We’ll be updating you regularly with insights into some of our fantastic vendors for this year’s market, but here’s a quick peek into who you can expect to see in 2013:

• Armadillo Dreams: Handmade wooden toys
• ATLAS Cider Co.: Locally-brewed hard cider
• Below Grade Brewing: Hand-crafted beers
• Bend Soap Company: Goats milk soap
• Berry Garden: Berries
• Bliss Pillow: Buckwheat hull pillows
• Bontá Natural Artisan Gelato
• Brandywine Fisheries: Fresh Oregon coast seafood
• Cha Meng Family Farms: Fresh cut flowers, kale, carrots, Asian greens, beans, eggplant, lettuce, oriental vegetables, spinach, peas, squash
• DD Ranch: Pony rides, petting zoo, honey, 100% grass-finished beef and natural pork
• Doroteum Fine Arts
• Earth’s Art Tumalo Garden: Market Veggies, herbs, hanging baskets, container garden baskets, bird houses, pottery filled w/ veggies
• Eternal Flame Designs: Stone oil lamps
• Famous Kettle Korn
• For Your Dogs: Gourmet dog treats- grain free, dog cookie dough, veggie chews, egg & oil free treats
• Fresh Green Organics: Microgreens
• Good Earth Farms: Organic produce
• HayDay Oils: Cooking oils
• Hearts Desire: Rustic birdhouses, hand carved and painted items
• Herbal Goddess Medicinals: Herbal teas, herbal balm & salve, herbal honey paste, herbal tinctures, herb plants and seeds
• High Desert Boutique: hats from recycled clothing, handcrafted jewelry, herb packs, caddies, neck coolers, coffee wraps, angels/fairies
• Holm Made Toffee: Handcrafted toffee
• Inspired Leaf Teas: Loose leaf teas
• Jem Chocolates: Handcrafted raw chocolates
• Juniper Jungle Farm: Seasonal vegetables, honey, chicken & duck eggs, compost, flowers
• Justy’s Jelly: Handmade jellies
• Kiyokawa Family Orchards: Apples, pears, cherries, peaches, Asian pears, berries
• Kombucha Mama: Kombucha tea
• La Petite Savonnerie: Soap
• Larissa Spafford Designs: handmade lampwork, glass beads, jewelry
• Les Deux Amis: Gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan scones, muffins, breads, tarts, cobblers, cookies, bars, cupcakes
• Little Bite: Baguette sandwiches
• Marquam Hill Berries: Strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, marion, boysen, black diamond, logan, blueberries
• Maryhill Orchards: cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums
• McKenzie River Farms: Diversified vegetables, berries
• Metolius Tea
• Mothers Baked Goods
• Nature Girl Studio: Handmade pottery
• Nellie Jane Designs: Cotton aprons
• Pop Goes the Cake: Ball cake pops
• Precious Cargo Seafood:Exotic seafood
• Primal Cuts: High quality meat products
• Rainshadow Organics: Wheat, eggs, pork, turkey, vegetables
• Red Tail Farms: Vegetables, salad greens, herbs, eggs
• Sand Lilly Farm: Goat meat
• ScooTeez Children’s Apparel: Children’s books, original acrylic paintings, infant and toddler t’s, cards
• Sparrow Bakery: Baked goods
• Tata’s Fruits: Smoothies
• The Berry Garden: Blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, boysenberries, Marion berries
• The Pie Peddler: Sweet and savory pies, sausage rolls, Canadian butter tarts, salad, fruit bars, brownies, rice krispie bars
• The Silver Otter: Food-safe pottery, stone and sterling jewelry, painted wood-block carvings, recycled metal wind chimes
• The Village Baker: Breads, pastries, cookies, fruit galettes, bagels
• T’s Tonics Organic: skin soothers, skeeter beaters, teas, healing balms, art t-shirts
• Tumalo Lavender: Lavender plants and products
• Victorias Vegetables
• Vista Bonita Glass Art Studio: Hand blown glass art
• Whistle Stop Farm & Flowers Flowers, plants

We’ll see you there!

The new book addresses the unsustainable, auto-centric, environmentally-damaging ways in which new suburban communities have been built over the last half-century and the challenges this presents for our quality of life. NorthWest Crossing is one of a dozen case studies from throughout North America that are examined in Unsprawl to reveal successful strategies “employed to introduce new patterns of development into a regulatory, cultural and financial landscape” in order to help to discourage sprawl in the future.

