Who's your farmer? 2013

Who’s Your Farmer? 2013

A guide to farms, farmers’ markets, CSAsand local food in the Columbia River Gorge. Published by Gorge Grown Food Network.

www.gorgegrown.com

(2) WHO’S YOUR FARMER? 2013

Thank you local farmers forhelping us taste so good.

On The Dalles Waterfront, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 541.506.5777 WellnessAtWatersEdge.com

The Best Meals in theGorge are Made With theFreshest Real Ingredients

Delicious casual dining on The Dalles waterfront

Fresh. Local. Delectable!

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2013 WHO’S YOUR FARMER? (3)

Who’s Your Farmer? TeamGuide Listings

Michelle McGrathSue Kusch

Cover LayoutMichelle McGrath

Photo Credits:Jen Jones g Moxy Int. g jentakespictures.com

Giselle Kennedy g G. Kennedy Creative gkennedycreative.com

Blaine Franger - BeautifulHoodRiver.com

LayoutLeanne Haight

Michelle McGrathSue Kusch

ArticlesMichelle McGrath

Sue KuschTodd Dierker

Lauren KraemerDr. Erin Martin

Our many thanks to community supporters whose contributions help this project

and everything else we do to succeed by donating pro-bono services, office space, adminstrative support, and so much more!

Contact us (541) 490-6420

[email protected]

Thank you local farmers forhelping us taste so good.

On The Dalles Waterfront, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 541.506.5777 WellnessAtWatersEdge.com

The Best Meals in theGorge are Made With theFreshest Real Ingredients

Delicious casual dining on The Dalles waterfront

Fresh. Local. Delectable!

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Who’s Your Farmer

Gorge Grown Food NetworkMission

To build an economically and environmentally sound regional food system that engages, educates & improves the health

and well-being of our community.

Projects• Farmers’ Markets• Mobile Markets• Community Food Assessments• Community Food Leaders• Farm to Institution• Producers’ Working Groups• Technical Assistance & Networking• Website & eNewsletter• Who’s Your Farmer?• School Harvest of the Month • Tastings• Health Provider Nutrition Outreach• and more!

GoalsGGFN D.O.E.S!

DEMAND: Everyone demands local food first!

ORGANIzATION: We have the organizational structure & financial resources to achieve our mission.

EDUCATION: All community members are empowered with the knowledge and tools to grow and eat healthy, seasonal, local food.

SUPPLY: A year-round regional supply and distribution system rpovides a variety of abundant, fairly priced food.

TABLE OF CONTENTS4 Beginner’s Guide to Local Food7 Directors’ Note8 Community Resources 10 CSA Guide & Gorge Farmers’ Markets11 The Local Food Consumer by Sue Kusch13 What Is Our Local Food System? by Michelle McGrath

14 Where To Find Local Year Round Food: Regional Farms & Markets by Todd Dierker15 Fresh Local Food is Better For Your Health by Lauren Kraemer18 Gorge Farms - Quick Index20 Gorge Farms - Guide

www.gorgegrown.com 2013


1farmers’ marketsShop at a local

5Look for local products in your

grocery store

4 Sign up for

CSA farm share

3farm stand or U-pickVisit a local

6 Dine at

restaurantsthat make it a priority to source local ingredients

www.gorgegrown.com2 Find a Gorge farmer at our online local food directory

six ways to source local


Providing Continuous Education in 4-‐H Youth Development,

Gardening, Horticulture, Forestry, Food Preservation, Nutrition, Family &

Community Health Contact us at:

541-‐386-‐3343 for more information.

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver


In the back of these pages you will find the 2013 local food guide for the Columbia River Gorge. Keep one copy in the kitchen and one in the car for quick inspiration on how you can use local food first.

Local Gorge farmers grace the cover of our guide this year. Randy (upper left) owns a diverse family-run fruit orchard in Parkdale. He’s chosen a direct-to-consumer model that includes his farmstand, several farmers’ markets, and U-pick. Rebecca (upper right) is part of the next generation of farming with her husband Michael in Trout Lake. They are raising pastured meat and storage crops like heirloom potatoes and winter squash.

These are some of the people who are growing food for Gorge tables- small, family farms taking their product straight to their neighbors and friends. They are your farmers.

Because of the families who buy their groceries at the farmers’ market week after week, the teach-ers who embolden our community members with knowledge of growing their own food, and farmers who labor with love to grow local food for local tables year round, our local food system is growing. In 2006 when Gorge Grown was founded, CSA farms were difficult to find. Now there are well over a dozen farms offering you shares for the season (See our CSA guide on page 10). This growth in CSAs is emblematic of the growth in our local food system in general. It’s only been possible because of people like you!

This local food guide is one of many ways Gorge Grown Food Network is engaging with the community to build a strong local food system. Our farmers’ market on Thursdays supports over 30 vendors, May through November. We also provide technical assistance—to farmers, chefs, business owners, consumers and others looking to engage with the local food system. We facilitate networking for farmers, ranchers, orchardists, value-added producers, farmers’ market managers, school garden coordinators, and local food champions. Our mobile farmers’ market program supports fledgling rural farmers’ markets by acting as an anchor vendor when these markets need it most. Our food stamp incentive program at the mobile market and the farmers’ market helps everyone have access to local food. Our presence in the region offers consistent behind-the-scenes efforts with farmers and the community to ensure the support and infrastructure needed for our food system to thrive are in place and are resilient.

But without the people, without you, none of our work matters. So thank you for helping us strengthen our local food system, one plate at a time!

