I can’t resist writing about this awesome event hosted by FoodHub member Nicky USA Inc.. It’s happening on September 18,2011 in Welches, Oregon and will feature a truly stellar line-up of chefs and local food & drink purveyors. Click here to see details and buy tickets!
Foodportunity from FoodHub on Vimeo.
In January of this year, the FoodHub team headed up to Seattle, WA to participate in the first Foodportunity event of the year, where we mingled with some of the best and the brightest of the Seattle food scene. (more…)
The FoodHub team has been keeping very busy making its way around the region attending events and meeting with supporters, participants, and collaborators to promote the tool and discuss its future. Jonathan Hiskes of Sustainable Industries recently crossed paths with Amanda Oborne, our sales and marketing director, at Foodportunity in Seattle and wrote the following article – a short and simple account of where FoodHub is at right now and what is in our very near future… (more…)
On June 9, 2011, President Obama established The White House Rural Council in an effort to address the challenges faced by rural communities while also working towards realizing the economic potential of rural places and populations. (more…)
On June 2nd, the USDA let go of that old pyramid and released a new food icon for our nation, a plate that shows what we ought to find in front of us at each meal. It’s a simple and colorful icon that should make it easy for people to identify a healthy, well-balanced meal.
I can’t help but look at this graphic and think of our FoodHub producers, whose products all fit into at least one of these categories, and FoodHub buyers, who are searching (and now finding) the best of them to fill plates for happy customers. So let’s raise our little glass of dairy in a toast to the new and improved plate and to all those who work so hard to fill this plate with good food.
Read about the new icon and find related stories here.
Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation, the 2011 Food Policy Conference hosted by the Community Food Security Coalition, took place in Portland on May 19-21. The conference brought together bright minds from across the nation to discuss local and state food, agriculture and nutrition policy. So we thought we’d share some photos from the Conference with you…
Building a Fair Food System panel. Photo by Josh Volk.
FoodHub Connections is a travelogue of events in which FoodHub participated and found networking or educational opportunities worth sharing! In this video, join Joan Rivers (also known as Stacey Sobell, Farm to School Coordinator at Ecotrust) at ‘School Lunch on the Red Carpet’ as she captures thoughts from Regional Food Superstars. This annual tradeshow was hosted by the Oregon School Nutirition Association at the Salem Conference Center on March 12, 2011.
New Feature – Regional Bounty Row at the Exhibit Show July 26th!
In our ongoing quest to make FoodHub the fastest, easiest, most efficient and friendliest way to connect wholesale food buyers, sellers and supporters online, we rolled out an update to the profile format today.
FoodHub profiles now:
