Food Sharing Resource List 2 - Our Community Outreach - Portland, Oregon
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NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
1200 NW Naito Pkwy #290
Portland, OR 97209
(503)241-1487
http://www.aglink.org
1500 NE Alberta St.
(503) 287-4333
http://www.albertagrocery.coop
Portland, Oregon
Steve Cohen, Food Policy and Programs,
Portland, OR
http://www.portlandcc.org/
Contact Person:
Debra Sohm Lawson, Director of Food and
Portland State University - SUSP/SCH PO Box
Contact Person: Janet Hammer
3830 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97202
(503)954-2970
http://www.foodsecurity.org
http://cookingupastory.com/
Contact Person:
Rebecca Gerendasy
City of Portland: Bureau of
Planning and Sustainability
Be Resourceful Campaign
http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=53
145Be Resourceful In the Kitchen. Offering free menu planners and grocery planners.
Food Sharing Resource List This is a list of some local community resources that could build capacity behind a community-building project idea and offer opportunities for community
engagement. They are listed in alphabetical order. Please use this list for your own reference; it is not intended to be used for solicitation or marketing purposes. This is
not a comprehensive list. If you know of any resources to add, email [email protected].
http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.c
fm?c=41480
http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/commun
ity-food-systems
Cooking Up a Story (CUpS) is an online television series (and blog) about people, food, and
sustainable living. CUpS offers a variety of original, short form video programming that
examines our food system, up close and personal. We bring you unique documentary
stories about farmers and ranchers, food artisans, and others whose lives center around
City of Portland: Bureau of
Planning and Sustainability -
Food Policy and Programs
The Office of Sustainable Development focuses on policy and programs that support local,
sustainable agriculture, economic development in the region, and access to healthy,
culturally appropriate food for all residents. The Office works with the citizen-based
Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council to advise elected officials on issues regarding food
access, land use planning issues, local food purchasing plans and many other policy
Chefs Collaborative
Chefs Collaborative works with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate local
foods and foster a more sustainable food supply. The Collaborative inspires action by
translating information about our food into tools for making knowledgeable purchasing
decisions. Through these actions, our members embrace seasonality, preserve diversity and
traditional practices, and support local economies.
Community Food Matters
Community Food Matters works to increase economic, environmental, and human health in
rural and urban communities through the development of sustainable food systems.
Through service learning and service scholarship, we do this in three ways: 1. Convene real
and virtual spaces for learning and networking 2. Collect and share information about the
state of the region's food system 3. Help catalyze responses to identified gaps and
Community Food Security
Coalition
Dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure
access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.
Seeks self-reliance among all communities in obtaining their food and to create a system of
growing, manufacturing, processing, making available, and selling food that is regionally
Cooking Up a Story
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
Alberta Co-op Grocery Store
Community owned store focused on providing healthy local food to their customers. A
community resource and gathering place, providing fresh, high-quality, affordable food to
the diverse members of North and Northeast Portland. Products from local, organic, and
socially responsible sources, and work to build connections between our customers and
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
Ecotrust Attn: Eat Local Challenge 721 NW
http://www.eatlocal.net/
721 NW 9th Ave, Suite 200Portland, OR 97209
(503)467-0763
http://www.ecotrust.org/foodfarms
0245 SW Bancroft St. Suite B
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 221-1054
http://www.emoregon.org/food-farms.php
c/o Ecotrust 721 NW 9th Ave, Suite 200
http://www.edibleportland.com
Contact Person:
Deborah Kane, Publisher
PO Box 751 615 SW Harrison
http://web.pdx.edu/~feed/mission.htm
Contact Person:
Pramod Parajuli: [email protected]
Dilafruz Williams: [email protected]
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-
http://foodfororegon.oregonstate.edu/
Contact Person: Scott Reed, Vice Provost,
Location: Smith Memorial Union Building
Mailing Address: Food for Thought Cafe c/o
(503) 725-4736
http://www.fftcafe.pdx.edu/about/
Food Front Northwest 2375 NW Thurman St.