Michelle McGrath & Todd Dierker, Co-Directors

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Community Resources

Support Gorge Grown Food Network!To become a GGFN supporter, fill out this form and mail it with a check to:

Gorge Grown Food network, PO Box 752 Hood River, OR 97031

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“Without Gorge Grown, I don’t think we would have much of a local market at all.” Hood River vegetable farmer on why he supports Gorge Grown Food Network

FOOD BANKSHood River County FISH• Hood River 1107 Pine St. MWF

9-11, 4-5, or call for pick up 541.386.3474

• Parkdale Community Church basement. Drop off Mon 4-6

Wasco CountyMid-Columbia Community Action Council pickup locations:• Salvation Army, 623 E 3rd

St, The Dalles. MWF 12:30-4 541.296.6417

• Seventh Day Adventist, 3339 E 13th St, Tues 11-3, 541.298-8373

• St. Vincent de Paul 505 W 9th St. M/T 1-4, Th 4-6, 541.296.9566

• Windy River Gleaners 3400 Crates Way 541.340.9306

Sherman County• Methodist Church, 3rd Sat. of

every month 10-2

Klickitat & Skamania CountiesWGAP - 509.493.2662www.wgap.ws• White Salmon 1250 E Steuben

T/Th 8:30-12, 1-3:30

• Stevenson 150 NW Vancou-ver Ave TWTh 9:30-12, 1-3:30 509.427.4334

• Goldendale - Lutheran Church TWTh 9:30-12, 1-4

• Seventh Day Adventist Church

COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICES• Klickitat County: 509.773.5817• Hood River County:

541.386.3343• Wasco County: 541.296.5494• Skamania County: 509.427.3930

FARM TO SCHOOL RESOURCES• OR Dept of Agriculture

503.872.6600• WA State Dept of Agriculture

360.902.2029• Eastern & Central WA Program

360.947.5091• OR Dept of Education

503.947.5901• EcoTrust’s Food & Farms

Program 503.467.0751

MASTER GARDENERS• Hood River County

541.386.3343

• Wasco County 541.296.5494• Klickitat County 509.773.6067

MASTER FOOD PRESERvERSInquire about kitchen rental equipment such as pressure canners, dehydrators as well as food preservation classes 541.386.3343

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSGorge Owned Business Network 541.490.7365 www.gorgeowned.org

Healthy People Alliance of Klickitat County: 509.493.6234 www.healthypeoplealliance.org

Community for Enrichment of Klickitat County: 509.773.6067 www.cekcwa.org

RAICES/ROOTS cooperative garden program, The Next Door Inc. 541.436.0313

Gorge Winds Community Grocery [email protected] www.gorgewindscoop.org


“Foods grown locally are grown in season, which means they are grown during the time of year they were naturally meant to be grown in. They are harvested fresh, at the peak of ripeness, which means they have been allowed to fully develop the vital nutrients they possess and that

our bodies need. Foods shipped from long distances lose their nutritional value fast. “So when you think you're getting great amounts of vitamins and minerals from that tomato

you put in your salad that was grown in Mexico, think again - you're likely getting only a small fraction of what a tomato allowed to ripen fully and then consumed within days, not weeks of

harvest will. “Our scientific measurements of food nutrients do not take into account foods grown in

hydroponic greenhouses, picked before they're ripe, shipped from long distances, irradiated and waxed to finally make them look appetizing when they reach our supermarket produce section.

It has only been in the last 10-15 years that summer crops have been widely available in the winter.”

Dr. Erin Martin ~ TrueMed Institute ~ Hood River, OR

Gorge CSAs Farmers’ Markets


One hundred years ago, we were all consumers of local food. Our lives were

governed by the seasonal avail-ability of fruits and vegetables that could grow in our climate and that meant for a lot less diversity in our diets and some skimpy months of fresh food, now referred to as the shoulder season.

But the world’s crops, differ-ing seasons and climates, fueled by cheap oil, gradually assumed considerable space in our food industry and eventually our life-styles. We now enjoy and expect access to whatever produce or product we desire at any particu-lar moment. Cooking new and exotic recipes can be done on a moment’s whim as long as the 24-hour grocery store is open. Why would anyone want to return to preparing and eating locally grown food that has limited seasons?

And yet we seem to be doing that very thing. According to the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Services Division the United States has seen consistent growth in the creation of Famers Markets.

Who is the typical consumer of lo-cally grown food? Turns out there is no such thing as a typical local food consumer! The reasons and associated values are as diverse as the consumers themselves.

For many market shoppers and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members, the most impor-tant reason is the fresher, nutrient-rich and usually organically grown

produce. They know their farmers and may visit the small market farms so they are confident in the quality of the food they are buying. These consumers cook most of their meals and relish the diversity of foods produced locally. The quality of their food and their health is an important value in their daily lives.

Another value that can be found among local consumers is the importance of healthy and sus-tainable environmental practices. They understand the necessary commitment to maintaining healthy soil and water and seek farmers who adhere to such prac-tices. Healthy soil & clean water = healthy food

Some consumers supplement their vegetable gardens and grocery store purchases with occasional purchases from local producers. In our area, we see this kind of enthusiasm around the region’s abundant fruit production. Fruit growers vend their ripe fruit at the farmers markets for a few weeks each year and it is not unusual to see market shoppers stand in line for large bags of cherries, flats of strawberries, blue-berries, peaches and boxes of apples and pears.Locally raised meat is seldom available in the large grocery stores. Meat eat-ers seeking grass-

fed, organic and antibiotic-free beef, pork, chicken or goat meat shop the weekly market or come once to pick up a year’s supply of meat from small ranches and farms.Cooks on a limited budget also shop for local foods. They under-stand that their food dollars are better spent on highly nutritious food that is freshly harvested when ripe and not a week before.

Consumers who are committed to maintaining a strong regional economy support local farmers by purchasing their products. Res-taurant owners & chefs, business cafeterias, and small eclectic shops proudly display their commitment by naming farms on their menus.

