Ecotrust's Food & Farms Press Page
Press inquiries related to Ecotrust's Food & Farms program should be directed to:
Deborah Kane
Vice President, Food & Farms
Direct: 503-467-0763; Cell: 503-936-7428
Amy Brown
SEED PR
Cell: 503-341-3795
FARM TO SCHOOL
Recent Press Releases
- 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
- 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
- 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, 08/22/07
- Ecotrust Adds Farm to School Manager, 06/29/07
- Oregon Department Of Education Survey Reveals Statewide Interest in School Learning Gardens and Local Food Procurement, 06/04/07
- Portland Public Schools Seeks to Cultivate Local Growers as Suppliers for School Lunch Program, 05/16/07
- An Enthusiastic "Do Pass" Recommendation Results in Immediate Work Session for Oregon Farmers Feeding Oregon Kids, 04/11/07
- Hearing Set for Farm to School Legislation, 04/09/07
- Harvest Of Month Program Brings Oregon Grown Produce into Portland Public Elementary Schools, 01/29/07
- Pilot Scratch Kitchen Program Earns a Passing Grade, 10/10/06
- Reading, Writing and Radicchio Event Series, 08/21/06
FARM TO SCHOOL
In the News
- 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
FOODHUB
Recent Press Releases and In the News
Please see the FoodHub press page at food-hub.org/pages/press.
MARKET CONNECTIONS
Recent Press Releases
- 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
- The New "Guide to Local and Seasonal Products" Makes Sourcing Local and Regional Foods Even Easier, 12/12/07
- Ecotrust Launches Online Learning Community to Seed Regional Food Systems; Connect Food and Farm Community, 06/21/07
- Portland Farmer-Chef Connection Conference Brings Buyers and Growers to Table to Foster Local Food Economy, 02/14/07
- Growers and Buyers Forge Business Relationships during Second Annual Seattle Farmer-Chef Connection, 01/18/07
- New Annual Guide to Local and Seasonal Products Ready for Consumption, 07/26/06
MARKET CONNECTIONS
In the News
- 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, 08/30/06
- Willamette helps pioneer a growing trend in food service, The Statesman Journal, 04/13/06
- Meaty Bottleneck: Constrained by limited options for processing, small farmers struggle to wrangle any market growth, The Register Guard, 03/19/06
- Speed Dating for Chefs and Farmers, Puget Sound Public Radio (KUOW 94.9), 02/07/06
OTHER
Recent Press Releases
- Edible Portland Recognized for Publishing Excellence with Two EDDY Awards and Six Runner-up Awards, 2/12/09
- Ecotrust and Potter Productions Join Forces to Share Stories of Food and Farming from the Northwest, 12/05/07
- Ecotrust Hosts Talk by Author of "Kitchen Literacy", 10/23/07
- Vindalho Supports Champions of Local Food Movement with a Dinner Fundraiser, 04/09/07
- Food & Society Policy Fellowship Announces New National Fellow, 11/22/06
- Slow Food Seattle and Columbia Winery Celebrate Fall Heritage Fare, 09/20/06
- Ecotrust's Food and Farms Program Becomes A Member Of The Edible Community, 02/09/06
OTHER
In the News
- 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, 10/04/06
- Where'd Your Dinner Come From? Taking The 'Eat Local' Challenge, OPB News, 09/06/06
- Principled eaters gather at grill, The Portland Tribune, 07/24/06
- Sizing up the home-grown advantage: Organic has become big business, so more shoppers wonder whether to just buy local, The Oregonian, 06/13/06
- Dishin' It, The Willamette Weekly, 04/27/06
- Ecotrust taps industry vet to lead food, farm program, The Business Journal. 10/28/05
