Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 2016)
AUGUST 18, 2016 // 3 Get a taste of gardening at an open house Alder Creek Farm hosts gardening day Aug. 20 NEHALEM — If you’ve ever thought about joining a community garden or turning a garden in your own backyard, here is the chance to get started: Alder Creek Farm & Wildlife Sanctu- ary will host a community garden open house and work party at its organic com- munity garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Visitors will see a small-scale working farm in action and learn more about composting and irrigation. Be prepared to work along- side volunteers and master coast gardeners weeding, pruning and harvesting. All experience levels are welcome, and it’s recom- mended children come with an adult and be old enough to work independently. Mas- ter gardener lesson begins at 10 a.m. Bring water and your own gardening gloves if you have them. Alder Creek Farm is located at 35955 Underhill Lane. This is a free event, and registration is not required. Lower Nehalem Com- munity Trust is a commu- nity land trust dedicated to preserving land and nurtur- ing conservation values in partnership with an engaged community in the Nehalem INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend region of the Oregon Coast. Its community garden at Alder Creek Farm is that rare place of colorful beauty and magic where volunteers come together to grow food to share among themselves and with families and neighbors served by the North County Food Pantry in Wheeler. Last year the community garden donated nearly a ton of fresh organic fruits and veggies to the food pantry. Alder Creek Farm is a 59-acre natural area and wildlife sanctuary, and the community garden honors conservation with organ- ic and sustainable food systems. The farm is also a beloved birding site and a COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS DAN HAAG STEVE SINKLER RYAN HUME Jon Wickershan, associate director of North Coast Land Conservancy, and Lynette Villagomez, administrative and outreach assistant, walk the trail at NCLC’s Circle Creek Habitat Reserve in Seaside, which will host a 30th an- niversary picnic Thursday, Aug. 25. PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2016 COAST WEEKEND See story on Page 10 4 10 14 ARTS ‘Word & Image’ Writers and artists collaborate in Manzanita art exhibition FEATURE 30 years of success North Coast Land Conservancy celebrates Aug. 25 in Seaside DINING Uncorked Ramblings Steve Sinkler clears up the ‘misunderstandings’ of rieslings FURTHER ENJOYMENT SEE + DO...............................12, 13 CROSSWORD..............................17 CW MARKETPLACE..................19 MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20 GRAB BAG ..................................23 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. stop on the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. In addition to the garden, the farm hosts a native plant nursery, green- house, fruit orchard and ethnobotanical trail. For more information, visit nehalemtrust.org or call Lower Nehalem Trust at 503-368-3203. This programming is part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles and outdoor adventures through- out Tillamook County. Created by Tillamook Es- tuaries Partnership, Lower Nehalem Community Trust, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS, Tillamook Bay Watershed Council and Friends of Cape Falcon SUBMITTED PHOTO The community garden at Alder Creek Farm in full bloom. Marine Reserve, these nature-based experiences highlight the beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve and conserve the area’s nat- ural resources and natural resource-based economy. This effort is partially funded by the Economic Development Council of Tillamook County and Visit Tillamook Coast. Learn more about the Explore Nature series at www.tbnep. org/ExploreNature