Farm to Fork

Every once in a while, you get to witness something special—and if you’re really lucky, you realize it while it is happening.  This was definitely the case for the 100 or so guests that gathered at Wealth Underground Farm on a recent Saturday evening for Farm to Fork Events’ first Portland area farm dinner. The [...]

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How to Pickle Beets

By Camille Storch Though there are more glamorous vegetables this time of year (juicy tomatoes, sweet corn, spicy peppers), summertime is also beet season. One of my favorite ways to enjoy beets is to pickle them. Pickled beets are delicious in fresh salads, but they also offer a taste of warmer weather when the winter [...]

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5 Questions for Frank Creative

For our new logo, we put a bird on it.  Well, Frank Creative, a Portland-based marketing and communications firm, put a bird on it anyway. We hit the jackpot with Frank Creative – not only did PFM score a new iconic logo, but we had a chance to work with great creative partners. Frank set-up [...]

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South Meets West in Northeast

Article & Photos by Elizabeth Miller The King Farmers Market is the perfect example of the old adage that, sometimes, smaller really is better.  With a smaller footprint to wander, the entirety of the market can be taken in in much less time than one of the larger markets, but one shouldn’t be led to [...]

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Ah, Bings

A peculiar thing happens with fruit when it’s selected for mass production, taste isn’t a consideration. Shelf-life, yields, culivars that lend themselves to processing, and thick-skinned varieties that can travel 1000s of miles are more valuable than the best-tasting, slow-growing, sun-ripened, soft fleshed fruits. The result: titular tomatoes, so-called delicious apples that aren’t really at [...]

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Bees Invade Sun Gold Farm!

By Vicki Hertel, Sun Gold Farm Don’t worry, this is a good thing.   The invasion actually consists of eight hives of our neighbor’s honey bees which he loans us every season to help pollinate the squash and cucumbers.  They are usually very tame and do a great job in our fields.    When we start to [...]

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For the Love of Kohlrabi

By Camille Storch Visit Camille’s blog for a chance to win one of her beautiful handcrafted cutting boards! Kohlrabi is a wonderfully under-appreciated vegetable that deserves a little more credit and attention. It originates from the same species as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, collards, and Brussels sprouts, and you can definitely see and taste the [...]

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The Growers Alliance

Article and most photos by Lauren Morse I never knew what a versatile vegetable the common radish could be—until this summer. This year I entered Mercy Corps Northwest’s New American Agriculture Project (NAAP), a program which helps new American growers, refugees, and immigrants start market gardens in the Portland area. I farm in the Johnson [...]

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Food of the Gods

I knew it. The experience of eating sweet, summer raspberries can be described as nothing less than divine, even down-right spiritual, depending on how lovely the weather is outside. Now I know why. The story begins near Mt. Olympus with a nymph named Ida, who was caring for the young god Zeus. Ida was out [...]

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20 Reasons COUNTRY Loves Portland Farmers Market

A message from our sponsor, COUNTRY Financial 20 Reasons COUNTRY Loves Portland Farmers Market Asparagus, bread, cheese, dill and so much more! Let us count the reasons we love Portland Farmers Market! One, short year ago, COUNTRY Financial forged a budding relationship with PFM. Our season sponsorship blossomed into a renewal of support through 2013. [...]

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