The Greatest Thing About the 100 Valleys of the Umpqua

The News Review is compiling a list of "The Greatest Things About the 100 Valleys of the Umpqua" for a special newspaper section. Everyone in the area is encouraged to submit their "greatest thing."

Here's a link to the article with the details. Let them know what you think is great about our area.

This is what I sent in...

It's the abundance of fresh food! Local farmers grow: apples, apricots, artichokes, arugula, asparagus, beans, beets, berries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, cherries, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, figs, garlic, grapes, hazelnuts, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, prunes, pumpkins, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, tomatoes, turnips, squash, walnuts, and zucchini.

Add to that the beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and eggs raised on our local farms and ranches, wild salmon, steelhead, deer and elk in our rivers and forests, sweeten it all with a dash of local honey and you have a food-lover's paradise.