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McMenamins Edgefield’s working farm grows rare peppers, pineapple quince and Peruvian herbs
McMenamins Edgefield’s working farm grows rare peppers, pineapple quince and Peruvian herbs
McMenamins Edgefield’s working farm grows rare peppers, pineapple quince and Peruvian herbs

Published on: 09/24/2026

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McMenamins Edgefield has an inviting landscape including Virginia Creeper on the side of this building.Troughs found on McMenamins Edgefield's property were repurposed into plant beds.Kim Kincaid is the garden manager of McMenamins Edgefield since 1991, when this former Multnomah County Poor Farm was overgrown with weeds and brambles.Huacatay, a Peruvian herb with a complex flavor profile blending mint, basil, tarragon and citrus, is used in small batch specialty brews.Zinnias and other flowers are displayed in glass vases on dining tables.McMenamins Edgefield's vegetable garden provides special produce and herbs to the resort's restaurants.Heritage tomatoes are grown at McMenamins Edgefield.Pineapple quince and other fruits are grown at McMenamins Edgefield.The flower of the huacatay, a Peruvian herb with a complex flavor profile blending mint, basil, tarragon and citrus, is dried and blended into a specialty beer.McMenamins Edgefield's vegetable garden provides special produce and herbs to the resort's restaurants.Heritage tomatoes are grown at McMenamins Edgefield.Heritage tomatoes are grown at McMenamins Edgefield.Visitors stroll through the gardens and landscaped grounds of McMenamins Edgefield.McMenamins Edgefield grows pears for its distillery.Lemon verbena, a fragrant deciduous shrub native to South America prized for its intense citrus scent and culinary uses, is grown, harvested and dried at McMenamins Edgefield.McMenamins Edgefield grows jujube fruit, a small, sweet stone fruit native to Asia that tastes like a crisp apple when fresh and a chewy date when dried.McMenamins Edgefield has inviting landscaping year round.McMenamins Edgefield has inviting landscaping year round.McMenamins Edgefield has inviting landscaping year round.McMenamins Edgefield has inviting landscaping year round.Harvested vegetables are prepared for the chefs in the greenhouse.Harvested vegetables are prepared for the chefs in the greenhouse.Tomato varieties grown for their distinct colors and rich flavors like Green Zebra, Paul Robeson and Pork Chop will be available at the plant sale.Harvested vegetables are prepared for the chefs in the greenhouse.Water-wise native plants grow on plots once covered in blackberry plants.Flowers grown at McMenamins Edgefield are cut and placed in glass vases on dining tables.Hollyhocks with large, showy blooms were not intentionally planted in the garden but remain.Chili peppers grown at McMenamins Edgefield (seen here is Aji cristal) are harvested and sent to the fermentation chamber at McMenamins Grand Lodge to create the small-batch condiment Piped Pepper Hot Sauce.Arugula, a fast-growing, leafy green vegetable from the mustard family famous for its peppery, tangy flavor, grows at McMenamins Edgefield.Amaranth, a vibrant, fast-growing pseudo-grain and leafy vegetable that produces striking, colorful flower plumes, grows at McMenamins Edgefield.The knobby sunchoke root vegetable with tall stalks and daisy-like flowers will be harvested in late fall.Visitors Susan Wooliver, left, and Mary Blanchard of Washington visited the gardens at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale Sept. 21, 2026.

Susan Wooliver and Mary Blanchard of Washington stood in a robust vegetable garden Monday at McMenamins Edgefield resort in Troutdale. Visiting one of McMenamins’ 60 pubs, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues is an annual tradition for the friends.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/09/an-oregon-garden-has-been-quietly-feeding-a-brewerys-restaurants-and-distilleries-for-decades.html

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