The INDEPENDENT, February 15, 2007
Page 5
Business Notes
Realtor joins the local crew at Vernonia Realty
Vernonia Realty has a new
broker to help make your next
real estate transaction smooth
and easy. Gayle Rich-Boxman
is the newest member of the
Vernonia Realty team and will
be specializing in properties in
the Fishhawk Lake community.
She spent 2006 studying,
then passed the test and is now
ready to use her up-to-date
knowledge and skills to serve
the real estate needs of this
area. “I’m a firm believer in real
estate, more so than any other
investment. I like it because it’s
Gayle Rich-Boxman will help
with your real estate needs.
OSU publishes “Small Farm News”
The Small Farms Project of
Oregon State University Exten-
sion Service has just published
the first issue of its new online
quarterly magazine, “Small
Farm News.”
“We invite commercial farm-
ers, small acreage owners,
those with small farms and
those who are thinking about
farming in Oregon to subscribe
to OSU Extension’s ‘Small
Farm News’,” said Garry
Stephenson, director of the
Small Farms Program. “Topics
focus on organic/biological
farming, conventional farming,
marketing methods and re-
sources, land stewardship, and
more.”
The contents for the first is-
sue include:
• Top Ten Things I Learned
about Buying a Small Farm.
• Organic Fertilizer Calcula-
tor: A new planning tool.
• Finding Market Information
for Agricultural Products.
• Winter’s Coming Don’t Get
Stuck in the Mud!
• Is Agroforestry Appropriate
for your Small Farm?
• Keep the Compost Cook-
ing this Winter.
• Selenium Fertilization of
Forages.
The issue also includes a
calendar of events and a vari-
ety of resources. To see Ore-
gon Small Farm News, go to
http://smallfarms.oregonstate.e
du and click on the newsletter
icon to examine the first issue.
Subscriptions for the online
publication are free.
The OSU Small Farms Pro-
gram also offers an extensive
website at: http://smallfarms.
oregonstate.edu. The website
provides university research-
based information and publica-
tions for commercial farmers,
beginning farmers, as well as
small acreage landowners.
There is information on current
events in the Pacific Northwest,
as well as on livestock, pas-
tures, crops, soils, marketing,
technical reports and links to
upcoming conferences and
workshops.
For more information, con-
tact Garry Stephenson, 541-
737-5833.
Public comment
period on ODF plans
A public comment period on
Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF) annual operations plans
for state-managed forestlands
began February 14.
Written comments on the
2007–08 plans will be accept-
ed until 5:00 p.m. March 30.
Please see page 17
tangible,” said Rich-Boxman.
Rich-Boxman says her driv-
ing force is to make a differ-
ence in peoples’ lives and to
serve. She sees real estate as
the perfect avenue to meet
these goals because, as she
put it, “I understand the excite-
ment of knowing this piece of
land and this house are yours.
Your home is so much a part of
your life and I want to help peo-
ple find those homes.”
Rich-Boxman, along with her
husband Larry, two golden re-
trievers, one cat and some fish,
started living at Fishhawk Lake
over a year ago, after having
been weekenders there for
several years.
“Honesty and focus on cus-
tomer service” were reasons
Rich-Boxman
gave
when
asked, “Why should people call
you for their real estate needs?”
For all your real estate
needs Gayle Rich-Boxman and
Vernonia Realty are ready to
help. You can reach Rich-Box-
man at the office at 503-429-
6203, or at home at 503-755-
2905. Vernonia Realty is locat-
ed at 953 Bridge St., Vernonia,
and Rich-Boxman can often be
found in the first desk to the
right when you walk in the door.