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hirty years ago, John Eveland and Sally Brewer were part of the Nearly Normal Restaurant in Corvallis. In 1987, they joined three other friends to develop a farm to grow quality organic vegetables for that vegetarian restaurant. That was the beginning of Gathering Together Farm in Philomath. Today, what began as a small organic farm stretches across 60 acres of owned-land and 60 acres of leased-land. They’ve grown from five to 120 employees. The farm itself now has a large list of customers, sends its produce to nine farmers markets and a variety of restaurants, has its own packaging shed, sells produce onsite, and provides customers with gourmet meals. The leased land provides some
of Gathering Together Farms’ unique accomplishments. By leasing the fallow land, the farm allows those owners to hold onto maintenance and water rights. “It’s a symbiotic relationship,” says Laura Bennett, farmers market coordinator. For example, the owner of Farm Antiques leases his land for no money but gets his vegetables and bread free whenever he wants. Nearly Normal is now owned by Eveland’s sister, but the concept to maintain high quality organic vegetables hasn’t changed. Gathering Together Farm operates without pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides and other unhealthy chemicals, Bennett says. “It all starts with the soil,” she says. “We start and maintain our produce with highly organic matter. We make our own compost out of chicken and shrimp waste
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along with waste from the restaurant.” One employee is responsible for composting materials to a specific temperature. “We want it hot enough so that nothing bad can stay alive,” Bennett says. We mix that with ecologically strong good bacteria and bugs from the farm’s soil so that we can sell the 500 different varieties grown here. And, we sell year-round, although the restaurant is closed from November to mid-April.” The farm doesn’t stop its organic techniques there. Instead of chemicals, they use beneficial insects to guard against pests. Predatory nematodes and mites, parasitic wasps and ladybugs help keep harmful pests at bay. Additionally, they plant flowering insect habitats, such as buckwheat, to promote beneficial insect growth. They also protect mustards, arugula and spinach with floating row covers that combat harmful insects. When necessary they will use an organic insecticide derived from chrysanthemum flowers that rapidly degrades, leaving no possible chemicals on the food. Plant diseases can be controlled organically through Oxidate, a hydrogen peroxide spray that leaves no residue on the plants. “We try to prevent diseases through agricultural practices such as crop rotation, using re-
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Gathering Together Farm owners John Eveland and Sally Brewer (page 1, bottom left) have built a 120acre organic farm that uses its own produce in the restaurant (above, and page 1, top left), and several farmers markets in the valley.
sistant varieties, grafting onto resistant rootstocks, controlling humidity and ventilation in greenhouse providing proper nutrition and not over-irrigating,” Bennett says. Weed control is accomplished by hand or mechanical cultivation, hoeing, cover cropping, planting through plastic and strategic flame weeding. No synthetic herbicides, fungicides or insecticides are used, Bennett says. Water conservation is ac-
complished with overhead and drip irrigation. Irrigations are scheduled during cultivation to allow weeds to dry out in the sun. Those practices allow these farmers to grow year-round, depending on the season. Among the fruits and vegetables they grow, sell and use at the restaurant are tomatoes, carrots and various melons including cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelons. They also sell their own potatoes, leeks
and green onions, along with various lettuces, eggplants, green onions and chives. Potatoes and apples also decorate their shelves as well as some of the largest lemons in Oregon. They also have a variety of dried beans, farm-made condiments, T-shirts and wax candles. Added to those 500 vegetables are a variety of baked goods including organic breads and pastries as well as their potato doughnuts, which are quite famous throughout the area. In addition to an onsite farm stand, which opened along with the farm, Gathering Together Farm sends its produce to farmers markets in northwest Oregon. “These markets provide quality and a diverse offering of seasonal produce,” according to its website. “We love the energy of our customers delighting in the sea of fresh vegetables and fruits. To us, farmers are a celebration of the connection a community needs.” The farm also offers Community Supported Agriculture to all cities featuring farmers markets. These customers pay a certain amount of money at the beginning of the year and receive 21 weekly boxes of seasonal vegetables and fruits for $20 per box. CSA runs from June through November. “It’s actually a great deal because they get about $27 worth of produce,” Bennett says. To find the areas for pick up, visit gatheringtogetherfarm.com. Each year the farm grows about 4,000 tomatoes for vari-