Food Front Hillsdale 6344 SW Capitol
(503)222-5658
http://www.foodfront.coop
Food for Thought Café
Food for Thought Cafe is a small, student run cafe at Portland State University that
embodies sustainability principles. The cafe is open during Fall, Winter, and Spring terms
and supports the expansion of food choices at PSU that include: locally and sustainably
grown food, less packaging, more recycling and composting, affordable, good food, living
wages and working conditions, and community-based management.
Food Front Cooperative
Grocery
Food Front is a consumer cooperative building a vibrant community and a healthier world
by selling wholesome food and empowering people.
Edible Portland
Edible Portland is both a magazine and website. Edible Portland's goal is to be a resource
that makes eating, growing, and enjoying Portland's local abundance an everyday pleasure.
Edible Portland serves the greater Portland metropolitan area including Hood River and the
Willamette Valley.
Food-based Ecological
Education Design
Food-based Ecological Education Design (FEED) empowers youth through food and
gardening to achieve a good life. FEEDS has a long-term vision where schools and
communities, keeping children at the center, evolve a food and garden-based pedagogy.
Food For Oregon: The
Community Food Programs
Database
Food for Oregon is a strategic partnership between Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State
University Extension Service. The website contains a searchable database of non-
emergency community food programs in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Eat Local ChallengeThe Eat Local Challenge was originally introduced in 2005 and has been modified for year-
round use by Ecotrust
Program
Works to improve public understanding of local agriculture and increase the market share
(http://www.localfoodnetworks.net) and Salmon Nation (http://www.salmonnation.com).
Ecumenical Ministries of
Oregon Interfaith Food and
Farms Partnership
Empowers faith communities, farmers, and neighborhoods to build rural-urban alliances
and create innovative partnerships for just and sustainable food systems. Programs include:
buying clubs, cooking classes, community gardens, and farm stands, and community food
assessments.
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
1207 NW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97209
http://fic.oregonstate.edu/
Contact Person:
Aaron Johnson, Program Leader for Food
http://www.foodnotbombs.net
http://www.foodnotlawns.net
PO Box 133 Colton, OR 97017
http://www.friendsoffamilyfarmers.org/Frien
Portland, Oregon
http://www.friendspdxgardens.org/
Contact: Mara Reynolds, Alice Froehlich
General: [email protected]
Child program: [email protected]
Abernethy Elementary School
2421 SE Orange, Portland 97214
http://www.gardenofwonders.org
Contact Person: Linda Colwell, Director
Jean Ann Van Krevelen
(503) 412-9837
http://www.gardenertofarmer.com
6148 SE 111th Ave Portland, OR 97266
6825 N Willamette Blvd., Portland
2407 SE 49th Ave.Portland, OR 97206
(503) 467-4567
http://groundworkportland.org/
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go
/by.web/id=742&do=detail&rid=181
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go
/by.web/id=742&do=detail&rid=82
Groundwork PortlandInspires communities to clean up contaminated land and transform it into community
assets.
Gardener to Farmer Edible Garden Coaching, Garden Writing, Garden Marketing Strategist
Generous Ventures GleanersGenerous Ventures is a nonprofit organization formed in 1989 of all volunteers that gather
gleaned and salvaged food to distribute to low-income, elderly and homeless people.
Golden Harvesters Inc.Golden Harvesters is a volunteer-run organization that has been providing food and other
goods to low-income families, senior citizens and the disabled since 1988.
The mission of the Garden of Wonders is to create and sustain an organic garden and
landscape which is wholly integrated into the school. Involves students in the stewardship
building.
Food Not Bombs
Food Not LawnsTurning yards into gardens and neighborhoods into communities. Offers educational
services such as garden design, community workshops, and community seed swaps.
