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Newspaper Page Text2 CapitalPress.com March 18, 2016 People & Places Never a dulse moment in this kitchen Jason Ball develops food from variety of exotic ingredients at innovation center Capital Press Managers Mike O’Brien .............................Publisher Joe Beach ..................................... Editor Elizabeth Yutzie Sell .... Advertising Director Carl Sampson ................Managing Editor Barbara Nipp ......... Production Manager Samantha McLaren .... Circulation Manager Capital Press Entire contents copyright © 2016 EO Media Group dba Capital Press An independent newspaper published every Friday. Capital Press (ISSN 0740-3704) is published weekly by EO Media Group, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, OR, and at additional mailing ofﬁ ces. Eric Mortenson/Capital Press Jason Ball is the research chef at Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center in Portland. Ingredients he has experimented with include dulse, a type of seaweed. Jason Ball Who: Research chef at the Food Innovation Center in Portland, a joint venture of Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Personal: Age 31, originally from Chicago. Worked as a chef there, and in New York and outside London. Bounced about Europe. Began work at FIC in January 2015. Lives in Portland. Best known for so far: Dulse development work. Developing food than can be made from seaweed, which in turn is grown in tanks, not harvested from the ocean. All hail vegetables and bread: Finds cooking meat and ﬁ sh “somewhat easy” and thinks vegetables are more interesting. Enjoys baking bread, especially natural yeast sourdough. “Honestly, warm bread (out of the oven — with butter and salt) is one of my favorite things to eat — so simple, yet so deli- cious,” he says by email. His choice for an Oregon breakfast: A frittata with kale sprouts, heritage farm cheese, green garlic, chili ﬂ akes and potatoes, probably garnished with herbs and ﬂ owers. On the side he’d have a salad of mixed chicories, hazelnuts, herbs and tahini dressing. Fresh bread and coffee, as well. When not cooking: Can most often be found at Lovely’s Fifty Fifty in North Portland, which he says has the best pizza and ice cream. Ever. “Hands down my favorite restaurant in Portland, maybe even the world,” he says. vation Center. He was snacking on a dulse ice cream sandwich as he emailed then-center Di- rector Michael Morrisey and FIC Product Development Manager Sarah Masoni to ask about the position. He made sure to men- tion his snack choice; he got the job and started about 14 months ago. The first commercial product to come from Ball’s FIC work is a dulse seaweed salad dressing and marinade, sold at New Seasons stores in the Portland area. Ball enjoys the challenge of developing products that are “less luxurious or ap- pealing.” It’s easy to make lobster or steak taste good, he said, but seaweed? “I like to say that I am an equal opportunity cook — I don’t discriminate against ingredients,” Ball said by email. “Why can’t we ap- proach all ingredients with that excitement and enthusi- asm?” Calendar Sponsored by: To submit an event go to the Community Events calendar on the home page of our website at www. capitalpress.com and click on “Sub- mit an Event.” Calendar items can also be mailed to Capital Press, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem, OR 97301. Friday, March 18 2016 Oregon FFA State Con- vention, Oregon State University, Corvallis. http://www.oregonffa. com Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2016, Linn County Fair and Expo Center, Albany, Ore. The largest equine expo in the Northwest will feature dancing horses, clinics by world-class horse trainers and riders, breed and stallion review demos, equine entertainment and a trade show. http://equinepromo- tions.net/ Saturday, March 19 Women in Agriculture Confer- ence, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Paciﬁ c time, 31 locations across the re- gion. The 2016 Women in Agricul- ture Conference will offer women in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska a unique opportunity to gather in 31 loca- tions for a one-day event featuring knowledgeable speakers, inspir- ing stories, networking with other producers and practical advice for learning new skills. http://wome- ninag.wsu.edu/ 2016 Oregon FFA State Con- vention, Oregon State University, Corvallis. http://www.oregonffa.com Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2016, Linn County Fair and Expo Center, Albany, Ore. The largest equine expo in the Northwest will feature dancing horses, clinics by world-class horse trainers and riders, breed and stallion review demos, equine entertainment and a trade show. http://equinepromo- tions.net/ Sunday, March 20 2016 Oregon FFA State Con- vention, Oregon State University, Corvallis. http://www.oregonffa. com Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2016, Linn County Fair and Expo Center, Albany, Ore. The largest equine expo in the Northwest will feature dancing horses, clinics by world-class horse trainers and riders, breed and stallion review demos, equine entertainment and a trade show. http://equinepromo- tions.net/ Monday, March 21 2016 Oregon FFA State Con- vention, Oregon State University, opposition during recent pub- lic meetings. The Oregon Nat- ural Desert Association has been talking about wilderness in the Owyhee for years, but that can only be designat- ed through Congress. Obama has not given any indication that he plans to des- ignate the Owyhee a national monument, as some conserva- tionists propose. Obama has already created or expanded 19 national monuments. Sec- retary of Interior Sally Jew- ell said last week that she is not aware of any coordina- tion between her ofﬁ ce and the White House on a monu- ment proposal. The Malheur County vote is advisory only and holds no legal weight. Ore. BAKER California Fresh Fruit Associ- ation Annual Meeting, Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast. http:// www.cafreshfruit.org Tuesday, March 22 California Fresh Fruit Associ- ation Annual Meeting, Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast. http:// www.cafreshfruit.org Saturday, April 2 Spring Farming Days, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Eastern Washington Agri- cultural