AGRICULTURE Small Farms program provides support for farmers during Pandemic Agriculture is essential work, and now more than ever our communities will benefit from – and need – our local food system. The OSU Extension Small Farms Program is working Read More
AGRICULTURE Harvest Dinner has a different look in 2020 Alan Sams, Dean of OSU College of Agricultural Sciences, shared thoughts about Oregon agriculture at the 2019 Harvest dinner. He spoke virtually at the 2020 Harvest Dinner. The NWREC Harvest Dinner Read More
AGRICULTURE Summer student help adjusts to COVID-19 Every summer the faculty at NWREC hire students to assist with their field research projects. Over the past several years we have had about 30 students join us to work and learn. Half Read More
AGRICULTURE A quest for the best Oregon olive Olive plants trials at NWREC will help determine the hardiest cold weather varieties for growing in Oregon. The olive industry shows promise as another potential specialty crop in Oregon, but one of Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Partnering with Micronesian and Pacific Islander communities Pacific Islander and Micronesian Cooking Matters class participants after a cooking class dedicated to culturally based healthy recipes. Historically the Micronesian and Pacific Islander community has faced inequitable health Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Demand for online cooking resources soars during pandemic COVID-19 has changed the way we eat, including more time spent in the kitchen and more meals eaten at home. “Food related calls to our Family and Community Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Kids in the Kitchen goes virtual Kids in the Kitchen 6th grader, Ren Suo, took this photograph of her Food Hero Cranberry Oatmeal Balls. OSU Extension SNAP-Ed started partnering with Todos Juntos, a nonprofit after school Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Video demonstrates safe home canning of Oregon seafood Kelly Streit (left) and Amanda Gladics shoot a demonstration video on home canning Oregon seafood at the OSU Extension Service Annex in Oregon City. Pressure canning is the Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Food Hero family activity page The Food Hero COVID- 19 home activity page features kid-friendly recipes and activities. It’s tough to keep kids engaged in learning and playing with so much of it taking place at Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH New ‘Extending the Harvest’ blog The “Extending the Harvest” blog offers food preservation resources, meal planning and support for community food systems. The The FCH program is excited to share a new way for folks to Read More