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Southern Oregon’s Cowhorn Vineyard is the latest landmark winery to sell Updated Apr 22, 2021; Facebook Share By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive Even though your lawn might be parched, it’s raining winery and vineyard sales in Oregon. Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden in Jacksonville is the latest in a recent string of winery and vineyard owners selling to out-of-state interests. Hot on the heels of the recent sales of Ponzi Vineyards and Redford Wetle Vineyard, last week Cowhorn V...

In  The Business of Botanicals, author Ann Armbrecht follows the medicinal herb’s journey from seed to shelf, revealing the inner workings of a complicated industry, and raises questions about the ethical and ecological issues of mass production of medicines derived from these healing plants, many of which are imperiled in the wild. From tulsi to turmeric, echinacea to elderberry, medicinal herbs are big business—but do they deliver on their healing promise—to those who consume them, tho...

Wine Country Inn Love By Tamara Belgard Anyone who’s driven through Oregon’s wine country — gorgeous landscapes alternating between colorful vineyards, rich farmland and dense forest — has probably fantasized, even if for just a moment, how it would feel to live amid all that splendor. Now you can, well kind of... Simply reserve some time at one of these quixotic inns and dive headfirst into the wine country lifestyle. Bathe in grandeur at one the larger luxury properties or escape to ...

Northwest Travel Guide 2021: 25 adventures for the year ahead Updated Jan 04, 2021; Posted Jan 01, 2021 The sun sets behind the Astoria-Megler Bridge during the tail end of summer. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Facebook Share Needless to say, it’s a strange time for travel. The coronavirus pandemic has upended virtually every aspect of our lives, including where we travel, who we travel with, and what we do when we get there. The pandemic canceled most of our travel plans in 2020, and trying to ...

Listen • 17:47 There used to be big money in the journalism business. But for-profit newsrooms fell on hard times when advertisers migrated to newer media. They are still smarting and frequently cutting staff, while news operations designed without profits as a goal are growing in number. Nonprofit newsrooms are often small, but provide a vital service in keeping communities informed about local issues and events. The Applegater provides such information to the people of...

Christmas on a covered bridge, was first done last year. The organizers loved the reaction from the local community so much, it plans to make it an annual holiday tradition. Lights, ornaments, trees, even presents, just a few of the things brightening up a historic landmark in the Applegate Valley, for the second year in a row. “Why not, lets decorate the bridge, we have a lot of friends who came, out to help and we’re very happy that we’ve done so,” says Laura Ahern, President of McKee...