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Coyotes on Mt. Tabor?

by Tricia

You tell me. I am still waiting for something to show up on the news Web sites or on TV. This morning, while walking my dog one block away from the east side of the park, I saw a coyote. It was on the other side of the street, heading our direction, and passed right [...]

Something’s afoot under the Hawthorne bridge

by Tricia

IMG_0156
Originally uploaded by tb222

There are quite a few police officers and with their motorcycles lined up near the intersection of SE Madison and 3rd, under the Hawthorne bridge. The street is blocked off by a patrol car.
Either there’s a big raid getting ready to happen, or someone important died and they’re getting ready for [...]

09.24.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

Live Broadcast Friday: Farm to School Network

by Tricia

Update: Event’s over; live player removed!
Debra Eschmeyer, of the National Farm to School Network, is in town for the Western Regional Assembly sponsored by Ecotrust. Cookingupastory.com interviewed her in a live broadcast at 12:15PM using Ustream.tv, and we embedded it in this post at Our PDX as well.
Before the broadcast, I’d like to get [...]

09.18.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

I’m hungry, and I’d like to eat soon

by Tricia

Today, I went to one of my favorite sandwich spots near the waterfront. On the East side. I love this place, and I eat here a lot. Sometimes co-workers and I walk down for coffee and the free Wi-Fi for meetings. Sometimes our office orders many sandwiches for business meetings. All in all, I really [...]

09.11.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

Lunch 2.0: My Twitter-y Experience

by Tricia

Today I attended Lunch 2.0 for the first time, and I don’t think I can remember a more valuable experience in all of my networking past. You see, being on Twitter, I have started to follow many local Portlanders that care about the same things I do—whether it be technology, food, or sustainability—and today I [...]

08.13.2008 See the rest → 11 comments

Tart and Tangy

by Tricia

Tart’s Treats
Originally uploaded by tb222

While on my way to have some lunch at Pok Pok, I noticed that the spaces being remodeled around SE Division & 22nd had been finished, and there was a new sign hanging that said “Tart.” The only other part I saw while riding by was “Frozen Custard,” and having only [...]

07.23.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

The Living Skyscraper

by Tricia

The Living Skyscraper
Originally uploaded by tb222

We all know that the cost of food is skyrocketing, and the cost of gas just makes the burden of getting food to the plate all that much more difficult.
I recently started getting deliveries from Spud! organic delivery service (previously Pioneer Organics). The goal was to try to eat more [...]

07.13.2008 See the rest → 11 comments

Have Your Sugar and Eat it Too

by Tricia

The Sugar Cube
Originally uploaded by tb222

Update 9/11/08: The Sugar Cube has now started selling soup! Go get some!

I made my way down to the food carts downtown at lunch (at SW 9th and Alder) to be sure to get some goodies from a new food cart, The Sugar Cube. Opened by Kir Jensen, a celebrated [...]

07.07.2008 See the rest → 4 comments

Grow your own, by the square foot

by Tricia

Gardening by the Square Foot
Originally uploaded by The Food Section

I love the photos on Flickr that show Square Foot Gardening. It’s a great idea, and goes to show that you don’t need much space to grow some food in your own yard.
I have only lived the Northwest for three years, and have grown tomatoes, cucumbers, [...]

07.03.2008 See the rest → 4 comments

New Local Cookbook from Chef Ivy Manning

by Tricia

I admit it, I have a bit of a girl crush. I just bought a new book by Ivy Manning, local food journalist and contributor to Willamatte Week, the Oregonian’s FoodDay, Edible Portland, Sunset, Cooking Light – the list goes on.

Her book, The Farm to Table Cookbook: The Art of Eating Locally, features local [...]

06.30.2008 See the rest →