To walk around Champoeg Farm, is to witness an impressive balance of pragmatism and experimentation. Perhaps most illustrative of this balance is the brooding house. Mark’s young hens-to-be live the first phase of their lives sheltered from the Oregon rains by repurposed vinyl from spent billboards. Creative reuse, has long been a tenant of agriculture, […]
To walk around Champoeg Farm, is to witness an impressive balance of pragmatism and experimentation. Perhaps most illustrative of this balance is the brooding house. Mark’s young hens-to-be live the first phase of their lives sheltered from the Oregon rains by repurposed vinyl from spent billboards.
Creative reuse, has long been a tenant of agriculture, but in the last half century the material game has changed. There is an increasing presence of plastics on farms. With a little ingenuity and a few phone calls, Mark found a resourceful way to adapt.
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