By Laura Swanson “Why mess with a good thing?” That’s exactly the philosophy of David and Jennifer Cleary, the new owners of the Big Wave Café in Manzanita. The local community is…
Category: Food
Exploring Local Food Options: Food Roots FarmTable, Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Subscriptions, Farmers Markets & More
OIOpublisher By Laura Swanson, editor, Tillamook County Pioneer March is Nutrition month and an easy way to focus on healthy eating is by choosing locally-sourced foods. Tillamook County residents have a variety…
Astoria Food Hub Opportunity for Community to Invest in Food Security, Support Local Producers
From Jared Gardner, Nehalem River Ranch We have super exciting news to share! Nehalem River Ranch is partnering with a group of food system leaders to purchase a 27,000 square foot historic…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Building a Healthy Relationship with Food
by Katlyn Wolf, Oregon State Dietetic Intern, future Registered Dietitian What does pleasant hunger feel like to you? This can be a hard question to answer! Pleasure and hunger don’t always seem…
THE GOLIGHTLY GOURMET: The mighty little seed that captured the world
By Dana Zia There is a little, tiny, round seed that has the mightiest of history and prowess. This wee seed has had powerful conversations with Alexander the Great, Pope John XII,…
Volunteers, donors sustain hunger-relief programs during pandemic
by Mallory Gruben, contributor for the Tillamook County Pioneer Oregon Food Bank Tillamook County Services leaders say the county’s hunger-relief programs have continued to serve thousands of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Offshore Grill & Coffee House Opens in Manzanita Today Feb. 18
Offshore Grill & Coffee House received the official treatment with Mayor Mike Scott saying a few words to welcome the business to Manzanita as the restaurant, formerly located in Rockaway Beach, re-opened…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open North of Cape Falcon February 16
NEWPORT, Ore.—After a significant delay, the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open in the most northern section of Oregon’s coast as of Feb. 16, 2021. This area has remained closed to commercial…
SUPER BOWL CHILI – Order Now for Pickup Saturday Feb. 6th
What’s on the Super Bowl menu? How about Super Chili? United Methodist Women are giving you fair warning – Saturday Feb. 6th is Chili pick up Day. Nehalem Bay UMC Women want…
Alder Creek Farm Community Garden Registration Begins Feb. 1st
Nehalem, OR – Spring is just around the corner (58 days, if you are counting!) and it is time to start thinking about the garden season. If you have ever wanted to…