April News

🌎 Happy Earth Day!
🌱 Celebrate with us:

Buy from your local farmer: Place an order at our NCFW Online Farmers Market. Not a local? Find a Farmers Market near you.

Donate to a good cause:

• Friends of Family Farmers

• Black Food Sovereignty Coalition

• Future Farmer Fund

• NCFW (us!)

Educate Yourself: Sign up for the Oregon Farm & Ranch Equity and Anti-racism Project (OFREAP) from Rogue Farm Corps - a self-directed online course to learn about, address, and dismantle racism within the food and farm systems.

Shop and round up at Astoria Co+op this month
to support NCFW!

We are honored to be Astoria Co+op Grocery’s Change for Community beneficiary for the month of April. Shop and round up!

Through the Change for Community program, Astoria Co+op has helped raise over $198,000 for local non-profit organizations. Thanks for caring for our community Astoria Co+op!

Get tickets for our Summer Event, Taste of the Food Web!

Get ready to sample delicious appetizers made by some of your favorite local chefs and freelance foodies & cast your vote for your favorite dish. Winner gets bragging rights and a trophy made by local artist Audrey Long! Even better, it’s for a good cause - all fundraising proceeds support our nonprofit programs to strengthen our local food system.

Tickets Available Here!

Market

New phone line for market!

We are very excited to share that our NCFW Market Team now has a direct line! This may seem small potatoes but this will surely better support communication channels between the market team and our market customers and vendors!

The number to our direct market line is

971-326-0598, don’t hesitate to reach out with any market questions! If you would like to email the market team please reach out to market@northcoastfoodweb.org.

Now Available: Insulated Market Bags ❄️

Keep your market order cool with new NCFW insulated bag. It is easy to clean and features a pocket on the outside of the bag. Support North Coast Food Web programing and add one to your cart today!

Are you a Market "regular"?

Please consider becoming a monthly supporter - by signing up to give $10/month or more, you will be keeping our nonprofit market alive! Plus, we'll gift you an insulated market bag ✨

Kitchen

Kitchen Rental

The NCFW shared use kitchen is gearing up for a busy season! With 5 Astoria Sunday Market vendors planning on using the kitchen, plus prep for Crab Fest and other events, we feel like we are making good progress in connecting with local food producers in need of commercial kitchen space. That being said, we are always looking for more opportunities to get people in here to use our kitchen! Reach out to andy@northcoastfoodweb.org if this could be you!

Cooking Classes

Nord is picking up steam! Three workshops in and Chef Nord’s classes are a hit! His most recent class offered an exploration of salad and how exciting and encompassing it can be. Students got to progressively taste through a salad as it was composed and embellished, learning about balancing flavors and textures, eating seasonally, using what you have on hand, and making it fun! Stay in the loop and click here to check out upcoming classes.

Speaking of classes, our partnership with OSU Master Food Preservers kicked off its monthly series with an overview of water bath canning and a hands-on lab session on jams! Terri Emrich from Rainer Gardens Farm is a true pro when it comes to food preservation, and a wonderful teacher. We’ll be staying ahead of the seasons with our classes, so that students leave class not just with a jar of tasty preserved food but with the knowledge and experience to tackle the upcoming season of food preservation!

Next month we’ll be exploring the world of pickling and fermentation, followed in June by a class on preserving tomatoes, and then into the world of pressure canning.

Learn more or register here.

Community & Producer Resources

Dry farming field tours and resources!

Dry farming field days and field tours will take place in late summer. Keep an eye out for upcoming dates and locations!

Are you considering dry farming?

Visit the following link to view Oregon State University's Dry Farming Resources. Additionally, consider joining the Facebook Dry Farming Collaborative, a group of growers, extension educators, plant breeders, and agricultural professionals.

Turn your ideas into reality with AgWest's New Producer Grant program.

This grant program was developed for those who have a vision for their operation but lack the funds to put their plans into action. Successful applicants will receive a one-time $15,000 grant to support their operation’s growth.

Learn more and apply.

Clatskanie Food Hub's Field to Market Workshop

Join OSU Extension instructor Kelly Streit to learn about Oregon’s updated Farm Direct Marketing Law, and answer the question: is adding a producer processed product a good decision for your farm business? This workshop will: explore how to apply the new guidance to a potential product, design a sample label, practice taking pH meter readings of acidified food, share best practices, ask questions of farmers who are currently selling farm-direct products.

Tuesday, April 30th 2:00 to 5:00 pm

80 At Steele St. Clatskanie, OR

$15 class fee, register today!

Get Involved!

Our work to cultivate a resilient and equitable food system on the North Coast wouldn't be possible without our community of volunteers, our wonderful Board of Directors, and the donors that fund our programs!