Friends of Family Farmers Friends of Family Farmers (FOFF) is an all-volunteer, citizens
Friends of Portland
Community Gardens
Friends of Portland Community Gardens (FPCG) is a volunteer nonprofit organization
working primarily with Portland Parks and Recreation. FPCG is dedicated to the
improvement, advocacy, and expansion of local community gardening. Portland
Community Gardens offers free weekly organic gardening classes for children ages 6-12 at
three community gardens around Portland, as well as a weeklong summer day camp.
Garden of Wonders at
Abernethy Elementary
School
Provides free vegan meals Mon-Sat. in local gathering spaces. All sites serve at 5:30pm.
Food Innovation Center
The Food Innovation Center (FIC) offers one stop access to important services for food
producers, processors, marketers, and entrepreneurs. It operates through a partnership
between Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Their staff of
technologists, engineers, economists and business professionals has a breadth of real-world
experience and depth of technical skills that foster the success of food and agricultural
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
2003 NE 42nd Ave. #3Portland, OR 97213
(503) 284-8420
http://www.growing-gardens.org
PO Box 168 Odell, OR 97044
http://www.hoodriverfruitloop.com
P.O. Box 230192 Tigard, Oregon 97281
http://www.homeorchardsociety.org
Contact Person: Karen Tillou
707 NE Couch St.
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 233-6090
6801 SE 60th Ave., Portland, OR 97206
3926 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, 97227
503.248.0104
www.livingscape.com
7710 SW 31st Avenue PO Box 19477
http://www.loavesandfishesonline.org
http://www.localharvest.org
13228 NE Eugene Street
Portland, OR 97230
(503) 253-7331
http://www.lostartskitchen.com
Home Orchard Society is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to assisting both
novice and expert growers and promoting the science, culture, and pleasure of growing
fruit.
The Fruit Loop is a 35-mile, scenic drive through the Hood River valley's orchards, forests,
farmlands, and friendly communities. The drive offers farms, farm stands, vineyards,
wineries, unique places to eat and shop for local products, as well as special events and
celebrations.
Growing Gardens
Digs at the root of hunger in Portland by building organic home gardens in urban
backyards, creating school garden clubs for future veggie eaters and cultivators and hosting
learn and grow classes covering cooking, preserving & more.
Home Orchard Society
Hood River County Fruit
Loop
Livingscape
Livingscape is a sustainably-focused garden, kitchen and outdoor store. We promote what
we call "engaged living" ... that is, engaged with place (the Pacific NW), food, and people
(friends, family, community).
Lost Arts Kitchen
Learn not only how to bake bread, make cheese, roast a whole chicken, and practice other
lost culinary arts, but how to incorporate slow food traditions into your fast paced modern
life. Find out how you can bring economy, organization, and time management into your
kitchen, reduce your food bill, and enjoy delicious, nutritious meals at home.
Loaves and Fishes Centers:
The Meals-On-Wheels People
Loaves & Fishes Centers is a nonprofit, secular organization that provides hot, nutritious
meals to seniors 60 years and older. Hot noon meals are delivered by volunteers each
weekday to homebound seniors. Loaves & Fishes Centers also serves a noon lunch to active
seniors at 35 meal centers throughout Multnomah, Washington and Clark Co.
The Learning Garden Laboratory (LGL) is an 11-acre garden education site located in
Southeast Portland that provides K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students hands on
experience and education in sustainable gardening and healthy nutrition.
Janus Youth Programs:
Urban Agricultural Services
Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably
grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other
goodies.
Local Harvest
http://www.pdx.edu/elp/learning-gardens-
laboratory
http://www.janusyouth.org/what-we-
do/urban-agriculture-services.php
We work with our customers to create new garden spaces and problem-solve any number
of issues in their gardens. Offering classes for $10.Independence Gardens
Village Gardens is a 60,000 sq ft. urban garden providing gardening and farming access to
low-income residents in North Portland. Offers family garden plots, employment, after-
school programs and clubs and more. Food Works is a youth employment and
empowerment program that engages young people in all aspects of planning, growing,
selling, and donating produce.