And finally some consumers sim-ply shop the market because it is a fun experience! Checking out ven-dors each week, they buy here and there, and return home with some unusual vegetable variety they have never tried. Often the farmer has given them a recipe or pre-ferred preparation. Most weeks, their curiosity wins and they return to the market to see what is new.

Local ConsumerSue Kusch[Who]

THE LOCAL FOOD CONSUMER

Sue KuschWildcrafter + Herbalist + Proprietor

www.THEWITHEREDHERB.com

509.493.3614


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Local Food SystemMichelle McGrath

We can agree that local food is fresher, tastier, nutritionally denser and

offers more diversity, and we value the idea of supporting our local farmers and economy.

But what does “local” actually mean in the Columbia River Gorge?

Gorge Grown Food Network defines local as the five-county Columbia Gorge region of Oregon and Washington. The expansive size and east-west orientation of the Gorge, along with the distinct guardians of Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, represents a climatically and agriculturally diverse food system. Diversity in a local food system is an added bonus. So if you are one of the 75,000 people who live and eat in the Gorge, count your bless-ings!

But size and shape aside, what is our local food system comprised of? In 2007, the USDA reported that the agricultural economy of the Gorge was worth $281 million. Additionally, Gorge consumers spent over $200 million in their food purchases. But according to the census, they weren’t buying food direct from farmers. In fact, of all the food grown in the Gorge (hundreds of millions of dollars worth), less than 1% was sold as a direct-to-consumer sale. The remaining 99%+ was destined for wholesale markets, often as far away as Asia.

Direct-to-consumer sales are one way to measure local food activ-ity, and in 2007, it was the only tool the USDA used to do so. But

the data reported to the census doesn’t capture the whole picture. We’ve set a goal that 20% of the food eaten in the Gorge will have been grown in the Gorge by the year 2020. For short, we call this our 20% x 2020 goal and we want to capture a clearer picture than the numbers reported in the USDA Census.

Measuring our local food system is a complex task, but we’re excited to be developing metrics that can be used from year to year to mea-sure the growth and fluctuations of local food purchases in our region. These metrics will include a broad range of economic data, such as estimated gross sales for farmers’ markets, CSAs, farm-to-restau-rants, and overall direct-to-consumer. As well, it will also include metrics that measure our food system beyond economic data and better capture the resil-iency of our food system. We’d like to know the num-ber of school and community gar-dens. Some of the things we would also like counted: How many pounds of garden bounty are donated to the food bank? How

many pounds of orchard fruit are donated to gleaners? How many school and community gardens exist?

We’ve been told 20% x 2020 is an outrageous goal. We respectfully disagree. We have seen the local food movement grow in the Gorge year after year, and we see the cascading positive effects. Shop-ping at your local farmers’ markets, CSAs, growing gardens, and using this local food guide to source your groceries locally, you can help us make 2013 the best year for lo-cal food yet. 20% by 2020? How about 20% by 2014?

WHAT IS OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM?

[What]


What beats the sweetness of corn just pulled from the stalk, a tree ripened

peach or sun kissed cherry to-matoes? For those with access to land, time and a green thumb some of it might lie out their back door. But the harvests from the Columbia River Gorge go beyond the garden to include fresh salmon fillets, lamb, freshly baked breads, artisan cheeses and much more.

Your local farmers’ market is the place to source all of this bounty. We are fortunate to live in a region served by a dozen community markets that funnel the harvests from the farm to our plates. Whether you live in Stevenson, Moro, Trout Lake or Mosier you can meet the wonder-fully talented and dedicated produc-ers that grow, raise and prepare the freshest foods of the Gorge.

Farmers’ markets grow in popular-ity each year and are an important force in rebuild-ing our local economy. In 2012 over $400,000 was spent at Gorge markets and for 2013, market managers have set a goal of over $1

million in total sales. Hoop houses and greenhouses allow farmers to push the seasonal limits of veg-etable production: imagine locally grown tomatoes in June! Value-added food producers also making significant contributions: pesto, granola, tamales, herb blends, sau-sages, and other yummy creations with locally sourced ingredients. Value-added food also allows us to enjoy the local bounty after the markets wind down for the season. During the season, shoppers are able to do the bulk of their grocery shopping at their farmers’ market.

Old-fashioned farm stands, Com-munity Supported Agriculture

(CSA) programs and sales to local chefs who prefer to use fresh lo-cally grown ingredients for their restaurant fare are bountiful in the region. CSA shares allow you to establish a relationship with a farm for the season and get a weekly box of the products they offer (there are even meat CSAs now that provide an assortment of duck, chicken, pork, etc. to enjoy). When you go out for dinner, ask the waiter which products are sourced from local farms to help guide your choice (and to let them know that you care who grows your food).

Farmers’ markets grow when you buy your groceries there week after week. Loyal customers build enticing demand that allows farm-ers to make a living doing what they do best—feeding nutritious food to local families. Every dollar you spend on local food is a vote for a vibrant regional food system. The money you spend on local food stays in the local economy, and purchasing directly from the farmer, means that more money stays with the farmer (farmer sees 90% of every dollar) rather than going to national marketing efforts of large grocery chains (farmer sees about 1/4 of every dollar).

Your vote-by-purchase ensures that our diverse population of food producers will thrive and grow. If we focus on “Local Food First” we can all enjoy one very deli-cious summer, autumn, winter and spring!

Local Food Year RoundTodd Dierker[Where]

WHERE TO FIND LOCAL YEAR ROUND FOOD:REGIONAL FARMS & MARKETS


Working the land does indeed work the body, but the land also nour-

ishes our bodies with essential nutrients in the form of vitamins and minerals. The amount of nutrients in your food is linked to the quality of the soil, the level of ripeness when picked and amount of time from harvest to eating; the less separation between the dirt and your food, the better.

