Our Organic Northwest

Northwest Hops Crops are Tops

August 10, 2007

SALEM/Hops are a key ingredient that gives beer its bitterness. And virtually all the United States crop comes from here in the northwest. Beer makers and hops experts met this week in Oregon to discuss the flowering vine.

Chris Lehman has more.

Reporter Searches for the Perfect Watermelon of Summer

July 30, 2007

OREGON/It's a big question every summer how to pick the very best watermelon. So we sent correspondent Anna King to the heart of watermelon country in Hermiston, Oregon. Her mission: To find out how to pick the juiciest melon.

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OR Farmers Find Their Thrill with Blueberries

July 30, 2007

OREGON/Summer in the northwest is a time for fruits and vegetables. Fans of fresh produce love to browse farmers markets and roadside stands for their favorites. An increasingly popular choice is the blueberry. And Oregon is becoming one of the nation's leading producers.

Correspondent Chris Lehman has more.

Community Supported Ag Grabs Hold in the Pacific Northwest

July 17, 2007

There's a complaint that runs through the communities of Eastern Washington. Why does our best food get trucked across the Cascades to Seattle or shipped out to other countries? Some farmers have lassoed that comment into a new business opportunity. Correspondent Anna King reports on the growing appetite for local produce in the rural Northwest.

Tis The Season To Bottle

July 11, 2007

WASHINGTON/We're all familiar with the grape harvest in the fall. But in summer a different kind of harvest takes place. The part few people ever see. Correspondent Anna King takes us inside Eastern Washington's bottling season.

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Beef or Bison? How About Both, In One Bite

June 28, 2007

WASHINGTON/What do you get when you cross a cow with a buffalo? It's not a joke waiting for a punchline – there really IS such a thing, and it's called "beefalo." It's a sleepy cottage industry that's just received an injection of cash to introduce more consumers to the hybrid meat. Correspondent Tom Banse took a look and got a taste in Ellensburg.

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Washington Cherries Star in Chinese Pop Video

June 22, 2007

Correspondent Austin Jenkins shows us what a Chinese pop star and Northwest cherries have in common.

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WSU Deepens Roots With New Vineyard

June 22, 2007

WASHINGTON/Washington State University is the region's top agricultural college. Now it wants to make its Tri-Cities campus the place in the Northwest to learn about winemaking.

Anna King reports.

Court Extinguishes Field Burning Hopes

May 29, 2007

A long-standing and controversial farming method is all but snuffed out in Idaho. The Ninth Circuit Court today affirmed a ban on field burning everywhere except on Indian reservation land. Farmers call it the final nail in the coffin for grass growers.

Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports more on the story.

OR Trail Bill Squashed by Big Power and Farmers

May 25, 2007

OREGON/It's a case of old vs. new. The historic Oregon Trail or gleaming new wind turbines.

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