EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks Terri Maragos for sharing this essay from John Benson that was shared with the Nehalem Bay Garden Club in January of 2018. As gardening has become a top activity…
Category: Gardening
Seed to Supper Gardening Course Combats Food Insecurity: FREE Gardening Classes Offer Tillamook County Residents Skills to Grow Their Own Food
Seed to Supper is back for its sixth year in Tillamook County. This twelve hour class series gives novice adult gardeners the tools they need to successfully grow their own food. Designed…
The Extra Day
By Neal Lemery Leap Day. It only shows up on the calendar every four years, and sometimes not even then, being quirky and a human invention to try to define and measure…
Give Seeds a Chance: Seed Exchange and MORE Sunday, March 1
Give Seeds a Chance: Seed Exchange and MORE will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 12-3 at The White Clover Grange, 36585 Highway 53 about 2 miles from Highway 101…
Ready for Spring? Get Buzzing with FREE Mason Bee Event Feb. 29th
Are you interested in raising MASON BEES to pollinate those early native plants? Entomologist Rich Little will be lecturing on that very topic Saturday February 29th, 2020 at the OSU Extension Office…
Get your hands dirty & give back! Plant Nursery Volunteer Days Start Thursday, Feb. 13th
Tillamook, OR. – Spring-like weather making you antsy? We have the cure – spend a little time out in the fresh air, digging in the dirt! Throughout the spring, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Announces Kickoff of 2020 Community Garden Season! Registration Opens Feb. 1st
The Community Garden has been in operation at Alder Creek Farm since 2006 and we are welcoming community members who would like to join our team. The program is focused on teaching…
Pruning Workshop at Alder Creek Farm RESCHEDULED for Sat. Jan. 25th
Pruning Workshop Rescheduled – January 25th | 10am As I sit in my warm house protected from the elements, I am watching the trees sway and bend in the wind gusts. Trees…
Free Pruning Workshop at Alder Creek Farm, Nehalem, Jan. 11th
It may be cold outside but for more fruit this summer, experts say this is the perfect time to prune. Saturday, Jan 11th, from 10am-12pm the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will…
Becoming a Master Gardener in Tillamook County — Now is the time to register!
Want to grow your green thumb? Want to become a better gardener, applying up-to-date scientific methods, reducing pesticides and weeds? Learn from the experts and become a Master Gardener this winter. Weekly…
