Resilient Food Futures Microgrants
November 11, 2025
Microgrants to support small farm businesses in the Portland metropolitan area
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Microgrants to support small farm businesses in the Portland metropolitan area
STAFF VOICES | The second episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast dives into the history and challenges with Pacific oyster farming!
PARTNER VOICES | Kiyokawa Family Orchards reflects on their intergenerational history and succession planning for the future
PARTNER VOICES | Read about Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, a recipient of the 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awards
STAFF VOICES | Introducing a new podcast from Ecotrust called, “Tending the Tides: Stories of Mariculture on the Oregon Coast”
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Beth Froembling, owner of Atypical Roots
PARTNER VOICES | Reeba Daniel, founder of Keep Growing Seeds, reflects on their journey in the farm to school movement
Upwell Community Capital is an integrated capital fund investing in capacity-building efforts across our bioregion—Oregon, California, Washington, and Alaska—in alignment with Ecotrust’s 3E approach of racial equity, ecology, and economy.
PARTNER VOICES | Speaking with Tara Violetta, farmer and founder of Sun Moon Fields
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Robert Kentta, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
PROGRAM UPDATE | A recap of the 2025 Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering: Partnership Workshops
A podcast exploring how mariculture on the Oregon coast can build community wealth, an equitable economy, and climate resilience.
Financing and business planning for Pacific Northwest food retailers and businesses.
PHOTO ESSAY | A look at the rising problem of American shad in the Columbia River
A collaborative initiative advancing an equitable, resilient food economy in the Portland region.
PROGRAM UPDATE | A reflection of the Farm to Early Childhood Education Institute Winter Retreat
PARTNER VOICES | Leilani Mroczkowski and Jihelah Greenwald, founders of Kasama Farm, speak about their roots in community organizing and farming.
A bioregional fellowship for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) working at the intersections of food, land, culture, and climate.
Connecting land stewards, traditional gatherers, agroforestry and partners across the Northwest to uphold Indigenous agroforestry practices by Indigenous communities
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with Paula Champagne, the artist behind the new mural at the Natural Capital Center
PARTNER VOICES | Highlighting the Community Grants program and four former grant recipients
INTERVIEW | In this conversation with Catherine Nguyen, she discusses her pathway into farming and her family story as the daughter of Vietnamese refugees
Meet the six Farm to Early Childhood Education advisors educating children ages 0-5 in the garden, at the table, and in the classroom
INTERVIEW | In the third interview of a series about Asian American farming, Emilie Chen speaks with Malia Myers, whose maternal grandparents immigrated from the Philippines to Hawai’i.
PROGRAM UPDATE | Explore the first-ever retreat for the Farm to Early Care and Education Institute in Oregon and Washington states.
INTERVIEW | Communications Manager Emilie Chen speaks with Chantal Wikstrom, whose childhood on a small farm influenced her present-day interest in growing food and natural resources.
Meet the Farm to Early Care and Education Advisory Committee MINA SMITH Mina is a Senior Manager at Early Learning Multnomah Hub with United Way, Columbia Willamette. Her work with
Meet the Farm to Early Care and Education Advisory Committee Roberta Recken Roberta has over four decades of experience in early childhood education. She has served as executive director of
INTERVIEW | A conversation with Pam Oja, fourth generation farm owner, highlights the experiences of Japanese legacy farmers
STAFF VOICES | Inspired by the history of Asian farming in the Pacific Northwest, Emilie Chen interviews six Asian Americans about family history and connections to farming
STAFF VOICES | From July 8-10 this summer, Ecotrust and its project partners hosted the K-12 Farm to School Institute Summer Retreat at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, OR.
PROGRAM UPDATE | See the videos of each speech from the 2024 Indigenous Leadership Awards
PHOTO ESSAY | See photos and hear from the storytellers of the Restoration Through Storytelling Series
Partnering with tribes throughout the region to help market tribal wood products and support data-driven decision-making.
PARTNER VOICES | The 2024 Indigenous Leadership Awards honors Corinne Sams for her steadfast advocacy for and commitment to the preservation of cultural connections between the peoples of the Umatilla and salmon.
PARTNER VOICES | The 2024 Indigenous Leadership Awards honors SandeBea Allman for her decades-long role as guide, convener, and cultural ambassador for the Portland urban Indian community.
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PARTNER VOICES | Hear from some of this year’s Come Thru Market vendors.
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about the Sustainable Food Systems Roundtable with Congressman Earl Blumenauer that took place earlier this summer.
STAFF VOICES | Jamese Kwele shares insights on Ecotrust’s food equity work at the participated in the USDA Regional Equity Convening for the Pacific Northwest.