State of the Food Web

Benton County
Based on data compiled by Ken Meter (Crossroads Resource Center), the 2008 Farm Bill and the USDA 2007 census, this PowerPoint presentation provides an overall glimpse of the state of our local foodshed. The first of a planned series, this report is for Benton County.

Corvallis Food Assessment Report

Produced in 2006, From Our Own Soil is an assessment of the Benton County foodshed and was completed by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon with significant support from Oregon State University, Oregon Food Bank, Ten Rivers Food Web and many local faith communities and farms.

Ten Rivers Project Reports

Ten Rivers Food Web Willamette Valley Local Food Processing Assessment — This report evaluates the existing situation of food processing in the Willamette Valley and gathers recommendations from stakeholders (farmers, processors, crop scientists, local food advocates) regarding the potential for increased local food processing in the future. The study was funded by a Rural Business Enterprise grant and completed in December 2007.

Ten Rivers Food Web Local Foods Project — This report discusses the feasibility of small- and large-scale primary processing for food crops such as beans and grains on Willamette Valley farms. The study was funded by a Rural Business Enterprise grant and completed in November 2008.

Data Collections

Bean, Grain, Edible Seed Research Report — Research conducted by Harry MacCormack at Sunbow Farm.

Articles

Know Your Labels – A partial list of food labels currently in use.

Student Research

The Changing Face of the Valley by Alejandra Juárez