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Inaugural Rural Reporting Fellow Ashley Ahearn chats with OPB's Think Out Loud about how she uprooted her life in Seattle, moved east, and became part of a small rural community in Washington’s Methow Valley. She’s continued to report on environmental issues, including climate change, contributing to the local newspaper and public radio outlets, as part of her year-long fellowship.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Working with us, Rural Development Initiatives, OSU Sea Grant, the Port of Garibaldi, and Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District, commercial crabber Kristen Penner developed the Garibaldi Seafood Connect to help small commercial fisheries sell direct to consumers. Penner is among the women farmers and fishers who are on the rise in Tillamook County.
Oregon Business
Tyson Rasor, our Fisheries & Food Systems Program Manager, talks about the carbon impact of fresh seafood shipped via air freight. Read on for the surprising results of a blind consumer taste test comparing fresh versus fresh frozen seafood.
NW News Network
The Redd on Salmon Street is among the twelve recipients of the 2019 DeMuro Awards, which recognizes the preservation and reuse of architectural and cultural sites, and the impact the improvements have made on their communities.
Oregonian
Restore Oregon names the Redd on Salmon among the 2019 winners of the DeMuro Award, which celebrates the preservation of historic buildings and community revitalization.
Portland Business Journal
Farmers, Fishers, Ranchers, and Food Producers Poised for Impact Make Up the Group
Dynamic new event space from Ecotrust bridges industrial history and fresh green design
Programs in Full Swing, Community Grand Opening Celebration on March 2
First-of-its-Kind Accelerator Adds 20 Producers, Secures $1M in USDA Grants for Participants
Northwest producers who seek to scale urged to apply by Oct. 5