Ecotrust Food & Farms' Press Room
Press inquiries related to the Ecotrust Food & Farms program should be directed to:
Lola Milholland
Marketing & Communications Manager
Food & Farms
tel: 503.467.0795
PRESS RELEASES
- Edible Portland Honors Five Local Heroes of the Food Community, 2/23/11
- FoodHub Membership Fee Waived Through May 1st, 2/2/11
- Learn How to Build Wholesale Food Sales and Source Local Food Products, 10/14/10
- FoodHub Serves Up Its Second Course, 9/20/10
- Ecotrust Hires First FoodHub Sales and Marketing Director, 9/14/10
- September 16: Shop at Whole Foods and Generate Money for Local School Children, 9/14/10
- New Seasons Market Helps Ecotrust Reel in FoodHub Members, 7/6/10
- Area Businesses Aim to Seed a New Crop of FoodHub Members, 6/10/10
- Willamette Valley Wineries Association Raises $2,500 for Ecotrust, 3/31/10
- Northwest Bakery ISO Local, Organic Peaches, 2/2/10
- USDA Undersecretary Ann Wright to Visit Oregon to Promote Agency's "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" Initiative, 1/20/10
- Food Services of America Encourages Oregon Restaurants and Schools to Become Members of FoodHub and Resolve to Source Local in the New Year, 11/30/09
- New Website Aims to Transform the Northwest Food Economy, 11/2/09
- Oregon School Board Association Endorses Farm to School Bill, 6/16/09
- Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Bill (HB 2800) Heads to Ways and Means Subcommittee, 5/11/09
- House Agriculture Committee Sees Farm to School Bill as a Priority, 4/3/09
- First Public Hearing for Farm to School Bill (HB 2800) Set for 8 A.M., Thursday, April 2nd, 4/1/09
- Oregon Lawmakers Serve Up a Bill that Stimulates the State's Economy and Fortifies School Children, 3/19/09
- Farm to School Investment Yields a Healthy Return into State Coffers, 3/18/09
- Edible Portland Recognized for Publishing Excellence with Two EDDY Awards and Six Runner-up Awards, 2/12/09
- Grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Puts Local Food on the Menu in Portland Public School and Gervais School Districts, 8/27/08
- Farm to School and Garden Bill on the Move to 2008 Special Session, 1/24/08
- Farm to School and School Garden Pilot Program Proposed to Legislature, 1/16/08
- The New "Guide to Local and Seasonal Products" Makes Sourcing Local and Regional Foods Even Easier, 12/12/07
- Ecotrust and Potter Productions Join Forces to Share Stories of Food and Farming from the Northwest, 12/5/07
- Ecotrust Hosts Talk by Author of "Kitchen Literacy", 10/23/07
- Farm to School Portal Launched during National School Lunch Week, 10/17/07
- Ecotrust Chosen to Lead Farm to School Programs in the Western United States, 8/22/07
- Ecotrust Adds Farm to School Manager, 6/29/07
- Ecotrust Launches Online Learning Community to Seed Regional Food Systems; Connect Food and Farm Community, 6/21/07
- Oregon Department Of Education Survey Reveals Statewide Interest in School Learning Gardens and Local Food Procurement, 6/4/07
- Portland Public Schools Seeks to Cultivate Local Growers as Suppliers for School Lunch Program, 5/16/07
- An Enthusiastic "Do Pass" Recommendation Results in Immediate Work Session for Oregon Farmers Feeding Oregon Kids, 4/11/07
- Vindalho Supports Champions of Local Food Movement with a Dinner Fundraiser, 4/9/07
- Hearing Set for Farm to School Legislation, 4/9/07
- Portland Farmer-Chef Connection Conference Brings Buyers and Growers to Table to Foster Local Food Economy, 2/14/07
- Harvest of Month Program Brings Oregon Grown Produce into Portland Public Elementary Schools, 1/29/07
- Growers and Buyers Forge Business Relationships during Second Annual Seattle Farmer-Chef Connection, 1/18/07
- Food & Society Policy Fellowship Announces New National Fellow, 11/22/06
- Pilot Scratch Kitchen Program Earns a Passing Grade, 10/10/06
- Slow Food Seattle and Columbia Winery Celebrate Fall Heritage Fare, 9/20/06
- Reading, Writing and Radicchio Event Series, 8/21/06
- New Annual Guide to Local and Seasonal Products Ready for Consumption, 7/26/06
- Ecotrust's Food and Farms Program Becomes A Member Of The Edible Community, 2/09/06
FARM TO SCHOOL IN THE NEWS
For more extensive Farm to School media coverage, please see the National Farm to School press page at www.farmtoschool.org, where you can search media stories by state.
