Fresh from the Fromagerie : Carin Goldin brings European charm to small-town Molalla, Oregon with delicious tommes of cheese crafted out of raw milk from her affectionate alpine goats. Made in small batches. Fromagerie Fresh : Carin Goldin brings European charm to small-town Molalla, Oregon with delicious tommes of cheese crafted out of raw milk from her affectionate alpine goats. Made in small batches. http://goldinartisangoatcheese.com

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Late Bloomin' Heirlooms

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 Flocks of geese honked their way over South Jordan. Darkness descended, crickets launched a countryside chorus—but nothing distracted the group listening to Heidi Williams and Patricia Messer, the Late Bloomin’ Heirloom tomato ladies. 

Mushroom Hunting at the End of the World

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A few weeks ago, I joined a group of fungi fanatics at the Yachats Mushroom Festival in Yachats, Oregon. Read on to hear about my adventures.


Kids Bid Farewell to Loveable Livestock

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At the ripe age of 23, when I was a roving reporter at the Preston Citizen (the same town that inspired the film Napoleon Dynamite) I wrote a cute lil' story about some kids at a local livestock auction who had grown attached to their animals after raising them in 4-H.

The Man who Inspired the Obamas to Plant a Garden

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What does food activist and gardener Roger Doiron want you to do with your yard? Eat it! He’s one of a handful of activists who organized a grassroots (or as he calls it, “carrot-roots”) movement to get us to look at the green space in our yards through different lenses.

Living the Cowboy Way

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Montana rancher: Kim Summers, cattle rancher from Gold Creek, Montana.Montana rancher: Kim Summers, cattle rancher from Gold Creek, Montana.

 "Wake up Jenie, it's time to milk the cow." Was I dreaming, or did I just hear my high school friend waking me in the wee hours of the morning to milk a cow? In the night, did the sleep fairy visit, endowing me with bloomers, a gingham dress and bonnet? Have I become Laura Ingalls Wilder? Am I on the prairie?

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