NorthWest Crossing’s  vision and design is rooted in the landscape and urban fabric of Bend. Streets are designed to protect mature Ponderosa pines and are well-connected with the existing Bend street network. The neighborhood features a balance of jobs, housing types retail, schools, recreation, civic uses, parks and natural places. Residents benefit from homes built to Earth Advantage and ENERGY STAR standards, access to alternative transportation and amenities, such as a 59-plot community garden and an extensive trail system connecting to the National Forests west of Bend as well as the thriving Downtown Bend core.

“We hope people can learn from what we and other communities have experienced while trying to combat urban sprawl with new ideas and innovative visions. This book will help to highlight how we can all start to live and think sustainably when it comes to growth, and NorthWest Crossing was excited to be included as a case study,” said David Ford, general manager for NWX.

Do you look forward to springtime every year? Then welcome it in style at the NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival presented by The Source! This annual event held in our neighborhood has an array of activities, perfect for all ages and interests. Here’s a little peek at some of the things you can expect:

• TeSo ‘Aria Art & Wine Bop!
• Fine Artists Promenade
• Street Chalk Art Competition
• Awesome Live Music Acts All Weekend Long
• Spring into Fun Family Area
• Afternoon High Tea with the Spring Fairy
• Spring Sunrise Yoga Session

And that’s just the beginning of the fun. Check our full schedule, plan out your weekend of fun! We’ll see you here.

Wolfe, who has received multiple awards in the past several years, won the “Top 50 American Bathrooms” award based on excellence in design, function, product specification and style.

Scott Allen, CEO of Hydro Flask, explained, “Since our start in 2009, we have seen tremendous growth, and we’ve come to the point where we’ve outgrown our current space. We chose NorthWest Crossing because it’s a vibrant neighborhood with a great sense of community and values, which is important to Hydro Flask. The timing with the vacancy of Ruffwear’s headquarters couldn’t have been better and the space will allow us to continue to expand and grow with our employees.”

Ruffwear is also excited about their move, which will allow them to bring all aspects of their business under one 21,000-square-foot roof.

Patrick Kruse, owner and founder of Ruffwear, said, “We are all looking forward to the opportunities that our new space will inspire. The views out of our office perch allow me to feel like a kid sitting in a tree house, envisioning the ideas and dreams that accompany those experiences. The new building’s huge distribution center allows us to continually improve our logistics processes. Our new design and development center will be decked out with new tools that rival Santa’s workshop, allowing us to quickly cobble together whatever we conjure up for our four-legged friends and their human companions.”

Ruffwear expects to begin operating out of its space on Lolo Drive at the end of this month, and Hydro Flask will be relocating soon after. Between them, the companies employ more than 30 people locally. We’re so excited that they both call NorthWest Crossing home!

When school resumes for Sandy Hook, it will be in a new building. Parent-volunteers are working to ensure that the students are welcomed back by a winter wonderland with theentire school decorated with as many unique snowflakes as possible. They

are encouraging artists to be as creative as possible, remembering that no two snowflakes are alike. Please bring your snowflake to the West Bend Property Company office located above portello by January 7th. We will ship all snowflakes from NorthWest Crossing to the Connecticut PTSA, coordinators of this effort.

Thank you for your help and may you hug your loved ones a little tighter this holiday season…

NorthWest Crossing was featured in the December issue of national publication Better! Cities and Towns which covers new urban and traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs) all around the country. The article, entitled “How an Oregon TND Succeeded”, covers the value and popularity of our neighborhood, even in a depressed economy.

Here’s the article for your enjoyment:  NorthWest

Congratulations to Greg Welch Construction, one of our NorthWest Crossing Guild Builders, for being named Earth Advantage Builder of the Month!

One of our core goals at NorthWest Crossing is sustainability when it comes to our built environment, and our Guild Builders meet Earth Advantage or ENERGY STAR guildelines with every home they build. Greg Welch Construction has been recognized by the statewide Earth Advantage program for his commitment to buliding healthy, livable homes with attention to detail.

See the complete article on Greg Welch here, in which Earth Advantage mentions that his company was selected for the honor because of they build People-Centric Homes with Enduring Craftsmanship; have shown a true commitment to Green Building; match their homes to the Neighborhoods in which they build (like NorthWest Crossing); and have spent Decades Creating Beautiful Homes.