The Oregon Organic Hazelnut Collective is excited to invite you to this year's summer tour on August 19.

The morning farm tour begins at 9:00 AM, sign-in table will open at 8:45 AM

Afternoon programs and lunch at Cascade Foods will start at noon

Farm Tour at Avelino Farms- Owner Michael Carpentiero

Coffee and a light breakfast will be served, please bring a coffee cup to help promote sustainability.

Learn about the distinctive methods used on Avelino's 30-acre organic orchard, including overhead drip irrigation, ground cover maintenance with a side disc flail, and Facma harvest equipment from Italy that can be used on orchard floors with ground cover. You will also be able to check out their modular, turn-key wash/dry equipment for small-scale operations. Brim Tractor will be demonstrating the 25-HP Solectrac electric tractor.

The afternoon program at Cascade Foods

Lunch will be catered by Boujee Bites with a focus on farm-fresh & organic. Don't forget to bring a cup or water bottle!

-The Cost of Production: SARE Grant update-Tanya Murray from Oregon Tilth and Ben Larson from My Brother’s Farm

-IPM in Organic Systems- Nik Wiman, OSU Orchard Crops Extension Specialist

-Panel: Marketing Organic Hazelnuts- Mary Birkemeier from Meridian Orchards, Stacy Kraker from Hummingbird Wholesale, and Jed White from Cascade Foods

-An overview of the Washington State Organic Hazelnut Growers - Alex Beggs

-Case Study on the Organic Certification Process- Bruce Kaser from Pratum Farms