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Community Food Assessment: 2015 Marion and Polk Counties Community Food Assessment: 2015 Marion and Polk Counties Assessment Team Author Lexi Stickel Advisors Ian Dixon-McDonald Marion-Polk Food Share Kim Hanson Marion-Polk Food Share Spencer Masterson Oregon Food Bank Cover photos: starts at Fresh to You Produce & Garden Center in Stayton, Sharon Thornberry participants at a cooking class in Grand Ronde, chicks at the Grand Ronde Oregon Food Bank Community Garden. Main cover photo: Minto Island Growers’ farm stand and food truck (photo by Sea Legs Media). Below: Mill City Community Garden. 2 Acknowledgements T hank you to the farmers, ranchers, small business owners, teachers, and community members for letting me into your communities, onto your farms, and even into your homes. It has been an honor to learn from you, work with you, and tell your stories through this assessment. This work would not be possible without your honesty, insight, and ideas for improving our community food system. 3 Forward hen the first settlers came to Oregon they were amazed by the rich soil, abundant water supply and even the islands of productivity in Oregon’s Wdeserts. They were thrilled with the crops, fruits and berries they were able to raise, the rich pastureland as well as the streams teaming with fish and the bounty of wild game available to feed a growing population. It would have been impossible for them to be- lieve that anyone could be hungry or food insecure in this land of plenty. It is incredible that hunger and food insecurity abound in Oregon nearly two centuries later. In fact, many of the areas that seemed so bountiful to those early settlers have the least access to food today. Seven years ago the Oregon Food Bank in partnership with University of Oregon RARE program began to conduct community food assessments in some of Oregon’s rural coun- ties. Very few community food assessment efforts have been undertaken in rural Ameri- ca with a county by county approach. The report you are about to read is a result of con- versations with the people who make Oregon’s rural communities and their food systems so very unique. These reports are also a gift from a small group of very dedicated young people who have spent the last year listening, learning and organizing. It is our sincere hope that these reports and organizing efforts will help Oregonians renew their vision and promise of the bountiful food system that amazed those early settlers. Sharon Thornberry Community Food Systems Manager Oregon Food Bank 4 Table of Contents Assessment team................................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword............................................................................................................................................... 4 Table of contents................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 8 Background & Methodology……………………………………………………………………………………..…………..……… 10 Agriculture in Marion & Polk Counties................................................................................................ 12 Brief History............................................................................................................................. 12 Native Farming……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 A Changing Landscape……………………………………………………………………..…………….………. 12 Recent Shifts…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….… 14 Migrant Farmworkers……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Farming today in the Mid-Willamette Valley………………………………………………………………………. 16 USDA Census of Agriculture…………………………………………………………………….………..……. 16 Small-scale Producers…………………………………………………………………….………………..…….. 18 Profile: Bermudez Family Farm………………………………………………….……………………….…… 19 Profile: Pearmine Farms……………………………………………………………………..…..……………… 20 Mid-Large Scale Producers………………………………………………………………..………..………….. 21 Farmer Training & Support……………………………………………………………….…………………….. 21 Agricultural Products: Figures & Regulations…………………………………………..…………..…………….. 22 Vegetables…………………………………………………………………………………..………………..……….. 22 Berries…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22 Profile: Minto Island Growers……………………………………………………………………..………….. 23 Profile: Fordyce Farm………………………………………………………….…………………..……………… 24 Profile: Arrowhead Wild Rice…………………………………………………………….………..………….. 25 Grains……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Beef, Pork, and Lamb………………………………………………..………………………………….………… 26 Poultry & Egg Production………………………………..………………………………………….………….. 26 Profile: McK Ranch……………………………………………………….…………………………………………. 27 Profile: Buchholz & Son Farm…………………………………..………………………………………..…… 28 Profile: Forest Meadow Farm……………………………………………………….