By Dana Zia “Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand.” -Michael Pollan It arrived a few days ago. It was wrapped in a plain brown…
Category: Agriculture
June Declared “Celebrate Local Food Month”
Everyone knows that June is “Dairy Month” during which Tillamook County embraces and celebrates it’s dairy heritage. Food Roots wants to celebrate “good food for all” and all the variety of locally-produced…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION SHARES CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATES
MAKER OF NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED TILLAMOOK® CHEESE AND ICE CREAM PROVIDES CLIMATE ACTION UPDATES – INCLUDING A 66% REDUCTION IN FLEET EMISSIONS – IN 2022 STEWARDSHIP REPORT (TILLAMOOK, Ore., April 13, 2023) —…
Growing Aquaculture in Garibaldi – Fresh Pacific Dulse Seaweed Hailed as the Next Kale, Tasty Culinary Trend
Story and Video By Robin Swain A couple years ago, we noticed big white tubs lining an area at the Port of Garibaldi. Always curious, I inquired, “What’s that?” When we heard…
Tillamook County Creamery Association, New Seasons Market Partner to Drive Climate Action by Planting Trees
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Two beloved Oregon-based brands and Certified B Corporations® (B Corps™) are coming together for a regenerative agriculture project to sequester carbon and improve ecosystems on farms. Tillamook County Creamery Association…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Nurturing Natives Volunteer Events Provide Opportunity to Help Improve Local Habitats
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer is pleased (and so excited!) to introduce our first high school journalism intern, Ashley Hamann. Ashley is a recent graduate from Neah-Kah-Nie High school. Born and…
CATTLE DRIVE IN CLOVERDALE – Sunday, April 2, 2023
By Sonya Kazen It started out as a typical soggy day in cozy Cloverdale. But when we drove down Campground Road, we had to slam on the brakes to avoid plowing right…
Winter Waters Gets Oregon-Grown Seaweed Onto Local Menus; Event Finale at The Salmonberry in Wheeler April 2nd
A series of dining events in Portland and along the Oregon Coast put sea vegetables front and center, shining a light on bottlenecks and opportunities for Oregon’s seafare supply chain. In February,…
Tillamook High School’s Ryan Mizee Selected as Oregon FFA State Secretary
REDMOND, Ore. — The 95th annual Oregon FFA State Convention wrapped up Sunday, March 19th in an exciting fashion, as delegates from around the state gathered to elect new leadership for the…
Tillamook County Creamery Association Announces New Ice Cream Manufacturing Facility in Illinois
Growing East Coast demand for Tillamook® Ice Cream is driving the dairy co-operative’s continued expansion (TILLAMOOK, Ore., March 21, 2023)— Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the farmer-owned dairy co-op and Certified B Corporation® behind the fastest-growing family-size…
