HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

What’s all that white stuff in this field?

Written May 15th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

One of the many upsides of living in Albany is that, even on the bike, you’re never more than a few minutes from the farm fields outside of town.


South Albany fields: See them while you can

Written July 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

With the summer sun low in the west, I took a bike ride Thursday night to take another look at the fast-disappearing farmland on Albany’s south side.


 
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