Ecotrust CDE awarded $50 million federal New Markets Tax Credit allocation
Nonprofit subsidiary allocates funds for economic, social, and environmental benefit
Press releases
Announcing the Viviane Barnett Food System Fellows
Sixteen leaders of color selected for contributions, potential in food systems change
USDA public comment on climate-smart agriculture & forestry
Recommendations to bolster climate adaptive solutions in forestry and agriculture, in our region and across the nation
Endorsement of Oregon House Bill 2358
Olivia M. Rebanal joins Ecotrust as Chief Impact Officer
Accomplished leader with opportunity finance, racial justice, and food systems expertise takes new role at nonprofit
Statement on anti-Asian, anti-Muslim violence
Statement on the Insurrection at the US Capitol
Ecotrust fish and ag business accelerator gathers largest cohort yet
Refocus on equity in the food system led to growth and new strategies to support regional producers
Statement: Supreme Court upholds civil rights for LGBTQ+ community
Ecotrust and Oregon reach no-fault settlement on tax credit issues
With resolution, Ecotrust focuses on mission-critical work essential to Oregon and the Northwest
COVID-19 Ecotrust venues update
Event spaces at the Natural Capital Center and Redd on Salmon Street temporarily closed
Jamese Kwele joins board of National Farm to School Network
Ecotrust’s Director of Food Equity to support NFSN’s focus on advancing racial equity
New crop of producers join “Ag of the Middle” Accelerator
Farmers, fishers, ranchers, and food producers poised for impact make up the group
Irving Street Studio a shining new venue in the Pearl
Dynamic new event space from Ecotrust bridges industrial history and fresh green design
Doors open wide at the Redd on Salmon Street
Programs in full swing, community grand opening celebration on March 2
“Ag of the Middle” sizes up in Pacific Northwest
First-of-its-kind accelerator adds 20 producers, secures $1M in USDA grants for participants
Year two of “Ag of the Middle” Accelerator set to launch
Northwest producers who seek to scale urged to apply by Oct. 5
The Redd on Salmon Street nears completion
Connections and celebrations already cooking on two-block campus
Second cohort of Alaska Salmon Fellows joins statewide program to address salmon’s “people problem”
Ecotrust Fisheries Program Director, Kelly Harrell, to join the group
Ecotrust launches business education program for mid-scale ag
First cohort of farmers, ranchers, and fishermen to gather Winter 2018
Bank of the West announces the Innovation and Community Impact winners of its eighth annual Philanthropy Awards
Ecotrust is honored for innovation for our work in reshaping the food system at the Redd on Salmon Street
Acclaimed scientist teams up with regional culinary stars for Light Up the Redd
This benefit for Ecotrust will be on Thursday, October 5
Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) recognized among top 10 percent of B Corps
EFM is listed as a B Corp Best for the World for the 5th year in a row
Oregon legislature votes unanimously to preserve Farm to School and School Garden funding
HB2038 will ensure support for local purchasing by schools state-wide
New report shows that impact funds outperform competition in timberland investments
Benchmarking data from Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and Cambridge Associates makes financial case for investments with positive social and environmental outcomes
Statewide effort to keep farm to school and school garden funding in place takes important next step
HB2038 sent to Ways and Means Committee for decision
Ecotrust CDE awarded $75 million in new federal tax credits
Funds will be put toward job creation and rural economic development
Treasury announces $7 Billion allocation of New Markets Tax Credits
Largest single round in the history of the New Markets Tax Credit Program will spur economic, community development in nation’s distressed and low-income communities
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians regain salmon-bearing wetlands in ancestral homeland
Purchase of the Fivemile Creek property restores Tribe’s ancestral homeland while protecting critical coho salmon habitat
Ecotrust Forest Management honored as Best for the World, creating most overall positive impact across all categories
Comprehensive B Impact Assessment evaluated full suite of business practices
EFM awarded USDA conservation grant
Funds will go toward innovative model for conservation finance
September 20: Ecotrust celebrates 25 years, Roots at the Redd
Chefs from Xico and Park Kitchen partner up with Cattail Creek Lamb and Iliamna Salmon Co.
Ecotrust lands national food nonprofit at the Redd
National service organization connects kids to healthy food. Renovations underway on 28,000 square feet of the west block of the campus.
