by Leigh Ann Hoffhines, Communications Manager at Rinehart Clinic (soon to be Nehalem Bay Health Center) After a long, snail-paced spring, we are finally in the season of bountiful garden harvests. For…
Category: Agriculture
Oregon Coast’s First “Farm to Teacup” Experience Opens in Nehalem – North Fork 53 Communitea
What: Local Tea Farm offers new Garden Tours and Tea Tastings When: Thursday and Saturday 10am-2pm Where: 77282 OR-53, Nehalem, OR 97131 Who: North Fork 53 Communitea Wellness in Nehalem, OR Contact: Ginger Edwards, owner Tea lovers…
Help the Waldrons Re-build Their Barn – UPDATE 8/20/22
Please help if you can as Lance and Tammi work to re-build their barn after a fire destroyed it in July. https://gofund.me/9a9aa2a6 Update from Tammi (8/20/22) Wow! Many thanks to everyone in…
Help Lance & Tammi Re-build Their Barn
By Laura Swanson Third generation farmers Lance and Tammi Waldron are the people that feed our community. We truly know where our food comes from and the farmers that grow it. They…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Advisory for Netarts Bay Recreational Crabbing and Clamming after Sewage Spill August 5th; Q&A Provides Details into Spill, Lack of Public Notification, Confusing, Conflicting Information
By Laura Swanson On Tuesday August 9th, the Tillamook County Pioneer received information about a Netarts Bay sewage spill that had occurred on August 5th and expected to receive a press release…
National Farmers Market Week, Aug 7-13, puts spotlight on locally grown foods; Visit your local farmers markets on Oregon’s north coast
Does your grocery list include salad mix, fennel, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, berries, garlic, onions, peaches and cherries? How about jam, cheese, meat, fish, flowers, beer, wine, spirits and coffee? You can find…
FARMERS MARKET SEASON: It’s the Bounty! Peaches, Berries and More! SNAP Recipients can get $20 of Fruit, Veggies FREE with Double Up Food Bucks
The peaches, berries and more are finally coming into season – it’s been a slow start, and Fulton Farms reports that they’ll have Rich Lady peaches – and they’re dandies, too –…
OSU Extension Food Safety and Preservation hotline opens for the season
CORVALLIS, Ore. – With canning season underway, the Food Safety and Preservation hotline from Oregon State University Extension Service is now taking calls. The toll-free hotline, 800-354-7319, runs from 9 a.m. to…
Neskowin Farm & Feast Festival – First Annual Event July 30th – Tickets Still Available
The families and community that surround Neskowin Valley School are offering Neskowin Farm and Feast Festival as an annual fundraiser for the school with our first one happening on July 30th. Wine…
Oregon dad, invasive species biologist spots first emerald ash borers on West Coast during summer camp pickup in Forest Grove
FOREST GROVE, Ore – On June 30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland, was waiting outside a summer camp in Forest Grove to pick up his children when…