Farmer-Chef Connection on March 8th in Oregon City
This year is the 10th annual Farmer-Chef Connection for the Portland area, hosted by the Portland Chefs Collaborative, a group of sustainability-minded Portland chefs. This also marks the 2nd year for Friends of Family Farmers to be a sponsor, and now a co-host.
The design for this day is to get area farmers, ranchers, processors, chefs, food buyers, students, and local food system activists together in the same room to build relationships, and to provide workshops to share tools to make these business relationships easier and more beneficial for everyone involved.
Our keynote speaker this year is Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Righteous Porkchop and recent board member for the national Chefs Collaborative organization.
This years’ workshops include
- Farmer-Chef Connections 101
- Farmer-Chef Connections 401 (Advanced)
- Licensing Your Food Product in Oregon
- Getting Products to Market/Farmers Market Intro
- Small Scale Livestock – Buying Local and Pasture Raised
- Introduction to Food Hub
- The Grains and Beans Project
One of the highlights of each FCC is the amazing lunch made up of donated product from local farms and ranchers, and cooked by some of the best chefs in the area! A real bargain for the $20 event registration fee. We are currently soliciting sponsors and donations of product and time for the lunch and raffle.
Registration will begin online February 8th at portlandcc.org. The event is being held again at the Clackamas Community College in Oregon City on March 8th, and will run from 8am to 3pm. Questions can be directed to Michele@FriendsofFamilyFarmers.org.