………………..………. 29 After the Harvest: Processing and Distribution……………………………………..………………..………….. 30 Food Processing……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Local Foods Value-Added Businesses………………………………………………………….………….. 30 5 Table of Contents Profile: Full Circle Creamery…………………………………………………...…………………………….. 31 Profile: Willamette Valley Pie Company…………………………………..………………..………….. 32 USDA Meat Processing……………………………………………………………………………….…………. 33 Poultry Processing………………………………………………………………..…………………………..….. 33 Profile: Mineral Spring Poultry Processing………………………..…………………………………… 34 Opportunities for Agriculture in Marion and Polk Counties……………………………..……………….. 35 Barriers to Accessing Food................................................................................................................. 36 Rural Food Deserts…………………………………………………………………………………….……………………… 36 Woodburn…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37 Monmouth……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 38 Rural Challenges & At-Risk Populations.…………………………….………………………………………….…. 38 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde………….………………………..………………..……………. 39 Homelessness………….……………………………………………………………………….………………….. 39 Farmworkers………………………………..………………………………….…………………………………… 40 Washington Elementary School—World Café on Food Access…….……………………….. 40 Youth, Poverty, and Hunger………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 41 Addressing Hunger at School……………………………………………………………………….………… 41 Food for Traditional School Breaks…………………………………………………………….………….. 42 SuperFunHappyBreakTime at Colonia Amistad………………………………………..……………. 42 Emergency Food System………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 43 Food Insecurity………………………………………………………………………….………………………….. 43 Federal Resource Improving Food Security………………………..………………………….………. 43 Food Pantries & Free Meal Sites………………………………………………………….………………… 44 Profile: Iskam MǝkhMǝk-Haws………………………………………………….…………………..………. 45 Profile: James 2 Community Kitchen……………………………………………………………………… 46 Profile: Silverton Community Meal…………………………………………………………..……………. 47 Gleaning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 48 Profile: Salem Harvest…………………………………………………………………….………………………...…...… 49 Opportunities to Decrease Barriers to Accessing Food…………………..……………….………………... 50 Community Food Efforts..................................................................................................................... 51 Demand for Local Food……………………………………………............................................................ 51 Institutional Purchasing & Mid-Willamette Valley Food Hub .................................... 51 Farmers’ Markets………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 52 Profile: Polk County Bounty Markets…………..………………………………………………………... 53 6 Table of Contents Retail Outlets…………………………………………………………………………….……………………..…….. 55 Profile: Local Motive, Cooperative Grocery in Silverton…………….…………………….….….. 55 FEAST: Food , Education, Agriculture, Solutions, Together…………………………………..…..…………. 56 Community FEAST: Silverton…………………………………………………………………………..………. 56 Community FEAST: Grand Ronde…………………………………………………………………………..… 57 Community FEAST: Independence…………………………………………………………………………… 58 Community Conversation: Stayton……………………………………………………………………..…… 59 Community Conversation: Woodburn…………………………………………………………..………… 59 Community Organizations………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 60 Grow Our Own: Community Garden Projects………………….………………………………………..……..… 60 Profile: Silverton Grange…………………...………………………………….…………………………………..………. 61 Profile: Rooted in Food………………………………………………….…………………………………..………………. 61 Profile: Planting Communities…………………………….……………………………………………...………..……. 62 Profile: Grand Ronde Community Garden……………………………...……………………………..…………… 63 Farm to School & Youth Efforts………………………………….……………………………………………..…..…… 64 Farmworkers’ Rights & Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste………………..…………………. 65 Profile: Power of Produce (POP) Club at Silverton Farmers Market……………………………….…... 66 Profile: Dallas Youth Garden………………………………………………………….…………………………….…….. 67 Public Health Initiatives…………………………………………………………….…………………………..………..…. 68 Opportunities for Community Food Efforts…………….…………………………………………………………… 69 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..…………….. 71 Works Cited………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………….. 72 Pam Wasson’s Reference List…………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… 74 Appendix: Producer Questionnaire Results………………………………………..…………………………………………… 75 7 Introduction Marion and Polk counties are located along the City, Gates, Detroit, and Idanha are located
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