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Portland food project to assist ‘ag of the middle’

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  • Research by a Portland non-profit says medium size producers scramble to jump gaps in the market infrastructure
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The unique challenges facing medium-sized farms

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  • Ecotrust’s Amanda Oborne is interviewed on Think Out Loud about a new report that examines the unique challenges facing “Ag of the Middle.”
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Ecotrust report calls for investment in ‘Ag of the Middle’

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  • A study by Ecotrust, a Portland nonprofit, says a more cohesive regional food system will support middle-size producers
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Ecotrust forest deal returns an Oregon tribe to its ancestral lands

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  • The transaction is a rare opportunity for an Oregon tribe to reclaim access to the lands where ancestors hunted, gathered and lived.
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Report calls for investment in ‘Ag of the Middle’

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  • A study by Ecotrust, a Portland non-profit, says a more cohesive regional food system will support middle-size producers
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Students go whole hog with farm-to-cafeteria cooking

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  • The program breaks the normal bounds of food in school and has created a whole new arena for students to learn
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Are CSA subscriptions earning farmers a living wage?

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  • New research says the CSA model has caught on like wildfire in recent years. But it might not be the silver bullet for small farm survival
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Craigslist saved 5M tons of stuff from landfills—and 4 other new stats on local economies

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  • Exactly how much difference do “new economy” organizations make? Economists looked into it, and here are a few of their results
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What’s the true impact of the alternative economy? Researchers decide it’s time to find out

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  • And they found that successful initiatives are investing in human relationships, not faceless call centers or centralized headquarters
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Ecotrust lands anchor tenant, bike delivery service at new food hub

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  • Behind the quirky charm of a Portland tricycle delivery service beats the heart of a sophisticated logistics and distribution business
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Wendy Culverwell: A big prize for a conservation legend

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  • Spencer Beebe was honored last month with the National Audubon Society’s Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership
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The future is now for three small forests

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  • Some of Oregon’s forest owners are seeking innovative ways to make a living off their land without logging it hard
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Oregon lacking ‘ag in the middle’ — mid-sized companies that could make companies like Burgerville more local

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  • According to a study by the Ecotrust nonprofit, there is a gap between farmers markets and mainstream food purveyors that could be profitable
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B-Line delivery joins Ecotrust’s ‘The Redd’ food processor development in Central Eastside

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  • Besides deliveries, B-Line employees are also going to manage the warehouse and cold storage for the companies who work in The Redd
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Why Ecotrust is building a food hub in Portland’s Central Eastside

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  • Ecotrust is tackling the primary challenge to Oregon’s mid-sized food producers: Lack of processing, storage and distribution infrastructure
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Can carbon markets help Oregon’s small forests?

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  • When cancer comes calling, what if owners of small forest plots had another choice but to sell or to cut?
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Can the Bullitt Center prove that it pays for buildings to go ‘deep green’?

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  • There’s no question they save water, energy, waste and emissions – but proving the greenest buildings also save money is tricky
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Portland’s forestland investment company Ecotrust named best for the world

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  • Nonprofit company B Lab, has officially named the Portland based forestland investment company, Ecotrust, a “B Corp Best for the World.”
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Search for antibiotic-free chicken a struggle for schools

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  • Two businesses and two local school districts are teaming up, all in the name of chicken
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The central question: Ecotrust’s The Redd to bring small food-makers together with social justice bent

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  • The 1918 building was purchased by Ecotrust and will be transformed into a food-related business hub supporting local growers and sellers