A loving critique of the Ag of the Middle Accelerator
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PROGRAM UPDATE | As we sunset one of our cornerstone programs, we reflect on the successes, challenges, and new opportunities
A growing network of food systems leaders
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PROGRAM UPDATE | We celebrate the successes of the inaugural cohort and look to the future of the Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leaders
Supporting farm to school programming in Oregon
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Working with partners across Oregon to champion farm to school legislation
Exploring climate-smart forestry with the Hoopa Valley Tribe
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PROGRAM UPDATE | A look inside a growing body of work in partnership with the Hoopa Valley Tribe
U.S. Department of Agriculture awards $25 million to accelerate the Climate-Smart Wood Economy
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Sustainable Northwest wins significant funding on a proposal to build the Climate Smart Wood Economy. We are excited to join a group of nonprofit and tribal partners in the Pacific Northwest on this effort
Under Secretary Moffitt visits the Redd on Salmon
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PROGRAM UPDATE | USDA Under Secretary Jennifer Moffitt visited the Redd on Salmon Street to learn more about our regional food systems work
Building the momentum behind a green workforce
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PROGRAM UPDATE | The employers and partner organizations who enrich participants’ experience are critical to the success of the Green Workforce Academy
Growing Ag of the Middle Accelerator
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PROGRAM UPDATE | A new video explores changes made to the Ag of the Middle Accelerator program to center racial equity
Mapping the Northwest’s working forests
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Charting timelines of timber output and carbon sequestration for every county in the Northwest US
Doing better than carbon neutrality for forest products
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PROGRAM UPDATE | David Diaz connects the dots between carbon recapture in forests and the benefit to green builders who invest in climate-smart wood products.
Drinking water data for coastal communities
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Through an interactive mapping tool, we highlight opportunities to protect drinking watersheds up and down the Oregon coast.
The opportunities and hard work ahead
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PROGRAM UPDATE | In reviewing the plans put forward by the incoming Biden administration, several elements align with work already underway
Tribal school science class centers indigenous language and mentorship
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PROGRAM UPDATE | As part of the Tribal Workforce Development Project, this culturally-relevant online class connects Native students to urban forests.
The beginning of a partnership in the land of Keex’ Kwaan
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ECOTRUST UPDATE | Ecotrust KKCFP Coordinator Miakah Nix shares photos and highlights from Keex’ Kwaan Community Forest Partnership’s first field season.
Oregon schools get a taste for local tamales
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PROGRAM UPDATE | New connections bring Tortillería y Tienda De León’s legacy of traditional Mexican food to school lunch trays throughout Oregon.
Seattle food system at a crossroads
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Exploring opportunities to fill food infrastructure gaps in the Puget Sound.
Rural Reporting Fellowship takes root
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Our new Rural Reporting Fellowship will provide support for in-depth reporting on climate change from a rural perspective.
A stronger food system,from soil to sea
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Now in its second year, we’re accepting applications for our Ag of the Middle Accelerator, a unique business development program
Preparations for the Huna traditional food fair
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Indigenous fellow Miakah Nix reports on preparing for a traditional foods fair in southeast Alaska
Savoring every season at the Redd
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PROGRAM UPDATE | As the seasons change, the community at the Redd continues to strengthen their connections to one another and build their businesses
Catalytic Capital: The value of New Markets Tax Credits
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PROGRAM UPDATE | New Markets Tax Credits deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to economically distressed communities when little else can
Sparks fly from our ground floor
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PROGRAM UPDATE | We welcome coffee shop La Perlita to the Natural Capital Center, and prepare to open our newest event space
Haa Tóo Yéi Yatee Culture Camp: It is inside of us
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PROGRAM UPDATE | At Hoonah’s Haa Tóo Yéi Yatee Culture Camp, students are learning about their culture and building its vibrant future
Better data, stronger impact
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Ecotrust’s new metrics platform spawns tighter focus in farm to institution programming
A groundbreaking campus takes shape
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Groundbreaking at Redd East signals the green light for the next phase of development on the two-block campus
A school district unites around food
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PROGRAM UPDATE | Welcome to the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon, where 40,000 students are eating more healthy, local food and learning in school gardens