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Lane County Extension: Master Food Preservers

In the four years after voters passed a levy to fund OSU Extension in Lane County in 2016, volunteers in the Master Food Preservers program have doubled the amount of workshops offered and increased educational contacts by ...

Apr 2025 | Video

Lane County Extension: Nutrition Education and Outreach

Oregon State University Extension Service in Lane County steadily grew its community outreach programs after county voters passed a levy to fund Extension in 2016. The Extension Nutrition Education and Outreach programs are part of...

Elizabeth "Lizzie" McDougal | Apr 2025 | Video

March garden calendar

We suggest using March to plan out your vegetable garden for summer harvest and to get your lawn off to a solid start for the season. There are even some vegetables that can be planted once the soil reaches 40° F. Learn more in this guide.

Feb 2026 | OSU Extension Catalog

Is my food still safe after power outages?

Q: As of this morning, we have been without any power for more than five days and it is still out, with a prediction of 2–4 more days until we reconnect. I have been assuming that we would lose the contents of our ...

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Coconut Chicken Salad

Prep time: 20 to 30 minutes Makes: 5 cups

Feb 2021 | Food Hero recipe Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Garlic (Fall)

Garlic (Fall) - How to Grow

Feb 2021 | Food Hero gardening tip

170 - Halie Cousineau - School gardens and pollinators

Hailie is the Oregon State University Extension Service Lane County Pantry Food Heroes Coordinator and State Wide Food Hero Garden Education Coordinator. She is also an Indonesian specialist and world traveler who is passionate ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2021 | Podcast episode

169 - Al Shay - Moving your pollinator garden up a notch

Al Shay is currently an instructor in the Horticulture Department at Oregon State University. Al holds undergraduate degrees in art as well as horticulture. Additionally Al has a Masters in Agriculture degree from OSU. Al has ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2021 | Podcast episode

Carrots

Carrots - How to Grow

Feb 2021 | Food Hero gardening tip