The Columbia Plateau, Oregon-side...

Rich in history, tradition, and agricultural wealth.  Built on unique natural, cultural and financial assets - the region we call home, our foodshed!

With the help and interest of many, our local foodshed continues to expand, producing bounty, partnerships and networks beyond our wildest imaginings.  Read on, stay tuned and join us! 

"Eating is an agricultural act" - Wendell Berry   

WHAT'S NEW??

 2012 Local Food & Farm Guides -  Applications  Due April 30th!

Local Food & Farm Guides are distributed free to customers throughout the 4-county area via  newspapers and local organizations.Farmers, markets, ranchers and fishermen; distributors and processors; restaurants, grocery stores, community gardens, meal sites and food pantries, and others involved in the regional food system are encouraged to dowload and submit applications. CLICK HERE to download the 2012 application, or call 541-966-4210.

What's also new in 2012 is our need to secure funding for this economical marketing tool.  With a small processing fee, or through the sale of ads and promotions we work to cover the costs of these Guides.  Basic entries are $15-25 sliding scale, with options for increased coverage through individual business advertisement  - from $50-$250 for full page ad. See applicationfor costs.

The best way to advertise or find local produce! 

To view last year's Guides (2011 versions) click here: Umatilla-Morrow County Local Food & Farm Guide and Gilliam-Wheeler Counties feature those who grow and sell locally, and those who educate and support local food efforts. Visit again to download the 2012 publications!

Food & Farm Economic Analyses completed for Umatilla County and NE Oregon (January, 2012)

As a complementary study to our Community Food Assessment for Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla and Wheeler, these studies for three other NE Oregon Counties, (Baker, Union, Wallowa and Umatilla,  highlight various aspects of our food and farming economy with an eye on the opportunities for expanded production and profitabilty through expanded local marketing and consumption.  They also help make the connections between the health and well-being of residents, our rural agricultural economy, subsidies, incomes, and the local food we eat (or don't)!  See a Powerpoint presentation utilizing the data from these regional studies.

Conducted by Crossroads Resource Center, with support from Oregon Rural Action, CAPECO and many local partners, we are excited to have this data for our next steps into expanding the support for local food and farming!

Our THANKS to the United States Department of Agriculture's Farmer's Market Promotion Project Award #OR-481-2010G-1186 for helping to make this website, and many projects listed within, possible!