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A Couple of Hours in the Sun

By mlb, on December 13th, 2010%

Red Ridge Farms

Red Ridge Farms
5510 NE Breyman Orchards Road
Dayton, Oregon 97114

Last weekend it was cold, clear and sunny, which is a pretty good deal for Portland in December. We took advantage of the weather to head to one of my most favorite place in all of Oregon — Red Ridge Farms in Dayton, OR. It’s part plant nursery, part olive oil mill, part gift shop and part scenic destination/place for outdoor snacking. I drag jwa there at least twice a year and always take lots of pictures.

Here are some from last weekend.

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A chilly seat in the sun.

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Blue sky and pottery in the distance.

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The last of the season’s lavender…

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The olives are hanging out elsewhere, but they left their sign behind.

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2 comments   Pacific Northwest, Wine, Yamhill County

Pictures in Wine Country

By mlb, on July 17th, 2009%

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Mostly pictures today! We went to the Dayton and Dundee area a couple of weeks ago and I took a lot of pictures. It was a beautiful day — sunny and not too warm. A great day for buying an olive plant and tasting some wine!

First stop, Red Ridge Farms, 5510 NE Breyman Orchards Rd, Dayton, OR. I love this place. I could wander around here all day.

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Lavender plants.

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More lavender.

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Rosemary for sale!

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Olive plants — they had three varieties that supposedly thrive in Oregon. A Greek one, a Spanish one and an Italian one. I believe we got the Greek variety.

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More olive plants.

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Fields of lavender.

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Five Hours in Wine Country

By mlb, on March 18th, 2007%

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Saturday, jwa and I headed to the Dundee/Dayton area in Yamhill County, where the wine flows like, uh, water or somethng. Seriously, so much wine, so little time. You could not throw a rock and not hit a winery. Add to this, it was a beautiful day (high of 66 and blue skies).

Here’s what we saw and did.

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The first stop was at Red Ridge Farms in Dundee. Of course, google maps got us a little lost and it directed us to Sokol Blosser instead of the farm (not necessarily a bad thing) but we eventually found our way to the herb farm.

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They had a greenhouse open, along with many herbs, olive trees, herbs, flowers and a small store with olive oil, some art and other things. They were also having a wine tasting — this will be a theme of . . . → Read More: Five Hours in Wine Country

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