Farmers markets are more than just places to buy fresh produce or handcrafted goods. They’re vibrant communities where creativity and entrepreneurship intersect. For small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, these environments are incubators for bold farmers market ideas, offering a low-cost, high-visibility platform to test products, refine strategies, and build loyal customer bases. If you’ve ever considered dipping your toes into entrepreneurship, a farmers market might just be the perfect place to begin. A Launchpad for Entrepreneurs Farmers markets provide an ideal setting to test ideas before committing to a full-scale operation. Whether it’s selling homemade jams, organic skincare, or handcrafted jewelry, you’ll gain immediate feedback from customers. Unlike an…
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Solar Oregon Wine and Brew Tour
hat is better than sunshine, good wine, and quality beer?
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Solar Oregon’s 8th Annual Solar Winery Tour
** Rescheduled to Sat. August 16th This year is special: to give the greatest access and highest quality experience during COVID, we are excited to bring you an innovative, fully virtual tour, complete with home wine tastings. From the comfort and safety of our homes, we will travel to Adelsheim vineyards, Torii Mor Vineyard, and Alexana winery. Our Winery Hosts this year are Adelsheim vineyards, Torii Mor Vineyard and Alexana winery. Spend an incredible virtual day in the Willamette valley. Drink wine, eat great food, and support clean energy! For more info: www.solaroregon.org
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Spanning the Seasons of the Gorge with Saur Farming
Winter at Saur Farm It’s January, and I have a terrible hankering for some fresh winter greens. The only problem is that I didn’t grow any winter crops in my puny garden this year, and the farmers’ market closed in November. In the back of my mind I remember Ben Saur, one of the owners of 10-Speed Coffee in the Hood River Heights and a local farmer, mentioning he still had carrots back in December. Maybe he still has greens? I stop by the shop to buy a cup of coffee, and ask him what he still has in the field. “Carrots, rutabaga, leeks, collards, and turnips,” Ben says while…