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ous condiments including fourgallon buckets of pizza sauce and to make salsa. Some of the potatoes they grow are used as part of the doughnut ingredients. The third component of Gathering Together Farm is the restaurant. The gourmet location is open Tuesday through Friday for lunch with brunch on Saturday and dinner from Thursday through Saturday. It’s closed November through February. Most of the food contains fruits and vegetables from the farm with meats from local farms and ranches, and fresh seafood from the coast. During the winter months, the restaurant offers catering at the farm or other locations. On a recent Friday night Bob and Laurie Lewis dined on hors d’oeuvres made from pears and goat cheese on crisp crusts of bread, and olives in oil on soft Italian bread. Their dinners were more complex. Bob ordered duck cooked in wine with cherries
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By DEB ALLEN
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Michael and Stephanie Ferland found a way to afford retirement, have fun and be outdoors as much as they want to. The Eugene couple work as camp hosts for the Oregon State Parks Department, something Stephanie’s parents had already done. “What you see over there is our house,” says Stephanie, pointing toward their fifthwheel travel trailer situated on the beautiful rural site of Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site. “And we’ve been on the road for 10 years.” They started out hosting in privately-owned parks, “but we wanted to get away from private campgrounds and do something different,” she says. Camp hosting is really a culture within a culture, a place where thousands of individuals are discovering a gratifying way to enhance their retirement years. The benefits are social, intellectual and economic. During 2015-16, Oregon State Parks engaged 3,672 host volunteers in park locations throughout the state. “The Park Host Program is one of our volunteer programs,” says Tammy Baumann, valley region visitor experience coordinator. “It is a residential program, so even in our day-use parks, our hosts reside within the park, usually
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Oregon State Parks volunteer camp hosts Stephanie and Michael Ferland reside in their fifth-wheel trailer at Thompson’s Mill State Heritage Site. for an assignment of about 30 to 90 days.” The residential program works by giving the camp host a space within the park. It usually has full hook-ups for a recreational vehicle, and each park has a range of services and facilities. “They do not pay rent, but neither are the positions subsidized,” Baumann says. For some, camp hosting has become a year-round way of life.
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“We have quite a few hosts who (volunteer) exclusively for us,” Baumann says, “We call them full-time RV’ers, and they host all year long within the parks system.” Oregon State Parks schedules assignments 12- to 18months in advance, so the hosts can map out what their year ahead will look like. “There are also volunteers who have a full-time home and volunteer during a specific season and then return to their homes,” Baumann says. Being a camp host means choosing from a diversity of experiences, from day-use to maintenance to cabin host. “Each park has its own little unique thing,” Baumann says. “Up at Silver Falls, volunteers may be running a hike in collaboration with our nonprofit partner. At Collier, you’ve got big events, museums. At Willamette Mission, they’re right next to the equestrian area
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and they work with the equestrian team a lot. At Champoeg, we have interpretive volunteers as well as store center volunteers. So, the opportunities and the kinds of work you can be doing really varies.” Camp host positions are basically divided into seven categories: campground, day-use, visitor services, maintenance, interpretive, yurt or cabin, and extended stay/special project. “It is really an opportunity to match how you want to serve, what you’re good at, with what we need to have done, and there’s enough of that to go around,” Baumann says. Within the application process, volunteers indicate all their preferences, not only listing the type of work they are interested in, but also any physical limitations. “Limitations do not eliminate you but would identify what jobs you could do,” Bauman says. Other portions of the application indicate geographic and climate choices, as well as availability. “Their availability really drives how they interact with our system,” she says. “It’s really accommodating and flexible for people’s schedules — recognizing that volunteer services (are) a part of people’s lives, not their entire lives.” People want to volunteer in a certain way so that on their days off they can go be with family, or in a certain environment, Baumann says. “So then placing those volunteers in those certain parks is pretty important — so the application process asks those questions.” The Ferlands have family who live in Seattle and Sacramento, so it’s both logical and enjoyable for them to volunteer as camp hosts. They have served two seasons at Collier and currently have returned to Thompson’s Mills for their
