High Desert Food and Farm Alliance believes everyone deserves good food. They serve this belief everyday with programming in increasing access to healthy, locally grown food for Central Oregonians experiencing food insecurity; providing support for farmers and ranchers; and educating consumers to source from local producers. In 2024, HDFFA served 80,000 Central Oregonians through its food access work, educational programs, and services for the agricultural community. Their food access programs not only benefit their most vulnerable neighbors, but are structured to directly support farmers who supply the nutritious produce for this work.

HDFFA in 2024: At a Glance

FOOD ACCESS

Grow & Give: Our Fresh Produce Collection Program

-31,698 pounds of fresh produce collected from on-farm and Farmers Market gleans and Farmers

Market collections (equivalent to 25,000 meals)

$18,800+ payments to Farmers

Fresh Harvest Kits: Ready-to-prepare meal kits with fresh, locally grown produce

– Over 2,400 kits distributed

– Equivalent to 9,600 meals

– $16,800+ payments to Farmers

VeggieRx: A Fresh Produce Prescription Program

– 175 participants

– Cohorts in Bend, Madras, and Warm Springs

– $79,400+ payments to Farmers

AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT

– Paid over $113,000 to farmers and ranchers for food access programs

– $24,000 in On-Farm Efficiency Grants

– Hosted Small Farms School and Farmer/Rancher/Chef networking events

-13 on-farm photo shoots

CONSUMER EDUCATION

– 32,000 copies of the Food & Farm Directory

– New Edition of High Desert Food Trail in Spanish and English

– Farmers Market cooking demonstrations and local produce tastings

– Film screenings and panel discussions

– HDFFA SOUPer Bowl and Farm-to-Table dinners

– Partnering with Oregon Humanities and Latino Community Association, created a community-

based cookbook.

SHUWIYASHA FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECT

– Helping to publish Luppah’s Trail and Waluxpykee’s Rez, children’s books by Carina Miller,

distributed at Thursday Markets, WSCAT, and the Pi-Ume-Sha Health Fair. They include Ichishkeen

(a Warm Springs language) and were developed to teach children about first foods, language, and

past and present locations on the Warm Springs Reservation.

– Purchasing supplies for the Warm Springs Children’s Learning Garden