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PARTNER VOICES | Hear from nutrition services director Kara Carsner on how she incorporates local produce and foods into culturally relevant meals and engaging classroom activities for the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Head Start and Early Head Start program
STAFF VOICES | Meet Ecotrust’s new Vice President of Development & Communications!
STAFF VOICES | Next on the “Tending the Tides” podcast: Discover how businesses and research organizations are solving sea urchin population and disappearing kelp forests
PARTNER VOICES | Full Cellar farmers Emily Cooper and Amy Wooley share their insights from building strong relationships with Mt. Hood Community College and other meal programs
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Thomas Kyelberg, food service director at Reedsport School District, on how farm to school supports producers in the community and provides students with fresh, culturally diverse foods
PARTNER VOICES | Lucy De León returns to Ecotrust’s blog to share how her farm to school journey has progressed since first selling to schools in 2018
PARTNER VOICES | The White Center HUB is a recipient of $5M in New Markets Tax Credits from Ecotrust CDE and offers a case study in community leadership toward equitable development.
PARTNER VOICES | Hear how Patrick Roelle got Fishpatrick’s Specialty Canned Tuna products into school menus in Oregon
PARTNER VOICES | An interview series with the producers and purchasers bringing local Oregon foods to school cafeterias
STAFF VOICES | Raphael Guzman, Program Manager of Food Systems Equity, reflects on the necessity of programs like Local Link to support regional food sovereignty
STAFF VOICES | The fourth episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast explores the vibrant world of seaweed: from foraging to farming to deep cultural connections.
PARTNER VOICES | Meet Zandi Saleem, the farmer and director behind Flowers to the Folks at Feed’em Freedom Foundation
PARTNER VOICES | A conversation with Jamie Arredondo, executive director of Capaces Leadership Institute
STAFF VOICES | The third episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast explores the history and significance of the Olympia oyster, the only native oyster on the West Coast.
STAFF VOICES | A bonus episode of the “Tending the Tides” podcast on how to shuck an oyster.
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 | Learn more about Ron Goode, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Read about Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, a recipient of the 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awards
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Shelly Covert, an Emerging Leadership recipient of this year’s 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 | Learn more about Satsan (Herbert George), a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about the Tribal Marine Stewards Network, the 2025 Indigenous Leadership group awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Meet Ryan Reed, one of this year’s Indigenous Leadership Awards in the Emerging Leaders category
PARTNER VOICES | Reeba Daniel, founder of Keep Growing Seeds, reflects on their journey in the farm to school movement
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
PHOTO ESSAY | A look back at last year’s Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering