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The Yamhill Valley Wine Region of Oregon (video)

The Yamhill Valley Wine Region of Oregon (video)

In this first video in the Yamhill Valley Wine Series, we provide a brief glimpse of some of the upcoming stories that will be published over the next 5 weeks.

Value Added Marketing: Wool Yarn into Apparel  (Video)

Value Added Marketing: Wool Yarn into Apparel (Video)

Jeanne Carver describes how her ranching business had to come up with a new marketing approach to address declining markets and competition from overseas.

Douglas Fir Snow Cone Intermezzo

Douglas Fir Snow Cone Intermezzo

Adapted from the original Food.Farmer.Earth story about Kathryn Yeomans and her pop up restaurant event The Chef, The Farmer, and the Pop-Up Restaurant.

Produce Safety and Preventive Controls: FDA To Lay Down Law on Food Pathogens

Produce Safety and Preventive Controls: FDA To Lay Down Law on Food Pathogens

In my previous post, I skimmed the surface of the massive regulations which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to reduce human exposure to pathogenic organisms originating from fresh fruits and vegetables. The draft Produce Safety and Preventive Controls (for handling facilities) regulations are the first steps towards implementing the Food Modernization Safety Act (FSMA) of 2010.

Symphony of the Soil: Interview with Deborah Koons Garcia-2

Symphony of the Soil: Interview with Deborah Koons Garcia-2

Independent filmmaker, Deborah Koons Garcia talks about her latest film Symphony of the Soil, and some of the ways that she brings together animation, watercolor images, and original music, to provide a better understanding about soil, and to encourage a closer connection to nature.

Symphony of the Soil: Interview with Deborah Koons Garcia

Symphony of the Soil: Interview with Deborah Koons Garcia

Deborah Koons Garcia’s exceptional, new film, Symphony of the Soil, pays loving homage to the beauty and the wondrous mystery of soil, celebrating not just the incredible soil diversity found on four of the world’s continents,

Organic Dairyman: It All Begins with the Soil (video)

Organic Dairyman: It All Begins with the Soil (video)

From one organic dairyman’s perspective, healthy soil translates into healthy dairy cows, and ultimately tastier, and more nutritious milk.

Introducing Insectary Plants for Your Garden (video)

Introducing Insectary Plants for Your Garden (video)

Master Gardener Jen Aron talks about the different insectary plants she has in her garden, and the beneficial insects they attract.