By Robin Swain Photos courtesy of Jill Williams What do I know about bees? Well, I know I’m allergic to their sting but more importantly, I love honey! I also know we…
Category: Agriculture
2023 JUNE DAIRY PARADE GRAND MARSHALS – Don & Desi Josi
From Third Generation Dairy Farmers to the 66th Annual June Dairy Parade Grand Marshals By Jessica Meyer; Director of Operations, Tillamook Chamber of Commerce The 66th annual June Dairy Parade is set…
Manzanita Farmers Market – North County’s Happy Hours – 4 to 7 pm Every Friday
By Kendra Hall, Manzanita Farmers Market Manager Did you know that the Manzanita Farmers Market is truly a Farmers market? As residents of Manza-Whee-Lem, we are blessed with the abundance of Local…
Governor Kotek Visits Tillamook, Clatsop Counties on One Oregon Listening Tour June 8-9
By Laura Swanson Stops 14 and 15 included visits to Astoria, Seaside, and Tillamook Tillamook, OR — On June 8th and 9th, Tillamook and Clatsop counties took their turns on the “One…
CELEBRATE LOCAL FOODS: Save our farms by eating your greens – Spring Garden Hash Recipe
By Dana Zia “Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand.” -Michael Pollan It arrived a few days ago. It was wrapped in a plain brown…
June Declared “Celebrate Local Food Month”
Everyone knows that June is “Dairy Month” during which Tillamook County embraces and celebrates it’s dairy heritage. Food Roots wants to celebrate “good food for all” and all the variety of locally-produced…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION SHARES CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATES
MAKER OF NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED TILLAMOOK® CHEESE AND ICE CREAM PROVIDES CLIMATE ACTION UPDATES – INCLUDING A 66% REDUCTION IN FLEET EMISSIONS – IN 2022 STEWARDSHIP REPORT (TILLAMOOK, Ore., April 13, 2023) —…
Growing Aquaculture in Garibaldi – Fresh Pacific Dulse Seaweed Hailed as the Next Kale, Tasty Culinary Trend
Story and Video By Robin Swain A couple years ago, we noticed big white tubs lining an area at the Port of Garibaldi. Always curious, I inquired, “What’s that?” When we heard…
Tillamook County Creamery Association, New Seasons Market Partner to Drive Climate Action by Planting Trees
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Two beloved Oregon-based brands and Certified B Corporations® (B Corps™) are coming together for a regenerative agriculture project to sequester carbon and improve ecosystems on farms. Tillamook County Creamery Association…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Nurturing Natives Volunteer Events Provide Opportunity to Help Improve Local Habitats
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer is pleased (and so excited!) to introduce our first high school journalism intern, Ashley Hamann. Ashley is a recent graduate from Neah-Kah-Nie High school. Born and…
