Fir Point Farms
Bringing tourists to the farm for thirty years By Julie Pederson Thirty years ago Fir Point Farms was just like many other small, family farms in the Willamette Valley. The Stritzke family lived on the same plot of land in Aurora, Ore. for years, raising livestock and tending crops. This typical family farm story took […]
Heritage Seedlings
Ushering Oregon’s land and people into the next generation By Julie Pederson Mark and Jolly Krautmann founded Heritage Seedlings just outside of Salem in 1981 with a simple mission – to lead the industry as a wholesale propagator of unusual plants. Their patience, persistence and vision for the future allowed them to realize the initial […]
Continental Truck Freight Brokers
Providing transportation solutions for over fifty years By Julie Pederson “Any load. Any time. Anywhere.” So proclaims an advertisement once used by Continental Truck Freight Brokers, a family-owned company headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. Since 1957 they have been delivering on that promise, coordinating the shipment of everything from military supplies to Oregon grown produce throughout […]
Hay Ranch
An innovative wheat farmer looks to the future of Oregon agriculture By Julie Pederson As the average age of Oregon’s farmer creeps higher each year and families are forced to sell farms to afford retirement, Jack Hay has been devising a way to avoid this trend. Having lived on Hay Ranch in The Dalles for […]
Severson Farms
Former ABC President Dick Severson is finally living his boyhood dream By Julie Pederson Dick Severson has a passion for farming. And after 36 years, several careers and raising a family in Springfield, Oregon, he has finally realized his dream of becoming a full-time farmer. Severson Farms has been in full production for four years […]
Helmig Tree Farms
One of Oregon’s oldest Christmas tree farms embodies the holiday spirit. When Lea and Bill Helmig started farming in Clackamas County in 1935, harvesting Christmas trees was not part of their plan. Until 1956, the Helmigs farmed corn, wheat, cattle and sheep on 320 acres, where they built their home. In 1956, the federal government […]
