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Photo Story! Midway Farms !

Welcome to Midway Farms ! Located midway between Albany and Corvallis along highway 20 is a small, but mighty farmers market! They opened in 1998 and have been going strong since. Their hours are 10am to 6pm seven days a week! When you walk up to the storefront, you are washed over with a welcoming tone as stroll by the arrangement of houseplants and herbs for sale outside. The store is a refurbished barn with a downstairs store and upstairs preparations area and storage. Close up of rows of growing plants! Here you can see poppies, kale cabbage and strawberries all big and strong! This may not look like much to the average person but Midway farms goes for sustainability and small-scale farming to ensure top quality crops!  \Once inside of the store you will notice all the homemade goods the farm can offer: not only fresh fruits and veggies but also jams, sauces, salsa, pickled items and gluten free baked goodies! Did you know that they are Oregon's only dedicated gluten free farm?
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Photographer Of The Week ! Ansel Adams

    Ansel Adams   Ansel Adams was born the 20th of February,1902 in San Francisco . He was a rebellious student, having to be pulled out of school at the age of only 12. He showed to be not only a talented, self taught musician and pianist but also a great photographer when he got his first camera in 1916. During his 20’s he worked at a Yosemite national parks Lodge as a custodian but also produced landscape photography of the surrounding area. During this time photography and music were both equally important to him. When he got into his 30’s he decided to devote the rest of his life to photography. He is now considered one of the most important landscape photographers of the 20th century.  He was a strong conservationist and it showed through his photographs of the last untouched wilderness in the Western United States. He goes for a really crisp, clear, focused look in all of his pictures compared to other photography at the time that had a softer focus. Adams was the director the

Week Eight ! Photographer's Choice !

Day Trip to Schreiner's Iris Gardens in Salem,OR  Hidden along the side of I-5 there is an almost secret Iris Garden ! They are open Friday 8 AM–4:30 PM, Monday 8 AM–6 PM,Tuesday 7 AM–4:30 PM, Wednesday 8 AM–4:30 PM, Thursday 8 AM–4:30 PM and closed Sunday and Mondays. Their blooming season starts in early May until early June.  Their garden is full of beautiful Irises and many other types of interestingly beautiful flowers. Each year they grow 150 acres of Irises! They have been family owned and operated for four generations. Colorful seating all along the edge of the flower garden. 

Week Six ! Around LBCC's Campus

      A week at Linn Benton Community College ! Caty Contreras, an HDFS major at Linn Benton, holding up signs and posing on May 2nd's Rally for Equity.  On Saturday May 13th, Gardening Club gathered for their monthly work party. Larrisa De Oliveira is seen here spreading mulch under a dwarf apple trees shade. Participants competing during the trike races in the courtyard, Wednesday may 17th.

Week Five ! Environmental Portraits

  Environmental Portraits! Meet Sherry Spear at Spearit Bead Co. ! This is Shelly Spear, owner of Spearit Bead Company in Historic Downtown Albany near Monteith river park. I got the chance to chat with her about her shop and what's special and interesting about it! They opened their doors in October of 2005, in a different location down on 4th street near the Pix Theatre. Did you know that they are the largest bead store in the Willamette Valley and maybe even all of Oregon?! They have a wide selection of materials of beads, and jewelry making supply, such as antique ,glass, stone ,pearl, shell, coral and even bone beads! "If you can imagine it, we've got it!" Spear told me. There are many great options along with amazing prices over at Spearit Beads !

Week Four ! On the Job

On The Job!                                        ðŸŽœðŸŽœ   workin' nine to five, whatta way to make a livin'  🎜🎜   Meet Rachel Parks! Catering manager and master cheese and meat slicer at Grazing Oregon Charcuteries, located in North Albany. This small business sources locally from all over Oregon. While they have been offering catering for any special event for the last five years, they opened a sit down restaurant in August of 2022 ! Rachel has been working with Grazing Oregon since they opened their physical location. Diagnostic Imaging student and Roastrunners' barista, Jonah Wasmer steaming some milk for a hot cup of joe! 

Rally for Equity

  Caty Contreras, an HDFS major at Linn Benton, holding up signs and posing on May 2nd's Rally for Equity.  The table used to make signs for the rally and to hand out pins.