Rogue Food Unites - RFU

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Rogue Food Unites (RFU) coordinates with locally-invested food businesses to provide fresh, nutritious, and shelf-stable ingredients, assembled and delivered to our communities. While meeting the fundamental human right for food, RFU strengthens local economies: fostering collaboration, preserving jobs for residents, building resilience, and ensuring food security and sovereignty in Oregon. RFU wa

s formed in 2020 out of the dual disasters of the Almeda and Obenchain fires and the impacts of COVID-19 on local communities. Within a short time, RFU began contracting with the State of Oregon to supply hot meals, food boxes, and solidarity cards in Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Josephine, and Jackson Counties. RFU has provided over 2 million meals to displaced and impacted people, including 600,700 hot meals served at recovery sites and delivered to hotels, RV parks and temporary homes and, 38,756 meal kits and provision boxes. Through our partnerships with regional restaurants, farms, vendors, and stores, we have recirculated nearly $20 million into our local economies since September 2020. Since the early days of these disasters, Rogue Food Unites has provided rapid response to the emergency food needs of evacuees and those who lost their homes. This work continues as people move through the complex stages of recovery. Our evolving goal is to provide stable support extending beyond the immediate recovery process to meet the growing and persistent food insecurity affecting our communities, through strategic partnerships and collaborative service delivery. RFU has excelled in creating a distribution system that can evolve and expand in a short period of time, and has continued to modify as the evolution of recovery has changed. RFU helps those who have been most affected - our community members who are elderly, unhoused, economically insecure, including those with underlying health issues, with particular care for culturally specific needs. RFU regularly serves people freely, no questions asked, to receive provisions to feed themselves and their family members. RFU does not require any paperwork, ID, proof of loss or impact, or any other documentation to receive food supplies. RFU serves foods that provide comfort as well as nutrition.

Our Rogue Food Unites Disaster Case Management program, in partnership with the Office of Resilience and Emergency Manag...
06/04/2026

Our Rogue Food Unites Disaster Case Management program, in partnership with the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management and Oregon Housing and Community Services, is coming to a close June 30th, 2026. Funding for unmet needs for fire survivors is winding down and we are working with families that have already reached out for support.

It has been important work for us to continue providing assistance to those that were fire-affected with resource navigation and advocacy, and we will always see our work with the community as an honor to be a part of.

Nuestro programa Gestión de Casos de Desastre de Rogue Food Unites, en colaboración con la Oficina de Resiliencia y Gestión de Emergencias finalizará el 30 de junio de 2026. La financiación para cubrir las necesidades no atendidas de los damnificados por los incendios está disminuyendo y estamos trabajando con las familias que ya han solicitado ayuda.

Para nosotros ha sido fundamental seguir brindando asistencia a las personas afectadas por los incendios, ofreciéndoles orientación sobre recursos y apoyo, y siempre consideraremos un honor formar parte de nuestra labor con la comunidad.

The Medford Food Co-op's Positive Change program raises funds for local non-profit organizations working to support our ...
06/01/2026

The Medford Food Co-op's Positive Change program raises funds for local non-profit organizations working to support our community. We are honored to be their June recipient! Throughout the month of June, round up your purchase at the co-op to the nearest dollar, or donate any amount, and 100% of the donated funds will support our Neighbors Unite: No Cost Farmers Market. Thank you, Medford Food Co-op for believing in the power of change and community!
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El programa Cambio Positivo de Medford Food Co-op recauda fondos para organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro que trabajan para mejorar nuestra comunidad. ¡Nos sentimos honrados de ser la organización seleccionada para junio! Durante todo el mes, redondear tu compra en la cooperativa al dólar más cercano o dona cualquier cantidad. El 100% de lo recaudado apoyará nuestro Mercado de Agricultores Vecinos Unidos: Mercado gratuito. Gracias Medford Food Co-op por creer en el poder del cambio y la comunidad

We are so grateful to be a recipient of this year's Community Health and Wellness Grant from the Ashland Community Healt...
05/27/2026

We are so grateful to be a recipient of this year's Community Health and Wellness Grant from the Ashland Community Health Foundation ! It was wonderful to have them here in our office to start off the partnership and give them a tour. What an exciting beginning to a partnership!
📸: Bob Palermi
¡Estamos muy agradecidos de haber recibido la Subvención de Salud y Bienestar de este año de la Ashland Community Health Foundation ! Fue maravilloso tenerlos aquí en nuestra oficina para dar inicio a la colaboración y mostrarles nuestro espacio. ¡Qué comienzo tan emocionante para una colaboración!
📸: Bob Palermi

The Annual Brews, Bluegrass, & BBQ at RoxyAnn Winery is coming up on June 6th!Each year, Rogue Valley Food System Networ...
05/25/2026

The Annual Brews, Bluegrass, & BBQ at RoxyAnn Winery is coming up on June 6th!

Each year, Rogue Valley Food System Network partners with vendors of delicious barbecue, locally brewed beers and ciders and popular bluegrass bands to bring you an afternoon of food education, celebration and connection. This annual event supports Rogue Valley Food System Network's work and mission to connect people with locally grown food and locally owned businesses. 🌞🧡

Visit rvfoodsystem.org and click the events calendar to learn more!