When a local farmer harvests spinach the morning of the farm-ers’ market, it likely has close to 34 milligrams of vitamin C in one serving. By the time that same spinach gets to the mar-ket, its freshness is starting to decline. If you wait two days to eat that fresh local spinach, it’s vitamin C load has dwindled to 8 mg. Imagine now, the impact our industrial food system has on the nutrient levels of spinach that was separated from its dirt five days before it makes it to your dinner table. Vita-mins, in particular, are susceptible to food storage and transit-induced losses.

Clearly, whether you are harvesting your

food from your own back yard or your community farm, fresher food is better for you. So what happens in the winter when the Gorge is blanketed in snow and no longer producing tomatoes packed with lycopene, berries filled with vita-min C and asparagus overflowing with vitamin K?

Scurvy.

Just kidding. Lucky for us lo-cavores, lightly blanching and freezing local food for later use is a great way to preserve the nutri-tional integrity of local veggies. In

many cases, blanching vegetables can actually make some nutrients more bioavailable. Additionally, preserving food through canning methods may preserve the nutri-ents in fruit and vegetables better than harvest stored for several days in less than tender conditions.

To learn more about properly pre-serving the local bounty all winter long, sign up for OSU Extension’s food preservation courses offered throughout the year. You can also ask questions like “how do I can whole tomatoes from the garden?” to our Master Food Preservers.

In addition to preservation, grow-ing and eating seasonally through-out the year can ensure you still get your vitamins from fresh local sources of food. Kale, potatoes, carrots and other winter foods are nutritious regardless of the rain and snow and can be grown in a small amount of space or contain-ers. The Master Gardener program offers classes and information on how to build a healthy soil, how to select plants and seeds that are best suited to our region, and how to harvest vegetables throughout the year.

OSU Extension Phone Numbers: Hood River: 541-386-3343Wasco: 541-296-5494

Better For Your HealthLauren Kraemer[Why]

FRESH LOCAL FOOD IS BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH

“One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use is the gardener’s own body. A garden gives the body the dignity of

working in its own support,” writes Wendell Berry.


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Quick Index to Gorge Farms - 1

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67 Mountain Shadow Ranches Dufur OR

51 Jefferies Ranch Beef Grass Valley OR 2 A & J Orchards, LLC Hood River OR 4 Acree's Farm Hood River OR 10 Casa Verde CSA Hood River OR 13 Cody Orchards Hood River OR

18 Cutflowers For You Hood River OR 19 Dancing Moon Farm Hood River OR 25 Escoe Farms LLc. Hoodriverblueberry Hood River OR

33 Fresh Greens Hood River OR 34 From Farm and Forest Hood River OR 41 Hood River Organic Hood River OR 42 Hood River UPick Cherries Hood River OR 45 Hunter Farm Hood River OR

48 Indian Creek Ranch Hood River OR 49 Invernadero Comunitario RAICES /

ROOTS Community Greenhouse

Hood River OR

50 James' Organic Blueberries Hood River OR 64 Market Gourmet Hood River OR 68 Morale Orchards LLC Hood River OR 74 Nella Chestnut Farm Hood River OR

79 Packer Orchards & Bakery Hood River OR 82 Rasmussen Farms Hood River OR 88 Sakura Ridge, The Farm & Lodge Hood River OR 90 Saur Farming Hood River OR 94 Siragusa Orchards Hood River OR 96 Solle Farms Hood River OR 97 Stillwater Pastures Hood River OR 100 Tamiyasu Orchards Hood River OR 102 The Gorge White House Hood River OR 106 Tuckered Out Farm Hood River OR

107 Tumbleweed Farm Hood River OR 108 Two Peaks Blues Hood River OR 111 Wildwood Farm Hood River OR 112 Wilinda Blueberry Patch Hood River OR 47 Imperial Stock Ranch Maupin OR 91 Seed to Table Farm Maupin OR 92 Shorttail Farms Maupin OR 14 Columbia Blossom Organic Orchards Mosier OR

24 Endless Summer Farm Mosier OR

38 Heritage Seed & Foods Mosier OR

44 Humble Roots Farm & Nursery, llc Mosier OR

46 Idiot's Grace Mosier OR 70 Mosier Valley Organics Mosier OR

86 Root Orchards Mosier OR

71 Mt Hood Organic Farms Mt. Hood OR 73 Mt. Hood Natural Beef - John Lowe Mt. Hood OR

11 Cascade Pastures Parkdale OR

22 Draper Girls Country Farm Parkdale OR

54 Kiyokawa Family Orchards Parkdale OR

72 Mt View Orchards and Fruitstand Parkdale OR

78 Outback Farms Parkdale OR 109 Upper Valley Farms Parkdale OR

84 Raz's Organic Rufus OR

5 Annie's Apricots The Dalles OR

23 Emerson Dell Farm The Dalles OR


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67 Mountain Shadow Ranches Dufur OR

51 Jefferies Ranch Beef Grass Valley OR 2 A & J Orchards, LLC Hood River OR 4 Acree's Farm Hood River OR 10 Casa Verde CSA Hood River OR 13 Cody Orchards Hood River OR

18 Cutflowers For You Hood River OR 19 Dancing Moon Farm Hood River OR 25 Escoe Farms LLc. Hoodriverblueberry Hood River OR

33 Fresh Greens Hood River OR 34 From Farm and Forest Hood River OR 41 Hood River Organic Hood River OR 42 Hood River UPick Cherries Hood River OR 45 Hunter Farm Hood River OR