Learning Gardens Laboratory
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
http://calendar.oregonmetro.gov/events/
PO Box #13382
Portland, OR 97213
503-867-5330.
http://www.montavilla.coop/
503-545-7233http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MontavillaFBC/
2408 SE 16th Avenue Portland, Oregon
http://www.muddyboot.org/index.php
4800 NE 72nd Ave. Portland, OR 97218
http://www.emoregon.org/NE_food_progra
5431 NE 20th Avenue Portland, OR 97211
http://www.neptl.org
2209 North Schofield St., Portland, OR 97217http://www.northportlandtoollibrary.org/
(503) 823-0209
http://www.nwrage.org
http://www.nwveg.org
24305 NE Elkhorn Rd. Brush Prairie, WA
Educates and empowers people to make vegetarian choices for a healthy, sustainable, and
compassionate world. Hosts monthly vegetarian potlucks, offers vegetarian mentors. All
welcome, vegetarian or not.
Northwest VEG: Vegetarian
Education & Empowerment
Group
Located in the basement at Redeemer
Lutheran Church (enter on Killingsworth)
North Portland Tool Library
(NPTL)
The North Portland Tool Library (NPTL) is a community resource dedicated to building
community and fostering sustainability by providing residents with tools and the power to
use them. Registration free to all residents of North Portland.
Northeast Portland Tool
Library (NEPTL)
Northeast Portland Tool Library works towards a future where Portland is vibrant,
sustainable, and a thriving city for people of all income levels by providing homeowners,
renters, and business owners of the Northeast with tools and the knowledge to use them.
Hours: Wednesday 5:30pm-7:30pm, Saturday 9am-2pm
Northeast Emergency Food
Program
Meets the urgent food needs of North and Northeast residents while working to develop
community solutions to secure access to adequate, affordable and healthy food. 3-5 day
supply of nutritious groceries to neighbors in crisis. Offering community gardening
opportunities, coordinating neighborhood food workshops, educating and empowering
around local food issues, building community partnerships.
Montavilla Food Co-op
Come join our committed and motivated group of Montavilla neighbors and friends
working together to provide residents and friends of Montavilla with year-round access to
fresh, delicious, affordable food & produce in a comfortable, inclusive shopping experience.
Montavilla Food Buying Club
We are a group of individuals in the Montavilla/Mt. Tabor neighborhoods who buy food and
other necessities cooperatively in bulk to get the best price. We are focused mainly on
buying locally and choosing organic items when possible.
Northwest Resistance
Against Genetic Engineering
Dedicated to promoting the responsible, sustainable and just use of agriculture and
science. We are working towards a ban on genetic engineering and patents on life. Our
efforts focus on education, community building, advocacy and action.
The annual Muddy Boot Organic Festival is a city-wide festival held in September
celebrating local organic foods and sustainable living in Portland, Oregon.Muddy Boot Organic Festival
Meet-Up Portland
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go
/by.web/id=24231
http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/or/portla
nd/
Metro GreenScene
Metro GreenScene features sustainable living tools, seasonal nature notes and stories about
outstanding people and places. Plus you'll find hundreds of nature activities, paddle trips,
bike rides, bird walks, volunteer ventures and natural gardening workshops offered all
around the region.
Find or Start a Meet Up Group. Many groups have already formed related to food sharing
(e.g. Simple Living, SE/NE Portland Urban Gardening, Portland Permaculture, and Micro-
Farming & Permaculture).
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
1468 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR, 97211
503-241-5404
http://sustainabilitypdx.com
811 Sixth Ave., Portland, 97204
PO Box 13272
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 525-1035
http://www.oregonfarmersmarkets.org
http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org
7900 NE 33rd Dr., Portland, OR 97211(503)282-0555
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org
4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97214
http://oregonhunger.org/
PO Box 1106, Canby, Oregon 97013-1106
http://www.osalt.org
Contact Person: Will Newman II
[email protected] [email protected]
1725 SE Tenino, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 378-0690
http://www.tilth.org
606 SE Madison St Portland
http://organicstoyou.org/
506 SW Mill St. Suite 780, 97207
(503)725-8101
http://organic.infinitewilderness.com/
Contact Person: Ben Amstutz
Association/Portland
Farmers Markets
Works to eliminate the root causes of hunger through advocacy, nutrition education,
learning gardens and public education. Plant A Row for the Hungry program where
community raises extra crops/garden rows to donate to local food bank.
