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Montana rancher: Kim Summers, cattle rancher from Gold Creek, Montana."Wake up Jenie, it's time to milk the cow." Was I dreaming, or did I just hear my high school friend's voice waking me in the wee hours of the morning to milk a cow? In the night, did the sleep fairy visit, endowing me with bloomers and a gingham dress and bonnet. Have I become Laura Ingalls Wilder? Am I on the prairie?
A few weeks ago, I joined a group of fungi fanatics at the Yachats Mushroom Festival in Yachats, Oregon. Read on to hear about my adventures.
Flocks of geese honked their way over South Jordan. Darkness descended, crickets launched a countryside chorus—but nothing distracted the group listening to Heidi Williams and Patricia Messer, the Late Bloomin’ Heirloom tomato ladies.
He says Julia Child recognized his spuds at Higgins in Portland
I took this video this summer at the farmer's market in Portland. This is Gene, "the potato man" from Joseph, Oregon, (5 hours northeast of Portland) and his son Patrick. Gene tells how Julia Child ate his potatoes at Higgins in Portland and recognized where they came from right off the batt. The father and son sell heirloom varieties of potatoes, garlic and carrots, among other veggies.
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