What do you think of when you think about Food Stamps? Probably not economic development… Despite being cast as a failed welfare program in the 1990s and almost cut, the Food Stamp Program is actually one of the most effective economic development programs run by the federal government.  In addition to helping community members access [...]

Fill your palette with the local flavor of foods from La Grande Farmers’ Market. Foley Station in La Grande is hosting the Mid-Summer Local Harvest dinner on Saturday July 31, featuring locally grown free range chicken, grass-fed beef and lamb, eggs, fruit, and vegetables. Portion of proceeds go to support La Grande’s Farmers’ Market.

It is now mid June. This means many things: the end of the school year, the beginning of nicer weather (hopefully), the start of the La Grande Farmers Market, and, of course, the end of Farm to School’s “Spring Greens Month”.

Despite the chill and random blasts of precipitation spirits were good at the opening day for La Grande’s farmers Market at Max square in downtown La Grande. Music was provided by TooBamBoo, the first in a line-up of great musical acts every Saturday for the Farmers’ market season.
Located in beautiful Eastern Oregon, [...]

It’s coming on to farmers market season – and I can’t wait.
A couple weekends ago I was down in Boise and got to walk through their burgeoning Capital City Public Market on 8th. Beautiful… There were all manner of vendors, selling everything from homemade spaghetti sauce (I picked up a jar), to the regular bounty [...]

Stumptown Coffee Roasters, founded in 1999, is an independent coffee roaster and retail company based out of Portland, Oregon. There are four Stumptown cafes in Portland as well as a roaster and a tasting annex; two cafes in Seattle and one in New York.
Founder Duane Sorenson has made the quality of the coffee and the [...]

This is my new(est) guilty pleasure.  The Greek Gods Traditional Greek Yogurt is not going to be on the list of sissy, low cal diet trends.  I’ve tried the Honey flavored variety and to me, it is close to eating cheesecake.  This stuff has a whopping 10 grams of fat per 1/2 [...]

Attention farmers, gardeners, retailers, and concerned citizens!
Oregon Rural Action and the Oregon Food Bank are inviting everyone interested in building a robust local market for local agricultural products and ensuring that everyone has access to a sufficient amount of nutritious food to our April 13th Community Food Systems Gathering.  The event is free, open to [...]

This is my recipe for meatloaf, with NO meat!
Ingredients
1 pkg 12oz Boca Ground Crumbles  (if you can’t find boca crumbles which they sometimes have at Albertson’s then get the morningstar brand which isn’t quite as tasty)
1 slice of bread crumbled up for breadcrumbs
Handfull of Onion Sunchips (or other chips/crackers) crumbled up
1/2 an onion or 2-4 [...]

It’s winter…it’s COLD where I live, and it won’t be getting warmer until April. Sometimes I get really chilled and can’t seem to warm up. I created a hot drink that does the trick every time. And hold on to your Betty Crocker apron cuz it is gonna sound really weird…gross even…but…try it and then tell me…