New book, Food Lover’s Guide to Portland, features FoFF

FOOD LOVER’S GUIDE TO PORTLAND TASTING & SIGNING @ IN GOOD TASTE, SATURDAY, JULY 10TH 2-4PM
Meet the author, four Portlanders featured in this hot off the press food guide, and sample local food and drinks.
Saturday, July 10th is Bastille Day in the Pearl so be sure to stop by In Good Taste [...]

The Choice To Farm – Friday, June 25th on OPB radio

On Friday, June 25th, OPB’s Think Out Loud will broadcast from a farm in Southern Oregon, and the topic of the show will be farm succession and the next generation of farmers.  You can listen to it live on the radio, on the internet, call in to the show, and/or post to their blog.  More [...]

Farm Aid Report: Rebuilding America’s Economy with Family Farm Centered Food Systems

Farm Aid has published a national report on how family farmers are staying viable and propping up our economy, a perfect compliment to FoFF’s Agricultural Reclamation Act for Oregon.  Read more about it on the Farm Aid website.

Oregonian’s Article on Dairy Polluting in Butteville, FoFF Support Community – May 2010

Manure smells like trouble at 2 Oregon CAFO dairies owned by New Seasons’ founder
Published: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 10:00 PM     Updated: Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 7:31 AM
The Oregonian
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Benjamin Brink, The OregonianIn the milking parlor at [...]

Oregonian’s Article on Farmers Leasing Land, iFarmOregon – April 2010

Renting helps new farmers grow their businesses
Published: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 10:45 PM     Updated: Monday, April 19, 2010, 9:29 AM
Casey Parks, The Oregonian
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View full sizeRandy Rassmussen / The OregonianSteve Radtke and Stuart Moeller planted lettuce [...]

The Source Daily’s Article: Who’s Afraid of The Family Farmer – Dec 2009

Who’s Afraid Of The Family Farmer?: The Oregon Farm Bureau decides to shoot first at a sustainable farming group in Deschutes County

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 12:01 Eric Flowers

Kendra Kimbirauskas spent a good chunk of her childhood on a [...]

Portland Upside’s Article on Farmer Donna Smith and the ARA – April 2010

Monday, April 5, 2010

Donna Smith, a voice for urban farming
By Cathy McQueeney
The Portland Upside
April 2010

It was at a family farmer and rancher community grassroots meeting that I met Donna Smith. My husband and I had driven in to Portland to attend the January meeting. We wanted to see what this Agricultural Reclamation [...]

Portland Upside’s Article on InFARMation (and Beer!) – Feb 2010

Love of food brings Portlanders, farmers together
Local organizer creates an opportunity for Portland eaters to connect with the farmers who feed them
By Cathy McQueeney
The Portland Upside
February 2010
Michele Knaus coordinates the InFARMation (and Beer!) monthly gatherings to educate and build relationships between family farmers and the urban consumers of Portland.
Kelly Reese [...]

ARA Delegates Get Op-Ed in the Oregonian

Ken and Susan Muller, from Rogue Valley Brambles in Talent, got an Op-Ed published in the April 21st edition of The Oregonian.  Entitled “Agricultural regulation: For Oregon’s farms, one size doesn’t fit all” Ken and Susan speak of their participation in the Agricultural Reclamation Act and how the status quo is not working; there is [...]

Oregonian article on iFarmOregon highlights need for farm land in Metro area

Sunday April 18th’s Oregonian article highlights young farmers in the Metro area who lease land to farm on, primarily due to the barrier of high land prices. Several farmers in this situation are highlighted, as well as several land holders who make this possible. iFarmOregon.org is discussed as a land linking service!