Edible Portland to continue under Free Range Media
New publisher plans to relaunch Portland’s premier local food magazine with six issues per year beginning September 2016
Ecotrust appoints new Executive Director
Jeremy Barnicle joins regional organization from Mercy Corps
The Redd comes alive with salmon and cedar for October open house
Mill & Grill celebrates Ecotrust's burgeoning Central Eastside food campus
Swinomish and Ecotrust receive federal funding for forest conservation, carbon sequestration
Joint grant could establish a new “forest bank”
Interactive multimedia exhibit features Latino voices on food and farming
Ecotrust and Underground Airwaves present an interactive exhibit and story booth in Portland and Woodburn
Multimedia interactiva presenta la exposición de voces latinas sobre la alimentación ya la agricultura
Ecotrust opens up 20,000 square feet for lease at burgeoning Eastside food hub
General manager hired to oversee operations at The Redd
School of Rock and Horse Feathers sweeten final Sundown Concert
Horse Feathers to serenade Sundown Concert crowds
Mimicking Birds, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical fire up Ecotrust’s Sundown Concert Series
The final night of the 3-concert series coming up on September 3
Portland Cello Project cuts loose with “all-ages dance party” at Ecotrust’s opening Sundown Concert
Pacific Continental Bank partners with Ecotrust to present free outdoor concert and climate-themed street fair on the First Thursday in July
Ecotrust’s “Sundown Concerts” lineup is music to our ears
Local favorites Portland Cello Project, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, and Horse Feathers headline three free outdoor concerts on First Thursdays this summer
EFM sells 3,200 acres of ecologically and culturally significant coastal Oregon forestland to Coquille Tribe
Sale of the Sek-wet-se property to the Coquille tribe is the first exit for the company and is significant in restoring the Tribe’s ancestral homeland
Oregon food producers hungry for infrastructure
New study from Ecotrust identifies obstacles stunting growth of the regional food system
Love where you live? Sundown is your concert series
Free outdoor concerts from city’s best bands and green innovation showcase return to Ecotrust, First Thursdays this summer
Pioneering organic chef Nora Pouillon shares memoir, My Organic Life, over a great meal
On Wednesday, May 6, Nostrana and Ecotrust invite you to join author and renowned chef Nora Pouillon for an informal yet intimate dinner.
“Black Box” Food Forum takes the lid off inner workings of our food system
Ecotrust invites the public and impact investors to join key players for lively conversation about pain points and bright spots in the regional food system
Ecotrust Forest Management named B Corp Best for the World for third year running
Recognition comes on the heels of innovative carbon deal
“Chicken and Egg” Food Forum pecks at barriers to sustainable meat production
Ecotrust invites the public to join leading thinkers for lively conversation about scaling up sustainable meat production in our region
Ecotrust to expand “The Redd” as Central Eastside Food Campus
New property offers last-mile logistics for regional food producers; opening as early as August 2015
Portland’s first-ever CSA Share Fair: Spring starts here
Free, public event on March 21 ushers in spring with 30+ CSA farmers, farmer matchmaking, spring greens tasting, delicious food, cookbook swap meet, chef demos, and kids’ activities galore
Nationwide economist network tackles important question: Has the future economy arrived?
The E3 Network—Economics for Equity and Environment—examines the impacts of new business models such as community-supported agriculture, sharing platforms, community energy, green jobs initiatives
New event series focuses on bringing good food to scale
Ecotrust and Whole Foods Market invite the public to join leading thinkers for three intimate forums on the biggest challenges and most promising solutions for fixing our food system
Two events to honor indigenous leadership, Native American Heritage Month in November
Join Indigenous Leadership Award honorees and partners from NAYA Youth Family Center
Ecotrust names five honorees for 2014 Indigenous Leadership Award
Honorees to be celebrated at annual NAYA Gala and Portland City Club Forum
Ecotrust sells Sand Lake property to Oregon for new state park
Organization has acted as interim land holder, to guarantee protection
Ecotrust & Redside secure property to become hub for New Economy enterprise
The Redd on Salmon Street envisioned as a green center in growing Central Eastside industrial district, with 16,000 square feet of mixed-use space
Report Finds $18.5 Million in Hidden Value at Bullitt Center
First-of-a-kind research calculates that public benefits are comparable to construction cost of the building.
Point 97 wins Esri design award
West Coast Ocean Data Portal recognized for outstanding work with GIS technology powered By Point 97.
