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Food at Stake?
Nick Christensen
The Hillsboro Argus
February 2, 2010
Every week in the summer, community farmers deliver fresh produce to thousands of homes across the Portland metro area. Those who get the food, shareholders, pay a couple hundred dollars a year directly to a farm, which then brings the best of that week’s harvest to the shareholders. |
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Land Ho
Why does a Democratic lawmaker want to reward a Wall Street buyout firm and subvert Oregon’s land-use laws?
Week
January 27, 2010
A powerful state lawmaker is pushing a bill for the February special legislative session that would bail out a New York-leveraged buyout firm by allowing an end run around Oregon’s land-use laws. At issue is a proposed but not yet published bill called the “Agriculture Reinvestment Act.” The measure would allow Medford-based Harry & David and another company to get 1,000 acres of prime Jackson County orchard land included in local urban growth boundaries, where it could then be sold for commercial or residential development. |
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Farmers, Environmentalists Press Metro for More Rural Reserve AcresEric Mortenson
The Oregonian
January 12, 2010 As the Portland region tries to designate long-term growth areas, a surprising coalition of farming and conservation groups suggests far less land is needed for development than has been proposed. A group that included 1000 Friends of Oregon and the Washington County Farm Bureau says only about 15,000 acres should be set aside for future urban development in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. Another 6,000 could be added later if needed, they said. |
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A Lesson in the Common Ground Beneath Their Feet.Carla Axtman
Blue Oregon September 12, 2010
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Coalition of Farming, Conservation Groups Provide Alternative Vision for Region's GrowthFOR RELEASE January 11, 2010 UPDATE: Video of news conference available. Click here for more information on urban and rural reserves and the list of supporters. |
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