Posted September 2nd, 2009 in food | Tags: cully, farmer's market, hacienda |
Via Press Release:
Hollywood Farmers’ Market Announces a Mobile Market to Serve Cully Residents Living in a Food Desert
The Oasis Project is an effort of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market to address the problem of a “food desert” or neighborhoods where access to healthy foods is limited by price or distance. A pilot project, the mobile market aims to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income residents of the Cully neighborhood for during September through a mobile farmers’ market.
The Oasis Project will sell fresh, local and sustainable fruits and vegetables from farming vendors of the existing Hollywood Farmers’ Market. The mobile market will be open from 10:00 am to noon each Saturday in September, starting on September 5th at Hacienda Community Development Corporation’s Villa de Sue?±os apartments. The mobile farmers’ market is conveniently located on TriMet bus routes #7 and #72 at the corner of NE Cully Blvd. and Killingsworth St.
The first 75 SNAP (formerly known as food stamp) customers each week will receive matching funds of up to five dollars to supplement food stamp money. Everyone is welcome to make purchases at the Oasis Project farmers’ market. Volunteers from Hacienda CDC will help interpret for Spanish speaking and Somali residents.
The Oasis Project is hosted by Hacienda CDC and made possible through a generous Pacific Village Grant from New Seasons Market.
For more information or to get involved please contact: oasis@hollywoodfarmersmarket.org
Posted June 24th, 2009 in Events, Family Outing, food | Tags: farmer's market |
Looking for fresh produce? Well, there are local Coops, natural groceries, maybe your backyard or community garden, and the well attended Portland Farmer’s Market on the Park Blocks but there is also a growing list of smaller farmer’s markets gracing the Portland landscape. It is a a true grassroots movement!
Portland Farmers Market @ Ecotrust in the Pearl District.
When: Every Thursday, 3:30pm – 7:30pm, June through September 24.
Where: Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center Parking Lot, NW 10th between NW Irving & NW Johnson
Hollywood Farmers Market
When: Saturdays 8am – 1pm, May – October
Where: Between 44th & 45th & NE Hancock
Portland Farmers Market at Eastbank
When: Thursdays, 3:30pm – 7:30pm, May – September 24
Where: SE 20th & Salmon, in the parking lot of the Hinson Baptist Church
Interstate Farmers Market
When: Wednesdays, 3pm – 7pm, May – September 30
Where: 3550 N. Fremont Street, next to Overlook Park
Portland Farmers Market in the King Neighborhood
When: Sundays, 10am – 2pm May through September 27
Where: NE 7th & Wygant, between NE Alberta & Prescott
Lents Farmers Market
When: Sundays, 9am – 2pm, June – October 20
Where: SE 92nd & SE Foster Road
Lloyd District Farmers Market
When: 10am – 2pm, June – September
Where: NE Holladay Street, between NE 7th & 9th
Montavilla Farmers Market
When: Sundays, 10am – 2pm, June – Early October
Where: SE 76th & Stark
Parkrose Farmers Market
When: Saturdays, 8am – 2pm, May – October
Where: NE 122nd & Shaver
Sellwood Farmers Market
When: Wednesdays, 3:30pm – 7:30pm, 8am – 2pm, May – October
Where: 13th & SE Bybee Sts.
