Moving into the former Laughing Planet space in the Ecotrust building and opening later this fall, República is a cafe created through the partnership of La Perlita owner Angel Medina, Chef Lauro Romero, and pastry chef Olivia Bartruff. In addition to guisados and masa, República will also feature Mexican wines, pastries, and more.
A network of partners, including Ecotrust, are building the capacity of the Indigenous Guardians program, a long-term partnership agreement signed by the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and USDA Forest Service.
Following her keynote at Vermont FEED’s Northeast Farm to School Institute, Director of Equity / Director of Food Equity Jamese Kwele answered participant questions about equity in farm to school programming. Those conversations were captured on Vermont FEED’s blog.
Small-acre forest landowners could play a big role in the proliferation of of climate-smart forestry, but the investment often doesn’t pencil out. This piece from the Sightline Institute links to our research exploring the costs and benefits of transitioning to climate-smart management.
Allinee “Shiny” Flanery of Raceme Farm Collective talks about the Come Thru Market, a BIPOC-led market showcasing BIPOC farmers, makers, and businesses. With COVID safety measures in place, Come Thru is held at the Redd on Salmon every other Monday.
Executive Director Jeremy Barnicle was among a panel of Portland-area employers invited to speak on their organizations’ efforts to address equity in the workplace. This panel followed a presentation on findings from Partners in Diversity’s Diversity Retention Project, which found that the vast majority of BIPOC residents in Portland experience discrimination at the workplace and outside of work.
Our Oregon Food Infrastructure Gap Analysis estimated the demand for beef and pork in Multnomah County to be in the millions of pounds, as mentioned in Street Roots on the rising demand for more local and ethically produced meat, amid coronavirus outbreaks at large meat processing plants.
The Redd on Salmon is leaning into the “new normal,” acting as a distribution hub for local food boxes, partnering with emergency food services, and continuing its support of small- and mid-sized food businesses. Tenants like B-Line Urban Delivery have also pivoted, providing “last-mile,” carbon-free delivery for direct-to-consumer services and to New Seasons Markets.
Northwest Public Broadcasting interviews Ecotruster Stephanie Cowherd, who is an instructor for an environmental science class for Native youth, part of the Tribal Forestry Workforce Development Project and co-funded by Heritage University and Ecotrust. When the pandemic hit, instructors took the class online, where students have been observing wildlife via trail cams near Yakama Nation Tribal School.
In a collaboration with Ecotrust and Redd on Salmon Street, Feed the Mass is now serving up hundreds of free meals, two to three times a week, from the Redd Community Kitchen. Feed the Mass is a nonprofit cooking school led by Jacobsen Valentine, who has now pivoted his efforts to address urgent needs spotlighted during the pandemic.
Ecotrust joins a number of fisheries associations and others, in signing a letter to Congress requesting additional emergency funding to support small and mid-sized fishing operations.
In this piece about cross-laminated timber, David Diaz, Director of Forestry Analytics and Technology, discusses his research on lengthening the time between timber harvest to increase the carbon storage potential of wood products.
To tell the stories of a place that holds so much possibility for the coho, Siuslaw Watershed Council has partnered with Ecotrust to produce two story maps — illustrative story experiences.
Maia Hardy, Agriculture of the Middle program manager, and Cory Carman, Board member and owner of Carman Ranch, speak with Civil Eats on the support that livestock producers need to access new markets during the coronavirus pandemic.
Our Director of Forestry Analytics and Technology David Diaz discusses the climate benefits and economic strategy to extending harvest rotations of Pacific Northwest timber forests.
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has partnered with Ecotrust and Craft3 to construct a 32-bed new residential substance abuse treatment center in Keller, Wash.
Inaugural Rural Reporting Fellow Ashley Ahearn chats with OPB’s Think Out Loud about how she uprooted her life in Seattle, moved east, and became part of a small rural community in Washington’s Methow Valley. She’s continued to report on environmental issues, including climate change, contributing to the local newspaper and public radio outlets, as part of her year-long fellowship.
Working with us, Rural Development Initiatives, OSU Sea Grant, the Port of Garibaldi, and Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District, commercial crabber Kristen Penner developed the Garibaldi Seafood Connect to help small commercial fisheries sell direct to consumers. Penner is among the women farmers and fishers who are on the rise in Tillamook County.
Tyson Rasor, our Fisheries & Food Systems Program Manager, talks about the carbon impact of fresh seafood shipped via air freight. Read on for the surprising results of a blind consumer taste test comparing fresh versus fresh frozen seafood.