Resource listing of Portland-area restaurants, grocery stores, food products, catering, CSAs,
clothing, pet supplies, gardening, and events that promote organic products or services.
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/compost/i
ndex.htm
One Stop Sustainability Shop
Find out about local markets and resources in your neighborhood.
The One Stop Sustainability Shop (TOSSS) inspires, educates and supports customers who
wish to make wiser purchasing choices. TOSSS sells items that are non-toxic, made of
sustainable materials, fair-trade and as locally as possible for affordable prices. The store
only deals with manufacturers who are environmentally and socially responsible.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Composting Program website has
information on permits and permit applications, recent studies on quality issues, updates
and use compost.
Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality
Composting Program
Oregon Food Bank (OFB)
OSALT holds urban and rural agricultural lands in trust, keeping them in agricultural use by
successive generations of growers and stewards, and serves to restore an appreciation of
agriculture and to actively participate in developing sustainable agricultural practices and
systems through research and education.
Organic Portland
The Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force collaborates with state agencies, businesses, non-
profits, public officials and local communities to end hunger in Oregon. Working with
partners throughout Oregon, the Task Force promotes community awareness, compiles
research, develops proposals for government action and conducts outreach to expand
Oregon Hunger Relief Task
Force
OSU Extension Metro Office
Program
Engagement of citizens with the University to address individual and community problems
such as: Childhood hunger in Oregon, Farm Bill Forum, Master Gardener Program, Nutrition
Education Programs, Food Business Education, Small Farms Program and more .
Oregon Sustainable
Agricultural Land Trust
(OSALT)
http://oregonstate.edu/portlandmetro/outr
each-engagement/adult-programs
Oregon Tilth
Non-profit research and education organization dedicated to producing biologically sound
agriculture. Hosts educational events through out Oregon and provides organic
certification.
Organics to You is a locally owned and operated Portland organic produce delivery
since early 2001. We also offer Paperless Gift Certificates and hand delivered Organic Gift
Organics to You
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon. Master Gardener Hotlines:
Multnomah Co.: (503) 445-4608
Washington Co.: (503) 821-1150
Clackamas Co.: (503) 655-8631
3029 SE 21st
Avenue(503)232-9051
http://www.peoples.coop
6106 SE 13th Avenue Portland 97202
http://www.plateandpitchfork.com
Contact Person: Erika Polmar or Emily
6437 SE Division St. Portland, 97206
(503)823-1612
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks
3125 E Burnside St. Portland, OR 97214
(503) 284-6106
http://portlandfruit.org
Steve Cohen
(503) 823-4225
http://www.portlandonline.com/OSD
http://www.thedirt.org/ppg
www.portlandpublicmarket.com
P.O. Box 511 Portland, Oregon 97207
4039 NE 14th Ave.Portland, OR 97212
(503) 280-9895
http://www.portlandpreserve.com
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening
/calendar
Portland PreserveOffers 9 month classes in the art and science of food preservation on an urban farm in NE
Portland.
Portland Area Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Coalition
An ongoing planning effort to create a year-round permanent public market in Portland,
similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle. The mission of the Portland Public Market is to
operate a daily, year-round, indoor-outdoor venue to showcase the region's bounty, to
promote sustainable agricultural practices, to encourage healthy eating, to provide
entrepreneurial opportunities for those who produce and sell the food we eat.
Portland Public Market
Portland Permaculture Guild
Portland Community
Gardens
32 community gardens through out the city developed and operated by volunteers and
Parks and Rec staff. Sign up for a plot of land or volunteer at the gardens.