- Oregon farmers and groups win Progress Awards from the state agriculture department, The Oregonian, 2/18/11
- Food Factory: Portland’s schools are cooking up plans for healthier lunches, Portland Monthly, 9/8/10
- School meals: Agenda's first course should be quality and access, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/29/10
- Farm to Cafeteria conference brings buyers, sellers to table, Peninsula Daily News, 11/6/09
- Healthy Eating and America's Youth, City Club of Portland, 10/9/09
- New law puts locally produced foods on menu, Pamplin Media Group, 8/13/2009
- School Lunch Brings Home the Bacon, Miller-McCune, 7/14/2009
- Guest Column: Oregon students could benefit from Farm to School program, The Daily Astorian, 6/22/2009
- Legislature should add fresh food to school lunches, Southern Oregon Mail Tribune, 6/21/09
- Add fresh food to school lunches, The Oregonian, 6/18/09
- Backers laud benefits of farm-to-school bill, Capital Press, 5/14/09
- Schools try local, fresher food, Statesman Journal, 5/12/09
- Benefits of farm-to-school program wide-ranging, Statesman-Journal, 4/13/09
- School Lunch Crunch, Portland Mercury, 4/9/09
- Healthy eating on the menu, The Daily Astorian, 4/1/09
- Study: Farm-to-school money boosts economy, Capital Press, 3/26/09
- The Broccoli Pulpit, The Oregonian, 3/23/09
- A Department of All Kinds of Agriculture, The Oregonian, 1/23/09
- Bill to add $22M to school lunches, The East Oregonian, 12/20/08
- What's for lunch? Less junk, Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers, 12/11/08
- Oregon schools embrace local produce programs, The Packer, 10/31/08
- Growing Lunch, The Oregonian, 10/14/08
- Kaiser grant puts local food on Gervais lunch trays, Woodburn Independent, 9/17/08
- School Foodservice: Get Smart , Restaurants & Institutions, 9/1/08
- Grant subsidizes 2.6 million local food meals for Oregon school kids, Sustainable Food News, 8/27/08
- Farm to School: Ecotrust Keeps It Local, eCo Times, 5/05/08
- Even if you wince, don’t look away, The Oregonian, 2/28/08
- School food bill advances but without added funds, Capital Press, 2/22/08
- Lean funds keep school food fatty, The Oregonian, 2/3/08
- Multiplication tables: Oregon has farms and food processors aplenty, but schools need help to connect them to kids’ lunches, The Oregonian, 1/22/08
- Ecotrust to lead regional farm-to-school programs, Portland Business Journal, 8/22/07
- Thinking of eaters as well as farmers, The Oregonian, 7/12/07
- Junk the junk food, but don't stop there, The Oregonian, 6/28/07
- Doing the math in our schools, The Oregonian, 6/27/07
- Survey: Farm to school programs bolster local food suppliers, Sustainable Food News, 6/4/07
- Homegrown freshness on menu for Oregon schools, The Oregonian, 6/3/07
- Food processors get together with Oregon school districts, Bend Weekly, 5/25/07
- PPS seeks local supplies for lunches, Portland Business Journal, 5/16/07
- Lawmakers endorse farm to school bills, Capital Press, 4/20/07
- Bills connect local schools with locally grown food, Statesman Journal, 4/12/07
- Farm-to-school programs need more support, Capital Press, 3/30/07
- C'mon kids – just take a bite, The Oregonian, 2/21/07
- Oregon School Cafeteria Makes It from Scratch, NPR, 11/23/06
- A new menu for school lunch, The Oregonian, 10/10/06
- Fighting the good food fight, Portland Tribune, 10/07/06
- Schoolwork goes down well with a nice risotto, Portland Tribune, 02/21/06
MARKET CONNECTIONS IN THE NEWS
For more extensive FoodHub media coverage, please see the FoodHub press page at food-hub.org/pages/press.
