Check out the article in today’s GT about this event. I just went and looked again at all the participating sites and I realize, I’ve only ever visited four of them. What a great opportunity to visit some new places and help a worthy cause at the same time. The event runs from noon to [...]
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27 Aug
Weekend Events – August 28-30
(I also put this post up at the new URL – I’ll probably duplicate for a while until that site completely fixed up.) Here are a couple of things going on this weekend… Of course, the Oregon State Fair starts this weekend in Salem. Mmm… fair food. August 28-30: 2009 Wah Chang Northwest Art and [...]
20 Aug
2009 Corn Festival at Heavenly Harvest (Corvallis)
The 2009 Corn Festival at Heavenly Harvest is coming THIS WEEKEND — August 21 – 23rd. There will be lots of fun activities for the kids, like duck races, feeding the chickens, face painting, a water balloon launcher and a water balloon war! Forget the kids, where do I get in line?! There’s also going [...]
14 Aug
Local Foodies – check this out
I got this comment under my last post and it deserves to be a posting of its own… so, here it is. Thank you Andrea from Rural Families! Local foodies – please check this out! The “Bounty of Benton County” is a celebration of what rural Benton County has to offer – while helping to [...]
9 Jul
Tour of Agricultural Gene Bank & Research Farm (Corvallis)
I received this news release today & wanted to pass it along — sounds like an interesting tour. 7-9-09 OSU, USDA invite public to tour Corvallis farm, gene bank July 18 By Tiffany Woods, 541-737-2940, tiffany.woods@oregonstate.edu Source: Joseph Postman, 541-738-4200, joseph.postman@ars.usda.gov CORVALLIS, Ore. The public is invited to tour an agricultural gene bank and [...]
4 Jun
2nd Buy Local First Breakfast this weekend (Corvallis)
This Saturday, June 6, the second of Corvallis’ Buy Local First Breakfasts will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 223 S.W. Second St. The cost is $6 per adult and $4 per child 12 and under. Discount coupons are available at participating businesses.
6 May
May 9: Local Food & Farming Forum at Midway Farms
I picked up this flier recently at Midway Farms and then found it online at The Farm Forum, which is a new blog/project focused on the Corvallis & Albany area: The Local Food and Farming Forum is an ever-evolving project that is designed to really connect the Corvallis and Albany community with their local food [...]
30 Apr
2009 Buy Local First Breakfasts (Corvallis)
Almost missed this… (seriously, why can’t I find links about this event?) This year’s Buy Local First Breakfasts in Corvallis will be held on Saturday mornings, May 2nd, June 6th and July 4th. This event is co-sponsored by Corvallis Independent Business Alliance (CIBA), First Alternative Co-op and the Corvallis Odd Fellows. As far as I [...]
20 Apr
Upcoming Events: May 2-3
Saturday, May 2nd Wine & Cheese Tasting Midway Farms, 6980 NW Hwy 20, Albany, OR 97321 1pm to 6pm “Come spend a relaxing day at Midway Farms sampling fabulous cheeses made by Willamette Valley Cheese paired with decadent wines of Eola Hills Winery. Walk through our gardens & gaze into the sky while listening to [...]
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