Grow & Give
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Grow
A row of carrots or donate surplus zucchini
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Purchase
Farm fresh food and donate at our booth
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Donate
Donate $$ and support our work
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Distribute
We distribute produce to NeighborImpact
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Complete
Feel good about supporting your community!
Grow & Give
HDFFA believes that everyone deserves good food. There are over 28,000 Central Oregonians who face food insecurity on a daily basis; there is a desire for fresh food, but accessibility and affordability are limited. Our fresh food drive, Grow & Give, is the only program of its kind in Central Oregon.
Every year we collect over 15,000 lbs. of fresh produce from local farmers, gardeners and community members. In 2019, we fed 11,000 people, and overall we’ve donated 59,825 lbs. to the regional food bank, NeighborImpact, serving over 40% of the food bank’s clients in 2019.
Get Involved
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Donate produce at our farmers market booths in the summer
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Sign up to Volunteer and glean excess produce from farmer’s fields (spring – fall)
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Donate funds to HDFFA
how it works
We collect donated food and deliver to NeighborImpact food bank. We gather donations at the farmer’s market and from farmer’s fields.
- Visit our booth
- Donate $$
- Buy fresh food at the market and donate at our booth
- Gardeners and Farmers donate extra produce
- Volunteers glean from farmer’s fields
Where Does the Food Go?
All donations are provided to NeighborImpact (the food bank) for delivery to 46+ hunger relief agencies and families in their network. Currently, our program serves over 40% of the food bank’s clientele.
Gleaning at Local Farms
Join our Glean Team and harvest excess produce from farmers’ fields in the spring, summer and fall. Sign-up to volunteer and get your hands dirty! All gleaners are welcome to take food home.
Donate your veggies and fruit!
Donate your surplus food at our booth! If you have too much food and you need help, please reach out to us.
Get Started!
Identify the vegetables/fruit you have to donate, then give us a 2 week minimum heads up to coordinate the volunteers. Contact rachel@hdffa.org or call 541-390-3572
Contact Info
Rachel Levy
Community Food Access Coordinator
rachel@hdffa.org
541-390-3572
Participating Farmer's Markets
Downtown Bend
HDFFA booth
June – October, 2020
Wednesdays, 2pm-6pm
Northwest Crossing
HDFFA booth (open June 20!)
June – September, 2020
Saturdays, 10am-2pm
Redmond
Market Manager booth
June – September, 2020
Tuesdays, 3pm-6pm
Other Donation Locations
Donate to your to a local food pantry! Please contact them before you donate.
“We believe in giving our guests the best food possible, which includes a balance of fresh foods as well as shelf-stable pantry items….it is an unspoken way of showing them dignity and worth. Just because someone is in need doesn’t mean that they deserve less than someone who isn’t….HDFFA means a lot to us because they help us offer our guests the balanced nutrition they deserve..”
Ranae Staley, Executive Director of The Giving Plate
