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Vertical gardening supplies food for Manhattan eatery

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 15, 2011

This is really cool: Bell, Book and Candle, a restaurant in Manhattan, grows all of its own vegetables and herbs under the personal supervision of owner and chef John Mooney. Each daily menu is crafted based on what’s fresh and ripe that morning. But that’s not all. Mooney grows the produce on the rooftop of […]

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Will edible plants stay hot at retail nurseries?

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 13, 2011

The start of the Great Recession in 2007 brought on a trend that garden centers hadn’t seen in years — edible gardening. Seeds, vegetable starts and fruit trees became big sellers, while ornamentals cooled off. Four years later, the trend is still going, but will it continue? According to Trey Pitsenberger of the Golden Gecko Garden […]

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Precautions for growing edibles

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 2, 2011

More and more people want to grow their own food, and they are turning to local garden centers for advice on how to do it safely. Oregon State University Extension recently published this helpful article that has information your customers might find empowering. The advice from extension experts includes: Use recommended food preparation techniques with […]

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New Varieties Showcase award winners shine

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 1, 2011

Picking the very best plants displayed in the 2011 New Varieties Showcase at the Farwest Show was a tough task falling to no single group. Show judges handed out the official awards, while show attendees voted separately on the People’s Choice awards. As things turned out, however, the two groups agreed more often than not. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Edibles, Farwest, Farwest Show, Landscaping, Perennials, Plants, Propagation, Retail Nurseries, Trees

Raised awareness of raised beds

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 31, 2011

Edibles have been a hot trend in gardening for the past few years. Homeowners short on money, but eager to garden and looking to stretch their grocery dollar, have been planting victory gardens, either at grade, or in raised beds. In many places, however, city and homeowners association rules have failed to keep up. Many […]

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Northwoods Nursery wins sustainability award

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 14, 2011

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and the Oregon Sustainability Board presented Northwoods Nursery and One Green World with a 2011 Oregon Sustainability Award yesterday. The wholesale and retail grower won in the small business category. It was one of just two businesses, and six organizations overall, to be so honored. The nursery, founded and owned by […]

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Annual ANLD tour is set for June 18

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 4, 2011

If you want to see some of the finest and most creative residential landscapes in the Portland area, then mark Saturday, June 18 on your calendar, and make plans to attend the eighth annual Behind-the-Scenes Garden Tour, presented by the Association of Northwest Landscape Designers (ANLD). The self-guided, multi-site tour will be held from 10 […]

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OSU scores $5.8 million grant to research fruit fly

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 30, 2010

Oregon State University tentatively has scored a $5.8 million grant to battle the spotted wing drosophila. As we reported last fall, this fruit fly has been attacking ripe fruit in the Pacific Northwest and causing widespread damage. Fruit and berry growers are the main victims, but nurseries growing fruit trees and shrubs also have reason […]

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Workshops offered on spotted-wing drosophila

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 24, 2010

On March 4 and 5, North Willamette Research & Extension Center in Aurora, Ore., will host training sessions (PDF) on the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), an

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Fall Creek recognized as top family business

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 3, 2009

The Austin Family Business Program, part of the College of Business at Oregon State University, serves family-owned companies through workshops, seminars and family business management courses. Every year, the program holds a prestigious awards dinner to recognize family businesses for their innovation, entrepreneurship, commitment and community involvement. This year, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery in […]

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