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OLCC’s drawn out application process a burden to the industry

If you’re intent upon breaking into the Oregon cannabis industry right now, you’ll find the regulatory sledding to be somewhere between tough and impossible.
Jeremy Dickman

Upon the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 218, signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on June 17, 2019, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission instituted a moratorium on all new marijuana producer (farming) applications that will last until at least Jan. 2, 2022. As such, those who submitted a new producer application anytime within the […]

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Oregon’s Tree Dilemma

Statewide Christmas tree shortage leads to hiked-up prices
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

Since 2012, Oregon has been the top national supplier of Christmas trees, with over 6.4 million trees produced in that year alone, as reported by the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association. Currently, the state boasts 383 licensed growers producing about 4.7 million trees per year, raking in $120.6 million annually. Nowadays, though, Christmas tree farmers […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Farm-to-Table Thanksgiving

Local farmers weigh in on the importance of eating consciously, locally
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

Every Thanksgiving, Americans consume roughly 46 million turkeys—the vast majority being factory farm-raised, spending the entirety of their short lives crammed into sheds with thousands of other turkeys. They’re force-fed a strict diet of antibiotics including tetracycline, streptomycin and ampicillin, making them more likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Their beaks and toes are snipped so […]

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Giving Thanks for What the Land Provides

Local indigenous farmer is part of a growing nationwide movement to restore native foodways, and a connection to the land
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

This Thanksgiving, while many Americans are fussing over turkeys and emptying cans of cranberry “sauce” onto plates, Spring Olson will be cooking up a meal of pheasant stuffed with sweetgrass, topped with bison-cedar gravy and served with sides of green beans and wild rice. If that seems like a far cry from the traditional Thanksgiving […]

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Farmer’s Diary: Soil, Seeds and Other Beginnings

What makes a successful garden? A local farmer explains two key ingredients
Sarahlee Lawrence

Welcome to the first installment of Farmer’s Diary, a locally-produced series from farmers in Central Oregon. Check out the column Saturdays here at BendSource.com, for tips and insider info about growing food in our unique region. What you should know about soil: Long before a seed can be planted, soil must be built. Let’s be […]

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