Bend Oregon growing Archives - The Source

If You’re New Here: Gardening in the High Desert

For those coming from warmer climates, growing food or flowers can be daunting—but doable

by Nicole Vulcan March 31, 2021June 10, 2025

If you’re one of the transplants who’ve recently moved here from Seattle or Portland or the Bay Area (as we know a lot of you are), you might fancy yourself a fine gardener, imbued with the natural ability to coax flowers and food from the ground just by tossing out a few seeds or starts. […]

Opinion

If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Probably Going to Cost Something

A decision on Tax Increment Financing is a good thing—even while it affects other public budgets

The Source StaffAugust 12, 2020January 9, 2025

Last week, the Bend City Council voted 6-1 in favor of setting up Tax Increment Financing that will support the City’s Core Area Plan—effectively bringing in millions of dollars in funding to help revitalize areas of inner Bend that are ripe for more housing, more businesses and better infrastructure. Bend is growing—that’s not a secret—and […]

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