Ecotrust to sell Sand Lake property to Oregon state parks
Organization has acted as interim land holder to guarantee protection
Audubon awards $100,000 Lufkin Prize to Ecotrust founder and chairman Spencer B. Beebe
Beebe is third recipient of the award
Ecotrust awarded $35 million in New Federal Tax Credits
Funds will be put toward job creation, environmental restoration in rural communities
Edible Portland honors six local food heroes
Nell Newman hands out awards to “bold, imaginative” winners, selected by more than 3,000 votes
Ecotrust, Yukon River Inter-tribal Watershed Council launch new project, with funding from RBC’s Blue Water Project
New initiative will boost water quality in Whitehorse
Ecotrust receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for resource stewardship
Four-star rating for twelfth consecutive year
Ecotrust launches new phase of farm to preschool in Oregon
Mini-grants and peer-to-peer learning will establish leaders on the ground, advance programs across the state.
Information on the Beltz Farm property in Sand Lake estuary
June 12: Feast with local food heroes at summer’s first BBQ
Benefit for Ecotrust is a celebration of our local food heroes. Outstanding chefs partner with local ranchers for their take on the best barbecue. Nell Newman to give keynote on social enterprise in food systems
Rough & Ready Lumber announces the reopening of its Cave Junction sawmill
Mill brings 67 direct and hundreds of indirect and induced jobs to distressed Josephine County
Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award: call for nominations
Nominations are open for Ecotrust's 12th annual award
Coastal recreation provides $1.2 billion annually to Bay Area economies
New podcast “Underground Airwaves” takes to the air
Edible Portland dishes up a rich, food-filled story podcast twice a month
New federal support will help farm to school movement deepen impact in Oregon
Ecotrust receives USDA grant to establish baseline data for Oregon programs
New research shows path to 300,000 clean construction jobs in Keystone XL states
Replacing failing infrastructure in Keystone XL states creates more and better jobs than the proposed pipeline
Ecotrust wins Portland innovation award
Mushroom fanatics, on film
A new video series, Oregon Mushroom Stories, explores the veiled world of local mushroom foragers and farmers
Oregon designates $1.2 million for local food in school cafeterias, plus food, garden, and agricultural education
Popular farm to school program expanded on final day of Oregon Legislative session. Oregon kids, farmers, and communities will benefit
New fishing cooperative thriving on San Francisco docks
Group is part of national movement toward 'fair fish'. San Francisco Community Fishing Association continues healthy revenue sharing in year two
Ecotrust receives $45 million in tax credit financing
Allocations will support job creation and innovative business ventures in underserved communities across the Northwest
Ecotrust Forest Management named to B Lab’s “Best for the World” list
Ecotrust’s new food and farms director Oborne will work to boost “Ag of the Middle”
Edible Portland honors six heroes of the local food community
2,300 community members cast their votes, winners revealed
Farm to school and school gardens expansion bill moves out of committee
Successful pilot program, funded in 2011, helps demonstrate program's potential
Ecotrust achieves 11th consecutive top rating from Charity Navigator
HB 2649: farm to school and school gardens hearing scheduled for Thursday, February 21, 2013
House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources to hear arguments on the health and economic benefits of farm to school programs
New farm to school and school garden grants transform Oregon school lunch
Eleven school districts use $189,000 in state funding for local food and education. Boon for farmers and kids
Adventurous blind-tasting nights begin at Ecotrust
All-women chef line-up will test – and delight – the city’s taste buds
Ecotrust announces change in leadership
Organization adapts to new climate for mission-driven organizations
Ecotrust and Edible Portland present a weekend of fungi
Japanese mushroom dinner, zoetrope sculpture, and mushroom fair
Ecotrust’s FoodHub and OR FoodEx announce new joint venture
Tech-savvy partnership aims to solve distribution challenges of local food movement
Ecotrust announces winners of 2012 Indigenous Leadership Awards
Brian Cladoosby, Chairman of the Swinomish Tribe, to be awarded $25,000 for his work with Coast Salish tribes
FoodHub releases interactive guide to local food/tech innovations
Whole Foods Market raises nearly $18,000 for Ecotrust
Money to benefit food & farms initiatives
New research links greenhouse gas reduction efforts with public health benefits in low-income and minority communities
Habitat restoration creates jobs, boosts local economies
New Ecotrust report says restoration created 6,483 jobs in Oregon, generated $977.5 million in economic activities from 2001-2010
New cohort of top leaders chosen for Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award
Ecotrust launches new software platform for 21st-century decision making
More than 70 nations, private companies and international organizations declare support for Global Partnerships for Oceans
FoodHub Director takes rural success story to White House
National Community Fisheries Network launches, promoting healthy fishing communities, well-managed seafood stocks, and “community-caught” seafood brands
A new voice for community-based fishermen
