There’s a new tourism experience coming to Central Oregon! The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is partnering with Travel Oregon and community leaders throughout the region to form a new food and farm trail to help locals and visitors alike find and enjoy the best local food and [...]

The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance opened up its nomination period for the Farm and Ranch Resiliency Award on Thursday, April 15th. In its inaugural year, the Farm and Ranch Resiliency Award aims to highlight agricultural producers for taking innovative approaches to on-farm sustainability [...]

This is the 4th blog post in a series about food preservation by HDFFA guest blogger, Mary Lowe. Mary has been a certified Master Food Preserver volunteer with Oregon State University Extension for 10 years and will be sharing up-to-date, research-based information and tips for safe food [...]

PDF version available here. Recipe by: Ingredient Studio—Chefs Candy Argondizza & Marité Acosta Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 hour and 20 minutes Yield: One 9×5″ loaf Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs [...]

On March 25th, 2021, the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance submitted written comments to the Deschutes County Planning Commission to inform the group of farmer and rancher perspectives on county-level regulations. The comments will be used to shape the Community Development Department Work [...]

Many folks hear about HDFFA and what we do from a friend, by stopping by our booth at the farmers market to learn about our programs, or someone pointed them towards our Annual Food & Farm Directory to connect with locally grown, raised and crafted foods. Like seeds being planted each [...]

This is the 3rd blog post in a series about food preservation by HDFFA guest blogger, Mary Lowe. Mary has been a certified Master Food Preserver volunteer with Oregon State University Extension for 10 years and will be sharing up-to-date, research-based information and tips for safe food [...]