Highline Mushrooms Associates Complete ESL & Literacy Course

June 29, 2012 Highline Mushrooms

Award ceremonies and celebratory dinners were held at the Leamington and Kingsville farms, respectively, to recognize the twenty Highline Associates who completed an English as a Second Language (ESL) & Literacy course. With the support Highline and through training provided by the South Essex Community Council, this course ran twice a week for 17 weeks and challenged Associates to further their English language skills along with various literacy skills.

Keystone Fruit Marketing Company Launches Walla Walla Sweet Onions Summer Marketing Campaign

Genuine Walla Walla Certified Sweet Onions are coming to local grocery stores, and Keystone Fruit Marketing Company is preparing for the selling season by putting the final touches on its “Make Taste Interesting” campaign, which will highlight favorite summertime foods.

CCOF Launches Consumer Awareness Campaign In San Francisco, June 30

CCOF, the nation’s leader in organic certification, has launched “Why Buy Certified Organic?,” a consumer awareness campaign begun as summer’s organic fruits and vegetables are filling farmers’ markets and grocery stores.

22nd ISGA Convention August 21–24, 2012

Our communities include local and global concerns, markets, suppliers and researchers. We are joined together by our interdependence. There is no avoiding the fact that we are all tied together in the opportunities and challenges of the world of sprouting. This convention will focus on meeting those challenges and taking advantage of those opportunities together.

Rogue Creamery's David Gremmels Appointed To Oregon Governor's Sustainability Board

June 28, 2012 Rogue Creamery

Rogue Creamery’s coowner, David Gremmels, has been appointed by Governor Kitzhaber to serve on Oregon’s Sustainability Board as a commission/board member. David's appointment was approved by the full Senate. The day of the appointment, Gremmels met with Senator Alan Bates, a long time supporter of sustainable business practices, who is pictured below. Governor Kitzhaber said “he is most appreciative of the time, energy and thoughtfulness David brings to this position."