CIF Info Session (In Person/Virtual)
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORDo you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply…
The Whys and Hows of Food Waste Reduction and Composting (Bend)
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORLearn 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…
Spring Farmer/Rancher Networking Night
Schillings Garden Market 64640 Old Bend Redmond Hwy, Bend, OR, United StatesGrowing 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…
May Green Drinks: Shakti Farm Design
Three Rivers Elementary School 56900 Enterprise Dr, Sunriver, OR, United StatesWe’re excited to co-host Green Drinks with Shakti Farm Design at Three Rivers School in Sunriver! Shakti Farm Design is committed to creating a sustainable food-growing world for the community.…
Book Presentation & Signing with William L. Sullivan
Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend, OR, United StatesAuthor and hiking guru William L. Sullivan takes us on a tour of new or dramatically changed trails in the area between Bend, Salem, and Eugene, featured in the newly…
Happy Hour in the Garden
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORJoin 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…
Our Plate is Political: Using the Table as a Tool for Social Justice
Cascade Culinary Institute 2555 NW Campus Village Way, Bend, OR, United StatesIn 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…
Science Pub: Science, Spirituality and a Sustainable Future
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin us for a fascinating Science Pub looking at the connections between science and religion. OSU-Cascades biologist Matt Orr will explain how the Anthropocene, Earth’s present geological epoch, is defined…
Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics, Art, and Culture
COCC 2600 NW Collge Way, Bend, OR, United StatesHow can we create a world in which all Americans, regardless of income, geography, or race have access to healthful, fresh, affordable, and culturally appropriate food? In this interactive talk,…
Closing the Food Loop: How to Make Composting Work for Your Restaurant
SCP Redmond 521 Southwest 6th Street, Redmond, OR, United StatesEach year, an estimated 25 to 40 percent of all food produced or imported for consumption in the United States is never eaten. Of that wasted food, 40 percent is…