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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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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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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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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The 2013 OWA Fundraiser Auction is in the history book as a success! Thank you to everyone who committed time, energy and talent to this huge undertaking. New categories included the Wine Lottery, where you bought a $20 token and received a number that corresponded with a bottle of wine. Valley Catering provided us with…
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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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