- FoodHub learns what farmers and local food buyers need, Sustainable Industries, 6/15/11
- Regional food hubs: Understanding the scope and scale of food hub operations, Urban Farm Hub, 3/3/11
- Website connects ag sellers, buyers, Bend Bulletin, 2/4/11
- Buyers, sellers dig into FoodHub, The Oregonian, 8/31/10
- Eat-onomics with Deborah Kane of FoodHub, a Match.com for Locavores, Fast Company, 3/8/10
- Eat-onomics: The Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food, Fast Company, 3/5/10
- FoodHub will connect local farmers with customers, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2/5/10
- Online 'FoodHub' connects farmers with buyers, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2/3/10
- FoodHub links Northwest fresh food buyers with producers, The Oregonian, 2/2/10
- FoodHub connects the spokes of Pacific Northwest agriculture, Oregon.gov, Winter 09/10
- Ecotrust's FoodHub, dangerous Dungeness and political spats at the holiday table, KBOO 90.7 FM, 12/16/09
- Ecotrust launches site that links food buyers and farmers, The Oregonian, 12/9/09
- New site connects farmers, buyers, Sustainable Industries Journal, 12/1/09
- Ecotrust launches FoodHub, CleanOregon, 11/16/09
- B.Y.O.G., Huffington Post, 11/16/09
- Computer system links farmers with buyers, Capital Press, 10/30/09
- Oregon's plate is full of sustainable food, The Oregonian, 4/24/09
- The Quest for Fresh, The Sunday Oregonian, 8/10/08
- Farmer-Chef Speed Dating: Do you come here often?, Food Arts, Jan/Feb 2008
- Farmers and chefs connect through great food, The New Farm, 4/12/07
- Pairing up with experience: Eligible farmer seeks passionate local food buyer, Capital Press, 3/23/07
- Growers, buyers forge business relationships, Capital Press Agriculture Weekly, 2/16/07
- OHSU plants meals with local farmers, Portland Business Journal, 11/29/06
- From tilth to table: Regional group helps farmers connect with local chefs, The Forest Grove News-Times, 8/30/06
- Willamette helps pioneer a growing trend in food service, The Statesman Journal, 4/13/06
- Meaty Bottleneck: Constrained by limited options for processing, small farmers struggle to wrangle any market growth, The Register Guard, 3/19/06
- Speed Dating for Chefs and Farmers, Puget Sound Public Radio (KUOW 94.9), 2/7/06
OTHER FOOD & FARMS PROJECTS IN THE NEWS
- Oregon farmers and groups win Progress Awards from the state agriculture department, The Oregonian, 2/18/11
- Slow Food moves faster on social activism, The Oregonian, 3/10/09
- Time for a hoe down right here in the city, The Oregonian, 5/19/08
- Edible magazines' message food for thought, The Seattle Times, 7/4/07
- Pictures of India don't compare to the recipes, Portland Tribune, 4/13/07
- Why Eat Locally?, TreeHugger, 10/4/06
- Where'd Your Dinner Come From? Taking The 'Eat Local' Challenge, OPB News, 9/6/06
- Principled eaters gather at grill, The Portland Tribune, 7/24/06
- Sizing up the home-grown advantage: Organic has become big business, so more shoppers wonder whether to just buy local, The Oregonian, 6/13/06
- Dishin' It, The Willamette Weekly, 4/27/06
- Ecotrust taps industry vet to lead food, farm program, The Business Journal. 10/28/05