Portland Fruit Tree Project
Organizes people to gather fruit before it falls, and make it available to those who need it
most. Registers fruit and nut trees throughout the city, brings people together to harvest
and distribute thousands of pounds of fresh fruit each year, and teaches tree care and food
preservation in hands-on workshops.
Plate and Pitchfork
Portland Multnomah Food
Policy Council
Citizen-based advisory council to the City of Portland to address issues regarding food
access, land use planning issues, local food purchasing plans and local policies for regional
food systems. Meetings are open to the public.
Plate and Pitchfork exists to celebrate and support local farms. This all-volunteer group
hosts dinners using locally produced foods and helps attendees unravel some of the
mysteries surrounding food choices. Plate and Pitchfork is committed to increasing
awareness of the multiple benefits of eating local foods.
http://portlandcsa.org
The Portland Permaculture Guild is an informal group interested in learning and promoting
permaculture gardening techniques (a system of conscious, sustainable, ecological design)
in the Portland Area. The Guild holds free monthly educational meetings that are open to
everyone, as well as classes, workshops, and other activities.
OSU Extension Master
Hotlines
The monthly gardening calendars are produced by OSU Extension. Each calendar provides
reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance.
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
Portland Yardsharing Provides resources to the community to create gardens for generating fresh local food. [email protected]
13605 NW Howell Park Rd Portland, 97231
http://www.sauvieislandcenter.org
Jill Kuehler, Sarah Brown
http://slowfoodportland.com
Linda Colwell: [email protected]
http://sepdxseedbank.wordpress.com
SE Harrison & SE 28th Ave, Portland 97214www.septl.org
http://www.snowcap.org
17805 SE Stark St.
503.246.1949
2201 SW Vermont St.
(503) 577-7612
http://www.tricountyfarm.org
18640 NW Walker Road #1400 Beaverton
Contact Person: Albert Martinez
12350 SW 5th St. Beaverton, OR
http://tvgleaners.org/
St. Barnaba's ChurchHolds a free community dinner on the second Saturday of each month starting at 5 pm.
This dinner is meant to bring people together for food and friendship and everyone is
The SE Portland Tool Library is an all-volunteer library of home and garden tools which may
be borrowed free of charge by SE Portland residents. Membership is FREE! You just have to
be over 18 and a resident of SE Portland within SE Uplift's boundaries.
Southeast Portland Tool
Library (SEPTL)
Sauvie Island Center
Salmon-Safe is devoted to restoring agricultural and urban watersheds so that salmon can
spawn and thrive. Salmon-Safe certifies fish friendly farms in Oregon's Willamette Valley and
has become one of the nation's leading regional eco labels with more than 50,000 acres of
farm and urban lands certified.
http://www.salmonsafe.org
Contact Person: Dan Kent
805 SE 32nd Avenue Portland, OR 97214
Salmon Safe
Tri-County Farm Fresh
Produce Guide
Coop of member growers provides nutritious farm-fresh produce for sale to local residents
year-around. Offers farm stands and u-pick opportunities in Washington, Clackamas, and
Multnomah counties in Oregon. Publishes a yearly guide to local sustainable food
producers, involved in public education, and provides marketing assistance to producers.
Tualatin Valley Gleaners
Providing food, aid and other assistance to the low-income, disabled, children and elderly in
the Tualatin Valley, Oregon area, by participating in field and urban gleaning. Food is
distributed once a week through the participating efforts of its members. Quarterly
newsletter: local and federal politics that affect low-income individuals, recipes and
community resources.
Terra Nova Community Farm
Southeast Portland Seed
Bank Project
The Urban Farmers of SE Portland hope to create, through distributed and collaborative
effort, varieties of crops that are well-suited to our soils, climate and farming methods in
adequate quantities to meet the demand of local food security.
Slow Food Portland
The 500+ members of Slow Food Portland are a diverse group of food enthusiasts with a
curiosity about food traditions and heritage, local artisanal products, sustainable agriculture
and the protection of the biodiversity of our local and global food sheds.
