The Oregon Extension

Springtime in Lincoln brings morel hunting, baby chickens, jogs along the highway, and a mystery rock with an old nail fused into it

The spring chickens are out of the hoop house for the winter and into the goat yard! Our hoop house needs some love, but the chicken yard is growing back for fall!
Check out our rotational chicken grazing guidelines on our website!

Happy Valentine’s Day from the OE! Don’t forget - tomorrow is the last day to apply to get your $400 stipend!

BIG NEWS FROM THE OE!

Last week we got a call from Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford that came with a blast from the North Pole. Gary is an OE alum (1980), and for the last fifteen years Gary and Kit have owned and maintained the OE campus property, which up until now had allowed us to continue the OE as the college program most of us experienced. As you may have heard, there has been some uncertainty for the last couple of years that the property might transfer to another organization, effectively ending the OE after 50 years. With this post, I can officially announce the upshot of that phone call with Gary and Kit: that they wish to keep the OE right here in Lincoln and that the OE will continue on as long as it has legs.

This is a wonderful turn of events. I had been dreading writing the annual letter this year, fearing it would bear the sad news that the OE would be wrapping up once and for all. Instead, I am sending this brief but heartwarming news that there will be many fall semesters to come.

We will send out a delayed annual letter in January with more details about this wondrous plot twist. That letter will fill you in on the just-concluded semester, a glimpse into the OE’s future, and an appeal for donations to our long-term mission. In the meantime, please consider an end of 2025 donation to support your beloved OE. We continue to need your help to keep the magic happening. Thank you for all your support over the years, as well as for your continued love that will propel us into the years ahead. We know that so much depends on our extended community; the OE will need the continued support of our alumni and friends to keep its legs ambling along.

Donations can be made through the OE website: https://www.oregonextension.org/give

Also: if you've moved recently or changed your contact information, send corrected info to Will ([email protected]) to make sure you receive the exciting updates to come.

Merry Christmas from Lincoln and OE 2025!