NOSB Comments: Materials
Comments to the Livestock and Crop Subcommittees on Sunset...
Using Cost Information for Business Management and Business Decision Making
Watch this presentation by Oregon Tilth’s Farm Viability Specialist, Tanya Murray, to learn about ways that cost of production information can be used to manage your business and make better...
Investment Analysis Guidance Document (Revised 9.21.20)
This document presents a process for making decisions about investing in farm equipment, farm infrastructure and other assets that will be in use for multiple seasons. The Investment Analysis...
Organic or Responsible?
In March 2016, Whole Foods will open a 38,000-square-foot store in downtown Eugene, OR., adding to a roster of 427 locations in the U.S, Canada and the UK. In most …...
Research Highlights Organic’s Environmental and Economic Benefits
In its early years, “organic” was often dismissed by skeptics as a niche marketing term with inconsistent definitions and little science to support its benefits. Today, the organic label...
Heritage Pear Juice
Tall, gnarled fruit trees, some of them over a 100-years old, shape the idyllic landscape along the steep slopes of the Swabian Alps. As do the church spires of the …...
Cooking Up a Story
What makes for a great bite of food? The answer is a bit of a chicken-and-egg proposition. If one is interested in eating good food, do you look for great …...
Perspective From a CSA Farmer
Most people become members of our CSA because they want to make a change. They know they need to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, or food that is less …...
Plant Blindness
So that’s how asparagus grows!” When showing off my vegetable garden, I’m often met by this kind of reaction, leaving me somewhat flummoxed. But then what is surprising about...
In Memory of a Tilth Pioneer
On November 26, 2016, Yvonne Frost, an organic pioneer and co-founder of Oregon Tilth passed away. As news spread, we heard from many across the organic community who shared memories …...