Today at the Market

1844 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvd, Portland, Oregon, 97214

Here’s a newsletter I did about Market 2, 6.11.19

Reasons Farmer’s Markets rock!

Ilya Hobgood Directly supports and connects farmers with local communities. Engaging and educational.
Sunnie Lopez The food will be super delicious and full of flavor ☆ So much better and more fun than buying from grocery stores
Michelle Wilson Keeps money in the local community rather than out-of-state or out-of-country businesses

Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community
Start here!
GrowPortland – Empowering our community to grow healthy food.
FoodHub – FoodHub gathers professional food buyers, wholesale producers, distributors and industry suppliers in one dynamic community.
Friends of Family Farmers Promoting and Protecting Socially Responsible Farming in Oregon.
SPIN-Farming https://www.spinfarming.com/ create an income-producing farm in your (or someone else’s) yard.
FoodPool in Oakland, CA – FB page: At FoodPool, we see the “problem” of excess garden abundance as an opportunity! It is an opportunity to help provide people in need with fresh, ripe, homegrown produce. The only obstacle lies in linking growers with their hungry neighbors. Our answer is “FoodPooling.”
Seattle Urban Farm Company – started early in the spring of 2007. It was created find the answer to one simple question: Does anybody need help setting up a vegetable garden?Great resources, and interesting looking book on backyard farming.
iFarm: a great resource for people looking for farm land and those wishing to offer farm land in Oregon!
Rogue Farm Corps also, blog post on this site @ here