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third season. In May, they logged their 1,000th-hour of service, certainly a sign of how this lifestyle fits them. Having both been teachers, and Michael also a mechanic, the Ferlands have affectionately embraced their role as tour guides, sharing the rich history and mechanics of Thompson’s Mills. They also help park ranger Tom Parsons with site projects that arise and for which they are well-suited. Stephanie, for example, enjoys feeding the friendly resident chickens, ducks and turkeys. Farm fresh eggs is one unique benefit of this particular assignment. Michael appreciates how Oregon State Parks and the park rangers not only provide great support and training, but also makes them feel needed and important. “We need to make sure that we take care of our volunteers, that we continue to provide them really good experiences, integrate them into our parks family, and into what matters to them and make it meaningful to them,” Baumann says, “because there’s other places for them to go and we want them to be here.” “The biggest reason we started in this, for us, it was a way that we could afford our retirement,” Stephanie says. “(However), it’s not work,” Michael says. “It’s fun. It’s giving back. It’s making a difference. I love it.” “Yes,” Stephanie says. “It’s been a great experience.” ■
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Heating up? Why hydration is key By SARAH REDFERN, RN WILEY CREEK COMMUNITY
As the weather heats up this summer, here’s an important tip for you: Drink more water. I know, the task sounds simple. But staying on top of water consumption (or other clear liquids) is more important than ever, especially as we find ourselves involved in more outdoor activities and spending time in the sun. This is what works for me. I’m able to keep my water intake up if I keep a large container of ice water with me and sip on it during the day at my desk or in my car. It’s important to know what will
work for you to stay hydrated and this is why. Our bodies are about 60 percent water and we use every drop of that to manage
most of our bodily functions. The average adult loses 10 cups of water a day just doing normal activities, from breathing to digesting food to sweating. If you exercise, you lose more than that. If you are sick and vomiting or have diarrhea, it’s even more. If you don’t replace the water you lose, you run the risk of dehydration. This can lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which are nutrients in your body. Electrolytes are minerals such as sodium, potassium and calcium that are involved with the electrical impulses in the muscles, brain and heart. An imbalance of these elec-
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tion can include dry mouth, thirst and dry skin. When you start noticing these symptoms, drink fluids, but don’t do it too fast. It’s best if you can drink two quarts (or eight cups) of water or other clear liquid within two to four hours of your symptoms. If your dehydration continues, it will lead to severe
a life-threatening condition if we let it get bad enough. So, make sure you drink plenty of clear fluids every day this summer, and keep it going even after the weather cools off. ■ (Sarah Redfern is a registered nurse at Wiley Creek Community, a spacious retirement living facility, owned and operated by Samaritan Health Services. To learn more about Wiley Creek Community, visit samaritanhealth.org/WileyCreek or call 541-367-1800.)
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and polenta and Laurie had steak with arugula with smashed potatoes and horseradish mixed with whipped cream. Both totally enjoyed their meals. Lunch menus vary from week to week, but one menu consisted of goat cheese and basil ravioli and cucumber, apple and basil gazpacho to go with mushroom risotto, beef
short ribs, duck leg confit and a seafood brodetto (soup). Dinner items included roasted mushroom and leek Bolognese, Oregon line-caught ling cod, Teres major (beef steak) and duck breast. Breakfast items ranged from a farmer’s breakfast of eggs, home fries and toast with bacon, ham or sausage; bread pudding French toast with fruit and sausage; huevos rancheros, eggs benedict and a gravy plate of bacon gravy on potatoes with eggs. ■
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REMEMBER WHEN?
APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING On July 16, 1969, a little over eight years after President Kennedy challenged NASA to put a man on the moon, a massive Saturn 5 rocket propelled the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, the lunar module Eagle and its now-famous crew (Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot) on its historic journey towards the Moon. On July 20, America and the rest of the world held its breath as the Eagle touched down on the lunar surface in the Sea of Tranquility. We all heard Neil Armstrong report to NASA and the world, “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Only 30 seconds of fuel remained. Half a billion people watched on television as Armstrong lightly planted his boot on the
moon’s dusty surface and proclaimed: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Soon after, Aldrin described the moonscape as “magnificent desolation.” The two astronauts spent two and a half hours exploring the moon’s surface, collecting 47.5 lbs. of samples and taking photographs. They left behind an American flag, a patch honoring the fallen Apollo 1 crew, and a plaque on one of the Eagle’s legs that reads, “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” They stayed a total of 21.5 hours on the lunar surface. The crew returned to earth, safe and sound, splashing down in the Pacific near Hawaii on July 24. An odd piece of trivia: Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon. ■
NASA images
Neil Armstrong steps onto the lunar surface. Footprints of that mission remain since there is no wind or weather on the moon to disturb them.
Do you remember where you were — how you felt when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in July 1969?
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9 Vacation Rental LINCOLN CITY OCEAN FRONT, fantastic view, fireplace, TV/VCR/DVD, 2 bdrms, kit/dishwasher, no smoking, no pets. Very comfortable. 503843-3157. Email: holton @macnet.com.
16 Units for Rent HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or handicapped. Accepting applications at this time. We are committed to providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. Glenwood Manor,
1687 NW Division St., opportunities. All utilities Corvallis. 541-753-3408. paid. Surfwood Manor, 4545 SW Hwy 101, LinHUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS coln City, 541-996-3477. for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS handicapped. Accepting for senior citizens 62 or applications at this time. older, disabled and/or We are committed to handicapped is currently providing equal housing accepting applications opportunities. All utilities for our one bedroom paid. Millwood Manor, waiting list. We are com2550 14th Ave SE, Al- mitted to providing equal housing opportunities. bany. 541-928-2545. All utilities paid. BriarHUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS wood Manor, 643 Manfor senior citizens 62 or brin, Keizer, OR 97303, older, disabled and/or 503-981-8614. handicapped. Accepting applications at this time. Personal We are committed to providing equal housing CERTIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST, semi retired, specializing in weight, smoking, also other issues. $75 per session. FREE consulation. Howard Hamilton, Albany, 541-327-3513.
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24 Health Care OMMP GROWER is now accepting applications for new patient support. Call Supporting Services at 503-710-5626.
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32 Cemetery Plots EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowlingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
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33 Wanted BASEBALL & SPORTS MEMORABILIA wanted. Buying old cards, pennants, autographs, photographs, tickets, programs, Pacific Coast League, etc. Alan, 503481-0719.
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32 YEARS REPUTABLE BUYER! CASH PAID for old magazines, brochures, catalogs, greeting cards, letters, manuals, books, slides. Photos thru 1970’s, buttons, perfume, etc. HIGHEST CASH PAID Please call 503-422TODAY FOR DIABETIC 8478. TEST STRIPS GUARANTEED! Free local pickup VINTAGE CADILLAC since 2010. We will beat WANTED, 1949 to 1979. anyone local by 20%! Rust free, nice cars only! Call us NOW to get the No major projects. Prefer MOST CASH TODAY!! Fleetwood Sedan. Help others. CALL 360- jlp120xk@hotmail.com/5 693-0185. 03-538-8096. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WANTED. Portland Music Co. always buying! Reputable since 1927. Free appraisals. 531 SE M.L.K. Blvd. Ask for Doug. 503-226-3719.
