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Farmers Market Diary 7

The folks at Jacob's Creamery utilize milk from Lady Lane Farms, a small, 25-cow organic dairy located in Mulino, Oregon. Lady-Lane dairyman, Garry Hansen, raises nothing but pure Jersey cows. Like Noris Dairy (which raises Holsteins cows), Garry grazes his Jersey cows on grass, ensuring the highest quality milk and much higher quality of life for the cows... The vast majority of milk in the Northwest comes from Holstein cows, while Jersey milk typically ends up in cheese and other processed dairy products because of its richer flavor, creamier texture and color, and higher protein content...

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Resources for a Low-Car Lifestyle

This post contains prices and links for a variety of utility bikes, accessories and other resources that I discussed during my low-car lifestyle utility cycling clinic. The list includes family and utility cycling products that you can find readily from dealers in Portland, Oregon. Prices and availability updated on May 26, 2009.

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• UPDATE: I have successfully applied my favorite theme --the morning after-- to towseyfrench.com. It appears that all my plugins are now reconfigured and functioning as expected. I've also added a few advertising components, including a nifty Amazon.com widget that enables me to share relevant books that I have either read or referenced to some degree. This new template should enable a higher degree of access to content while offering a professional appearance. I first used the template in April of 2008; the new rev is even better. :) #
• NOTICE: towseyfrench.com will be going under the knife soon. I'm going to transition the site to one of my first and favorite themes, which has a friendlier new rev that fits well with the goals of the site while providing easier access to posts. I'm working diligently to make sure the back-end of the site is buttoned-up completely before I pull the trigger. The transition should occur within the next two days. #
• REMINDER: Low-Car Diet Clinic this Saturday, May 2, 2009; Sunnyside School park, SE 34th Ave. and SE Taylor St., Portland; 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. --Joe Bike will have plenty of cool cargo bikes (and cargo!) on-hand to test, not to mention free Voodoo donuts and coffee. See you there! #