Ecotrust launches new knowledge hub for Copper River region
Copper River knowledge system to support wise planning for wild salmon and people
FoodHub director at White House for food system tweet up
Ecotrust 2012 Indigenous Leadership Award call for nominations: five northwest Tribal leaders to join rising network
Former Ecotrust Vice President Deborah Kane to take national farm to school post
USDA names Kane National Director of USDA's farm to school initiative
FoodHub in contention for international design award
Ecotrust named Tech Award Laureate for innovative marine planning tools
Web-based tool helped create 107 new coastal marine protected areas in California
New data shows Rogue Basin restoration projects create jobs and economic impact for local communities
Investments in restoration projects have higher multiplier effect than public works projects. Work in progress on the Rogue serves as a backdrop for rising tide of restoration work and dam removal on Pacific Northwest rivers
Five Native leaders honored with the 2011 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award
Willamette Valley Wineries Association raises more than $9,000 for Ecotrust
Memorial weekend in the wine country annual benefit supports nationally-recognized farm to school efforts
Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award calls for nominations: five Northwest Tribal leaders to join rising network
Ecotrust and the Sitka Center announce science residency partnership
Expert panel releases recommendations on communities and fisheries catch share policy
Report gets beyond controversy with concrete ways of spreading benefits
Study compares carbon benefits of forest management practices in Oregon
Ecotrust's study of Oregon's Elliott State Forest shows significant potential for carbon storage
FoodHub membership fee waived through May 1st
All Northwest food producers and buyers offered risk-free opportunity to join online marketplace and benefit from the demand for local food
OneCalifornia Bank completes acquisition of ShoreBank Pacific
Merger extends beneficial banking from California to the Pacific Northwest
Federal tax credits create hundreds of Northwest jobs in 2010
Ecotrust CDE allocates more than $60 million in New Market Tax Credits from the U.S. Treasury to innovative projects in rural and distressed communities. New Market Tax Credits program renewed by Congress for two more years
New book by Ecotrust founder calls for “Natural Economies”
Tom Brokaw calls Spencer B. Beebe's Cache: Creating Natural Economies "evocative and inspirational"
Ecotrust awards $40,000 to Indigenous leaders
Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative seeks proposals for habitat restoration projects in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Deadline for grant requests ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 as January 12, 2011 total of $1.5 million in funding available
Learn how to build wholesale food sales and source local food products
Free FoodHub workshops coming to Madras and Bend on Oct. 26-27
FoodHub serves up its second course
FoodHub 2.0 debuts at Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Annual Convention. Newest version of online marketplace delivers new look, more content, easy product entry and greater matchmaking
September 16: shop at Whole Foods and generate money for local school children
The Annual Back-to-Farm-to-School Day generates thousands for Ecotrust's farm to school program
Ecotrust hires first FoodHub Sales and Marketing Director
Watershed restoration film contest recognizes seven northwest films
Regional filmmakers receive $4,100 in prize money from the Stories From Our Watersheds film contest sponsored by Ecotrust, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the PNW Region of the USDA Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management
Willamette Valley Wineries Association raises more than $5000 for Ecotrust
Memorial Weekend in Wine Country annual benefit supports farm to school efforts
New Seasons Market helps Ecotrust reel in FoodHub members
Portland-area grocery underwrites 50% of the annual FoodHub membership fee for Northwest fishers, ranchers, dairies and specialty product manufacterers
Area businesses aim to seed a new crop of FoodHub members
Discounts on annual registration fee now available for Northwest food buyers and sellers
New Ecotrust report details America’s great ocean giveaway
Report raises concerns with catch share proposal for West Coast, outlines solutions
Ecotrust named as one of America’s most trustworthy charities
MarineMap consortium wins inaugural award for environmental conflict resolution
Web-based technology enables collaboration among users
Ecotrust launches national panel series on the future of coastal fisheries
Blue ribbon panel to consider impacts of catch shares on fishing communities
Breakthrough Ecotrust tool advances carbon markets
New tool for forest managers helps improve the bottom line and reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Northwest film contest now seeking submissions
Stories from Our Watersheds Contest offers $3,500 in prizes for film shorts
Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award open for nominations
Five Innovative Northwest leaders to be recognized in December with $45,900
Economists warn against setting price for carbon too low
Willamette Valley Wineries Association raises $2,500 for Ecotrust
Money to benefit farm to school efforts
Ecotrust Canada and UBCIC release groundbreaking book
