Ecotrust, an agency working to build a robust regional food system, and Edible Portland have teamed up to honor the outstanding farms, restaurants, nonprofits and businesses at the annual event.
Conservation and community development organization Ecotrust will hold a benefit this Thursday, March 21, where they’ll present awards to Portland’s “Local Food Heroes.”
Edible Portland, a magazine published by environmental nonprofit Ecotrust, holds a Local Food Hero contest every year to recognize businesses that go the extra mile for social, environmental and economic sustainability.
Ecotrust, the groundbreaking Portland-based environmental and economic development nonprofit, is in the business of backing disruptive innovations that help the planet.
A grant stemming from the 2011 Farm to School & School Garden Bill allowed Bend-area schools to add seafood to the mix of local food offerings for a few months this year.
The sustainable certification organization has released a ranking of the companies that do the best on its assessments, from solar power to investment advice to Afghan telecoms.
Today, B Lab is releasing its second annual list of companies that score in the top 10 percent on its assessments, what it calls the “Best for the World” list.
Spencer Beebe, Founder and Chairman of Ecotrust, and author of Cache: Creating Natural Economies will speak about the unique business model utilized by Ecotrust.
Farmland LP, a private equity fund in Oregon, is upending the traditional (some would say dysfunctional) financial model that leads to those nightmares while practicing sustainable, organic and pasture-based farming methods to boot.
