OSU Linn County Extension

09/06/2026

Creating a Culture of Preparedness. Survival Basics: Emergency Kits
Learn more about readiness in this publication.
extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/extd8/files/documents/em9337.pdf

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

Check out the September e-news from Linn County Extension. https://mailchi.mp/messages/osu-linn-county-extension-monthly-e-news-september-2026

09/02/2026

Small Farms School
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City

Register Here: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/metro/small-farm-school

Mark your calendars and get ready to peruse the many workshop offerings that we are cooking up for you this year! Registration for Small Farm School opens August 5th.

This year, sessions will take place in-person, with a mix of inside and outside classrooms. Presenters include farmers, OSU Extension faculty, and other agricultural professionals. Some workshops include: Log-grown Shiitake production, Hedgerow Establishment for Beneficial Insects, Adaptive Multi-paddock Grazing How-to, Greenhouse Health 101, Dry Farming 101, and many more.

Small Farm School is a full day event for beginning farmers and experienced small acreage farmers and land stewards. There are three sessions throughout the day which will have a variety of workshops relevant to small-scale farmers, farmworkers, and rural landowners.

08/28/2026

We're the lunchtime walking crew, also known as the "lunch ladies" according to some of the residents on McFarland Rd. It's great to take 30 for mental and physical health. Please note that our building got painted and we're pretty excited about our orange door.

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

Your tomatoes are ripening at different times. Can you freeze them now and use them for home-canned salsa later?

Freezing them for later might seem like the perfect solution, but thawed tomatoes lose moisture and can result in lower-quality home-canned salsa.

Instead, consider making a half or quarter batch with fresh tomatoes and processing it in a smaller stock pot that is deep enough to safely cover the jars with 1 to 2 inches of water.

Another option? Make your salsa and freeze it for later instead of canning it.

Get the full answer from Ask Extension, https://beav.es/Yx6.

08/27/2026

Oak Creek Walk and Talk Program of Linn and Benton County Master Gardeners
Thursday, September 3, 2026
noon - 1:30pm

More information: https://beav.es/YS7

08/25/2026

Thank you to our summer intern Callie and our Master Food Preserver volunteers for staffing Farmers Market tables.

Photo credit - Katterlea MacGregor