Resources
We have been working in Central Oregon for 6 years and are excited to share a few of our favorite
resources for farmers, businesses and consumers. Dig in and feel free to contact us with any questions.
Farmer Resources
Why re-create the wheel(line)! There are some amazing websites that provide farmer resources. One of our favorites is Oregon Farm Link from Friends of Family Farmers, a great sponsor of ours. Search for Resources in their Library, learn about farm succession, leasing land, financing and more. It’s a one stop shop for farmer resources. Here are a few examples:
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The OSU Small Farms Program is a great resource for beginning and smaller farmers, offering classes, workshops, trainings and online tools. (link)
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ODA’s New and Small Farmers page has a variety of resources for Oregon small and beginning farmers. (link)
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Start2Farm from USDA has a library of resource for young and beginning farmers and ranchers, including financial, training and technical resources. (link)
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See their full Grants Resources Page here. (link)
Farmer Chef Mixers
It’s all about who you know. Over the past several years HDFFA has organized several workshops and networking sessions aimed at building relationships between farmers, troubleshooting barriers to getting local food to market, celebrating successes.
Click here to see our video about the Mixer in partnership with our sponsor, Zolo Media.
To learn more and access our resources, click below:
Use Our Partner Logo to Cross Promote
One of our goals in 2018 is to improve cross promotion of our Food & Farm Partners. Please feel free to download the partner sticker to the left and place on your website, on your menu or in any fashion that will help us promote local food in the High Desert region! Just click and download the image.
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Use only official and unmodified versions of HDFFA brand graphics and language including the yearly partner logo
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Utilize the brand materials for a period of one year (May 1, 2018-April 30, 2019)
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HDFFA Promo Materials are for HDFFA Partners only – for more information on becoming a partner, click here.
Producer Profiles
We provide promotional profiles free of charge as a resource for community members to better know local food producers and for farmers and food businesses to help tell their story. Click this link to view and download these profiles.
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Upload your farmer profile to your website
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Display your farmer profiles at events
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Encourage your food business partners to link to your producer profiles on their website
Local Food Economic Impact Report
Local food connects communities with their farmers, ranchers and is a value that is important yet difficult to measure. In 2017, HDFFFA partnered with Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, and OSU Extension and the Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems to measure the value of local food on our region.
An interview of 28 Central Oregon farmers and ranchers was conducted in the summer of 2016 and found that they provided $1.5 million in sales and $248,000 in wages and salaries on their farm operations. We also found that:
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For every dollar spent on local food, $0.76 stays in Central Oregon compared to $0.28 when you buy imported food.
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If we had more season extenders, improved farm and ranch infrastructure, and increased productivity and efficiencies, we could produce $5.4M more in sales.
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For every 5 on-farm job we found that the economic activity generated 2 additional off farm jobs.
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If residents shifted 10% of our food purchases from commercial stores to local food from farmers, we would gain 13 jobs and invest $263,000 in wages for Central Oregonians.
Overall, the report demonstrates that local food producers have an important role in our economy, and that with minor shifts in overall production there could be additional jobs and revenue throughout the region.
Economic Impact of Local Food on the Central Oregon Economy
Economic Impact Study, Visual Overview (2 pages)
Post Harvest Handling Wholesale Guide
In partnership with Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and with funding from the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant we created this post harvest handling wholesale guide for farmers and ranchers. Many thanks to the Wholesale Success guide by FamilyFarmed for allowing us to use their amazing resource.
How to Wholesale, a guide to post-harvest handling focused on Central Oregon crops including:
- basil, beets, braising greens, cabbage, carrots, garlic, greens, leeks, onions, potatoes, tomatoes and winter squash
If you are interested in receiving a copy of the document, please email us at info@hdffa.org
