farming

To a roadside stand on Thanksgiving

Written November 23rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

If you live on the edge of Albany, or just beyond, a quick bike run to the nearest roadside farm stand is one way to observe Thanksgiving.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: bicycling, farm stands, farming, produce, roadside stands, Thanksgiving

Off Riverside Drive, a huge wall of straw

Written August 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Riding the bike along Riverside Drive southwest of Albany the other day, I could not help but be impressed by the massive amount of grass straw that’s stacked on a field south of the road.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: agriculture, Alvany farming, farming, grass straw, grass-seed fields, Riverside Drive, straw export

A mystery crop, but only to me

Written November 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

To a lifelong city dweller like me, almost all the things being grown beyond the outskirts of town are mystery crops. And so it was when I went on a short neighborhood bike ride before the Thanksgiving meal.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: canola, farming, North Albany fields, Oregon crops, rapeseed, Thanksgiving ride