This year, we are expanding our dry bean variety trials (sponsored by The Dry Farming Institute) to include four new Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) varieties, as well as several Phaseolus acutifolius (tepary bean) varieties, a drought tolerant species that originates from the southwestern United States / Northern Mexico region. We will highlight our tepary bean … Continued

More than 30 growers in the Dry Farming Collaborative are participating in our squash variety trials this year (sponsored by The Dry Farming Institute). We are evaluating delicata (‘Zeppelin’, ‘Honeyboat’, ‘Candystick’) and maxima (‘Stella Blue’, ‘Silver Bell’, ‘Tetsukabuto’) under dry-farmed conditions. Tour trials and learn about observations from participating farmers and researchers in the field. … Continued

With the financial support of the Agricultural Research Foundation (ARF), we are advancing a dry farmed field corn breeding project involving the genetically diverse, Open Oak Party Mix culinary dent corn variety (Adaptive Seeds, Brownsville, OR). Additionally, we will feature a new, pilot collaboration with the Northern Organic Variety Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC), in which we … Continued

Celebrate the harvest and see the varieties trialed in our various research projects and learn about their performance in our on-farm trials this year from growers and researchers! This will include tomatoes, potatoes, squash, melon, dry beans and corn. The Dry Farming Institute will organize several pick-up locations in Western Oregon for a produce box … Continued