The Columbia River Gorge looks like a food-rich place. Our valleys are covered in orchards, the eastern hills are golden with wheat, the rivers are famous for salmon, and the forests are full of berries, mushrooms, and wild game. You’d think all of us would be well fed.

Florence J. Hammer, 103, passed away at Anita’s care home in Parkdale, Ore., on May 10, 2010. Florence was born Oct. 7, 1906, in White Sulphur…