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High Desert Food & Farm Alliance would like to recognize food businesses going above and beyond with local food sourcing and contributions to our Central Oregon community. HDFFA considers local to be food grown, raised and crafted in the Central Oregon high desert. Our farm and ranch [...]

Click here to view HDFFA on Taste This Find out what HIgh Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is all about! On this fantastic segment at the farmers market HDFFA staff talks food and community with Taste This host Donna Britt. Hear how we are improving community access to fresh food through [...]

The following is an article from the Bend Bulletin. For the full article, click here. Fifteen paper bags sat on a table in the Westside Church food pantry Thursday, each one full of canned chili, large yellow squash and kale. Attached to every bag was a recipe for chili boats, which requires [...]

Farmers markets are in full swing with a different Central Oregon farmers market in play nearly every day of the week. Explore your local farmers market options on our online directory. Are you shopping at your local farmer’s market? Here are some reasons why we think farmers markets are the [...]

First Interstate proudly unveils Kids’ Food Bank—children donate food to those in need Few things nourish the soul more than the gift of giving. It is in this spirit that First Interstate Bank, the NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market, and High Desert Food & Farm Alliance are teaming up to [...]

Here is an awesome article from the Environmental Center all about Food Waste Awareness! Read the full article here or see below for some of the highlights including info about Grow & Give: HDFFA’s fresh food drive at farmers markets. THE EPA’S FOOD: TOO GOOD TO WASTE CHALLENGE Here [...]

Drink up local food fans of Central Oregon! HDFFA is the beneficiary of Deschutes Brewery’s June Community Pints Program! EVERY TUESDAY in the month of June, Deschutes will donate $1 for every pint purchased at both their Downtown Bend Public House and Tasting Room. Proceeds will support [...]

“We want people to value good local food and support local farms,” Brzozowski said. “We want to start the conversation that food is medicine.” Read on below or check out the full Bend Bulletin article here. A new program in Bend is allowing health care providers to prescribe fruits and [...]

The most nourishing foods aren’t always the most accessible.  To bridge this gap, the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is forging partnerships with several Bend-based clinics to offer better access to fresh vegetables and fruits for patients experiencing hunger, or food insecurity, [...]