Chelsea Clinton said people interested in her mom’s farm and food system views should check her website.Hillary Clinton has been spending some time in Iowa, a key farm and primary state, the candidate’s daughter said.
Naureen Khan didn’t want to share her story at first. Her teacher, Oscár Fernández, had brought his Portland State class “Immigration, Migrations and Belonging” to an interactive exhibit focused on how food traditions evolve and adapt for Latin American immigrants and their children.
Mayor Hales wraps up the Portland Creative Conference, discussing creativity through Nike shoe design, “Grimm” storylines, Decemberists lyrics, LucidEnergy power generation, Ranger chocolate, ADX makerspace, Nutcase helmets, and Redd on Salmon.
Two significant environmental initiatives were implemented within the last three weeks—opening prime salmon habitat on the Tulalip Reservation and, on Swinomish land, setting the stage for forest preservation.
A new food business incubator is ready to accept tenants. The 20,000-square-foot building in Portland’s Central Eastside is part of a larger project by Ecotrust, a regional nonprofit that focuses on environmental and food issues.
A group of leading foundations and NGOs, including the Rockefeller Foundation, Oxfam and the Skoll Foundation have launched a peer-to-peer platform to make solving pressing social issues easier.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At Oregon Health & Science University recently, the lunch offerings included sandwiches made with organic chicken breast — locally sourced — on focaccia bread, baked locally and delivered daily. Plus salad made from local greens. Not a pre-packaged, mass-produced item in sight.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At Oregon Health & Science University recently, the lunch offerings included sandwiches made with organic chicken breast — locally sourced — on focaccia bread, baked locally and delivered daily. Plus salad made from local greens. Not a pre-packaged, mass-produced item in sight.
