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Adding U-pick or U-cut options to your farm

Considering adding a U-pick or cut to your business? This guide provides useful considerations and tips for a successful operation, including infrastructure, risk management, marketing and more.

Audrey Comerford, Melissa Fery | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

OSU collaboration leads to investment in resilient food systems in Oregon

Food hubs emphasize sustainable practices, fair prices and community food security.

Lauren Gwin | May 2025 | Impact story

NANOOS Visualization System

NVS provides a wide range of products for exploring ocean and weather data.

May 2025 | Online resource

Working with food hubs to grow your farm business

If you’re not quite sure what a food hub is, you’re in good company! Food hubs can be set up a number of different ways, and provide a lot of different services for local food producers and communities. A good, ...

Evie Smith | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

The Luck of the Lunch Tray: Gaelic Greens & Garden Dreams

Jennie Kolpak shares how she literally defined what best-practices in farm to school procurement and promotions were in the early days of the movement.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Apr 2025 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

NOYO Food Forest

Have you ever heard of a Food Forest? Join us as explore the relationship between Fort Bragg, California’s school district Nutrition Services and the NOYO Food Forest.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Apr 2025 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Who knew broccoli didn't grow on trees? School garden education in Colorado

Often as we teach kids where there food comes from, even 11th graders sometimes think broccoli grows on trees because they're not exposed to growing food.  Join us as we explore School Garden Education in the Denver, Colorado area with SustainED Farms' Matt Supronowicz and Maya McDowell.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Apr 2025 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Student Ecoliteracy: The Publisher

In this companion episode, we talk to Philip Lee, publisher of Readers to Eaters. They specialize in publishing kids books about nutrition and school gardens!

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Mar 2025 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Student Ecoliteracy: The Author

Katherine Pryor is an award-winning children’s book author and good food advocate who has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations, and food banks. Her books are widely used in school garden curriculum, nutrition education, and anti-hunger initiatives.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Feb 2025 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

OSU Extension Small Farms Program among nation’s best

The program works toward improving small-farm horticultural production and small-scale livestock, poultry and forage production.

Nathan Stacey, Lauren Gwin | Feb 2025 | Impact story