The Whys and Hows of Food Waste Reduction and Composting (Bend)

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Learn why food waste matters, how to reduce food waste, strategies for composting, and pros and cons of various at home compost bins. Open to adults and youth, composting beginners and pros! Attendees will be entered into a drawing for an at home composting system. Register here.

Free

Spring Farmer/Rancher Networking Night

Schillings Garden Market 64640 Old Bend Redmond Hwy, Bend, OR, United States

Growing season is upon us, come join us to celebrate the coming of summer and the beginning of Local Season! HDFFA invites Central Oregon producers to come together at Schillings Garden Market for conversation, networking, and celebration. This event is for practicing farmers and ranchers in Central Oregon to network and build relationships with each…

Free – $10

Happy Hour in the Garden

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…

Free

Our Plate is Political: Using the Table as a Tool for Social Justice

Cascade Culinary Institute 2555 NW Campus Village Way, Bend, OR, United States

In this lively cooking demonstration, Bryant Terry will show us how easy it is to make delicious, vegetable-forward meals that not only satisfy us but also serve as a catalyst for growing the food justice movement. After this event, Bryant Terry will be giving a keynote presentation -- Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics,…

$50

Talk & Walk Clinic for Noxious Weeds and Native Plants

Barnes Butte Complex 44.31376, -120.82518 NE Combs Flat Road, Prineville, OR, United States

Join the Crooked River Weed Management Area for a FREE Talk and Walk Clinic. Topics include: Invasive Plant Identification Weeds vs Native Plants Control Methods Emerging Plant Invaders Bring a chair and a lunch and come join us for this clinic!

Happy Hour in the Garden

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…

Free