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The Willamette Valley is an hour drive from the coast. Fertile farm land that once flourished with apple, pear, and cherry orchards.
Ubiquitous Foxgloves along the coast.
Giving way to farmland
Every year there are fewer fruit orchards and more vineyards and hazelnuts (I am told there’s a good market for them in China).
And home to 230 vineyards
Ahhhhh…