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IN THE BARNYARD
Chickens in the winter
Ducks - a day in the life
Ducks in the winter
Chickens in the Garden
IN THE GARDEN
Geraniums
Kiwi
Marigolds
IN GOOD HEALTH
Body Detox
Spring is in the air and I’ve been talking with a lot of people who want to detoxify their bodies.
Figs and Fig Trees
Hormone Disruptors
Infertility, toxic chemicals and why we should avoid them.
Juice it!
Spring out of the winter doldrums with a juice cleanse.
Vitamin D
Among many health benefits, Vitamin D can help fend off the wintertime blues.
Sugar
Spoonfuls of Sugar: The Dangers of Summertime Sweets...
Organization
Organizing your kitchen for better health.
BEE AWARE
Beekeeping Basics:
Setting the Foundation
Hive care and Management
Winterizing your bees for spring
Backyard Beekeeping
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Aromatherapy
Healing powers of plants.
Black Cohosh
Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbal medicine and allergies.
Chinese Medicine
Healing powers of mugwort.
Comfrey
Kava Kava
Rhodiola Rosea
Rhubarb
The many sides of one of the world's more unique vegetables.
Seaweed
From medicinal magic to soil enhancement, seaweed shines.
HABITAT
Bats, Ash Trees and Garlic
Cattails
Cottonwood Trees
Douglas Squirrel
Eugene Area Gleaners
Frogs and Toads
Hazelnut Trees
Fungi, Mushrooms and Lichens
Myrtlewood Trees
Pacific Madrone
Pacific Yew Tree
Purifying Home Air
River and Stream Restoration
Indoor Air Pollution
Outdoor Air Pollution
Salmon Recovery
Seven winter plants for bees
Signs of Spring
Summer Scene
Willamette River is Alive
HEALTH BENEFITS
Bee Pollen
Blueberries
Bone Broth
A wealth of flavor
Flaxseed
Red Currents
A healthy sweet-tart treat
Collard Greens
A Northwest favorite with southern root
Honey
What’s the first thing you think of when you think of honeybees?
Tea
During our cold rainy seasons, we can all enjoy hot drinks as a warm-up, for comfort and for the health benefits.
Tomatoes
Nutrient dense tomatoes.
GROW IT!
Grow it! Bug Off
Keep up on pests to keep your garden growing strong this summer...
Planting Fruit Trees
It’s not hard to plant your own fruit trees
Berries for small spaces
Grow the right fruits for great flavor in any size garden.
Unusual Fruit
Zest up your edible garden with persimmons, figs, kiwis and more.
Watering Your Trees in a Drought
SKIN DEEP
Synthetic and Natural Fragrances
In today’s mainstream market the likelihood of a product including a scent derived from a plant is slim. The fragrances in your...
Sunscreen
Let the sun shine safely for you...
Chickens in the winter
Ducks - a day in the life
Ducks in the winter
Chickens in the Garden
IN THE GARDEN
Geraniums
Kiwi
Marigolds
IN GOOD HEALTH
Body Detox
Spring is in the air and I’ve been talking with a lot of people who want to detoxify their bodies.
Figs and Fig Trees
Hormone Disruptors
Infertility, toxic chemicals and why we should avoid them.
Juice it!
Spring out of the winter doldrums with a juice cleanse.
Vitamin D
Among many health benefits, Vitamin D can help fend off the wintertime blues.
Sugar
Spoonfuls of Sugar: The Dangers of Summertime Sweets...
Organization
Organizing your kitchen for better health.
BEE AWARE
Beekeeping Basics:
Setting the Foundation
Hive care and Management
Winterizing your bees for spring
Backyard Beekeeping
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Aromatherapy
Healing powers of plants.
Black Cohosh
Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbal medicine and allergies.
Chinese Medicine
Healing powers of mugwort.
Comfrey
Kava Kava
Rhodiola Rosea
Rhubarb
The many sides of one of the world's more unique vegetables.
Seaweed
From medicinal magic to soil enhancement, seaweed shines.
