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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, [...]

How much food do you throw away per day?  It is estimated that the average person throws away a pound per day! That’s about 25% of your food by weight which equates to about 30 million acres of cropland, 4.2 trillion gallons of water and nearly 2 billion pounds of fertilizer. The research [...]

The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) will release their 2018 High Desert Food and Farm Directory on May 4th. The Food & Farm Directory, now in its 7th year of production, has grown from a tri-fold single sheet of paper into a 48-page comprehensive community resource and guide to [...]

Oregon’s ‘Best Chocolate Candy’ belongs to Bend Based Holm Made Toffee Co. Holm Made Toffee Co. that they were a big winner at the 14th Annual Oregon Chocolate Festival held March 9th – 11th in Ashland, OR. The event featured over 40 artisan chocolatiers and vendors from Oregon, Washington and [...]

Instead of the normal occurrence of wearing green and eating corn beef, one local non-profit is aiming to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a little bit different this year. The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) along with Casad Family Farms and NeighborImpact are looking to give back [...]

 EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC (d. Mark Kitchell, 2017, 86 min).  Oscar winner Frances McDormand narrates the story of a motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers and farmers’ sons and daughters who reject chemical farming and set out to explore organic alternatives. Their heartfelt journey [...]

Media Release- Bend Bulletin Food and Farm Network to Grow with National Grant The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance is starting on a three-year path to expand programs and create new ways to increase access to fresh, healthy food in Central Oregon. The Bend-based nonprofit’s planned growth [...]