48 Indian Creek Ranch Hood River OR 49 Invernadero Comunitario RAICES /

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Hood River OR

50 James' Organic Blueberries Hood River OR 64 Market Gourmet Hood River OR 68 Morale Orchards LLC Hood River OR 74 Nella Chestnut Farm Hood River OR

79 Packer Orchards & Bakery Hood River OR 82 Rasmussen Farms Hood River OR 88 Sakura Ridge, The Farm & Lodge Hood River OR 90 Saur Farming Hood River OR 94 Siragusa Orchards Hood River OR 96 Solle Farms Hood River OR 97 Stillwater Pastures Hood River OR 100 Tamiyasu Orchards Hood River OR 102 The Gorge White House Hood River OR 106 Tuckered Out Farm Hood River OR

107 Tumbleweed Farm Hood River OR 108 Two Peaks Blues Hood River OR 111 Wildwood Farm Hood River OR 112 Wilinda Blueberry Patch Hood River OR 47 Imperial Stock Ranch Maupin OR 91 Seed to Table Farm Maupin OR 92 Shorttail Farms Maupin OR 14 Columbia Blossom Organic Orchards Mosier OR

24 Endless Summer Farm Mosier OR

38 Heritage Seed & Foods Mosier OR

44 Humble Roots Farm & Nursery, llc Mosier OR

46 Idiot's Grace Mosier OR 70 Mosier Valley Organics Mosier OR

86 Root Orchards Mosier OR

71 Mt Hood Organic Farms Mt. Hood OR 73 Mt. Hood Natural Beef - John Lowe Mt. Hood OR

11 Cascade Pastures Parkdale OR

22 Draper Girls Country Farm Parkdale OR

54 Kiyokawa Family Orchards Parkdale OR

72 Mt View Orchards and Fruitstand Parkdale OR

78 Outback Farms Parkdale OR 109 Upper Valley Farms Parkdale OR

84 Raz's Organic Rufus OR

5 Annie's Apricots The Dalles OR

23 Emerson Dell Farm The Dalles OR

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26 EverSummer Gardens The Dalles OR 52 Joi's Chicken & Egg Ranch The Dalles OR 53 Kelly Wheat The Dalles OR

69 Morgan & Sons Honey Company The Dalles OR

77 Orchard View Farms The Dalles OR 85 Renken Farms - Cherry Canyon Dairy The Dalles OR 89 Sandoz Farm The Dalles OR 98 Sunny Daze Farm The Dalles OR 110 Vest Pocket Family Farm The Dalles OR 21 Dickey Farms Bingen WA

3 Acadian Farms Carson WA

17 Crystal Creek Fibers Carson WA 43 Horseshoe Bend Ranch Centerville WA 55 Klickitat Bison Company Centerville WA 61 Little Farms Centerville WA 59 Kupfer Sexton orchard Dallesport WA 40 High Roost Ranch Glenwood WA 9 Broken Boulder Farm Goldendale WA

16 Columbia River Beef Goldendale WA 29 Fletcher Ranch Goldendale WA

31 Four Mountain Milling Goldendale WA

37 Gunkel Orchards Inc. Goldendale WA

56 Klickitat Valley Chianina, LLC Goldendale WA 60 Lefever Holbrook Ranch Goldendale WA 65 Marlee's Goat Dairy Goldendale WA

30 Fordyce Farms Husum WA

39 High Prairie Garlic Lyle WA 81 Raisin Hill Farm Lyle WA 28 Fern Meadow Farm Stevenson WA 32 Fresh From The Farm Stevenson WA 63 Loop Road Garlic Stevenson WA 113 Wind Mountain Creamery LLC Stevenson WA 12 Cascadia Creamery Trout Lake WA 27 Farmgate Organics, LLC. Trout Lake WA

36 Green Pastures Farm Trout Lake WA 75 North Land of Milk & Honey Dairy Trout Lake WA

76 Oma's Market Garden Trout Lake WA 99 Sunnybrook Farm Trout Lake WA 101 The Big Barn Farm Trout Lake WA 103 The New World Farm Trout Lake WA

105 Trout Lake Abbey Trout Lake WA 1 5 Oaks Farm Underwood WA 20 Davis Family Farm Underwood WA

35 Green Mountain Ranch Underwood WA 57 Kraus Honey Co. Underwood WA 80 Quercus Farm Underwood WA 7 Bean Haven White Salmon WA 8 Blue Skies Bakery & Farm White Salmon WA 15 Columbia Gorge Garlic White Salmon WA 58 Kreps Ranch White Salmon WA 62 Locavore Garlic White Salmon WA 66 Melissa Bees White Salmon WA

87 Rough Swan Ranch White Salmon WA 93 Simply Sierra's White Salmon WA

95 Small i Farm White Salmon WA

104 The Withered Herb White Salmon WA


1. 5 Oaks FarmUnderwood, WA/ 503.706.03545oaksfarm.comNaturally grown pears & concord grapes. CSA. Res-taurant sales of vegetables flowers and herbs.2. A & J OrchardsHood River, OR/541.386.1974 [email protected] - July 15We are 4th generation Hood River growers of fresh cherries, pears, and apples. Please call ahead for orders.3. Acadian FarmsCarson, WA/[email protected]. We are a small family owned farm that produces organically grown veg-etables and also produces hand-crafted micro-brews & boutique wines. 4. Acrees FarmHood River, OR/[email protected] fruit. We are a small family-owned business.5. Annie’s ApricotsThe Dalles, OR/541.478.3502Tree-Ripened U-Pick Apricots grown the old-fashioned way! Hand-pruned and thinned for op-timal growth, sun exposure, and flavor development.6. Azure StandardDufur, OR/541.467.2230www.azurestandard.comOrganically farming 4000 acres in Wasco, Sherman and Grant Counties. Family owned and operated dis-tribution company of over 9000 natural and organic products delivered direct to customers.7. Bean HavenWhite Salmon, WA/[email protected]