Ecotrust Forest Management, Equator, and New Forests announce first of its kind forest carbon transaction
Leading Northwest forest landowners poised to tap new environmental market
Federal public-private Whole Watershed Restoration project receiving national spotlight
Northwest bakery ISO local, organic peaches
FoodHub rolls out a matchmaker between farmers, food producers, and buyers
USDA Undersecretary Ann Wright to visit Oregon to promote agency’s “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” Initiative
Three-day visit will include tours of innovative agriculture programs and celebrate the launch of Ecotrust's new online marketplace, FoodHub
Native village of Eyak celebrates land donation
Ecotrust awards $45,000 to Indigenous leaders
Five innovative Northwest leaders recognized by the annual Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award
Food Services of America encourages Oregon restaurants and schools to become members of FoodHub and resolve to source local in the new year
FSA to subsidize cost of membership in FoodHub for its Oregon customers
Global study of salmon from Dalhousie University, Ecotrust, and the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology shows: “sustainable” food production isn’t so sustainable
Multi-year study points the way to sustainable salmon production and debunks food sustainability myths along the way; mode matters more than miles
Northwest receives millions in federal tax credits
Ecotrust will allocate $30 million in New Markets Tax Credits from the U.S. Treasury to innovative projects in rural and distressed communities. Senators and Congressmen advocate for quick action
New website aims to transform the Northwest food economy
Ecotrust turns to technology to expand and simplify the connection between food producers and food buyers of all scale
Economists join to say: we can afford a world climate policy
Large network of economists issues report ahead of Copenhagen talks
Oregon School Board Association endorses Farm to School Bill
Latest in a series of endorsements for HB 2800 reinforces Oregonians' support for farm to school funding this biennium
Enjoy a wine country 4th of July in the Willamette Valley and benefit Ecotrust’s Farm to School program
Red, White and True Oregon Wines kicks off summer wine touring in the Willamette Valley wine region with nostalgic Americana - from lawn games and sparklers to live Bluegrass and BBQ picnics
More than 100 economists band together to fight climate change skeptics
Economists launch RealClimateEconomics.org and issue a new report on national household greenhouse gas emissions
Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Bill (HB 2800) heads to Ways and Means Subcommittee
Public hearing set for 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 12. School food investment will create hundreds of new jobs and generate millions of dollars for Oregon economy
A new era of conservation planning
Just in time for Earth Day, the world's most widely-used conservation planning tool evolves toward more scientific rigor, social pragmatism
House Agriculture Committee sees Farm to School Bill as a priority
Testimony highlights "fork ready" economic development opportunities to the tune of $100+ million
First public hearing for Farm to School Bill (HB 2800) set for 8 a.m., Thursday, April 2nd
School food investment will create hundreds of new jobs and generate millions of dollars for Oregon economy
Oregon lawmakers serve up a Bill that stimulates the state’s economy and fortifies school children
The latest recipe for school lunch reform promises a hearty portion of dough into the economy
Farm to School investment yields a healthy return into state coffers
Economic impact analysis of pilot program shows investing in local food for the lunchroom provides a great return on investment
Media alert: leading experts to share vision for untangling global food + greenhouse gas conundrum at AAAS
Media alert: Thomas Friedman’s free lecture in Portland
Letting fishermen be heard in the battle for the world’s oceans
Ecotrust open-source technology improves ocean planning and collaboration, wins Mellon Award for Innovation
One-quarter of world’s sockeye salmon face extinction
International Union for the Conservation of Nature adds pacific sockeye to global red list of threatened species. Most endangered runs in British Columbia
Grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund puts local food on the menu in Portland Public School and Gervais School Districts
Local farmers and food processors to profit from growing and cooking for thousands of students this school year; kids benefit from nutritious, local ingredients
Fishermen inform marine protection process
Local knowledge plays an important role in California's north central coast
New research tests effectiveness of California’s marine protected area design
Ecotrust's work helps to bring fishermen's expertise into the equation
Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership renamed, award cycle for 2008 suspended
The Ecotrust Indigenous Leaderships Award begins anew in 2009
Ecotrust re-launches Inforain
New and improved internet-based information system made available to the public
Farm to School and Garden Bill on the move to 2008 special session
House Education Committee unanimously votes for urgent action
Farm to School and School Garden pilot program proposed to Legislature
Urgency linked to unprecedented changes in school food landscape
The new “Guide to Local and Seasonal Products” makes sourcing local and regional food even easier
