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Solving by Design: Students rise to the challenge

Ecotrust and Construct partner for Design Week Portland in challenging local high school students to consider the future of livable cities.

Carolyn Holland
April 13, 2016 13 April 2016

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Elizabeth Woody, Oregon’s Voice

Elizabeth Woody, formerly of Ecotrust, will focus her tenure as Oregon's first Native American Poet Laureate on rural communities.

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April 6, 2016 10 April 2016

A red salmon swims above a gravel stream bed

Summer is coming; the salmon are already here

Restoring salmon in the Columbia will hinge on taking a hard look at the effects of dams and hatcheries.

Jim Norton
March 24, 2016 28 March 2016

Fresh eyes on fundraising: Introducing our new VP of Development

Lily Abood brings more than fifteen years of experience in resource development for social change organizations.

Carolyn Holland
March 18, 2016 18 March 2016

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Shining a spotlight on community fishermen

Where does your seafood come from? Stop by Ecotrust to learn about community-based fisheries and how to buy local fish.

Megan Foucht
March 17, 2016 18 March 2016

An Organic Valley farmer and her son with a black and white calf in a green field.

CSA Fair Share returns to the Redd

This weekend, the Portland CSA Coalition will host its second annual fair to connect farmers and eaters.

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March 17, 2016 17 March 2016

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Banking on farmer-eater connections

On March 19th, CSA Share Fair will return to the Redd on Salmon Street, bringing farmers and eaters together.

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March 15, 2016 16 March 2016

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Meet Sydney DeLuna, General Manager for the Redd

Meet the new general manager of the Redd on Salmon Street who brings an operator's perspective to this 80,000-square-foot food campus.

Megan Foucht
February 29, 2016 17 March 2016

Local goods, trike powered

B-Line Delivery provides last-mile logistics for small and mid-size rural producers from its new headquarters at the Redd on Salmon Street.

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February 22, 2016 29 February 2016

gathering of people on lelu island

Lelu Island declaration a win for Salmon Nation

First Nations leaders and supporters come together to defend wild salmon against a proposed LNG project in the Skeena Watershed.

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January 29, 2016 22 April 2016