Spring has sprung for the Marion-Clackamas Chapter! We are sponsored and attended the SAIF Agri-Business Banquent dinner on January 19th and saw many familiar mid-valley faces! Many of our members attend the Oregon Women for Agriculture Convention in Astoria in February and learned so much about the forestry and fishing industries. Thank you Yamhill County…
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Fall harvest has just flown by for the Marion-Clackamas ladies. We had the most successful pie card fundraiser to date, selling more than 100 pies from Willamette Valley Pie Company! Thanks to their generosity, we’re able to help further OWA’s ag education outreach efforts. Thank you to all our members who sold and those who…
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This hot summer was very busy for the Marion-Clackamas chapter. We overhauled our Oregon Trail Farms guide this year, which included building a reliable and modern website as well as starting a Facebook page to promote our participating farms. We had 13 farm stands in the greater Salem region in our guide this year. To…
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The Marion Clackamas Chapter has been hard at work updating their Oregon Trail Farm guide. It has 13 local farms and a beautiful new website: oregontrailfarms.com. They kicked off summer with a June social and are planning the Oregon State Fair booth!
We met in November for our regular monthly chapter meeting and primarily focused on planning the 2017 OWA Annual Convention. In December, we had a small Christmas social at Gallon House in Silverton! Register for 2017 Convention early to save money and help us plan better! Early bird registration is $75 and ends January 25th.…
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It Is Time To Fall Back Into Our Monthly Meetings! I am encouraging all the members to attend our next monthly meeting on Monday, October 13 at 12 noon to 1 pm at Farm Credit in Salem. On the agenda: Harvest Breakfast, Scholarships, Reading in the Class Rooms, Ag Safety, Auction, Food Bank, Banquet, Convention…
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