Thursday, December 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY ALISA WEIS<BR> SPECIAL TO BBJ

Scary Gourdmother

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

When bitter is better: How craft beers are keeping the Yakima Valley hopping

Tradition holds that the hop-heavy been called the India Pale Ale was developed by the British East India Trading Company in the 19th century, and that the strong hop concentration acted as a preservative. Serious beer historians (yes, there are such people) will tell you that that's hooey. But the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A harvest of respect

Inspiration struck Audra Mulkern in the spring of 2013 when reached for her iPhone to capture a shot of her friend, farmer Sarah Cassidy, holding purple broccoli on Oxbow Farm. As she later studied the image, Mulkern realized that she really had a project on her hands: she was urged …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Not just a farmer's daughter

Seventh-generation farmer Heather Darby to speak at Women in Ag conference
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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