HABITAT
Bats, Ash Trees and Garlic
Cattails
Cottonwood Trees
Douglas Squirrel
Eugene Area Gleaners
Frogs and Toads
Hazelnut Trees
Fungi, Mushrooms and Lichens
Myrtlewood Trees
Pacific Madrone
Pacific Yew Tree
Purifying Home Air
River and Stream Restoration
Indoor Air Pollution
Outdoor Air Pollution
Salmon Recovery
Seven winter plants for bees
Signs of Spring
Summer Scene
Willamette River is Alive
HEALTH BENEFITS
Bee Pollen
Blueberries
Bone Broth
A wealth of flavor
Flaxseed
Red Currents
A healthy sweet-tart treat
Collard Greens
A Northwest favorite with southern root
Honey
What’s the first thing you think of when you think of honeybees?
Tea
During our cold rainy seasons, we can all enjoy hot drinks as a warm-up, for comfort and for the health benefits.
Tomatoes
Nutrient dense tomatoes.
GROW IT!
Grow it! Bug Off
Keep up on pests to keep your garden growing strong this summer...
Planting Fruit Trees
It’s not hard to plant your own fruit trees
Berries for small spaces
Grow the right fruits for great flavor in any size garden.
Unusual Fruit
Zest up your edible garden with persimmons, figs, kiwis and more.
Watering Your Trees in a Drought
SKIN DEEP
Synthetic and Natural Fragrances
In today’s mainstream market the likelihood of a product including a scent derived from a plant is slim. The fragrances in your...
Sunscreen
Let the sun shine safely for you...
CENTRAL OREGON
Bonta Gelato
Great American Egg
The Great American Egg takes a unique approach to farming.
Hope Springs Dairy
High Desert Museum
Immersion Brewing
Jackson's Corner
Juniper Jungle Farm
COSMIC farming - Seed saving and biodynamics
Pono Farm
Fine meats from farm to butcher to table.
Rainshadow Organics
Terrebonne along the meandering Crooked River lies a 130-acre corner plot that is home to the full-diet farm Rainshadow Organics.
Red Tail Farm
The living is nice for all at this 10-acre farm.
PiggyBack Ranch
Heritage Hogs
Primal Cut Meat Market
Chef's Pantry
A Local Love Affair - Baked bakery in Bend blends artisan breads with strong local relationships.
Pastured Life
Grass finished meats and family fun at DD Ranch.
Sparrow Bakery
Ocean Roll is Flaky Goodness.
Spork
A globally inspired restaurant.
Tasting Room
Maragas Winery
Windy Acres Dairy
TASTING ROOM
Amity Vineyards
Amity vineyards has set a high and lasting bar for great Oregon wines.
Apple Outlaw
Analemma Wine
Vino from one of the Gorge's oldest vineyards
Cowhorn Vineyards & Garden
Using centuries-old biodynamic techniques to produce its fine wines.
Franchere Wine Company
Keeler Estate
Left Coast Cellars
Wine that speaks of the land.
Natalie's Estate Winery - Newberg
Boyd Teegarden is all about small production and big wines at Natalie's Estate Winery.
Nectar Creek Honeywine
Mead - Another kind of Oregon craft beverage.
Old School Vineyards
Producing prized grapes and vino in Junction City.
Oregon Spirit Distillery
From farm to distillery, a Bend distillery creates unique handcrafted artisan spirits.
Stein Distillery
Territorial Vineyard
Sustainable wine in Eugene's whimsical Whiteaker neighborhood.
Trisaetum Winery
The artistry of fine wine to a whole new level
Urban Wineries
Portland urban wineries.
Vivacity Fine Spirits
Woman Crafted Spirits
WildCraft Cider Works
Artisanal Dry Cider using Oregon-grown fruit.
Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn
ON TAP
7 Devils Brewing Co.
Boneyard Beer
A brew like no other in Bend.
Agrarian Ales - Freestyle Brewing
Agrarian Ales takes a different approach to craft unique beers and sodas.
Gilgamesh Brewing
Beer making spans multiple generations.
Home Sweet Homebrew
Florence's Waconda Brewing Company entices with tasty beers and friendly atmosphere...
Seven Brides Brewing
Terminal Gravity
Small-town brewing, big-time taste.
