05
November
2019
Farm Visit: N & N Amaro Produce
A tangled row of colorful flowers greets visitors at N & N Amaro Produce Farm in Gales Creek, Oregon. Though some are past their peak and weeds threatened to overtake the rest, it’s clear they were lovingly planted. Flowers might seem unusual for a husband and wife team of farmers like Nicolás and Norma who... Read More
28
May
2019
Our Visit to Fraga Farm
Are you kidding? Yep, at Fraga Farmstead Creamery it’s definitely kidding season! Market Manager David Oberstein and I are both new to Portland Farmers Market. We like our jobs, but we LOVED our jobs on the day we visited Fraga Farmstead Creamery, an organic goat cheese farmstead nestled into Gales Creek Valley. For those not... Read More
28
May
2019
Local Farm-Fresh Food for Hungry Families
One in eight Oregonians is food insecure. These families can’t afford all the food they need, and don’t always know where their next meal will come from. More than 600,000 Oregonians depend on SNAP (formerly food stamps) to put food on their tables each month, and more than one-third of those SNAP recipients are children.... Read More
12
March
2019
Top 6 Health Benefits of Fermented Foods
Fermented products - available in abundance at the Portland Farmers Market - include kombucha, kimchi, hot sauce, sourdough bread and more! Learn more about the many health benefits of consuming fermented foods!