Want to see this week's pictures from Capital Press?
We have recently started a new video feature called Western Reflections to give people a chance to see some of the great shots our staff and freelancers contribute to our newspaper, as well as some photos from other sources.
This really helps give a glimpse of agriculture in the West, and a deep appreciation for the people, places and ... this week, pigs!
Enjoy!
This week Oregon State University unveiled in Corvallis the winners of its art competition, the Art about Agriculture 2008: The Nick of Time.
I'll write more later, but here's the video so people can see some of the great works of art now on exhibit in Corvallis.
This Saturday April 12th Terra Gardens Nursery will be offering an interesting array of classes, treasure hunts, soil testing and live music from Waterfall.
All Day Treasure Hunt
This will be a great day of fun and discounts. Search the Terra Gardens nursery area for coupons good for % off the purchase of specific items, % off total sales and even a few coupons for free items. Coupons good for this day only, limit one per customer.
Soil Testing
Terra Gardens will have the folks from Pacific Calcium on hand to do soil testing. Bring in a sample of your soil and they can tell you what you need to add to the soil to give you the best lawn, harvest, or an outstandingly beautiful flower garden.
*10:00am - 4pm *Free *Located in Covered Area
Hanging Baskets
Create your own hanging basket. Class price includes a basket, soil, fertilizer and 3 plants. *10:00am - noon *There is a fee is $15; pre-registration recommended *located in Greenhouse
For more information on classes and April 12th events call (503) 581-0441 in Salem, Oregon.
School students, as well as mothers with their babies in strollers, watched a sternwheeler as it passed by Riverfront Park in Salem, Ore. today.
The sternwheeler offers various cruises, including a luncheon one, and the captain of the boat happily obliged the kids who waved from shore and encouraged him to toot his whistle.
Many people in the park enjoyed the warm spring day (cooler temperatures and rain are forecast to return for tomorrow), and even some of the kids even played an impromptu baseball game on the grass.
A few of the trees are in full bloom yet, the bald eagles have returned to soar over the river, and it definitely felt like spring.
This week, Capital Press launched a new slide show video feature to share some of the photo images that appear each week in our four zoned editions of the newspaper.
You can get a glimpse of the diversity of agriculture we have in the West, but also the hard work of the people behind these agricultural products.
Here are the photos from the week of our March 21 issue:
And also for the week of our April 4 issue:
Each week, Capital Press staff and freelancers capture western reflections with their cameras: images of agriculture in the West, including the people, places, and what farmers and ranchers raise and what they do on their land.
Even CP newspaper subscribers don't get a chance to see all these great images because of the four zoned editions that cover Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California.
Welcome to a new multimedia feature that shares some of the images that have appeared, or even ones that haven't. We invite you to encourage others to also see these slide shows and enjoy some of the images of the West.
Many of these images are also available for sale in CP's photo gallery at www.capitalpress.com.
Click on the video below to see our photos from the March 21 issue:
