The berries of the season: PNW cranberries
by Anna Nelson – Here in the Pacific Northwest, this time of year is one of my favorite for good reason: the arrival of fresh cranberries...
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Corn’s Long Journey to Our Table
by Anna Nelson – The season may be edging toward fall, but sweet corn is still hanging on at its peak, and it deserves a place in your...
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Oat Hill Organic Beef: A Local Story Worth Savoring
by Anna Nelson – If you’re filling your OtterBee’s cart this week and wondering what to cook for dinner, let me make a pitch: add some Oat...
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Fennel: The Crunchy, Fragrant Underdog of the Veggie World
by Anna Nelson – If you’ve ever scrolled through the OtterBee’s Market shopping page and paused at “fennel,” you might’ve thought: huh, what...
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Rooted in the Valley: The Story of Lehne Farms
by Anna Nelson – When you open up your OtterBee’s delivery this time of year and see peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, or a crisp apple, there’s...
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Pepper Season on the Coast: Sweet, Smoky, and Just a Little Heat
by Anna Nelson – There’s something about this stretch of the season on the coast that feels both abundant and fleeting. The mornings have...
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Rooted in the Coast: Valley Flora’s Produce at OtterBee’s
by Anna Nelson – If you’ve ever tucked a bunch of rainbow chard into your OtterBee’s shopping cart or bitten into one of those crisp, sweet...
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How to Build a Local Produce Box (and Enjoy the Summer Bounty): Mid-Summer Edition
by Anna Nelson – August is a sweet spot on the coast. Long days, cool mornings, and the fields are bursting with everything from juicy...
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French Fingerlings: The Prettiest Potatoes in the Bin (and Some of the Tastiest, Too)
by Anna Nelson – We don’t like to play favorites, but French Fingerlings are easy to love. They’re the kind of potato that makes you pause...
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Peaches Are Coming!
by Anna Nelson – I have it on good authority that peach season is just around the corner, and I can’t wait. Not just because I love peaches...
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Eat the Rainbow: Veggie-Forward Recipes for Summer
by Anna Nelson – One of the things I love most about ordering from OtterBee’s is opening my bag and seeing every color of the rainbow tucked...
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How to Use Fava Beans (Pods and All)
by Anna Nelson – Fava beans are one of those fleeting seasonal treasures that mark the shift into summer on the Oregon Coast. At...
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