Bean Haven beef is a small family owned business that produces clean prime grade meat to our friends and neighbors in the Columbia River Gorge. Organically grown grass fed prime beef. Finished meat is ready in July. 8. Blue Skies Bakery & FarmWhite Salmon, WA/[email protected] are a family owned wholesale bakery, striving to create the best breads and granolas. In the bakery we specialize in an organic, naturally leavened bread, as well as granolas that are made with local and organic ingredients. All of our farm produce is grown organically.9. Broken Boulder FarmGoldendale, WA/ [email protected], flowers, berries. Pes-ticide free and sustainably grown. Lavender - agricul-ture at its fragrant best.10. Casa Verde CSAHood River, OR/ [email protected]. Veggies grown organi-cally, enriched by aquaponic (fish) nutrients. 11. Cascade PasturesParkdale, OR/ 541.490.4546Dairy, red meat & eggs. Organically grown, free range. 12. Cascadia CreameryTrout Lake, WA/ 509.395.9339www.cascadiacreamery.comDairy, raw, aged artisan cheese. Cascadia Creamery revives a long tradition of artisan cheese making in the Trout Lake Valley that began

over 125 years ago.13. Cody OrchardsHood River, OR/ [email protected], fruit, flowers, honey, vegetables. We are the third generation of this family to live and farm here! 14. Columbia Blossom Organic OrchardsMosier, OR/ [email protected] www.ColumbiaBlossom.comTree fruit. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth since 1992. 15. Columbia Gorge GarlicWhite Salmon, WA/509.493.9490Herbs, vegetables & value added products. Certified organic. 16. Columbia River BeefGoldendale, WA/ 509.773.4688www.columbiariverbeef.com We sell hormone free beef that is grass fed and finished on locally grown hay and corn.17. Crystal Creek FibersCarson, WA/ 509.427.8454margaret@crystalcreekfibers.comwww.crystalcreekfibers.comLots of organic fibers, hand dyed fibers, spinning wheels and looms. Bringing fibers to you!18. Cutflowers For YouHood River, OR/ [email protected]. CSA. Seasonal cut flowers, organically grown. Available via CSA, markets, special events. 19. Dancing Moon FarmHood River, OR/ 715.781.9818eatwell@dancingmoonfarm.comdancingmoonfarm.comCertified organic veggies, berries, flowers. CSA.20. Davis Family Farm

Underwood, WA/ 509.637.5597davisfamilyfarm@gorge.netwww.davisfamilyfarm.blogspot.comPork and seed garlic. Fami-ly-owned, certified organic. 21. Dickey FarmsBingen, WA/509.493.2636www.dickeyfarm.comBerries, nuts, fruit, grains, eggs, vegetables, plants/starts, seeds, honey, spe-cialty grocery. Storefront on Hwy 14. Family Owned and operated since 1867!22. Draper Girls Country FarmParkdale, OR/509.490.8113draper.girls@yahoo.comwww.drapergirlscountryfarm.comFlowers, Tree Fruit, Berries, Red meat, eggs, value-added products, vegetables, non-pasteurized ciders. Family-owned & conventional farmed.23. Emerson Dell FarmThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected] meat. Fifth-generation family farm offering grass & grain finished beef.24. Endless Summer FarmMosier, OR/ 541.478.3767Organically grown berries.25. Escoe FarmsHood River, OR/ 541.386.4804hoodriverblueberry.comCertified organic berries.26. EverSummer GardensThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected]. Certified Organic, hydroponically-grown herbs.27. Farmgate OrganicsTrout Lake, WA/ [email protected], berries, herbs, veg-etables. Certified Organic,

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Guide to Farms & Producers-2second-generation family farm offering flowers, ber-ries, herbs, veggies.28. Fern Meadow FarmStevenson, WA/ [email protected], eggs. Organically grown herbs and eggs.29. Fletcher RanchGoldendale, WA/ [email protected] ranch spe-cializing grassfed beef and lamb.30. Fordyce FarmsHusum, WA/ 509.493.8223Eggs, berries, vegetables. We specialize in sweet corn and strawberries, and have not used chemicals in the 9 years. U-pick available.31. Four Mountain MillingGoldendale, WA/ 509.773.4283We harvest, clean, mill & package our whole wheat flour into a variety of deli-cious mixes. Family-owned farm- fields prepared with organic components.32. Fresh From The FarmStevenson, WAwaconverse@yahoo.comfreshfromthefarminthegorge.wordpress.comFlowers, Herbs, Eggs, Veg-etables, Redworms, worm castings, vermicomposting kits, brewed worm casting tea, Sprouted Fodder. Nat-urally-grown, biodynamic, farm offering veggies, eggs, herbs, worm composting supplies & products.33. Fresh GreensHood River, OR/ 541.490.6677Vegetables, fruit, berries. Field washed salad greens.34. From Farm and ForestHood River, OR/ 541.806.3946

[email protected], herbs, eggs, value-added products, vegetables, seaweed. Organically grown and/or sustainably wildrafted. 35. Green Mountain RanchUnderwood, WA/[email protected], tree fruit, red meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables, seed garlic, some hay. organic garden vegetables, natural grain-finished meats. Organically grown.36. Green Pastures FarmTrout Lake, WA/[email protected]. Free range, vegetarian feed.37. Gunkel OrchardsGoldendale, WA/ [email protected] fruit, value-added products, honey. Third-generation family farm using sustainable farming practices.38. Heritage Seeds & FoodsMosier, OR/ 541.806.6865Since 1976, dedicated to the restoration of heirloom seeds. Contract produc-tion with organic farmers of red and purple sweet corn, garbanzos, soybeans, dry beans, and dry grains (hul-less barley and Teff).39. High Prairie GarlicLyle, WA/ [email protected], eggs, vegetables. Small family owned farm raising heritage breeds and free-range turkeys. Organically grown, but not certified.40. High Roost RanchGlenwood, WA/

