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1 Programs ensure needy have access to fresh foods Home and Garden
Amid the crowds shopping for produce at the Richland Farmers' Market, Carolyn Merrell and her mother-in-law Linda Herrera carefully selected corn, tomatoes, onions, cherries and blueberries from the colorful bounty.
7/27/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Location affects flavors of Mid-Columbia syrahs Home and Garden
Three distinct climates plus a trio of varying soil types equal three syrah wines with different flavor profiles that reflect the characteristics of the land on which the grapes were grown.
7/13/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Natural 'air force' guards C Wash blueberry crop Local News
The several dozen falcons keeping watch over Jim Lott's Burbank blueberry fields are an evolving manifestation of his self-described penchant for "overdoing things." "Once it starts, it almost takes on a life of its own," said the owner of Applegate Orchards. "It's a pretty big business."
6/29/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Asparagus harvesting machine shows effectiveness Local News
Researchers from Washington State University were evaluating the machine's effectiveness compared with labor-intensive hand harvesting, which is how most asparagus is cut. Data won't be ready for a month or so, but Carter Clary, WSU professor and research scientist, said, "It's looking good.
6/27/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 Mint crop gains steam in Mid-Columbia Business
But it's catching up fast with the recent heat, helping Washington maintain its position as the country's top producer of the plants' oil that helps make breath minty fresh worldwide.
6/15/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Benton City poultry growers join community farms Local News
Neighbors and friends shared breakfast on a recent sunny Saturday at a Benton City farm in preparation for their weekend task of slaughtering 300 free-range chickens.
5/26/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Wash. farmers go organic as demands grow Local News
"I would guess that many people think organic agriculture is a Western Washington phenomenon," with its smaller farms and many farmers markets, said David Granatstein, a sustainable agriculture specialist with the Washington State University Extension in Wenatchee.
4/19/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 "Labor Dome" offered for ag-worker housing Local News
But when Shawn Mattoon, of Kennewick, bought into the company in 2007, his agricultural roots helped sprout the concept of using the dome for migrant farmworkers.
1/10/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 This year, resolve to help your career Business
If your resolution for 2009 is to find a new job or keep the one you have, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas offers a few suggestions for specific objectives to meet your goals, even in a difficult economy. To keep your job Seek more responsibility.
1/4/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 Washington's top builder followed dad's path Real Estate
Kyle is the only kid of six who opted to stay with the family business, which got started about 50 years ago when Duane was newly married and looking for a way to make a living. Kyle and his brother, Dennis, built their first house on a piece of land where their father owned a cherry orchard.
12/27/2008 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 Wines go fine with board game Local News
Seth and Dave Portteus have watched wine tasters chew gum while swilling merlot and cleanse their palates with beer in their father's tasting room at the Portteus Vineyards & Winery in Zillah, Yakima County.
10/14/2008 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 Stretch SUV carries shoppers on tour of foreclosed homes Local News
KENNEWICK — The sun glinted off the tinted windows of a shiny, black stretch SUV on a recent Sunday afternoon as a dozen people piled in for a real-estate tour. But the six houses they were about to see weren't just any homes. They were foreclosures.
7/21/2008 | seattletimes.com | find similar results