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Are you looking for a VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY? If the answer is yes, Timberhill Place Assisted Living Community in Corvallis may be the right place for you. We are looking for a few good volunteers to enhance our activity program. If you like working with seniors and have one or two free hours to spare each month this could be the opportunity that you are looking for. Must be 18 years or older and willing to submit a criminal background check. If interested, contact Ashley at 541-753-1488 or send an e-mail to tmbrpl@proaxis.com for more information.
8 LINN-BENTON EDITION DIGGIN’ IT! By GRACE PETERSON MASTER GARDENER
A few days ago, my youngest daughter surprised me with a huge bouquet of roses. These gorgeous beauties were not your florist shop, tightly budded perfection wrapped in pretty cellophane variety. She knows me better than that.
The allure of fragrance
These were full, luscious, bury-your-nose-in-frilly-softpetals kind of roses in shades of creamy white and soft yellow and peachy-pink, each with a slightly unique perfume that demanded deep and sustained inhalation. She had picked them from the garden where she works. I’ve got them in a vase, right next to me as I write this and they make me so
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happy. Who can resist fresh flowers? As the recipient of a bouquet, our mood is lifted and our specialness is affirmed. We can’t help but smile when we look at them and consider the miracle they are and how generous and thoughtful the giver was. I’m going to miss this special bouquet when it fades. But I won’t forget my daughter’s gesture. And, I’ll have other fragrant beauties to replace them. And those will come straight from my garden. I don’t grow very many rosebushes but I sure enjoy their blossoms, most especially the fragrant favorites such as “Rose de Rescht” and “Jacques Cartier,” both classified as heirloom, Portland roses. Rose de Rescht is a deep, cerese-red, aging to purple and Jacques Cartier is a vibrant pink. Both are spicy, sweetly fragrant. “Darlow’s Enigma” with its clusters of small, snow-white blossoms, and “Rhapsody in Blue,” sporting pretty purple flowers, are also intensely fragrant garden gems and make my garden chores so pleasurable. Even if you don’t have much space for a garden, you can grow oriental lilies. They work beautifully planted in a container on the patio, or they can be cut and brought indoors and will last for a week in a con-
Photo by Grace Peterson
You really feel you hit the jackpot when flowers both look good and smell wonderful, like this Carolina Allspice.
tainer. Either way, you’ll be blown away by their pleasant perfume. Lilies grow from corn-like bulbs that can be planted in spring or fall and they bloom in summer. Dianthus or Pinks are an heirloom flower that bloom in spring but nowadays there are many hybrids on the market that bloom all spring and summer. They have a spicy, sweet, clove-like fragrance and look elegant in a small vase by the bedside table. Like lilies, they can grow in a container placed in a sunny spot if you’re short on space. For those who love a cottage
garden, Phlox paniculata is an easy-to-grow perennial with gorgeous, showy flowers. They bloom in summer, come in colors ranging from orange to red, purple, pink and white with many bi-colors. They’re sweetly fragrant and attract not just humans but butterflies, too. If you’ve got a chain link fence or other large structure, Hall’s Honeysuckle is the perfect vine to plant near it because it’s a big plant that needs a sturdy structure. Starting in May or early June, fragrant white flowers aging to yellow bloom profusely, luring bumblebees and hummingbirds by day and hummingbird moths at night. I always like to have an indoor bouquet because they’re so deliciously fragrant. In the garden, the fragrance can carry several feet, especially in the morning and evening. Because I’m always interested in adding fragrant flowers to my garden, I was especially delighted when Heather, of Dancing Oaks Nursery in Monmouth, showed a friend and me a large, blooming Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus “Athens”) growing in the display garden. It was a warm day and the unusual, creamygreen flowers emitted a fragrance similar to ripe honeydew melon. It was exquisite and yes, I bought a plant. ■