Beyond the Chip: How the Intel-driven housing crisis affects Oregon farmers

Beyond the Chip: How the Intel-driven housing crisis affects Oregon farmers

SHERWOOD, Oregon — The air was thick with silence as the fog drifted across the Tualatin River.Only a few early risers walked the paths at the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge, five minutes outside the city.A Sherwood resident stood on an observation platform, gazing across the field at a mountain.Credit: Cheryl SplainWe struck up a conversation, and I told him I was visiting Sherwood to learn how Intel affected the community. He agreed I could…