Practice stretching your local food dollars with these tips and tricks: Shop in season – Take advantage of the best price (and flavor) as items become available in season at your grocery store and farmers markets. Preservation – Grab an extra bag or two of your favorite produce and [...]

Central Oregon is not a stranger to food insecurity. With recent implications surrounding the COVID19 pandemic our community members are experiencing more strain in accessing food. Food insecurity is defined as the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Obstacles [...]

We are grateful to these longstanding Farm and Ranch Partners who have been a part of the HDFFA family for at least 9 years. We asked them, “Why do you continue farming and ranching in Central Oregon, and why is it important?”  This is what they told us. White Diamond Ranch, Ashwood | Ann [...]

This is a guest blog post from Izzy of Busy Izzy Granola. Thanks, Izzy, for all you do and congrats again on your award! As the recipient of the 2019 and 2020 Local Food Champion award for specialty foods, I am constantly thinking about how I can support the local farmers and rancher of Central [...]

Food4All Incorporated today announced it has received $100,000 in grant funding under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.  The SBIR program is administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  The grant [...]

Did you catch this article by Barb Gonzales in the Bend Bulletin?  We are proud and not at all surprised that recognition for the top salads in Central Oregon went to our hard-working and gifted partners Boundless Farmstead, Sungrounded Farm, and Dome Grown Produce. Check out some excerpts from [...]

When it comes to local foods, we’re all in. Use our Food & Farm Directory as your guide to begin or advance your steps in making local a priority and resource for all. As COVID spread across Central Oregon this spring, we witnessed how it touched our entire community. What is usually a time [...]