509.364.3312highroostwa@gmail.comwww.highroostranch.wordpress.comRed meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables. CSA. Organically grown veggies & pasture-raised livestock.41. Hood River Organic Hood River, OR/ [email protected] fruit, vegetables, mush-rooms, compost. CSA. Certi-fied Organic Year-round CSA & wholesale42. Hood River UPick CherriesHood River, OR/ 541.359.4481www.hoodriverupickcherries.comFruit, berries. U-pick cher-ries & raspberries.43. Horseshoe Bend RanchCenterville, WA/ 509.250.3755mattchiles@horseshoebendranch.netwww.horseshoebendranch.netGrass fed, healthy, sustain-able beef from a family farm.44. Humble Roots Farm & NurseryMosier, OR/ 503.449.3694humbleroots@gorge.netwww.humblerootsnursery.comNative plants and seeds. Specializing in ethically propagated native plants.45. Hunter FarmHood River, OR/[email protected], specialty salad mixes. Organically grown weather protected crops. 20 varieties of both indoor and outdoor mixed salad greens for harvest in our off-seasons for restaurants and special occasions 46. Idiot’s GraceMosier, OR/ [email protected] fruit, eggs, veggies. Certified Organic.

47. Imperial Stock RanchMaupin, OR/541.395.2507info@imperialstockranch.comwww.imperialstockranch.com www.imperialyarn.comSustainable ranching prac-tices & production of cattle, sheep, grains & hay48. Indian Creek RanchHood River, OR/ [email protected] fruit. Certified organic. 49. Invernadero Comuni-tario Raices~ ROOTS Community GreenhouseHood River, OR/ [email protected]/nuestra-comunidad-sanaHerbs, vegetables, spring vegetable starts. Organically grown.50. James’ Organic BlueberriesHood River, OR/ [email protected]. Certified organic. 51. Jefferies Ranch BeefGrass Valley, OR/ [email protected] meat. Local grass-fed, free-range, antibiotic and hormone free beef. 52. Joi’s Chicken & Egg RanchThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected], eggs, willow tree starts. Chemical-free, free range poultry/eggs.53. Kelly WheatThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected] Grown Pancake and Waffle Mix and bulk flour. 54. Kiyokawa Family Orchards


Parkdale, OR/ [email protected] fruit, berries, value-added products. Both organic & conventional tree fruit, and berries.55. Klickitat Bison CompanyCenterville, WA/ [email protected]. Pasture-raised chem-ical-free, supplemented with locally-grown grass hay. We are a small producer that places great value on sustainable farming and a quality, healthy product.56. Klickitat Valley ChianinaGoldendale, WA/ [email protected] Beef from Washing-ton.57. Kraus Honey Co.Underwood, WA/509.722.5307 58. Kreps RanchWhite Salmon, WA/ 509.493.2361Beef, Hay, Other Products 59. Kupfer Sexton OrchardDallesport, WA/ 509.767.4295Tree Fruit, Vegetables. Family-owned & conventional farmed.60. Lefever Holbrook RanchGoldendale, WA/ [email protected], tree fruit, berries, herbs, red meat, poultry, eggs, value-added products, vegetables. CSA. Free-range, hormone free.61. Little FarmsCenterville, WA/ [email protected] meat, poultry, value-

added products, rhubarb, pork. CSA. Forage based, free range, gently handled, no pesticides or herbicides on our pastures, no growth enhancing medications. 62. Locavore GarlicWhite Salmon, WA/ [email protected] fruit, herbs, vegetables, garlic. Biological farming methods.63. Loop Road GarlicStevenson, WA/ [email protected], berries, eggs, vegetables, wooden products. Naturally grown. No chemicals.64. Market GourmetHood River, OR/541.380.2544Value-added products. Bakery65. Marlee’s Goat DairyGoldendale, WA/ [email protected]/marlees.htmGoat Milk from Nubian & LaMancha goats.66. Melissa BeesWhite Salmon, WA/ [email protected], Biodynamic, Pesticide-free honey and hive products.67. Mountain Shadow RanchesDufur, OR/ 541.223.2984Jimhanna@ortelco.netmtshadownaturalmeats.comFree-range, sustainable red meat.68. Morale OrchardsHood River, OR/ [email protected] fruit using sustainable

practices.69. Morgan & Sons Honey CompanyThe Dalles, OR/ 541.98.5719Raw and filtered honey70. Mosier Valley OrganicsMosier, OR/ 541.399.6146kristina@mosiervalleyorganics.comwww.mosiervalleyorganics.comOrganically grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, red meat.71. Mt. Hood Organic FarmsMt. Hood, OR/ 541.352.7492mthoodorganicfarms@gorge.netwww.mthoodorganicfarms.comCertified organic & biody-namic farm specializing in tree fruit and value-added products.72. Mt. View Orchards Inc. & FruitstandParkdale, OR/ 541.352.6554800.529.6554lylem@gorge.netwww.mtvieworchards.comFlowers, tree fruit, berries, value-added products, vegetables, dried fruit, pies. Organically grown.73. Mt. Hood Natural BeefMt. Hood, OR/[email protected]/johnloweNatural grass-fattened or grain fed beef.74. Nella Chestnut FarmHood River, OR/503.730.8689www.nellachestnutfarm.comFresh Colossal Chestnuts. Sweet and easy peeling.75. North Land of Milk & Honey DairyTrout Lake, WA/509.395.2802Honey, Real Milk.76. Oma’s Market GardenTrout Lake, WA/ [email protected] Organic veggies & flowers.

