CRESWELL, Ore. — A lot of brotherly love is going into these two organic hazelnut orchards.
Many folks who grow up on a farm can’t wait to move away. Others, like Graham Gamache, couldn’t wait to get back.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Don Norton likes to think outside the box. Along with growing organic hops, Norton and his wife, Tina, also add value to the plants by selling vines and making wreaths, and…
HARRISBURG, Ore. — If brothers John and Tony Langdon could back up in time, they would have planted hazelnut trees on their Willamette Valley land 10 years earlier.
The Sohnreys have been farming the land since 1875, starting in Kansas before moving west to Northern California in 1918. Today, the fifth generation continues the family tradition in Durham, …
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Countless types of hops, giving beers their distinct, intriguing, and complex flavors — whether bitter, spicy, floral or citrusy — thrive in northern Idaho at Elk Mounta…
Ever since Allan Brothers Inc. was founded in the 1920s, the company has kept a close eye on the future.
Al Parsley grew up with orchards. His parents worked for large orchards in the Chelan, Wash., area for 35 years, then purchased orchards of their own in 1968.
On 400 acres in the Borrego Springs area in California’s low desert, in the southeastern part of the state, Seley Ranches is a family-run citrus orchard.
Kent Reinke’s orchard 7 miles northeast of Buhl, Idaho, has been in his family six decades.
The decision Kirk, Devin and Allison Cooper made in 1992 to purchase Arneson Rootstock has proved to be a good one.
KENO, Ore. — A hobby has turned into a business for Debra and Roy Harris.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — The Oregon Organic Hazelnut Cooperative has doubled in size in its first year and now has 16 members.
Before 2009, Jay Thompson and his father, Tim, farmed only grass seed.
While this year’s pricing was a disappointment, the growth and yield of Willamette Valley hazelnuts was not.
Robison Orchards is a small family operation near Chelan, Wash., where four generations of the family have worked.
LORANE, Ore. — Ken Corricello of Trufflebert Farm said he “didn’t know we were doing it wrong” when he first planted his hazelnut trees on a hill and decided to grow them organically.
Cherry Hill Farms of Orem, Utah, now has orchards in Idaho, where they grow apples, peaches and a few tart cherries.