WIMER, Ore. — There are dozens of local farms and companies contributing to the supply of food grown and made in the Rogue Valley. While many of those producers have mastered their craft getting a product to the consumer can take a very different set of skills. The tiny basil plants at The Farming Fish … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Picking a CSA
MEDFORD, Ore. — The growing season has started and local produce is once again arriving at stores and farmers markets’. In fact, there are lots of ways to get local food on your table. There are more than a dozen Community Supported Agriculture programs in Southern Oregon. They are more commonly called CSA’s and they … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Medford’s DishCrawl
MEDFORD, Ore. — Half a dozen restaurants have moved into downtown Medford in the past year and there’s a new movement to highlight both the new and established locally owned eateries. People new and familiar with Medford’s food scene are crawling all over downtown for Medford’s DishCrawl. DishCrawl organizer Michael Davis explains why, “It’s … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Slow Money
MEDFORD, Ore. — Words like “capital,” “enterprise,” and “economics” may not conjure up images of locally grown lettuce or the farmer’s market, but a diverse group of people invested in local food production want to change that. Over a dinner of local food and wine, local investors and leaders in the food industry met to … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Albertson’s
ASHLAND, Ore. — A grocery store was named “Ashland’s Business Conservationalist of the Year” in 2012, and their efforts to produce zero waste are paying off in more ways then one. The Albertson’s store in Ashland went through a green remodel one year ago. One of the many things they changed to be more energy … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Pasture to Plate
ASHLAND, Ore. — There are many local meat producers in Southern Oregon. There are also many consumers, from families and schools to restaurants and grocery stores, but connecting producer to consumer without a middle man can present some challenges. The cows out to pasture on Valley View Beef Ranch in Ashland are all mamas and … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Giving Tree
MEDFORD, Ore. — On a day full of sunshine, perhaps you were tempted to do a little yard work. For most places in Southern Oregon it’s a good time to start pruning your fruit trees, and while you’re at it, find out the do’s and don’ts of creating a “giving tree.” If you were lucky … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Breeding Beef
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — For nearly two decades a Southern Oregon family has raised high quality Angus cattle by breeding for the best genetics. They are at the beginning of the process which may end with a steak on your plate. It doesn’t happen very often; in fact, it’s never happened to anyone from Oregon … Continue reading »
Sustainable Table: Local Bounty
MEDFORD, Ore. – If you’ve ever overlooked an apple because it was bruised, or passed-over tomatoes that had gone soft, they’ll likely end up in the garbage or the compost, but a Rogue Valley woman is using those items on a much larger scale. Anne Eldridge started “Our Local Bounty” about 5 years ago. In the … Continue reading »