FROM THE FIELD
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council
Gleisdorfer (Styian) Pumpkin Seed
SPOTLIGHT
Pests and Winter Gardening
SOUTHERN OREGON
Bayside Coffee in Coos Bay
From Boat to Table
Port Orford Sustainable Seafood.
Dairy Cooperative
Coos County Organic Dairies.
The Willows Cooking School and Bed and Breakfast in the Rogue Valley.
Bonta Gelato
Great American Egg
The Great American Egg takes a unique approach to farming.
Hope Springs Dairy
High Desert Museum
Immersion Brewing
Jackson's Corner
Juniper Jungle Farm
COSMIC farming - Seed saving and biodynamics
Pono Farm
Fine meats from farm to butcher to table.
Rainshadow Organics
Terrebonne along the meandering Crooked River lies a 130-acre corner plot that is home to the full-diet farm Rainshadow Organics.
Red Tail Farm
The living is nice for all at this 10-acre farm.
PiggyBack Ranch
Heritage Hogs
Primal Cut Meat Market
Chef's Pantry
A Local Love Affair - Baked bakery in Bend blends artisan breads with strong local relationships.
Pastured Life
Grass finished meats and family fun at DD Ranch.
Sparrow Bakery
Ocean Roll is Flaky Goodness.
Spork
A globally inspired restaurant.
Tasting Room
Maragas Winery
Windy Acres Dairy
TASTING ROOM
Amity Vineyards
Amity vineyards has set a high and lasting bar for great Oregon wines.
Apple Outlaw
Analemma Wine
Vino from one of the Gorge's oldest vineyards
Cowhorn Vineyards & Garden
Using centuries-old biodynamic techniques to produce its fine wines.
Franchere Wine Company
Keeler Estate
Left Coast Cellars
Wine that speaks of the land.
Natalie's Estate Winery - Newberg
Boyd Teegarden is all about small production and big wines at Natalie's Estate Winery.
Nectar Creek Honeywine
Mead - Another kind of Oregon craft beverage.
Old School Vineyards
Producing prized grapes and vino in Junction City.
Oregon Spirit Distillery
From farm to distillery, a Bend distillery creates unique handcrafted artisan spirits.
Stein Distillery
Territorial Vineyard
Sustainable wine in Eugene's whimsical Whiteaker neighborhood.
Trisaetum Winery
The artistry of fine wine to a whole new level
Urban Wineries
Portland urban wineries.
Vivacity Fine Spirits
Woman Crafted Spirits
WildCraft Cider Works
Artisanal Dry Cider using Oregon-grown fruit.
Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn
ON TAP
7 Devils Brewing Co.
Boneyard Beer
A brew like no other in Bend.
Agrarian Ales - Freestyle Brewing
Agrarian Ales takes a different approach to craft unique beers and sodas.
Gilgamesh Brewing
Beer making spans multiple generations.
Home Sweet Homebrew
Florence's Waconda Brewing Company entices with tasty beers and friendly atmosphere...
Seven Brides Brewing
Terminal Gravity
Small-town brewing, big-time taste.
FROM THE FIELD
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council
Gleisdorfer (Styian) Pumpkin Seed
SPOTLIGHT
Pests and Winter Gardening
SOUTHERN OREGON
Bayside Coffee in Coos Bay
From Boat to Table
Port Orford Sustainable Seafood.
Dairy Cooperative
Coos County Organic Dairies.
The Willows Cooking School and Bed and Breakfast in the Rogue Valley.
LIBRARY
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CHEF'S PANTRY
Chetco Seafood Company
Lion & Owl, Wrappin and Rollin, Sprengelmeyer's - Mobile Food
Loving Local at Luc
Though Hutchings opened his restaurant, Luc, in Corvallis two years ago, his own experience started back in high school as a busboy...
Mennonite Village Executive Chef
Mitch Rosenbaum brings decades of experience to the tables at Mennonite Village.
Saffron Salmon
Newport’s Saffron Salmon restaurant features seafood from just outside its front door.
Silver Grille
A Silverton destination.
Sybaris
The chef at Sybaris likes to keep things interesting at his Albany Restaurant.