¡El evento anual de “Brews, Bluegrass, & BBQ” en la RoxyAnn Winery se acerca el 6 de junio!

Cada año, Rogue Valley Food System Network se une a vendedores de deliciosa barbacoa, cervezas & sidras locales, y populares bandas de bluegrass para ofrecerte una tarde de educación alimentaria, celebración y conexión. Este evento anual apoya la labor y la misión de Rogue Valley Food System Network de conectar a las personas con alimentos cultivados localmente y negocios locales 🌞🧡

¡Visite rvfoodsystem.org y haz clic en el calendario de eventos para obtener más información!

market update! ¡actualización de mercado!New location for our Thursday Markets! ¡Nueva ubicación para nuestro mercados d...
05/22/2026

market update! ¡actualización de mercado!
New location for our Thursday Markets!
¡Nueva ubicación para nuestro mercados de Jueves!
See you at Library Park on Thursdays 4-6 PM!
¡Nos vemos en Parque de la biblioteca los jueves de 4-6 PM!

In May our Partnership Manager, Billie Rose, attended the Women’s Leadership Conference Women's Leadership Connection in...
05/19/2026

In May our Partnership Manager, Billie Rose, attended the Women’s Leadership Conference Women's Leadership Connection in Jacksonville. Three hundred local women gathered to lift each other up, gain professional skills and network. It was a day full of inspiration and connection 💕
En mayo, nuestra gerente de la asociación, Billie Rose, asistió a la conferencia de liderazgo de mujeres en Jacksonville. Trescientos mujeres locales se reunieron para apoyarse mutuamente, adquirir habilidades profesionales, y establecer contactos. Fue un día lleno de inspiración y conexión 💕

Recently, Crater High School hosted Billie-Rose, Partnerships Manager, and Tania, Outreach Manager, alongside Billena, K...
05/13/2026

Recently, Crater High School hosted Billie-Rose, Partnerships Manager, and Tania, Outreach Manager, alongside Billena, Kitchen Production Lead, and Stacey Givens, the Farmer and Chef from , for a tour of the Freight Farm. The tour was led by Tucker, the Freight Farm Manager (a student), and Jim Miller, Craters FFA Teacher.

During the visit, we had the opportunity to check out the high-tech hydroponic shipping container in which the FFA program grows lettuce. We watched students harvest lettuce and transplant starts. All lettuce grown in the freight farm is later used in the cafeteria, producing enough to help supply the school district.

Thank you, Crater FFA students, for a wonderful tour.
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Recientemente, Crater High recibió a Billie-Rose, Gerente de Asociación, y Tania, Gerente de Alcance, junto con Billena, Principal de ​Producción de ​Cocina, y Stacey Givens, agricultora y chef de Side Yard Farm Phoenix y PDX, para una visita a la Granja deCrater High. La visita​ fue guiada por Tucker, el gerente de la Granja (un estudiante), y Jim Miller, ​profesor de la FFA de Crater.

Durante la visita, tuvimos la oportunidad de ver el contenedor hidropónico de alta tecnología donde el programa FFA cultiva lechugas. Observamos a los estudiantes cosechar lechugas y trasplantar plántulas. Toda la lechuga cultivada en la granja de carga se utiliza posteriormente en la cafetería, produciendo lo suficiente para ayudar a abastecer al distrito escolar.

¡Gracias, estudiantes de la FFA de Crater, por una visita maravillosa​!

Thank you so much Ashland Community Health Foundation !!!🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
05/11/2026

Thank you so much Ashland Community Health Foundation !!!
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We had another great day of celebration, this time with our 2026 Community Health Grant recipients. Board and staff delivered grant awards to 7 of 9 of the recipient organizations:

* Jackson County SART
*Talent Maker City
* Rogue Valley Mentoring
* Rogue Trans
* Ashland Firefighters Charitable Fund
* Rogue Valley Farm to School
* Rogue Food Unites - RFU

One of the highlights of the day: ACHF Board President, Judy, in the driver's seat at Ashland Fire & Rescue Station 1.

Rogue Food Unites is partnering with farmers in our region that we purchase produce from to outfit our weekly Neighbors ...
05/06/2026

Rogue Food Unites is partnering with farmers in our region that we purchase produce from to outfit our weekly Neighbors Unite Markets & our growing freeze-dried meal program. RFU has teamed up with the Southern Oregon Farmers Network (SOFN) - an initiative that unites local farmers to strengthen our regional food system.
We are in the beginning stages and are so excited to see where it grows 🌱
Read more about it on the RFU Blog!
https://www.roguefoodunites.org/rfu-blog/rfu-amp-sofn 🌟
Rogue Food Unites se ha asociado con agricultores de nuestra región a los que compramos productos para abastecer nuestros mercados semanales Neighbors Unite Markets y ahora nuestro creciente programa de comidas liofilizadas. RFU se ha asociado con Southern Oregon Farmers Network (SOFN), una iniciativa que une a los agricultores locales para fortalecer nuestro sistema alimentario regional.
Estamos en las primeras etapas de nuestra participación en SOFN y estamos muy emocionados por ver cómo crece 🌱
¡Lee más sobre ello en el blog de RFU!
https://www.roguefoodunites.org/rfu-blog/rfu-amp-sofn 🌟

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