After a bad year, the long-fraught economics of pears are catching up to growers

HOOD RIVER — The annual Fill Your Pantry market, a bulk-buying event hosted by Gorge Grown Food Network (GGFN), returns this year on Nov. 7.

HOOD RIVER — Want to create new plants from the ones you already love? The Central Gorge Master Gardener Association invites gardeners of all experience levels to a free workshop on plant propagation, focusing on semi-hardwood cuttings.

MILL A — Mill A School, a K-8 located in unincorporated Skamania County, just northwest of Underwood, is completely surrounded by woods. But there’s one patch of trees that’s particularly meaningful: the Little Interpretive Forest (LIF), which serves as an on-campus outdoor classroom and natural space for students.

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