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The Unconventional Harvest: In the Farmers Own Words

The Unconventional Harvest: In the Farmers Own Words

I am excited to share the final sequences of my personal transformation and discovery of our nation’s food system and communities.

Lon Rombough’s Family Apple Tree (video)

Lon Rombough’s Family Apple Tree (video)

Lon Rombough, author of The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture, shares a personal family story about the origin of his father’s apple tree, and how it evolved into something quite spectacular. In this video, Rombough’s story reveals not only a remarkable mind that grasps the complexities of nature at a deeper level, but [...]

Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat (video)

Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat (video)

The main purpose of her book is to share stories about woman farmers, sustainable food activists, and others whose important efforts helped change our modern food system.

Farm Loop Tour: Connecting with your Local Farming Community (video)

Farm Loop Tour: Connecting with your Local Farming Community (video)

The Molalla Country farm loop tour is open year round to the public, and offers a wide diversity of farms to visit, sample products, and meet the farmers.

Living Life As Dr. BBQ (video)

Living Life As Dr. BBQ (video)

He’s a BBQ spokesmen, a parking lot chef, and a cookbook author who has quite a story to tell. I met Ray Lampe at the American Royal Barbecue contest in 2003. Larry Mayes, another top competitor, said you gotta meet Dr. BBQ, his cooking classes are raising the bar for us competition cooks. Easy going, [...]

The Call of the Fresh Oregon Berry

The Call of the Fresh Oregon Berry

Berry picking is something I’ve been doing since I moved to Oregon. There is something very special about the berries here. Like the grapes for pinot noir, berries like the weather here during the summer months – once it kicks in! Cool nights and hot days. Generally the strawberries come into their full sweetness in [...]

Growing Biodiesel Crops: Some Good Advice (video)

Growing Biodiesel Crops: Some Good Advice (video)

Roger Rainville’s biodiesel production system didn’t come out of an instruction manual or textbook, it developed over a number of years through trial and error.

The Unconventional Harvest: Melstone, Montana—Population 136

The Unconventional Harvest: Melstone, Montana—Population 136

In a land where people wore jeans, boots, and rancher hats all year round – I stuck out like a sore thumb. And I didn’t give a damn.