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Publication: Winter Vegetable Production on Small Farms and Gardens West of the Cascades

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Brooke Edmunds
Commmunity Horticulture Faculty
Oregon State University
Salem

Team Members: Edmunds, B*1, Stoven, H2, Noordijk, H*3, Andrews, N4, Selman, L5, Streit, K6, Bell, N7, Binning, V8
  1. Association Professor (Practice) Commmunity Horticulture, , Salem, Oregon, 97301
  2. Associate Professor (Practice) Community Horticulture and Small Farms, Oregon State University Extension, McMinnville, Oregon,
  3. , Oregon State University Extension, Aurora, Oregon,
  4. Organic Vegetable Extension Specialist, Oregon State University Extension, ,
  5. Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University , ,
  6. Senior Instructor Family and Community Health, Oregon State University Extension, , Oregon,
  7. Professor (Practice) -Retired, Oregon State University Extension, ,
  8. Agricultural Programs Coordinator, Previously with Oregon State University Extension, ,

Abstract

‘Winter Vegetable Production on Small Farms and Gardens West of the Cascades’ brought together a diverse team of eight OSU Extension experts. This 50-page publication has five chapters, full-color photos, and an extensive list of additional resources. The target audience is both small farmers and home gardeners. The publication covers all of the growing information to be successful. This includes specific details from seed sources, pest and field management, and even culinary and health benefit descriptions for over thirty types of winter vegetables (alliums, heading brassicas, leafy greens, legumes, and root crops.) Since its publication in June 2022, it has been downloaded 3,119 times and brought 1,146 new users to the Extension website. The team also collaborated to promote the publication. First, a companion series for gardeners highlighting a different winter vegetable from the publication was developed for a social media campaign. The five-week series in the summer of 2022 had a total reach of over 38,000 on Facebook and Instagram. Second, other team members developed the Eat Winter Vegetables website (https://www.eatwintervegetables.com/). This site provides small farmers and farmer's market managers with companion marketing information, including recipes and educational videos. Third, the publication was promoted to growers in OSU Extension’s Oregon Small Farm News in the summer of 2022. Fourth, the publication was highlighted at an interactive display in the Farm & Garden Building at the Oregon State Fair that reached over 4,000 adults and youth. Fifth, it was shared with over 800 participants at the Oregon Small Farms Conference and Small Farm School events. Each team member contributed their specific expertise to the development, writing, production, and promotion of this publication.

This publication can be viewed online at: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/pnw548 (press the PDF button)

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