This is a free celebratory event for our Partners, Volunteers and Sponsors. Want to attend?  Join HDFFA by becoming a 2016 Community Member! When you sign up for your Membership we will email your ticket ($15 value). RSVP by October 30th, space is limited. This event includes: Locally sourced food Drinks for purchase Accomplishments & opportunities presentation Networking &…

November’s First Firkin Friday at Broken Top Bottle Shop will support OLCV Education Fund! 100% of proceeds from the Descender IPA keg donated by GoodLife Brewing will benefit OLCV Education Fund. It's not a firkin keg but it is delicious! At 7:00 p.m. we will have live music by The Pitchfork Revolution; made possible by…

Beverages and bites... check. Live band... check. Stunning images of Oregon's high desert... check! Come join the Oregon Natural Desert Association for an evening of First Friday revelry as we unveil our 2016 Wild Desert Calendar at the Deschutes Brewery Public House in downtown Bend on First Friday! Listen to the sweet tunes of Coyote…

Join Us For The 13th Annual Celebration Of Oregon Rivers Auction and Banquet Support WaterWatch by joining river enthusiasts, friends and family for an evening of celebration. Enjoy local beer and wine with dinner and hors d’oeurves. Bid on exclusive packages and items in our live and silent auction! Register here or call 503.295.4039. Tickets before Sept 1st are…

Farm-to-table dinner featuring local farmers Sarahlee Lawrence & Ashanti Samuels of Rainshadow Organics. Four course meal features Rainshadow flour artisan loaf, roasted beets, mixed greens with honey-roasted winter squash, braised pork with mashed potatoes and bacon braised collards. Veggie option: Fresh local wheat linguine pasta with winter vegetable ratatouille. Locavore’s Meet Your Farmer dinners consist…

We’ll update you on work the Juniper Group and Oregon Chapter are doing, our group aspirations and vision, volunteer and leadership needs, outings and children’s programs. This will be an open discussion and survey to hear from you about issues important to you, what program format/content you favor. Share with us your ideas and talents.…

Bend commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. This year's parade will honor our “Living Legacies". Parade Route: NW Harmon – Newport Avenue – South on Wall Street – Riverside Drive

From November 9-15th, the New Economy Coalition will host New Economy Week - a public conversation around ideas that can transform society and build an economy where people and the planet matter. Come celebrate New Economy Week at a screening of This Changes Everything (a film based on Naomi Klein's bestseller) right here in Bend! Filmed over 211 shoot…

It is commonly recognized that human life depends upon Nature's plants by virtue of the fact that they give us the oxygen we breathe, and the food we eat. What modern people have largely forgotten, however, is that the wild plants-growing around us on all sides- harmonize so perfectly with our bodies that most of…

Join the Rethink Waste Project for our first weekend Repair Cafe at the High Desert Maker Mill. We’ll have volunteer fixers on hand to repair your broken items, for free! Items to bring include: Small appliances Clothing (just repairs, no alterations please) Outdoor Gear Small furniture Jewelry Repairs requiring welding Ski and snowboard tuning Electronics…