The 2025 long session of the Oregon State Legislature came to a close on June 28, 2025. This was a session that broke some norms and had more federal influence than the FoFF team has seen in recent me...
FoFF Urges You to NOT Sign the IP28 Petition
As a community of farmers who responsibly steward their land, hold high standards for animal welfare, and feed our immediate communities, Friends of Family Farmers and its program, the Oregon Pastur...
HB 3372 Signed into Law (Effective 1/1/26)!
PRESS RELEASE – May 30th, 2025 Oregon Set to Legalize Small-Scale Commercial Gardens Salem, Ore. — On Thursday, the Oregon State Legislature passed HB 3372 with strong bipartisan support, formally...
FoFF Working to Expand Meat Processing in Oregon
2025 FoFF Meat Processing Bill What is the problem? Friends of Family Farmers has been working to expand small producers’ access to meat processing facilities around the state for over a decade. Unt...
Exempt Well Commercial Use: Future for Oregon’s Small Farmers and Water Use
What is going on? Current Water Law Since 1955, it has been required to have a water right to intentionally grow any plants for sale in Oregon. Domestic exempt wells (a well drilled in order to serve...