Here are a couple of articles from today’s Capital Press (a subscription only ag. weekly) that point to the hurdles small-scale Northwest food suppliers must jump to stay in business — and at least one interesting solution: Food co-op asks for donations IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls food co-op that sells...
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You’ve heard of micro-breweries. How about “micro-canneries?” They specialize in locally-caught, hand-packed albacore and salmon. A growing number of commercial fishing families are choosing to can their catch themselves. They can’t begin to compete with supermarket prices. But some of the custom-canned fish is reaching farmers markets, mail order catalogs, food co-ops, and the...
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(GH: In light of the New York Times’ withering report Sunday on lax food-safety enforcement in America’s industrial beef industry, Seattle writer and NYT’s contributor Timothy Egan wonders “how this diet of ours became so disconnected from simple sources.” YAKIMA, Wa. — The apples look like Christmas tree ornaments, wearing a blush of dew at...
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(GH: In the last of a three-part radio series called “The Crush” the Northwest News Network looks into how the wine industry is adjusting to the new economy. Here’s a link to the third story of the series): If you want to see stars outside of Hollywood, head to a Northwest winery. Across the...
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(GH: In the second of a three-part radio series called “The Crush” the Northwest News Network looks into how the wine industry is adjusting to the new economy. Here’s a link to the second story of the series): WALLA WALLA, WA – The bad economy has hit the Northwest wine industry hard. That’s especially...
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(GH: In an excellent three-part radio series called “The Crush” the Northwest News Network is looking into how the wine industry is adjusting to the new economy. Here’s a link to the first story of the series): WALLA, WALLA, WA – Walla Walla is known as Washington’s wine capital. But as the economy has...
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