USEUFUL LINKS FOR SHOPPERS AND MARKET ENTHUSIASTS

For information and schedules for other farmers markets throughout the Portland-metro area and the state, please visit Oregon Farmers Market Association.

2006 Local Food Resources Guide (7 sections):
A collaboration between Portland State University and the Portland Farmers Market, this guide provides a listing of organizations that focus on farmer and consumer education, public policy, advocacy, marketing, and building relationships within this extensive food network. More than just a resource guide, it is a visual and textual map of how the Portland Metropolitan Region's food system is linked and connected.

Culinate
Articles, cooking tips, interviews, recipes, podcasts, food news, and blog posts for eating well.

CSAs in Portland (downloadable PDF)
The Portland Farmers Market has compiled a list of Portland-Metro CSA farms for your enjoyment.

Eat Local Resources (downloadable PDF)
A phrase used more and more, but what is it all about? Eating local is not just a cliche term, but rather a way of life! The Portland Farmers Market has compiled a list of books, web sites, and movies that local food enthusiasts have found thrilling and informative.

Edible Portland
A community-based publication that promotes the abundance of local foods in the
greater Portland area.

Farm Aid
An ongoing forum of information and support for good food & family farms.

Food Routes
Where does your food come from? 

GCycle.org
A recycling resource for batteries, gadgets and tech stuff.

GROWING GARDENS
GROWING GARDENS digs at the root of hunger in Portland, Oregon by building organic, raised bed vegetable gardens in backyards. Youth Grow school garden clubs grow future veggie eaters and growers! Learn & Grow classes cover basics to cooking & more.

Gardening Resources (downloadable PDF)
So you think you thumb is brown? The Portland Farmers Market believes that there is a gardener in all of us. While there are endless gardening resources available, we have highlighted some favorites. GO ON, find your inner-gardener!

Local Harvest
A directory of farms & markets around the country.

Muddy Boot Festival
Third Annual Muddy Boot Organic Festival Takes Place Sept. 5-7 (View Press Release)
2008 Festival Theme: Nurturing Growth from Seed to Soul
Features Live Music, Organic Foods, Exhibitor Booths, Workshops, Kids’ Activities;
Festival Aims for Minimal Waste with Waste-Prevention Plan

Plate & Pitchfork
A series of dinners that reinforce the connections between the farm and the food on your plate.

Portland Area CSA Coalition (PACSAC)
A resource guide to CSA programs in the Portland area and throughout Oregon.

Portland Songs
A local artist sings (comically) about the Portland Farmers Market. You just have to hear this!

Preserve
Teaching the Art & Science of food perservation.

Salmon Nation
A place where people and wild salmon thrive.

Slow Food Portland
Local chapter of Slow Food, an organization dedicated to supporting, protecting and celebrating local food sources and traditions.

Urban Gleaners
Reducing waste + want in Portland, OR.

Victory Garden
Planting a Victory Garden to fight global warming would reduce the amount of pollution your food contibutes to global warming. Instead of traveling many miles from farm to table, your food would travel from your own garden to your table.

Village Gardens
Village Gardens, a 60,000 square foot urban agriculture program, uses sustainable organic gardening and farming to increase access to healthy food, improve economic opportunities and build unity with low-income residents of North Portland.