Don’t miss your chance to join us! Food Roots is partnering with Nehalem River Ranch and local chefs and restaurants throughout Tillamook County to host a series of harvest dinners throughout the…
Category: Agriculture
Explore Oyster Beds and Ancient Plants with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS
What do oysters have to do with healthy ecosystems? According to Chrissy Smith with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS, the oyster industry is an important part of the North Oregon Coast…
OSU Extension Office in Tillamook Hiring Aquaculturist
Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) and Oregon State University Extension Service (OSUES) invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term, Assistant Professor of Practice: Extension Aquaculturist. The position will be serving the…
Manzanita Farmers Market Opens Friday June 7th
The Manzanita Farmers Market readies for the first market of 2019 this Friday June 7! Be there for the opening drum at 5pm and Craig Mackie on the handdrum to start the…
Food Roots’ Beginning Farmer Hoop House Dedication Ceremony to Founder Shelly Bowe May 29th
The community is cordially invited to attend Food Roots’ Beginning Farmer Hoop House dedication ceremony on May 29th, located at the Port of Tillamook Bay, near the Officer’s Mess Hall. Food Roots…
Paid Summer Student Fellowship Available in Tillamook at OSU Extension Service
Tillamook county students enrolled in the OSU College of Public Health and Human Science are invited to apply for a paid community-based fellowship focusing on improving nutrition and the food environment sponsored…
Tillamook County lost 10 percent of its farmland in just 5 years; Oregon legislators need to step up and help save our farms
New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that 340,000 acres fell out of agricultural production in Oregon from 2012-2017, more than three times the number of acres lost from 2007-2012…
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo and support the Tillamook Farmers Market
The Tillamook Farmers Market opens June 15th, but we are starting the party a little early this year with a Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Pacific Restaurant, May 5th from 4 to…
Newly released 2017 Census of Agriculture says, Oregon ranks fourth in the nation for female farm producers and Marion County is first in ag value
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service’s (USDA NASS) released the final 2017 Census of Agriculture results. The Census of Agriculture is conducted once every five years and provides…
FOOD ROOTS IS HIRING IN TILLAMOOK Local Food Programs/Office Coordinator Position
Who We Are: Founded in 2006, Food Roots works to grow a robust food system on the north Oregon coast by engaging our community, supporting farmers and entrepreneurs, and improving access to…
