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How science and history created the delicious Oregon strawberry
Strawberries have a long history in Oregon, both as part of our agricultural landscape and also as part of our state's story. From arriving via the Oregon Trail, to varieties being developed to combat disease, to a century old celebration with enough strawberry shortcake to feed a city, Oregon is serious about its strawberries.

Superabundant dispatch: A brand-new episode and strawberry-elderflower spritzers
A brand new episode of “Superabundant,” mollusks of land and sea, good things in gardens and markets, and your chance to win a $250 Zupan’s gift card.

Superabundant dispatch: Blackberry barbecue beans and this week’s news nibbles
Memorial Day blackberry baked beans recipe, food sovereignty for African refugees, the milk spilleth over, a handy tip from a reader and your chance to win a $250 Zupan’s gift card.
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When the foods they grew up with can’t be found, refugees in Oregon are growing their own
When refugees migrate to the United States, important cultural foods from their countries of origin often become harder to find. In Oregon, refugee growers are getting help accessing land and resources to grow their own.

Superabundant Dispatch: No-bake rhubarb meringue pie and this week’s news nibbles
Warm weather means more fruit, smart compost bins, and a tribute to Oregon’s Berry Goddess and a recipe for a pleasantly tart rhubarb meringue pie.

Oregon couple launches new Asian American and Pacific Islander food and wine festival
This weekend, wine lovers can enjoy fine sips and bites from some of Oregon’s most popular Asian American and Pacific Islander establishments at the first Oregon AAPI Food & Wine Festival.
Remembering Oregon’s ‘Berry Goddess,’ Bernadine Strik
An icon in Oregon’s agriculture industry has died. For decades, Bernadine Strik did groundbreaking work in the field of horticulture at Oregon State University. Her forte was in berries, co-releasing 38 different cultivars and revolutionizing how some crops are grown today. Strik died in April at the age of 60.

Superabundant Dispatch: A mother’s dendeng balado recipe, and this week’s news nibbles
Science for a better pork chop, our own purple superbloom, honoring mom food, and more.

WSU researchers win historic FDA approval for gene-edited pork
CRISPR meat produced at Washington State University is now ready for people to eat. Researchers say the technology could one day help reduce world hunger.

Superabundant Dispatch: Manila clams with chorizo and this week’s news nibbles
What’s good in markets, bad forest practices have bourbon makers over a barrel and celebrating Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and elders.