Museum, Pomeroy. www. co.garﬁ eld.wa.us/museum Sunday, April 3 Spring Farming Days, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Eastern Washington Agri- cultural Museum, Pomeroy. www. co.garﬁ eld.wa.us/museum Wednesday, April 6 Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. idahoffa.org/ Thursday, April 7 Growing Agripreneurs — A Season of Farming Training, 6-9 p.m., Growing Agripreneurs is a seven-month program, beginning April 7, designed for beginning farmers interested in gaining the- oretical and practical knowledge Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. idahoffa.org/ Friday, April 8 Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. idahoffa.org/ Saturday, April 9 96th Annual California Ram Sale, Viewing starts are 8 a.m. Over 400 range rams from Cali- fornia, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. Crossbred, Hampshire, Suffolk and White-Faced (Columbia, Ram- bouillet) rams will be auctioned off in the sale. In addition three purebred ewes will also be sold. Also, ultrasound carcass mea- surements and a range ram index will be provided on all sale rams, Porterville Fairgrounds, 2700 W. Teapot Dome Ave., Porterville, Ca- lif. http://cawoolgrowers.org/sale/ ramsale.html N. 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An overwhelming majori- ty of voters in Malheur Coun- ty rejected the idea of a na- tional monument in a corner of southeast Oregon known as the Owyhee Canyonlands. The vast and rugged area is known for its stunning red rock geology and canyons, extreme remoteness, and wildlife habitat. It’s also an important area for cattle graz- ing and hunting. The idea of an Owyhee National Monument is cham- pioned by Keen Footwear. The Portland-based compa- ny led a petition campaign to convince President Barack Obama to designate the mon- in Malheur County. He voted yes on the monument propos- al, because he said it’s import- ant “to have areas like this for people to explore and love.” “Now that the people of Malheur County have spo- ken loudly and clearly against a 2.5 million acre federal monument, it’s time for Gov. (Kate) Brown and our U.S. senators to speak out against it as well,” said Steve Rus- sell, Chairman of the Owyhee Basin Stewardship Coalition, in a statement. “Oregon al- ready has millions of acres of protected lands, rivers and oceans.” Conservation proposals for wilderness or monument designations in the Owyhee have also drawn ﬁ erce local To Reach Us Mail rates paid in advance Ow Oregon Public Broadcasting ument, using his executive au- thority through the Antiquities Act. Malheur County leaders decided to put the idea to cit- izens with an advisory vote, and County Clerk Deborah DeLong says voter turnout was high for a special elec- tion — higher even than some primary elections. Ninety percent of voters rejected the monument proposal. In some rural precincts, 100 percent of voters voted no. “It’s amazing to me that the difference in the vote was 90 percent no and 10 percent yes,” said DeLong. “That’s a huge statement.” Malheur County resident Tim Davis leads the grassroots group Friends of the Owyhee POSTMASTER: send address changes to Capital Press, P.O. Box 2048 Salem, OR 97308-2048. Subscriptions Area in detail Ore. Id aho Western Innovator Oregon’s Malheur County votes 90 percent against Owyhee Canyonlands monument By AMANDA PEACHER Established 1928 Board of directors Mike Forrester ..........................President Steve Forrester Kathryn Brown Sid Freeman .................. Outside director Mike Omeg .................... Outside director Corporate ofﬁ cer John Perry Chief operating ofﬁ cer By ERIC MORTENSON PORTLAND — Jason Ball has an unusual job at an unusual place. He’s the research chef at the Food In- novation Center in Portland, which itself is a joint venture of Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sci- ences and the state Depart- ment of Agriculture. The FIC was among the first in the U.S. Ball believes his position is still somewhat unusual, but may become more common over time. Ball’s job is to help de- velop food products. He said being a research chef com- bines the technical skills of culinary arts with the prin- ciples and methodologies of food science. Which leads us to dulse, which is basically a red sea- weed. Yum. But it’s nutritious. OSU’s Hatﬁ eld Marine Science Cen- ter in Newport ﬁ gured out 15 years ago how to raise dulse in tanks rather than harvest it from the ocean. The Marine Science Center was raising it to feed abalone when an OSU business professor, Chuck Toombs, took notice and turned his marketing students loose on the project. OSU ﬁ sheries researcher Chris Langdon and colleagues pat- ented a strain of dulse, and Ball was hired to ﬁ gure out what to make with it. His hiring had its own bit of dulse kismet. Ball was in Copenhagen, working on plant-based ice cream prod- ucts for the Nordic Food Lab, when he saw the job notice from the Food Inno- Capital Press Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. idahoffa.org/ Tuesday, April 12 Oregon Cranberry Growers Twilight Meeting, 4 p.m., Robinson Farm, Bandon, Ore. www.oregon- cranberrygrowers.com Wednesday, April 13 International Fair of Agricultural Technologies Conference and Ex- hibition, FEXPO Agricola Central, Talca, Chile Thursday, April 14 International Fair of Agricultural Technologies Conference and Ex- hibition, FEXPO Agricola Central, Talca, Chile Friday, April 15 International Fair of Agricultural Technologies Conference and Ex- hibition, FEXPO Agricola Central, Talca, Chile Saturday, April 16 Oregon Women for Agriculture Auction & Dinner, 5-9 p.m. The or- ganization’s 29th annual fundraiser, themed “Oregon Agriculture A to Z,” will take place at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road E in Albany, Ore. Cost: $40 per person. http://owaonline. org/owa-auction-2016/ News: Contact the main ofﬁ ce or news staff member closest to you, send the in- formation to newsroom@capitalpress.com or mail it to “Newsroom,” c/o Capital Press. Include a contact telephone number. Letters to the Editor: Send your comments on agriculture-related public issues to opinions@capitalpress.com, or mail your letter to “Opinion,” c/o Capital Press. Letters should be limited to 300 words. Deadline: Noon Monday. 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