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Oregon cold storage plant announces expansion

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  • Expansion of SnoTemp’s cold storage plant in Albany is seen as a sign of the continued economic health of Oregon’s food manufacturing sector.
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Farming Creativity

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  • Amanda Oborne joins Rendered for their segment on Farming Creativity
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New Oregon bill earmarks $4.5M for farm to school

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  • Stacey Sobell joins KBOO Community Radio to talk about latest legislation (HB 2721-1) to support farm to school purchasing and activities across the state.
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Feasting on ‘trash fish’ for sustainability

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Land trust, others acquire ridge top Chimacum forest to avoid clearcut

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  • CHIMACUM— An 850-acre parcel that was slated for clearcutting is now protected in a partnership that includes the Jefferson Land Trust, which plans to explore its recreational and economic potential.
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Institutions like hospitals can help local mid-size farms

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  • At Oregon Health & Science University recently, the lunch offerings included sandwiches made with organic chicken breast — locally sourced — on focaccia bread, baked locally and delivered daily. Plus salad made from local greens. Not a pre-packaged, mass-produced item in sight.
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Ecotrust Forest: making the math work for sustainable timber in the Northwest

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  • Ecotrust Forest Management has gone where most other sustainable timber funds fear to tread: the Pacific Northwest.
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Coquille Tribe regains 3,200 acres of forested ancestral homeland in Oregon

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  • Coquille Indian Tribe lands have been returned with help from Ecotrust
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Coquille tribe regains cultural lands in Curry County

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  • The Coquille Indian Tribe has regained another piece of its ancestral heritage with a significant purchase of culturally-rich forestland in Curry County
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Coquille Tribe gets back ancestral land in Curry County

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  • The Coquille Indian Tribe has purchased thousands of acres of culturally-rich land in Curry County and regained a piece of its ancestral heritage
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Portland food project to assist ‘ag of the middle’

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  • Research by a Portland non-profit says medium size producers scramble to jump gaps in the market infrastructure
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The unique challenges facing medium-sized farms

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  • Ecotrust’s Amanda Oborne is interviewed on Think Out Loud about a new report that examines the unique challenges facing “Ag of the Middle.”
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Ecotrust report calls for investment in ‘Ag of the Middle’

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  • A study by Ecotrust, a Portland nonprofit, says a more cohesive regional food system will support middle-size producers
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Ecotrust forest deal returns an Oregon tribe to its ancestral lands

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  • The transaction is a rare opportunity for an Oregon tribe to reclaim access to the lands where ancestors hunted, gathered and lived.
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Report calls for investment in ‘Ag of the Middle’

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  • A study by Ecotrust, a Portland non-profit, says a more cohesive regional food system will support middle-size producers
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Students go whole hog with farm-to-cafeteria cooking

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  • The program breaks the normal bounds of food in school and has created a whole new arena for students to learn
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Are CSA subscriptions earning farmers a living wage?

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  • New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survival
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Craigslist saved 5M tons of stuff from landfills—and 4 other new stats on local economies

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  • Exactly how much difference do “new economy” organizations make? Economists looked into it, and here are a few of their results
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What’s the true impact of the alternative economy? Researchers decide it’s time to find out

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  • And they found that successful initiatives are investing in human relationships, not faceless call centers or centralized headquarters
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Ecotrust lands anchor tenant, bike delivery service at new food hub

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  • Behind the quirky charm of a Portland tricycle delivery service beats the heart of a sophisticated logistics and distribution business