Strategists are following the money to schools, corporate cafeterias, and hospitals in hopes of rebuilding local economies and bringing healthy food access—literally in through the back door.
While many of the Central Eastside’s buildings are unremarkable from the outside—largely windowless and made from utilitarian materials—I’ve long enjoyed getting small glimpses through warehouses’ doors that reveal beehives of human and industrial activity inside.
Today, thousands of Americans will choose to pay a premium for a cup of fair trade-certified coffee. And chances are, few of them have any real idea what that means.
Ecotrust, a non-profit based in Portland, Ore., opened phase one of a $23 million, 80,000-square-foot campus that is part food hall, part food hub, designed to connect small- and mid-size farms and ranches with their customers, Fast Company says.
Although Jade and Nick currently live in Rhode Island for work, they both grew up in the Pacific Northwest and knew they wanted to tie the knot in Portland.
This issue of In Good Tilth highlights the power of institutions to support a healthier, more resilient food system and how they can help communities take responsibility for sustainable practices.
Food Tank had the chance to speak with Amanda Oborne, the Vice President of Food and Farms at Ecotrust, who will be speaking at this year’s Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C.
