Do you like eating fresh, organic vegetables and produce from your local Portland farmer’s market?  I know I do.  I love the fact that 2 miles from my house there are active and thriving farmlands.  I hope it stays that way!  Check out this story in today’s Oregonian, touching on local farming vs. urban growth and land use. 

“Farmers, conservation groups join to preserve farmland near Portland’s suburbs”

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2010/01/farmers_conservation_groups_jo.html