it, and it’s fantastically easy. Now, you don’t save any money by doing this unless you have a milk-producing animal, I guess! If you can get cream for little to no money, then...
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It’s that time of year! The chicks have started arriving at the farm stores and you’re wanting some ideas for constructing your own coop. Luckily, this coming Sunday, March 7th, marks the 2nd annual Cooped Up in Corvallis backyard chicken and duck coop tour. The Cooped Up event is a self-guided tour taking place...
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By Tiffany Woods, 541-737-2940, tiffany.woods@oregonstate.edu Source: Garry Stephenson, 541-737-5833, garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu; Chris Schreiner, 503-779-5875, chris@tilth.org CORVALLIS, Ore. – Organic certifier Oregon Tilth has agreed to provide funding to Oregon State University’s small farms program so that the university can continue its research and educational efforts for organic farmers. “This partnership helps to maintain some of...
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It may not have been clear in my previous posts, or on other stories around the web about the City of Corvallis ordering the Bald Hill Farm store to close, but they are still open! They’re open daily, 10am to 6pm. Right now they are taking reservations for holiday prime rib, lamb leg, or...
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The other day I was making homemade polenta and wanted to add in some Parmesan cheese. The stuff I had on hand had gone a little too far over to the fuzzy side, though, so I substituted some Cinco Esquinas cheese from local cheese company La Mariposa. This was my first time trying anything...
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A seed grower from the Willamette Valley, along with other plaintiffs, has successfully sued the USDA and APHIS for failure to require an environmental impact statement prior to deregulation of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready sugar beet plants. Deregulation opened the door for transgenic sugar beet production in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, one of the...
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In my previous post about the Bald Hill store closure, I mentioned that there is a 299-page staff report on the violation and the farm’s appeal. The site that hosted that document was not easy to navigate, so I turned the entire document into a PDF. It can be accessed here on my site...
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