WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?
Friday, October 16, 10AM-5PM
With nearly 40 farmers markets and over 30 local farms offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, Portland has become internationally-recognized for its prodigious food production. Despite the region’s plentiful bounty, the public’s concern over food policy continues to rise — including food security, pesticide use, depleting honey bee population, inconsistent federal standards — and, most strikingly, hunger — which saw some sections of the city experience a 30% rise in demand for emergency relief this year.
On Friday, October 16, the Dill Pickle Club hosts our final field trip of the season, WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?, a bike tour to local food production sites. The tour will make stops at Bob’s Red Mill, Dave’s Killer Bread, Brentwood Community Gardens and Widmer Brewery. Steve Cohen, Chair of the Multnomah County Food Policy Council, will give a brief lecture on food policy in the region.
For more info, check out our pictures and report-back, and a full write-up at Neighborhood Notes
