Central Oregon Locavore Non-Profit

09/10/2026

Ready to get a little dirt on your shirt? Roll up your sleeves and spend a morning supporting the farmers who keep Central Oregon fed. 🌱

Thursday, September 17, we're headed out to Fields Farm from 9 am - 1 pm. This is the last public WWOLF event of the season! Our remaining fall events are reserved for a partner group, and then WWOLF closes for the winter. Farms need hands from spring through fall, so if you've been meaning to join, this is your last chance in 2026! The next open WWOLF events will start up again in Spring 2027.

No experience needed. Bring closed-toe shoes and a willingness to get your hands dirty for a few hours. It’s a win/win for all—a farm receives the help it needs, and you leave understanding something new about the food you consume. 🥕

🔗 Spots are limited. Sign up through the link in bio!

09/04/2026

Sixty thousand years ago, lava carved a cave under what's now Juniper Preserve. Last month, we had dinner there.

Chef Matt Christianson cooked an incredible meal from two Central Oregon farms, Well Rooted Produce and BIG SUMMIT BEEF CO. . The farmers who grew and raised that food also had seats at the table. That's the whole idea behind a Meet Your Farmer dinner: you eat something extraordinary, learn where it came from and how it was grown or raised, and meet some incredible people.

A portion of the proceeds went toward opening our second Locavore location on Bend's west side, making local food more accessible to more people. 🍎

📧 These events fill up quickly, and we announce them by email before anywhere else.
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08/27/2026

🛒 Food Cart Friday is back at Discovery West!

Stop by the Central Oregon Locavore booth this Friday from 5 - 8 pm—say hi, learn more about our new location on Bend’s west side, and grab a fresh carton of berries while you’re there. 🍓🫐

Stick around for an evening of local food carts, live music, drinks, and local art at Discovery Corner.

📍 Discovery Corner at Discovery West
🗓 Friday, August 28
⏰ 5 – 8 pm
🎟 Free admission

Come find us + stock up on fresh berries for the weekend. 🌱

08/27/2026

WWOLF at Rooper Ranch is coming up Monday, August 31, from 8 am - 12 pm —and we need volunteers! 🌱

Come spend the morning lending a hand to a local farm and supporting Central Oregon’s food community. No experience needed—just a willingness to pitch in!

🔗 Join via the link in bio!
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08/20/2026

Three makers, one hour—and all the samples!

This Thursday, three of our makers will be in-store with samples AND answers to every question you’ve ever had about how their thing gets made.
- Justin Rodgers lamb chops
- Lava Terrace Cellars wine
- Sweet Yeli’s frozen, bake at home cookies

No ticket, no RSVP—just come by, try out the goods, and meet the makers behind them!

📆 Meet the Makers happens every 3rd Thursday
🕔 5–6 pm
📍The Locavore Marketplace

08/14/2026

A weekly haul at Locavore for $39.05! Fresh ingredients and plenty of weeknight meal possibilities. 🤝

🍗 Chicken drums - Olivia Bee and Joseph Haeberle
🥬 baby lettuce + summer squash - Sungrounded Farm
🍅 Cherry tomatoes - Boundless Farmstead
🌱 Fennel - Rainshadow Organics
🥑 Avocado - not local, but aligned with our sourcing standards
🍷 (not pictured) curious elixirs Curious Red alcohol-free wine

No perfect pantry required—just a few local choices (local first, not local only) that make dinner better, and support the farmers who grew your food.

👉 Come see what’s fresh in-store this week! We’re open daily, 10-7.

07/31/2026

Eating local doesn’t have to mean changing everything about the way you shop for food. Start small with one thing you already buy regularly, and choose the local version first (not local only), if and when it works for you.

Here are five foods that taste better local:
—Eggs 🥚
—Greens 🥬
—Root Veggies 🥕🫜🥔🧄
—Meat 🥩🍗
—Honey 🍯

Take the 10-second local test and learn what’s in season month-to-month in our free 10-Minute Guide to Eating Better in Central Oregon. It’s chock-full of local-first tips and includes a $10 Local First Welcome Bonus 💰 for your first visit to Locavore!

🔗 Download the free guide through the link in bio.
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07/23/2026

Feeding a baby shouldn’t come down to rent or diapers.

That’s the choice families were making before Baby Rx existed.

Nicolle Timm-Branch spent 25 years as a lactation nurse at St. Charles watching parents make that call. Now, through Locavore’s new Baby Rx program, at-risk and low-income families get donor milk, breastfeeding supplies and pumping gear, free and prescription-based.

Thank you to First Interstate Bank and East Cascade Women's Group for the seed funding that got this off the ground.

Grants start programs. They don’t sustain them.
That part is on the rest of us now.

Link in bio to learn more or give. News coverage from Central Oregon Daily News

07/23/2026

Feeding a baby shouldn't come down to rent or diapers. That's the choice families were making before Baby Rx existed.

Nicolle Timm-Branch spent 25 years as a lactation nurse at St. Charles watching parents make that call. Now, through Locavore's new Baby Rx program, at-risk and low-income families get donor milk, breastfeeding supplies and pumping gear, free and prescription-based.

Thank you to First Interstate Bankand East Cascade Women's Group for the seed funding that got this off the ground. Grants start programs. They don't sustain them. That part is on the rest of us now. Every donation keeps supplies moving to families who need them.

Read the story from Central Oregon Daily News https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/health/baby-rx-gives-breastfeeding-resources/article_d2f6e15b-2082-40a9-a1b1-1ace258b7864.html

The link to donate to the fund will be in the first comment.

Central Oregon Locavore's Baby Rx Program launches to help families access essential breastfeeding and infant-nutrition supplies.