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For those of us who are suffering from Farmer’s Market Withdrawal, help is on its way. Saturday November 19, 2011 marks the first day of the Winter Farmer’s Market at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, a continuation of the Newport Saturday market. Local growers and food producers of all kinds will be represented providing [...]

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The crowning jewel is about to be mounted in the crown of the Oregon Coast Community College.  A new Aquarium Science building is slated to be completed this fall to support the OCCC’s nationally-recognized Aquarium Science Program and other animal husbandry initiatives.  The project’s use of recirculated heat from the laboratories and [...]

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It’s true, Green Bikes have hit the streets in the Oregon Coast town of Waldport.  As a  non-profit program sponsored by the Seashore Family Literacy Center, this three-year-old project has become very poplular with visitors and residents alike.  Each bike is equipped with a rope under the seat with a note that [...]

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Upcycling on the Oregon Coast

On April 19, 2009 By

You may well ask, “what in the world is Upcycling?”  Upcycling is “the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value”,  (from the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by [...]

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