We are sadly announcing the departure of Courtney Stone as our OPN Program Manager effective March 29th. What a year it has been! Courtney has brought so much insight, organization and thoughtfulness...
Co-Director Year End Thoughts
When we became Co-Directors at the end of 2021 we wanted FoFF to have a concrete impact in the day to day realities of farming. To do that we continue addressing root causes and when those require sea...
Staff Perspectives: Why do the work?
We are a small group here at FoFF. We run all our programs with only 7 hard working employees spread around the state. The farmers we serve guide the work but these passionate people are there day in...
Oregon agencies fail to meet Governor’s well testing deadline in the Lower Umatilla Basin
Mega-dairies play a major role in driving dairy farmers off the land across the country, including in Oregon. They over-produce and flood the market with cheap milk, while externalizing their environm...
Winning When You’re Unwelcome
On February 22 of this year, I walked into a room that I didn’t feel welcome in. I had been invited to talk about our plans for the 2023 session, but others called acknowledging small producers “a...