By Chelsea Harlan Gales Meadow Farm could be the poster child for the food revolution here in Portland, Oregon. Even the setting of the farm is idyllic: fifteen acres of partially wooded land near Forest Grove, nestled at the foot of the coastal range, where Anne and René Berblinger and their small circle of loyal […]
Market Time by Miriam Garcia
Your Farmers Market is a kind of clock. It marks big cycles like the turns of seasons, as well as passages within each season. Here come the garlic ramps, there they go. Asparagus-time comes. Cherry-time. Peach-time. Tomato-time. Pumpkin-time. They all come. They all stay a while. They all go. They carry us like Cinderella’s pumpkin-coach […]
HB 2336 Passes the House, Headed to the Senate
Oregon’s Farm Direct Bill, HB 2336, passed the Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 16th, with a wide margin (45-13) and is now headed for the Senate. This bill allows for farm-direct marketing of certain products such as pickles and jams without having to be processed in a state-certified facility. Drafted by food safety […]
HB 2336 – Time to call your State Reps!
By Rebecca Landis, Corvallis-Albany Farmers Market HB 2336, the Farm Direct Bill, has passed its House committee in a 6-2 vote and is likely to be debated on the House floor on Wednesday February 16. As we celebrate the institution of love this week, please take a moment to shower a little love on our […]
In the Kitchen with the Hollywood Farmers Market
We are pleased to announce that the Hollywood Farmers Market is working with Tressa Yellig of Salt, Fire & Time to host a series of four preserving classes this season. Participants will learn how to make sweet berry conserves, easy vinegar pickles, canned crushed tomatoes, and fermented vegetables. Each class is only $50 or take […]
