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 growing season has started & local produce is once again arriving at stores & 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 So. Oregon.
This is the time of year when beautiful hanging baskets are just about everywhere, but they can be expensive to buy. OSU Master Gardener Cicely Fleury has some tips for making your own.
After dark, you may notice little pests roaming around in your gardens. As Marsha explains, in order to prevent your crops from being damaged, it’s important to know what type of bug is doing the feeding before you purchase the right product.
TreeSmart Industries visited Hoover Elementary School. The Oregon-based company makes pencils by wrapping newspaper around a piece of graphite. A representative told the fifth grade students that one newspaper can make more than 200 pencils.
Medford is launching a push for more green energy and they are asking businesses to step up to the challenge. 40 Southern Oregon companies are already enrolled in Pacific Power's "Blue Sky Program," which helps fund renewable energy projects.