Latest edition connects local producers with public school districts, food service directors; online version of the Guide features enhanced user interface
Ecotrust and Potter Productions join forces to share stories of food and farming in the Northwest
Local independent film company and regional non-profit form multimedia alliance
Ecotrust hosts talk by author of “Kitchen Literacy”
Oregon writer to discuss profound changes in how Americans have shopped, cooked and thought about food through two centuries
Farm to School portal launched during National School Lunch Week
Farm to School supporters - from farmers and food buyers to food service directors and parents - invited to use new site to strengthen growing movement
Ecotrust receives $400,000 NOAA grant
Funds to be used for watershed restoration in Oregon and Washington
Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership honors Northwest community leader and Museum Director Roberta Conner
Finalists from Oregon, Washington and Canada also honored
Ecotrust chosen to lead Farm to School programs in the Western United States
Portland-based nonprofit conservation organization selected based on its proven record of leadership
Ecotrust adds Farm to School Manager
Michelle Ratcliffe brings heft of national experience to Food & Farms program
Ecotrust launches online learning community to seed regional food systems; connect food and farm community
Join the learning network
The Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center is the first private building in Oregon to install waterfree urinals certified by the Oregon State Plumbers Board
Waterfree urinals are the wave of the future
Oregon’s 160 Farm to School Programs taste great and kids like them, too
Oregon Department of Education survey reveals statewide interest in school learning gardens and local food procurement
Portland Public Schools seeks to cultivate local growers as suppliers for school lunch program
RFP process calls for area farmers and producers to provide food for district
An enthusiastic “do pass” recommendation results in immediate work session for Oregon farmers feeding Oregon kids
Farm to School bills on the move to full Education Committee
Hearing set for Farm-to-School legislation
Bill package poised to bring Oregon agricultural products into school lunchrooms statewide
Vindalho supports champions of local food movement with a dinner fundraiser
Ecotrust Food & Farms Program to benefit from Indian feast
Climate change panel highlights regional strategies
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury heads up an April 10 panel discussion that brings policy, non-profit, business and academic leaders to the table
Oregon forestland owners build new bridges to local market
Partners help to connect the chain for certified lumber from the forest to the framing
Portland Farmer-Chef Connection Conference brings buyers and growers to table to foster local food economy
Daniel Imhoff, author of Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill, speaks to new vision of agriculture
Harvest of Month Program brings Oregon grown produce into Portland Public Elementary Schools
Ecotrust and PPS partner to introduce farm-direct food, train cooking basics
Growers and buyers forge business relationships during second annual Farmer-Chef Connection
Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury calls to preserve local agriculture and protect the environment
Food & Society Policy Fellowship announces new national fellow
Pilot scratch kitchen program earns a passing grade
Ecotrust shares results of year-long assessment of Abernethy Elementary Scratch Kitchen Program
Shattering myths of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest
A talk about Indians "going to law" to protect salmon and their right to harvest them
Salmon Nation Block Party 2006
Citizens near and far say "yes in my backyard!"
Ecotrust’s Natural Capital Center celebrates five years – bursts at seams as green boom leader
The post-industrial conservation economy marketplace inspires other cities
Reading, writing and Radicchio
Event series gives community a crash course on the way that eating and learning about food is changing in Portland Public Schools
New Annual Guide to Local and Seasonal Products ready for consumption
The 6th Annual Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership honors Guujaaw
Finalists from Oregon, Alaska and Canada also honored
B.C. Aboriginal leaders scoop nominations for prestigious U.S. Award, Guujaaw takes prize
Slow Food Seattle and Columbia Winery celebrate fall heritage fare
Farmers market, educational luncheon celebrate Washington State's ecologically sound farmers
World-renowned Katoomba Conference highlights “Green” market solutions in the Pacific Northwest
Conference comes to Portland June 7-9; international experts tapped to address new business opportunities in water, carbon and biodiversity
Portland Katoomba – Valuing Ecosystem Services: A Backgrounder
Wells Fargo creates environmental advisory board
Ecotrust Vice President Bettina von Hagen tapped for service
Wells Fargo invests $1.9 million in Ecotrust Forests LLC
Supports conservation of 3,243 acres of Olympic Peninsula forestland
Ecotrust’s Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership application process begins
Autumn Graze
Celebrate the local harvest with Oregon's finest restaurants and wineries while dancing to a great beat
$50 million award aimed at putting timber towns to work restoring forests
Conservation group Ecotrust awarded tax incentives to promote environmental, social and economic benefits