Life + Culture

Rooted in Community

Around the Bend Farms Helps Central Oregon Explore Food, Connection, and Community Through Regenerative Agriculture Article by Lynette Confer | Photography by Shadow Bear Media When it comes to food, it can be easy to focus only on what’s on your plate – and miss the deeper connections it creates. But exploring where our food comes from has the power to reconnect us not only to nourishment, but also to community, to the rhythms of the seasons, and to the land itself. In a fast-moving world...

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Summer Nights Trailside Cocktails

Simple Camping Cocktails Designed for Relaxing Evenings Beneath the Open Summer Sky Article by Julie E. Furnas Summer campouts offer the perfect opportunity to slow down, reconnect and embrace the beauty of the great outdoors. Whether exploring the lakes, trails and forests of Central Oregon or simply gathering around a campfire beneath the stars, camping creates lasting memories rooted in adventure and relaxation. At the end of a full day of summer campout activities, a signature cocktail...

Arts + Culture

In a Rut?

Time to Explore the Oregon Trail! Article by Donna Burklo In 1993, 57-year old Muriel Carbiener stepped out of her vehicle and into the Eastern Oregon sagebrush. “You want me to hike in THIS?” she asked her husband Gail Carbiener, then 59. The trust earned over their 36 years of marriage won Gail the privilege of introducing his wife to the “ruts”. The ruts are, in this case, the indentations in the earth made by the wheels of the covered wagons passing through on their way from Missouri to...

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Campfire Kitchen in the High Desert

Celebrate Father’s Day the Central Oregon Way with These Simple Fireside Recipes Article by Lynette Confer There is something about cooking a meal over a campfire or campfire stove that slows everything down. In the best ways. Each step feels more intentional. From gathering the ingredients, tools and camping gear, to setting up the campsite and camp kitchen, opportunities abound for connection and a chance for families and friends to gather in ways that just aren’t possible in a crowded...