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Melvin’s by Newport Avenue Market

Connections & Commitment Go Beyond Groceries When the stars aligned last September for Newport Avenue Market to purchase Sisters’ beloved store, Melvin’s, it just made sense. After all, Newport Avenue Market has been Bend’s beloved, locally owned (and now employee owned), specialty grocery store since 1991. Previously owned by Sisters residents Melvin and Sandee Herburger, Melvin’s is clearly well-aligned with Newport’s commitment to offering high-quality and local products. It’s no secret both stores know a…

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Made by Beginning Greenhouse Gardeners

Cooking Comes Alive After Winter

A Journey to Market

Boundless Farmstead

Growing 30,000 Pounds of Veggies on One Acre

It’s All About the Soil by Audrey Tehan, Founder & Executive Director of Seed to Table Oregon I can’t count the number of times I have heard someone say, “You can’t grow anything but cheat grass in Central Oregon”. It is certainly true that in the high desert, we do not have the luxury of just throwing seeds on the ground and watching a jungle emerge. At Seed to Table, we sweat, dig, water, pray,…

Dome Grown Produce

Fresh. Organic. Local

Rooper Ranch

Boundless Farmstead

Go Hive Yourself

by Jennifer Sawyer of Go Hive Yourself I don’t like to refer to myself as a “beekeeper” nowadays as that description feels like it leans towards a keeper of bees using commercial management methods — which I did for a couple of years. My views have changed drastically since my days of ten frame Langstroth boxes with foundation (prefabricated comb) to aid in my maintenance and routine hive checks, regularly scraping off all of the…