77. Orchard View FarmsThe Dalles, OR/ 541.298.4496www.orchardviewfarms.comCherries. Global Gap and Food Alliance certified for our sustainable farming practices.78. Outback FarmsParkdale, OR/ 541.352.7798Vegetables, fruit, berries, flowers.79. Packer Orchards & BakeryHood River, OR/541.354.1140www.packerorchardsandbakery.comFruit, berries, pumpkin patch.80. Quercus FarmUnderwood, WA/[email protected] grown vegetables, berries, herbs, eggs, flowers.81. Raisin Hill FarmLyle, WA/ 509.365.3707www.raisinhillfarm.comCertified organic vegetables and fruit, and eggs from free-range chickens.82. Rasmussen FarmsHood River, OR/541.386.4622Pesticide free flowers, herbs, vegetables, u-pick tomatoes & pumpkins.83. Ravens Eye FarmsBoyd, OR/ 541.340.0921Organically grown lavender and herbs.84. Raz’s OrganicRufus, OR/ 509.279.9534Organically grown vegeta-bles and grass-fed beef85. Renken FarmsThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected], tree fruit, berries, red meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables from a Century

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Guide to Farms & Producers-4Farm started in 1863.86. Root OrchardsMosier, OR/ [email protected] sweet cherries.87. Rough Swan RanchWhite Salmon, WA/ [email protected]. Organically grown, pasture raised pork.88. Sakura Ridge, The Farm & LodgeHood River, OR/ 541.386.2636www.sakuraridge.comFruit, berries, honey, lamb, poultry. B&B. Commercial orchard. 89. Sandoz FarmThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected] fruit, red meat, eggs, value-added products. Naturally raised beef & pork; pesticide free-vege-tables.90. Saur FarmingHood River, OR/ [email protected] grown vegetables, herbs, flowers.91. Seed to Table FarmMaupin, OR/ 503.539.7226seedtotablefarm@aol.comseedtotablefarm.comOrganically grown, no chemicals, pesticides or GMO seeds used on family farm. CSA.92. Shorttail FarmsMaupin, OR/ 971.570.7663Flowers, tree fruit, berries, red meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables. We Grow our products in environmen-tally friendly method. 93. Simply Sierra’sWhite Salmon, WA/

541.490.8138Herbs, Eggs, Vegetables. Organically grown, non-GMO seeds. A family own business run for fundrais-ing of students leaning to-wards agriculture practice to promote less waste and health to communities.94. Siragusa OrchardsHood River, OR/ 541.399.2388Sustainable, family-owned orchard & vineyard.95. Small i FarmWhite Salmon, WA/ 541.380.1562CSA. Poultry, eggs, vegetables.96. Solle FarmsHood River, OR/ [email protected] fruit, eggs, wine grapes. Everything, save the cherries, is farmed organically.97. Stillwater PasturesParkdale, OR/ 541.490.7591Beef, poultry, pork. We raise cows, pigs and chick-ens on the family farm my Grandfather purchased in 1962.98. Sunny Daze FarmThe Dalles, OR/ 541.296.4339Fruit, berries, vegetables. We spray pesticides as little as possible.99. Sunnybrook FarmTrout Lake, WA/ 509.395.3600grownatsunnybrook@gmail.comwww.grownatsunnybrook.comOld-fashioned organic all the time! Red meat, poul-try, eggs, vegetables. CSA.100. Tamiyasu OrchardsHood River, OR/541.490.8746www.tamiyasuorchards.comCertified organic cherries,

peaches, plums, apricots, and blueberries.101. The Big Barn FarmTrout Lake, WA/ [email protected]. Organically grown berries, herbs, eggs, vegetables, red meat.102. The Gorge White HouseHood River, OR/ [email protected], responsible and con-scientious farming under GAP/GHP practice guide-lines: dairy, fruit, herbs, vegetables, honey, jerky.103. The New World FarmTrout Lake, WA/ [email protected] fruit, berries, herbs, red meat, poultry, eggs, value-added products, vegetables. Organically grown.104. The Withered HerbWhite Salmon, WA/ [email protected]. Organically grown, handcrafted herbal products.105. Trout Lake AbbeyTrout Lake, WA/ 509.395.2030www.tlabbey.comEggs, vegetables, fruit, berries, herbs.106. Tuckered Out FarmHood River, OR/ [email protected]. Tree fruit, berries, red meat, eggs, vegetables. Organically grown and grass fed.107. Two Peaks Blues

Hood River, OR/ 541.354.1706UPick Blueberries108. Tumbleweed FarmHood River, OR/ [email protected] with love, pesticide free vegetables, flowers, berries & herbs.109. Upper Valley Farms Parkdale, OR/ 541.490.0507robin@uppervalleyfarms.comwww.uppervalleyfarms.comCertified organic Jonagold apples.110. Vest Pocket Family FarmThe Dalles, OR/ [email protected]. Flowers, herbs, red meat, eggs, value-added, products, vegetables, hon-ey. Old time farming- no commercial fertilizers or pesticides.111. Wildwood FarmHood River, OR/ [email protected]. Flowers, berries, herbs, vegetables. Fol-lowing organic growing standards.112. Wilinda Blueberry PatchHood River, OR/ [email protected] farm; U-pick berries that are not sprayed.113. Wind Mountain CreameryStevenson, WA/ [email protected] made artisan & farmstead cheese crafted with sustainable farming practices.


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