Our Organic Northwest

USDA Visits Eugene for Farm to School Programs

Eugene, Ore.- Representatives from the US Department of Agriculture will visit two Eugene, Oregon school districts next week. Bethel and 4J were chosen along with a dozen other districts across the nation as models for their farm to school programs. [KLCC's Rachael McDonald reports.]

Cool Spring Impacts Northwest Farmers

ELTOPIA, Wash. – Across the Northwest farmers markets are starting up for the season. But produce pickings have been Spartan. Farmers say a cool spring has delayed growth and even killed some crops. [Correspondent Anna King reports from a farm in Eltopia [ell-TOE-pia] in southcentral Washington.]

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Oregon Ranchers On Edge After Wolf Kills Calf

(Photo of wolf collared  in Oregon from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) 

Oregon ranchers are keeping a close eye on their herds. They learned this week that a wolf killed a cow calf in the northeastern corner of the state. It's the first wolf attack on livestock in that area. [Inland Northwest Correspondent Doug Nadvornick says] Ranchers fear it won't be the last.

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God in the Garden from Edible Idaho

BOISE - Religions frequently struggle to find a balance between the spiritual and material world. To some people Heaven and Earth often seem at odds. Today, though, many faith-based organizations are finding that balance...in the garden. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand looks at Northwest churches that believe good soil can nurture the human soul. [5:20 to soc out; ambient sound to 6:35; fade at will]

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