Bonus episode: What it’s like to dive
STAFF VOICES | Divers share what it’s really like to harvest purple sea urchins beneath the rough waves of the Oregon coast.
Farm to School Stories: Local vegetables for preschoolers
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from nutrition services director Kara Carsner on how she incorporates local produce and foods into culturally relevant meals and engaging classroom activities for the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Head Start and Early Head Start program
Introducing Patrick Tran
STAFF VOICES | Meet Ecotrust’s new Vice President of Development & Communications!
Episode 5: An Ecosystem Balancing Act
STAFF VOICES | Next on the “Tending the Tides” podcast: Discover how businesses and research organizations are solving sea urchin population and disappearing kelp forests
Farm to school stories: Full Cellar Farm on growing vegetables for preschoolers
PARTNER VOICES | Full Cellar farmers Emily Cooper and Amy Wooley share their insights from building strong relationships with Mt. Hood Community College and other meal programs
Farm to School Stories: Speaking with Thomas Kyelberg, Reedsport School District
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Thomas Kyelberg, food service director at Reedsport School District, on how farm to school supports producers in the community and provides students with fresh, culturally diverse foods
Farm to school stories: Advice from Lucy at Salsas Locas
PARTNER VOICES | Lucy De León returns to Ecotrust’s blog to share how her farm to school journey has progressed since first selling to schools in 2018
Hope, unity, & belonging
PARTNER VOICES | The White Center HUB is a recipient of $5M in New Markets Tax Credits from Ecotrust CDE and offers a case study in community leadership toward equitable development.
Farm to school stories: Meet Patrick Roelle of Fishpatrick’s Tuna
PARTNER VOICES | Hear how Patrick Roelle got Fishpatrick’s Specialty Canned Tuna products into school menus in Oregon
Farm to school stories: Meet the producers and purchasers
PARTNER VOICES | An interview series with the producers and purchasers bringing local Oregon foods to school cafeterias
Food Systems at the Speed of Place
STAFF VOICES | Raphael Guzman, Program Manager of Food Systems Equity, reflects on the necessity of programs like Local Link to support regional food sovereignty
Episode 4: A Seaweed Snack
STAFF VOICES | The fourth episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast explores the vibrant world of seaweed: from foraging to farming to deep cultural connections.
Giving Community Their Flowers: Zandi Saleem’s Food Sovereignty Story
PARTNER VOICES | Meet Zandi Saleem, the farmer and director behind Flowers to the Folks at Feed’em Freedom Foundation
Returning to the land with ancestral wisdom
PARTNER VOICES | A conversation with Jamie Arredondo, executive director of Capaces Leadership Institute
Episode 3: Restoring the Olympia Oyster
STAFF VOICES | The third episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast explores the history and significance of the Olympia oyster, the only native oyster on the West Coast.
Bonus episode: How to shuck an oyster
STAFF VOICES | A bonus episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast on how to shuck an oyster.
Resilient Food Futures Microgrants
Microgrants to support small farm businesses in the Portland metropolitan area
Episode 2: On the Half Shell
STAFF VOICES | The second episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast dives into the history and challenges with Pacific oyster farming!
Fruit, family, and foundations: Kiyokawa Family Orchards
PARTNER VOICES | Kiyokawa Family Orchards reflects on their intergenerational history and succession planning for the future
Carrying the flame of cultural regeneration
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Ron Goode, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Fighting Forward: Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, Chinook Indian Nation
PARTNER VOICES | Read about Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, a recipient of the 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awards
Reclaiming visibility with Shelly Covert, Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Shelly Covert, an Emerging Leadership recipient of this year’s Indigenous Leadership Awards
Episode 1: Introducing Tending the Tides
STAFF VOICES | Introducing a new podcast from Ecotrust called, “Tending the Tides: Stories of Mariculture on the Oregon Coast”
To feed all the people: Talking with Beth Froembling, Atypical Roots
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Beth Froembling, owner of Atypical Roots
Satsan (Herbert George), Wet’suwet’en Nation
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Satsan (Herbert George), a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Returning Stewardship and Traditional Management to a Broken System: Tribal Marine Stewards Network
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about the Tribal Marine Stewards Network, the 2025 Indigenous Leadership group awardee
Rooted in Fire and Community
PARTNER VOICES | Meet Ryan Reed, one of this year’s Indigenous Leadership Awards in the Emerging Leaders category
Growing a movement with Reeba Daniel of Keep Growing Seeds
PARTNER VOICES | Reeba Daniel, founder of Keep Growing Seeds, reflects on their journey in the farm to school movement
Reflecting on farm and community, with Tara Violetta, Sun Moon Fields
PARTNER VOICES | Speaking with Tara Violetta, farmer and founder of Sun Moon Fields
Robert Kentta, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Robert Kentta, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Rooted in Place, Guided by Traditional Knowledge
PROGRAM UPDATE | A recap of the 2025 Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering: Partnership Workshops
Tending the Tides: Stories of Mariculture on the Oregon Coast
A podcast exploring how mariculture on the Oregon coast can build community wealth, an equitable economy, and climate resilience.
Celebrating the Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering
PHOTO ESSAY | A look back at last year’s Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering
PNW Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Financing and business planning for Pacific Northwest food retailers and businesses.
Fishing with Lukas Angus
PHOTO ESSAY | A look at the rising problem of American shad in the Columbia River
Equitable Food Economy Collaborative
A collaborative initiative advancing an equitable, resilient food economy in the Portland region.
Planting seeds for a new year
PROGRAM UPDATE | A reflection of the Farm to Early Childhood Education Institute Winter Retreat
Speaking with Kasama Farm: An agricultural love letter to family and community
PARTNER VOICES | Leilani Mroczkowski and Jihelah Greenwald, founders of Kasama Farm, speak about their roots in community organizing and farming.
Madrona Fellowship for Food System Leaders
A bioregional fellowship for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) working at the intersections of food, land, culture, and climate.
Indigenous Agroforestry Network
Connecting land stewards, traditional gatherers, agroforestry and partners across the Northwest to uphold Indigenous agroforestry practices by Indigenous communities