I bookmarked this post from Fair Food Fight ages ago after following a link from Twitter. I keep meaning to post it, but keep getting a little overwhelmed by the information. “The honey trade is anything but simple, however, namely because the U.S. is so dependent on foreign honey – 60-70% of our honey...
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I found another dairy delivery service in the Willamette Valley. Mr. Milkman, an independent distributor of Alpenrose Dairy, serves Newberg, Canby, Stayton, Turner, Aumsville, Keizer, Salem, Hubbard, Aurora, Tigard, Shaw, Macleay and Sherwood. If any of you out there are already customers of Mr. Milkman, please comment and let us know how the service...
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Update: The forum was completely overrun with spam and really hard to manage – I’m exploring other options, and I apologize to those of you who signed up legitimately. * * * Some of the best things in life are shared across the back fence. Wouldn’t it be great to expand your reach? I’ve...
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Here are some quick links for the week: Disappointingly, the Salem City Council rejected ordinances that would have allowed chickens within city limits. I wonder if the opponents of the plan have ever actually visited any normal backyard chicken coops. Their arguments seem to be based heavily on fear-mongering. Wine Country Thanksgiving –More than...
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Saturday, May 2nd Wine & Cheese Tasting Midway Farms, 6980 NW Hwy 20, Albany, OR 97321 1pm to 6pm “Come spend a relaxing day at Midway Farms sampling fabulous cheeses made by Willamette Valley Cheese paired with decadent wines of Eola Hills Winery. Walk through our gardens & gaze into the sky while listening...
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Mmmmmmm. Mustard! This is the truth: the “bio” line on my Twitter account used to say “I like mustard.” Come to think of it, I don’t really know why I removed that… Mustard! Not just mustard. LOCAL mustard, made with local ingredients like beer from Oregon Trail Brewery, local brown mustard seeds from Wild...
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For those that don’t follow my other blog… behold my first attempt at backyard chickens & the most local of local eggs! (Well, eventually with the eggs.) We got six Barred Rock pullets & they are super cute. They seem to be quite hardy, which is great but isn’t keeping me from being a...
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Reminder of tomorrow’s events: The OSU Empty Bowls Project (6-8pm) Cracked Pots’ UnGarden Art Show (11am-6pm)
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In early February there was a blurb in the Seattle Times about a Salem man who called off his attempt to eat only local foods for a year because he realized he was causing more damage to the atmosphere by driving “around the state” to shop. Well… okay. Driving around the state for your...
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Living Culture is a monthly television series based in Salem that focuses on the food, gardening and culture of the mid-Willamette Valley. I’ve really enjoyed catching up with the segments that they have featured on their video archive page, and look forward to watching in the future!
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