12/02/2025
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From the three of us—Jasmine, Brandon, and Candy—here’s a little update and a heartfelt ask this Giving Tuesday.
This photo was taken at the end of summer after our Farm-to-Table dinner, where we (and a small army of rockstar volunteers) served 60 guests a 5-course meal made from ingredients exclusively grown within 100 miles of Clatskanie. We were tired but our hearts were so full. Looking back, it feels like a snapshot of everything this past year has held: long days, deep commitment, and a whole lot of community.
This year the Food Hub has grown in ways we’re really proud of. We expanded the retail space, nearly completed our kitchen build out, moved more local food than ever, supported new small businesses, strengthened our wholesale relationships, and spent time learning from other food system organizations across Oregon and around the country. All of it has helped us refine our vision for what a small rural food hub can offer its community.
But the thing we hear from you every day is what guides us most:
you want prepared foods, community meals, more classes, more gathering, more eggs (haha) and a simple café menu made with 100% local ingredients.
That’s exactly what the kitchen will make possible.
The support many of you offered earlier in the year helped us keep steady through a difficult stretch. We’re deeply grateful for that and as we look toward finishing the kitchen, we’re humbly asking for your support once again. Funds received for Giving Tuesday will help us finish the kitchen and hire the help we need to offer all the things you’ve been hoping for.
If the Food Hub has fed you, supported you, or become part of your weekly rhythm, please consider supporting the Clatskanie Farmer Collective this Giving Tuesday.
Clatskaniefarmercollective.org/donate
From the three of us on behalf of the entire Clatskanie Farmer Collective team, with so much gratitude. ♥️
Photo by our favorites Lost Locals Media