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Food

The Food Action Team aims to increase the demand and consumption of locally and sustainably produced food, support home gardening, and ensure that all community members have access to enough food for a healthy & active lifestyle.

Food Action Team Volunteers manage multiple events each year to increase local food consumption and collaborate with other community organizations to support home gardening and a robust, reslient food shed.


PROJECTS & EVENTS

Farm to Table Month

Farm to Table Month is an annual event that encourages local restaurants to source more ingredients from the Local 6 area. Local 6 refers to products grown, produced, or processed by farms or businesses owned and operated within the six counties touching and including Benton County (Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk). The goal of this event is to increase the percentage of locally produced food consumed by the community in order to create a vibrant and secure local food system.


It’s On Us Corvallis

It’s On Us Corvallis pays local restaurants to make meals for the community. IOU Corvallis helps the local economy by distributing gift cards to locally owned businesses so people who may not otherwise be able to afford to eat there can, and can pay full price.IOU Corvallis distributes gift cards through local start-up Kuto.


Garden Resource Guide

The Corvallis Garden Resource Guide is your one-stop shop guide for resources for your home garden. This guide is updated every January. To be included in the next guide or make a change, please email the Food Action Team. Download a printable pdf of the guide here.


Neighborhood Planters Kiosk (NPK)

Neighborhood Planters Kiosks (NPKs) are colorful front-yard kiosks hosted by Corvallis residents to share their love of gardening, growing food, and community. Weekly flyers are posted with educational materials and annoucements. To view previous posts visit their blog. This project is managed in collaboration with the Corvallis Evening Gardening Club, Benton County Master Gardeners, and the City of Corvallis Civic Beautification & Urban Forestry Group.


Edible Garden Tours

Tours stop at several gardens, where residents give a brief overview of their garden — how they transformed the space, selected what to plant, and overcame any challenges. Between presentations there is time for questions and exploration.


A list of valuable gardening and food resources can be found here.

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The Food Action Team gets work done in small groups and joins together for monthly updates and information sharing. Join our mailing list to connect with us and receive updated meeting information.

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Email the Food Action Team.

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Join the Action Team Google Group to get up-to-date info on our activities.

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Learn more about volunteering, fill out an application, and we'll hook you up.

TEAM VISION & GOALS

Download a copy of the Food vision, goals, strategies and actions outlined in Community Sustainability: A Framework for Action.

Recent Food Posts

Farm to Table Month • Oct 1-31

September 28, 2021 By Annette Mills

Savor the bounty of autumn – and support our local food system! During Farm to Table Month, you can order meals from participating restaurants, learn about your food producers on […]

Annual Meeting Video

January 15, 2021 By Annette Mills

More than 200 people joined us virtually for the launch of our 15th year! If you missed our Annual Meeting on 2/3/2021, it is now available on video.

Local Eats Month • Oct 18 – Nov 14

October 19, 2020 By Susan Crawford

Support local food during Local Eats Month! Support local food by learning about your producers on Facebook & Instagram, ordering meals from participating restaurants, and purchasing locally produced food items directly […]

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