maritime climate:  Climate typical of the west coasts at the middle latitudes of most continents, generally featuring warm (but not hot) ...

First of all: please vote. Second? Vote, dammit! Okay, now that we have that out of the way: My family voted last week, as we usually...

"I still go to the markets because I love talking to people about food." - John Eveland, Gathering Together Farm On a quiet ...

It's not hard, looking at brewer John Harris, to imagine him as a 10-year-old, laying on his back in the grass gazing up at the stars...

Couldn't resist the sweet smile and the twinkly eyes on this fellow as I passed by on my morning walk. Perhaps a rock-dwelling cousin...

It was one of those moments when, upon opening your birthday/holiday/housewarming gift, you smile through gritted teeth and murmur, ...

Don't blame me if you miss your once-a-year chance to visit Anthony and Carol at Ayers Creek Farm, especially now that the weather...

When an editor asks if I'll write a story for his magazine and then says it can be on any topic I choose, well, that's an offer I...

I totally agree with contributor Jim Dixon of Real Good Food : store-bought hummus is ridiculously expensive and producers don't alwa...

You remember Mendel's peas from your fourth-grade science class, don't you? Where this guy named Gregor Mendel , an Augustinian p...

The work that goes into a farm isn't just plowing, planting, watering and processing, especially for organic farms. Every year there ...

When we moved to Northeast Portland it wasn't unusual to have our sleep interrupted by the occasional spurt of gunfire. It wasn't...

In the time since my last post on the bread salad the Italians call "panzanella," I've made at least two different version...

Early fall is a scramble for farmers, vineyards and winemakers, especially this year when the weather has been hot and dry for most of th...

The other evening a friend was having a couple of pals over for drinks and snacks to celebrate her fabulous new job. The plan was to have...

I love a good grain salad, so when I heard Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm waxing poetic about the quality of their barley this year...

The right piece of farm equipment can make a huge difference in the workload on a farm. Modern farm equipment is expensive to buy and ope...