Food Action Collective

07/21/2016

HELLO Friends of FAC! One of the FAC founders here. If you're interested in taking a leadership/administrative role in the group, please send a DM to the page. Thanks!

12/23/2014

Hi, friends! Check out this J-O-B:

We're looking for a great Service Program Coordinator to join our team at FoodCorps

08/08/2014

Consider supporting this important local cafe!

URGENT UPDATE!: We've done a somewhat lackluster job promoting this fundraiser. Not completely: as of right now we've raised 10% of our goal -- online and off combined, which is awesome. (Yeah you can totally just mail or drop off a check. Or mail well concealed cash if you want...) Unfortun...

08/05/2014

Free e-cookbook for a low-income budget. Rad! And delicious.

Good and Cheap is a collection of recipes for people with limited incomes, particularly those on a $4/day food stamps budget.

07/21/2014

Please join us for an evening of celebration, connection and reconnection with Slow Food volunteer leaders from throughout Oregon, past and current Terra Madre delegates, their friends and families, members and nonmembers alike. Enjoy delicious local foods and regional wines, live jazz and raffle it…

07/03/2014

Oregon Right To Know collected nearly double the signatures needed to get on the November ballot!

BREAKING NEWS: Through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and with an overwhelming outpouring of public support, in only six weeks the Oregon Right To Know Campaign has collected more than enough signatures to qualify our GMO labeling measure for the November ballot. Join Oregon Right To Know in labeling GMOs. www.oregonrighttoknow.org

06/03/2014

Interested in helping to rebuild Food for Thought Cafe??

Join the Food For Thought Advisory Board team to re-envision, restructure and reopen FFT! Please submit applications or nominations to the orgsync form below. The advisory board is open to students, faculty and community members- anyone with an interest in seeing the cafe open at PSU again!

If you have any questions, please contact Angela Hamilton at [email protected] with any questions!

OrgSync is a web-based platform and community management system that centralizes student involvement and streamlines campus and organization communication.

05/31/2014

THANK YOU to everyone who made it out to hear the amazing LaDonna Redmond speak. It was a powerful experience, as always.

On shifting our food justice work to serve and be inclusive of historically disadvantaged populations:

"Economic injustice comes from colonialism. It comes from racism. It comes from exploitation."

"We need to organize where they are—not where it's convenient for us to organize."

"We need to be trauma-informed activists. We don't need to know the answers—we need to know the story."

05/24/2014

LaDonna Redmond -- Next Saturday!

05/14/2014

Vote for your favorite !

The Local Hero Awards honor those who exemplify high standards in their social and environmental practices, food sourcing, regional economic impact, community involvement, and commitment to promoting a sustainable food system. Be sure to read our interviews with each nominee, and then select a winne…

05/14/2014

FAC meeting today at 1:00 in Smith Room 262. Come hear about upcoming events and help us plan our end of the year party!