Striking oil: Meadowfoam looks lovely, smells good, and a gallon can sell for $200
How does meadowfoam, a delicate white flower grown on the hills in and around Silverton, help fuel a race car and erase wrinkles?
Comfort from afar: Hundreds of dolls to be shipped to Africa with medicine
When Jinjutha Cheepluesak attended a Kids’ Knitting Summer Camp at the Purl District during summer break, she wanted to knit herself a backpack for upcoming school year.
Slow summer: Warm weather crops lag two weeks to a full month behind
While a heat wave is striking most of the southern and eastern United States and burning up crops, Oregon has now had it’s second consecutive cold wet spring and summer, much to the dismay of many home gardeners and commercial growers.
Christmas birds: Volunteers needed for Audubon count
When Matthew Schneider was 3 years old, his mother wanted to hide his Golden Guide to Birds book, as she had too many requests from him to read it. “I really enjoy looking at birds. It is a great way to connect with nature, and birds are one of the easiest animals to watch. They have bright colors, incredible songs,” Schneider said.
Handcrafted toys: Daughter inspires venture
A handmade Christmas gift of a wooden kitchen set for his toddler daughter inspired Mount Angel resident Darin Mohr to start making toys for other children.
Tapalamaho Hazelnuts: Economic downturn spawns new company
Bob Aman was let go from his job at Hewlett-Packard due to the economy, but instead of complaining about it, he counts it a blessing.
Late harvest: Vineyard owners race against birds and weather
Like many other vineyard owners, Chris Decklemann of Meridian Estate Vineyards is in a race against the birds and the weather. Across the agricultural spectrum, crops are late this fall including the wine grapes in the Willamette Valley.
Barren year: Sisters’ historic fruit dryer goes empty due to poor harvest
By P. Milliren Although Sister Theresa Henscheid and Sister Robin Lynn Evans are going to get a little more sleep than they normally would at this time of year, they are not exactly happy about it. The women, who belong to the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel, run the historic wood fired fruit and nut dryer on the monastery grounds. […]
Reaping profits: Conditions ripe for area grass-seed farmers to transition to wheat production
Dust billows and chaff flies behind the roaring machine that full-time, second-generation farmer Ryan Eder is using to harvest a local wheat field. “I am just helping out a neighbor,” said Eder, who raises other crops as well as wheat.
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