Impact & Accountability EQUITY AT ECOTRUST Scroll down Slideshow: Flying geese, Sean Gutierrez | Spencer B. Beebee and Cecil Paul (Wa’xaid), Gary Irving | Nathan Kadish, Bob Friedman, and other
About Us Our history Scroll down Above: The confluence of the Kitlope and Gamsby Rivers. Sam Beebe | A critical moment in negotiations to protect the Kitlope—Gerald Amos, chief; John Cashore,
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Michelle Week, a recipient of the 2022 Indigenous Leadership Award
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Spring Alaska Schreiner, a recipient of the 2022 Indigenous Leadership Award.
PROGRAM UPDATE | The employers and partner organizations who enrich participants’ experience are critical to the success of the Green Workforce Academy
INTERVIEW | A conversation with Chef Andre Uribe about his values and new business endeavor, Sustainable Meals Oregon
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Learn more about our new Ecotrust team members!
PORTLAND, Ore.,—June 30, 2021—Who leads the work to create a more equitable and resilient food system matters. The Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leadership (Fellowship) announces its inaugural cohort,
Forestry, agriculture, fisheries, green building, and ecosystem services are all sectors with strong potential for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through carbon storage and have real needs for investment to bolster
STAFF VOICES | Aaron Vargas, Food Equity Manager, reflects on what inspires his work building equitable regional food systems
Portland, Ore. — Dec. 11, 2020 — Farmers, fishers, ranchers, and food producers from Alaska to Oregon have kicked off—virtually—the fourth cohort of Ecotrust’s Ag of the Middle Accelerator (Accelerator)
PROGRAM UPDATE | Together, we took on the challenges of the year.
INTERVIEW | Our team speaks with Valerie Segrest for a Native perspective on genetically engineered salmon
INTERVIEW | We chat with our new board member, Cat Goughnour, who has been part of Ecotrust’s racial equity work since 2016
STAFF VOICES | As devastating wind-driven fires reshape forest communities up and down the West Coast, a team member reflects on home, partnership, and staying connected.
FEATURE | The second annual Back to the Root Conference convened 100+ BIPOC producers at the Redd on Salmon Street
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a series of timelines, we share examples of how our work has progressed over the past decade.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Nov. 7, 2019 – A Cordova, Alaska fish collective and a Puget Sound pastured pork producer are among the 14 farmers, fishers, ranchers, and food producers just
PROGRAM UPDATE | New connections bring Tortillería y Tienda De León’s legacy of traditional Mexican food to school lunch trays throughout Oregon.
PROGRAM UPDATE | Exploring opportunities to fill food infrastructure gaps in the Puget Sound.
INTERVIEW | Our Ag of the Middle Program Manager, Maia Hardy, interviews rancher and Accelerator participant, Jared Gartner
Portland, Ore. — November 16, 2019 — Mid-size producers from Northern California to Alaska are picking up steam with the support of a one-of-its kind “Ag of the Middle” (AOTM)
STAFF VOICES | We’re working hard to shed new light on our regional opportunity to draw carbon out of the atmosphere
PORTLAND, Ore. – Sept. 18, 2018 – Calling ranchers, farmers, and fishers! Ecotrust, the Portland-based nonprofit forging new ways of living and doing business, together with a network of supporting
PROGRAM UPDATE | As the seasons change, the community at the Redd continues to strengthen their connections to one another and build their businesses
PARTNER VOICES | Ecotrust’s Events team is proud to announce our 2018 Community Grant Awardees
STAFF VOICES | Amanda Oborne, our VP of Food & Farms, shares lessons she learned on sharing power and privilege while attending a convening of leaders working to create a
PARTNER VOICES | The tidal wave of farmland transition isn’t coming – we’re in the middle of it
FEATURE | Eating responsibly harvested seafood connects us to ocean ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
STAFF VOICES | Our head of Food and Farms reports on what she learned this year at EcoFarm, the Ecological Farming Association conference that has flowered annually in California since
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a time of social unrest, environmental upheaval, and economic uncertainty, our mission matters more now than ever.
Portland, Ore., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 – Starting this month, a group of 14 farmers, ranchers, and fishermen will participate in a newly-formed business accelerator pilot program developed by Ecotrust
STAFF VOICES | There is a growing interest in a regionally-based, responsible fiber economy. And the challenges of scale mirror those in food.
PARTNER VOICES | Ricardo Salvador challenges us to consider the colonial, racist, and extractive underpinnings of our current food system. And to act.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Ecotrust joined the OSU Food Innovation Center and Seafood Analytics to test consumer preference and quality of fresh v. frozen fish.
Megan Kemple, Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network 541-344-4329 (office) 541-225-8807 (cell) megan@oregonfarmtoschool.org Leah Harrison, FoodCorps 503-558-6413 mailto:leah.harrison@foodcorps.org Salem, Ore., Friday, July 7, 2017 – A bill supporting Farm
PARTNER VOICES | Join us for an inspirational evening at Light Up the Redd on Thursday, October 5 with keynote speaker Ricardo Salvador
ECOTRUST UPDATE | This year, we endorsed the People’s Climate Movement to support the power shift from dominant-culture to frontline community leadership.
STAFF VOICES | A closer look at opportunities in the burgeoning Cross Laminated Timber market
Contact: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) Mike Kennedy, Natural Resources Manager 541.444.8232 mikek@ctsi.nsn.us McKenzie River Trust (MRT) Liz Lawrence, Associate Director 541.844.9334 (cell) 541.345.2799 (office) llawrence@mckenzieriver.org Ecotrust Forest Management