Connecting Farmers and Consumers…

The Willamette Farm and Food Coalition is a community based non-profit committed to developing a more secure and sustainable food system within Lane County, Oregon. Our projects and services facilitate greater understanding of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of our food choices, and promote the purchase of locally grown and produced foods to keep our small farms viable and to strengthen the local economy. Our members represent a diversity of stakeholders in the local food system including: farmers, food processors, retailers, restaurateurs, consumers, anti-hunger advocates, children’s health advocates, faith communities, agricultural scientists, and environmental activists.

2010 Locally Grown Guide applications are now available!

Deadline for farm and business listings: February 12

Deadline for display ads: February 26

Call for more information: 541-341-1216

Locally Grown is the comprehensive guide to locally grown, raised, and produced foods in Lane County and vicinity. Now in its seventh year of publication, Locally Grown has become the “Go To” resource for finding local food. Willamette Farm and Food Coalition prints and distributes 30,000 copies annually throughout Lane County and at designated sites in Benton and Linn counties. Check out the searchable 2009 Locally Grown Guide on-line.

The Agricultural Reclamation Act

This winter, the Friends of Family Farmers hosted a series of community meetings across Oregon to identify challenges facing family-scale agriculture and solutions to ensure the survival of socially responsible farmers in Oregon. Volunteer delegates from each meeting will convene on February 28th, 2010, to craft a statewide platform for food and family farming that will become the Agricultural Reclamation Act for Oregon - written by farmers for farmers. For more information visit the Friends of Family Farmers, or watch their video on the Agricultural Reclamation Act.