Oregon

Oregon State University Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance

We specialize in:

  • Farm Stress

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Oregon

Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Associates

The Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association provides an effective avenue for its members to collaborate and work collectively on instrumental issues pertinent to the agricultural industry of its area.

We specialize in:

  • Activism & Organizing

We can also help you with:

  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We work in these areas:

  • Idaho
  • Oregon

Black Food Fund

The purpose of the Black Food Fund is to gather resources to address root causes and fuel transformative, Black-led change in our regional food system.

We specialize in:

  • Activism & Organizing
  • Funding Opportunities for Farmers
  • Resources for BIPOC Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Farm Land Access & Succession Planning

We work in these areas:

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Oregon USDA Agricultural Mediation Program

Six Rivers is Oregon’s USDA Certified Agriculture Mediation Program and is designed to meet the negotiation and conflict resolution needs of agricultural producers in the state of Oregon. Certified Mediation Programs work with Federal Agencies connected to the USDA, including Federal Forest Service, NRCS, FSA, Rural Development and Rural Housing, Risk Management as well as USDA Organic. Agricultural Credit disputes or negotiations are handled here as well as Agricultural foreclosure. Cases involve capturing crop values, commodity pricing, capturing cash flows, collateral values, FSA guaranteed program and financial ratios.

We specialize in:

  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Legal Help & Mediation Services

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  • Oregon

Oregon State University Coast to Forest: Mental Health Promotion in Rural Oregon

The Coast to Forest collaboration between the OSU Extension Family and Community Health Program and the OSU Center for Health Innovation works on mental health promotion and substance misuse prevention. Our goals work to: Reduce opioid misuse and abuse and their underlying causes and consequences Improve mental health and well-being in four rural or frontier Oregon counties: Lincoln, Tillamook, Baker, and Union The Coast to Forest initiative builds upon existing state and community strengths and resources. This includes a growing network of community health workers, radio stations covering communities health and wellness, community-level partnerships and an expanding Mental Health First Aid network.

We specialize in:

  • Farm Stress
  • Substance Use Support

We can also help you with:

  • Resources for BIPOC Farmers
  • Resources for Farmers with Disabilities
  • Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
  • Resources for LGBTQIA Farmers
  • Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
  • Resources for Veteran Farmers

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  • Oregon

Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition

Workshops on how to run a CSA program, marketing to CSA customers, assistance to farmers who want to offer their CSA shares to SNAP recipients, providing nutrition incentive programs to make CSA shares accessible, business planning workshops

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Activism & Organizing
  • Disaster Relief/Resilience
  • Funding Opportunities for Farmers

We work in these areas:

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Demeter Association, Inc.

Demeter USA provides whole farm Biodynamic certification, viewing the farm as a living organism. In addition to organic certification requirements, Demeter requires 10% biodiversity set-aside, on-farm fertility and pest control, and rigorous processing standards that emphasize minimal product manipulation.

We specialize in:

  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

We can also help you with:

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  • Oregon

Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)

The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing ecologically sound alternatives to pesticides. NCAP is dedicated to sustainable agriculture, public education around pesticides and related health concerns, and helping to develop better public policy relating to pesticides.

We specialize in:

  • Activism & Organizing

We can also help you with:

  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
  • Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers

We work in these areas:

  • California
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Oregon
  • Washington

Livelihood NW

Business planning workshops, Bookkeeping training, One-on-one Business advising, Cohort-based growth programs, connections to resources including legal, credit repair, tax prep, access to capital, contracts, and more. We work with all businesses and do not specifically specialize in any industry including farming. We are familiar with the many challenges that are shared across all small businesses.

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers

We work in these areas:

  • Oregon

Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences

“The mission of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center is to improve the well-being of workers through Total Worker Health research, dissemination, outreach, and, education.”

We specialize in:

  • Farm Stress
  • Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
  • Substance Use Support

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Oregon