Over 50 Tillamook County families celebrated National Farm to School Month this October by attending Local Food Open Houses and meeting local farmers, fishers and food producers. National Farm to School Month…
Category: Food
BY EXTENSION: GMOs – solution to hunger or against our values
By Troy Downing, Dairy Specialist, Oregon State University It might be easy to assume that the whole world is overweight because of an abundance of food and water. This is not really…
Volunteer Opportunities at Tillamook Food Pantries
Tillamook County Area Food Pantry Volunteer Positions There are variety of volunteer opportunities with local area food pantries, various days and times and locations throughout the county. For more information, please contact…
Getting into the spirit of autumn foods with the great pumpkin
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Tonight the Great Pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch.” Linus from Charlie Brown Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin. Everything has been turning up pumpkin lately. It…
Holiday Christmas Basket Applications Now Available at CARE, Food Pantry sites due by Nov. 13; Sponsoring Families, Donations Needed
Happy Holidays! Once more, The Tillamook Ecumenical Community is reaching out to the citizens of Tillamook. The Christmas Season will be here before you know it and the TEC is launching the…
RECIPE: Farm-to-school – Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
By Rachel Pettit, Farm to School Program Coordinator, Food Roots Recipe Source: adjusted slightly from The Best of Mexico, a Cookbook, by Evie Righter and Kathi J Long Number of servings: about…
Nestucca Backpack Program Fundraiser, Sponsor a Child
On September 23, 2017 an evening of art, wine, gourmet food, live music and a silent auction in support of Nestucca Valley Backpack Food Program hosted by Rowboat Gallery and Windermere West…
It’s pumpkin season!!
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Pumpkin pumpkin pumpkin. Everything has been turning up pumpkin lately. It all started innocently enough. I bought a juicy pie pumpkin that inspired me to action….
RECIPE: The beet goes on and on and on ….
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet As I write this the rain is pouring down on the roof, bringing the sounds and smells of fall into stark contrast to the summers…
Zillions and Zillions of Zucchini revisited
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet Did you know that August 8th was national “leave zucchini on your neighbor’s porch day?” I have found out why that is this year. About this…
