The biggest drawback to reviewing a cookbook, is the appetite it stimulates. With just-introduced Oregon Hazelnut Country by Jan Roberts-Dominguez, it starts with the cover. Most of the hazelnuts there are still in their tidy auburn shells, but a few shelled ones peek out at the top, hinting at delectable pairings with all the other local delights sharing the space: fresh figs, grapes, raspberries, apples, pears for a dessert-first feast.

We may be between the end of the summer markets and the start of the winter market, but that doesn’t mean fresh vegetables (delivered, even) are in hibernation. Carla Wise recently profiled Corvallis Local Foods, reminding us that foods can be ordered and delivered weekly year-round.
AND there’s another option for folks in the Corvallis area to receive weekly orders of produce – either at the farm or delivered (to Corvallis only): Sunbow Farm.
Owner Harry MacCormack has been farming at Sunbow, organically, since 1972. He started with a soy dairy, making …

This is a good time to settle in with Carol Deppe’s new book, The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times. Gardeners and their soil are resting to regenerate energy and prepare for next season – always sure to be better than any before.

The first real cold snap is ripping the last leaves off the trees, and grey skies and icy winds push us indoors.  But George Brown, who runs Corvallis Local Foods, says, “This is a great time for me, when the weather turns bad and the market closes.”   That’s because people seeking local foods have fewer options when winter sets in, and Brown’s one-year old business can help.  Gardens are mostly done for the year, the farmer’s markets are closing down, and the local produce options at the Co-op have diminished.  …

In the coming weeks, we’ll profile each of our current Board Members.
Meet Rebecka Weinsteiger
Rebecka, a native of Pennsylvania and graduate of OSU, is involved in natural food education and outreach,  developing curricula that emphasize sustainable food choices and local food security. She certainly keeps busy working to improve the local food system at Gathering Together Farm, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Interfaith Food & Farms Partnership, and in her new position as the Corvallis Environmental Center’s South Corvallis Community Food Center Coordinator.   Rebecka is particularly interested in helping start local food …