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		<title>Biodynamic Boot Camp Follow Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we invited a group of national, regional and local food writers to join us at our client Montinore Estate in Forest Grove, Oregon, to learn about the biodynamic agricultural methods that Montinore uses in the vineyards and the winery.
We spent six hours in education mode &#8212; touring the grounds, examining the vines, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demystifying Biodynamics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next Monday, Watershed will help bring together national and international experts and writers to demystify the often controversial and misunderstood methods of biodynamic agriculture.  Hosted by Montinore Estate, this event will include experts such as Philippe Armenier, a leading biodynamic agriculture consultant to more than 30 wineries in California, Oregon and Washington.
Interest in biodynamic methods [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/08/20/biodynamic-boot-camp-at-montinore-estate/</link>
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		<title>Why Should a Writer Get a Free Meal?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That’s a question that we don’t necessarily hear directly from restaurant clients, but we know it’s something that many restaurant owners ask themselves. In a recent New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/30comp.html that addressed the issue, chefs are squawking a bit:
“No one can afford to give food away in this economy,” said Scott Conant, the chef [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/08/05/why-should-a-writer-get-a-free-meal/</link>
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		<title>Record Salmon Run On the Columbia River &#8211; Victory for Conservationists?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 1st The Oregonian reported that the Columbia River has experienced a sockeye salmon run that is “the highest since the Bonneville Dam started operating in 1938.”
For a little context I asked filmmaker &#38; author Bill Carter what the average run is for the Egegik River in Bristol Bay, Alaska &#8211; the river he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/08/04/record-salmon-run-on-the-columbia-river-victory-for-conservationists/</link>
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		<title>Was Meatopia “Meat-Washed”? Or is large-scale local an impossibility?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I went to a meat-fest on Governor’s Island in NY called Meatopia, organized by food writer Josh Ozersky and restaurateur and Slow Food proponent Jimmy Carbone. The event – which was essentially a giant meat-focused dine-around – was intended to promote sustainably and locally raised meat.
At the event itself, NY beef farmer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/28/was-meatopia-%e2%80%9cmeat-washed%e2%80%9d-or-is-large-scale-local-an-impossibility/</link>
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		<title>Learning more about meat with client Organic Prairie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On our way to the barns at Gary Welch&#8217;s farm, a member of Organic Prairie co-op.


Meat’s definitely at the center of Watershed’s plate these days, as we expand on the research we started last year with our study on consumers’ attitudes around meat, called The Carnivore’s Dilemma.
As part of a branding project for our new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/21/learning-more-about-meat-with-client-organic-prairie/</link>
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		<title>A Lesson in Grass-fed Beef at Carman Ranch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I saw a fascinating side of the beef industry…namely, SIDES of beef, lots of them, hanging in a butcher&#8217;s walk-in. I was part of a small group of chefs (I was the token non-chef) invited by Cory Carman to visit Carman Ranch, her grass-fed beef operation in the Wallowas in eastern Oregon. She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/19/a-lesson-in-grass-fed-beef-at-carman-ranch/</link>
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		<title>Spain&#8230; World Cup. How about World Plate!?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Spain&#8217;s recent Wold Cup victory, the country that popularized tapas and late night dining is top of mind, and on everyone&#8217;s lips&#8230;
I visited Spain last month &#8211; Barcelona to be exact &#8211; and was fortunate enough to spend the end of last year there too.
Barcelona is a magical place.  I could write a novel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/13/spain-world-cup-how-about-world-plate/</link>
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		<title>Saturday, July 31: Save-The-Date</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Help raise funds for the Gulf Coast with our friends @ Irving St. Kitchen! Chef Sarah Schafer will be roasting a pig from Carlton Farms (with all the fixings), Wine Director Nicole Burke organized a walk around Oregon Pinot noir tasting, there will be live blues and your (ALL inclusive) $35 ticket will help benefit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/09/saturday-july-31-save-the-date/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the 4th of July. Time to get patriotic with good drinks and smokey BBQ.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I confess!  The 4th of July is one my favorite holidays.  No, I&#8217;m not going to sew myself a homemade American flag dress, or sing the Star Spangled Banner out my apartment window for all of Northeast to hear.  For me, this holiday is about slowing down and being grateful &#8211; over a huge slab [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2010/07/01/its-the-4th-of-july-time-to-get-patriotic-with-booze-and-bbq/</link>
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