SnowCap Community Charities is a philanthropic organization created to provide food,
clothing, advocacy and other services to the poor. SnowCAP
http://www.tncfarm.org
The Terra Nova Community Farm is a Student-Run Entrepreneurial Venture located at Terra
Nova High School. With the guidance of seasoned farmer Paul Hudak, the students run the
day to day operations of the farm. Through their work, students earn credit in core content
areas as well as electives.
The Sauvie Island Center is a non-profit organization teaching youth and adults about
farmers and the food they grow through field trips and special events. Located on beautiful
Sauvie Island just outside Portland, Oregon, the Center increases food, farming, and
environmental literacy in the community.
NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon and lifestyle of Oregon.
11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503)245-3847
http://tryonfarm.org
315 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 202 Portland
http://www.upstreampublichealth.org/
Contact Person: Mel Rader
Urban Edibles A community database of wild food sources in Portland, OR. http://www.urbanedibles.org
Bob New: (971)344-0115
2100 SE Belmont St
(503) 234-7733
http://www.urbanfarmstore.com/
Tracy Oseran/Jane Anne Morton
(503)226-8061
http://www.urbangleaners.org
http://www.ulpdx.org/urbanharvestgarden.
Inger McDowell: 503-280-2600 ext. 641
Wild Food Adventures
John Kallas, Ph.D., Director
4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland
(503) 775-3828
http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/
7527 SE Ramona
Portland, OR 97206
(503)449-2402
http://www.yourbackyardfarmer.com
11741 SE Foster Rd.
Portland, OR 97266
(503)282-4245
http://www.zengerfarm.org
The garden is a project by the African Women's Coalition and Urban League of Portland
aimed to encourage healthy eating and active living for African and African American
families who wouldn't have the opportunity to garden. The garden is located on the
northeast corner of N Beech St and N Albina Ave.If you think your family, or you know of a
family, that would be a good candidate to participate in the garden please contact Erica Lee-
Johnson at 503-893-4878 or at [email protected]
Urban Harvest Garden
Urban Farm Project (now a
project of OSALT)
Your Backyard FarmerCreates small sustainable organic method farms at your backdoor & provides fresh, in-
season produce from your farm to your fork.
Zenger FarmWorking urban farm with youth education, community workshops, egg co-op,
Upstream Public Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating meaningful
dialogue, engaging community, and using the tools of research and advocacy to support
public policies that promote the health of Oregonians. Policy objectives: school junk food
ban, Farm to School, and advancing menu labeling among major restaurant chains.
Upstream Public Health
Advocacy Network
Wild Adventure Foods &
Institute for the Study of
Edible Wild Plants and Other
Foragables
Provides expertise in wild edible plants and foraging through workshops, expeditions,
teaching events, presentations, outdoor guiding, and outfitting anywhere in North America.
Technical advising, curriculum development, and custom research services are also
available. Emphasis is on the past, present, and future uses of wild edible plants and other
foragables.
Urban Farm Store
The Urban Farm Store is a (very) small company founded on our love of chickens, our other
pets and edible gardening. A major part of our mission is to educate our customers so that
they can be more successful urban farmers. Please see our calendar for a complete listing of
classes: http://www.urbanfarmstore.com/events-calendar/
Urban Gleaners
Rescues food everyday from locations throughout the Portland area and delivers it to
groups that feed the hungry such as: Blanchet House, Sunshine Pantry, Friendly House, New
Avenues for Youth and PEAR.
Tryon Life Community Farm
Committed to community learning, preserving common green spaces, restoring native
ecosystems, and demonstrating sustainable urban agriculture and urban density living.
Facilitates education regarding skills, values, and paradigms for holistic human integration
into our ecosystems experience a sustainable urban ecology as possible, practical, and
desirable and emerge as empowered co-creators of a well-functioning network of cultures,
economies, and polities of deep change.
http://portlandurbanfarmproject.wordpress.
com
Grows food locally within neighborhoods, shares resources and builds community.
Programs include tool librarian workshops and the NE Food and Chicken Co-op.
