The Oregon Community Food Systems Network (OCFSN) has been an integral part of building and maintaining the institutional infrastructure essential for the network’s activities and topical working groups.
The OSU Extension Small Farms Program has grown seven crops and 52 varieties for the winter vegetable project at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) in Aurora.
Alexandra Stone, Lane Selman, Nick Andrews |
Apr 2023 |
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The OSu Extension Agritourism program supports farms that allow the public onto their land and has delivered successful initiatives in recent years that help farmers find another financial stream to keep them on the right side of the profit margin.
Since 2007, growing out of the success of Willamette Women's Farm Network, two additional OSU Extension Women Farm Networks formed in the north Willamette Valley and in Southern Oregon.
Oregon Sea Grant Extension staff conducted a pilot project to inform seafood buyers about the quality and benefits of frozen seafood and to identify research and outreach needs.
Seafood producers, and the working waterfronts they support, are central to the cultural identity, economic vitality, and food security of all Oregonians, and contribute significantly to the seafood supply of the nation. When ...
Oregon Sea Grant’s Extension fisheries specialists partnered with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon seafood industry on initiative.
Amanda Gladics, Jamie Doyle, Angee Doerr |
Dec 2020 |
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Small farmers are at the heart of Oregon’s robust farmers market culture. The farmers work hard to raise healthy vegetables, fruits, animals and nursery stock for our health and well-being, often with the help of OSU ...