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Going nuts for solar energy

Going nuts for solar energy

Original Story from Pamplin Media The next time you enjoy a Nutella sandwich, you can feel good knowing those hazelnuts likely came from a sustainable source. The Northwest Hazelnut Co. — based in Hubbard, just north of Woodburn — just celebrated completion of its...

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Jesse and Rachel Nielsen: Hazelnuts a family affair

Jesse and Rachel Nielsen: Hazelnuts a family affair

Original Article: Capital PressROSEBURG, Ore. — When part of the family ranch was made available for sale, Jesse and Rachel Nielsen didn’t hesitate to move back to Douglas County. In 2007, the couple purchased 80 acres of the ranch’s bottomland that parallels the...

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Oak Park Farms: Efficiencies are key to hazelnuts

Oak Park Farms: Efficiencies are key to hazelnuts

Original Article: Captial PressSHEDD, Ore. — Oak Park Farms dates back to 1850, when Washington L. Coon took out a donation land claim in Linn County, Ore., eight years before the first hazelnut was planted in the state. He returned to Pennsylvania to marry Susan, a...

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Melcher family: Hazelnut business expands

Melcher family: Hazelnut business expands

Original Article: Capital Press ST. PAUL, Ore. — Ken and June Melcher came to Oregon from Nebraska in 1957 with the express aim of farming hazelnuts. They found a 100-acre farm in St. Paul, Ore., that included an established 40-acre hazelnut orchard. They also grew...

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Local essential business supports neighboring restaurants Phil Hawkins Friday, March 27, 2020Northwest Hazelnut Company purchases lunches for staff from restaurants in Aurora, Woodburn and Wilsonville With Gov. Kate Brown's executive order for Oregonians to stay...

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Oregon hazelnut orchards sustain severe ice damage

Oregon hazelnut orchards sustain severe ice damage

Hazelnut trees across Oregon’s Willamette Valley have lost limbs or collapsed under the weight of ice that accumulated over the weekend, requiring extensive pruning or replacement. While many trees were flexible enough to bounce back once the ice melted, some toppled...

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