Author: Arwen McGilvra

Polk October Report

Polk County Women for Agriculture met in August at the Polk Co. Fair right before the Youth Livestock Auction.  We added $500. from the PCWA Treasury to the Auction pool we sponsor for donors. Suzanne Burbank and Jeree Mulkey handled the bidding and finances and we ended up spending $1,457. on a pig, a lamb, and…
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M/C October Report

Time to “Fall” back into our schedule again after taking the summer off to get some harvesting done. Farm work never takes a break!! Our first meeting was on Monday, September 9th at Farm Credit in Salem. I thank the many members who attended. It is always fun to visit with you all and set…
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Thirteenth Annual Willamette Valley Ag Expo

Linn County Fair & Expo Center November 12, 13 & 14  2013 Tuesday 9am-6pm, Wednesday 10am-9pm, Thursday 10am-5pm $4.00 (Price includes $2.00 discount on the featured Lunch!) Parking is Free! Three Big Days! Presentations by experts from OSU Extension and Oregon Department of Ag CORE Pesticide Training Antique Farm Equipment Display with over 70 pieces…
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Volunteer With Us at the State Fair

This year’s theme, “Where Oregon Comes Together. ” Visit the Oregon State Fair site to learn more. Our plan is to tell the OWA story on standup easels with text and pictures with the Ag quilt as background. We’ll showcase OWA and chapter projects as much as we can…crop ID signs, farm safety, auction gatherings.…
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Eat, Play, Live Food & Fitness Affair 2013

Oregon Women for Agriculture is happy to partner with the first ever Eat, Play, Live event in Salem. We’re sponsoring “The Journey of Healthy Food” Farm to Fork seminars and we’ll have a booth at the tradeshow. We have arranged for a group of speakers with a variety of backgrounds with food to talk about…
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2013 Oral Auction Items 21-46

21. Seattle by Train Board Amtrak and begin your journey for two to Seattle, Washington. Once you arrive you can see the city from the ‘Duck Tour Boat’ (goes on water and on land), then use your $250 VISA card for the hotel of your choice. Dinner at the top of the Space Needle in…
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