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Champoeg Kitchen Garden

The Champoeg State Heritage Area is 615 acres tucked against a bend in the Willamette River, about halfway between Portland and Salem.

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Urban Wine Tasting

When you think of wine tasting, you might picture sitting in Adirondack chairs and looking out over a lush valley, drinking the product of rolling vineyards a few yards away. Sometimes, however, you just need a good glass of wine within city limits.

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Home Grown Chef: Cheese

How 1859’s Home Grown Chef developed ‘Thor’s Special Smoked’ chèvre. 

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Vintage Flair

Forget the sofa or the dining room color scheme. More than any other room, the kitchen defines the rest of the house. These two remodels incorporate historic details and thoughtful material choices to pack on the personality.

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Designer Spotlight: Sarah Phipps

As a longtime lover of old homes and decorating with salvage, designer Sarah Phipps enjoys giving neglected houses new life.

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Brianne Theisen-Eaton on Setting Goals and the Olympics

‘My biggest goal in high school was to get a scholarship to an NCAA Division 1 school. I didn’t think of anything past that. The Olympics weren’t on my radar, they actually didn’t even interest me.’

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Wine In A Can?!

Is it a brilliant invention for the outdoorsy Oregon oenophile, or does it mark a hipster demise of otherwise respectable wines? Pop the tab and decide for yourself.