The Bay House
Willamette Valley Pie Co.
EXPERT TIPS
Artichokes and Fertilizer
Bulbs and Roots
Container Gardening
Companion Planting
Composting for the Home Gardener
Plant Care in a Heatwave
Indoor Plants
Leave the Leaves
Plant Identification
Pollinators
Pruning Grapes
Rain Gardens & Native Plants
Tomatoes
Winter Gardening
Winterizing Apple Trees
Woody Perennials
Herbal Pantry
Instant Herbal Tea Cubes
Moonmilk for restful sleep
IN SOIL
Cupcake Compost
Cover Crops
Dry Farming
Vineyard Fruit
Integrated Pest Management
Invasive Aquatic Plants
Beautiful but noxious.
Jory Soil
The red soil of Oregon.
Mineralization
Keep your soil healthy for great gardening.
Off season growers and winter gardening.
Oregon White Oak
Soil Structure
The aggregating factors of soil structure.
Soil - The World Beneath Our Feet
Soilsmith Services
For soil junkies, organic matter is a really big deal.
Water Conservation
Agricultural water conservation in the valley.
Weed Elimination
Worms and Compost
Worms and the Benefits
Chetco Seafood Company
Lion & Owl, Wrappin and Rollin, Sprengelmeyer's - Mobile Food
Loving Local at Luc
Though Hutchings opened his restaurant, Luc, in Corvallis two years ago, his own experience started back in high school as a busboy...
Mennonite Village Executive Chef
Mitch Rosenbaum brings decades of experience to the tables at Mennonite Village.
Saffron Salmon
Newport’s Saffron Salmon restaurant features seafood from just outside its front door.
Silver Grille
A Silverton destination.
Sybaris
The chef at Sybaris likes to keep things interesting at his Albany Restaurant.
The Bay House
Willamette Valley Pie Co.
EXPERT TIPS
Artichokes and Fertilizer
Bulbs and Roots
Container Gardening
Companion Planting
Composting for the Home Gardener
Plant Care in a Heatwave
Indoor Plants
Leave the Leaves
Plant Identification
Pollinators
Pruning Grapes
Rain Gardens & Native Plants
Tomatoes
Winter Gardening
Winterizing Apple Trees
Woody Perennials
Herbal Pantry
Instant Herbal Tea Cubes
Moonmilk for restful sleep
IN SOIL
Cupcake Compost
Cover Crops
Dry Farming
Vineyard Fruit
Integrated Pest Management
Invasive Aquatic Plants
Beautiful but noxious.
Jory Soil
The red soil of Oregon.
Mineralization
Keep your soil healthy for great gardening.
Off season growers and winter gardening.
Oregon White Oak
Soil Structure
The aggregating factors of soil structure.
Soil - The World Beneath Our Feet
Soilsmith Services
For soil junkies, organic matter is a really big deal.
Water Conservation
Agricultural water conservation in the valley.
Weed Elimination
Worms and Compost
Worms and the Benefits
READY OR NOT
Disaster Preparedness
Earthquake and Tsunamis
Natural Disasters
Wildfires
STOW IT!
Food Preservation
For thousands of years we have been using various preservation methods to make food last.
Apples
Asparagus
Broccoli
Canning Tomatoes
Carrots
Carrots - Harvest and Buying
Cauliflower
Cherries
Chives
Cilantro
Cranberries
Blackberries
Dried Beans - Many varieties of beans
Figs
Hazelnuts
Homemade Soup
chase away the winter blues.
Infused Vinegar
Kiwifruit
Make it Last
Storing fruit and vegetables for the winter
Meat and Wild Game
Pacific Albacore Tuna
Peaches
Saving Sweet SUNSHINE - Enjoying summer peaches during those long winter days by preserving them at harvest.
Pears
Peppers
Pickles
The fun and safe way to make great-tasting pickles.
Pumpkins
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Laws of Salsa
Smoked Meat
Where there is smoke- there is flavor. Smoking and curing are age-old methods of preserving meat.
Sauerkraut
Saving Tomatoes
Can, freeze, dry or roast to enjoy every last tomato from your garden.
Thyme
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