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Upcoming Events

Save the Date: OCFSN Full Network Convening November 7 - 8, 2024

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Save the Date: OCFSN Full Network Convening November 7 - 8, 2024 〰️

More details will be added to 2024 Full Network Convening page in Summer 2024.

OCFSN Working Group Meetings

Wouldn’t it be great if we had one place to check to see what events, grants, and other dates relevant to the work we are all doing?

Visit the OCFSN Calendar to view upcoming events.

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Opportunities in the Food System Google Sheet or reach out to communications@ocfsn.org for edit access to this calendar.

Past Events

North Coast Regional Convening

Registration is closed

When: April 13 and 14, 2023
Where: Astoria Food Hub

OCFSN will be co-hosting our first regional in-person convening of the year with North Coast Food Web.

Veggie Rx Mini-Convening (Virtual)

When: Friday, March 3, 2023 from 10:00 am - noon

The purpose of this gathering is for Veggie Rx program staff, Coordinated Care Organization staff, and stakeholders to connect, share information, and discuss collaboration strategies for professionals with varying touch points to the Veggie Rx program.

During this gathering there will be opportunity for participants to hear about program successes and challenges, how the 1115 Waiver could impact this work, and ideas for increasing program sustainability and awareness.

Let’s continue to work together towards actualizing the vision of "Food is Medicine" in Oregon!

Farming for the Future Working Group Convening

When: February 2-3, 2023
Where: Salem, OR 

Who do I contact if I have questions? 

Please contact Farming for the Future Working Group Coordinator, Andrew at andrew@ocfsn.org


When: Thursday, December 22 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm pst

Come join us for a presentation and conversation with Jen Martinek, CareOregon Strategic Business Partnerships Manager, as she explains the process for utilizing Health Related Service Funds to pay for Veggie Rx prescriptions for Medicaid patients. Jen will use two local partnership examples that, CCO, CareOregon developed to expand food access for patients. Oregon was also recently granted a federal 1115 waiver which will expand funding for food and housing services and we will touch briefly on what that mean for Veggie Rx program. The healthcare funding world can be confusing, so come with your questions and we will try our best to demystify the process.

Watch the recording here.

Using Health-Related Service Funds for Veggie Rx

flyer of gardening with Roma

Shin is hosting a work party in Milwaukie next Thursday, Oct 27 from 11:00 - 1:00 pm. We will be building Garden Beds with Roma and the team at the Garden of Giving in Providence Milwaukie Hospital.

The Garden of Giving is a community garden stewarded by the team at Growing Gardens in collaboration with Providence Community Teaching Kitchen. Neighbors, caretakers of patients, and other folks are welcome to harvest from the garden and orchard.

We'll also learn more about this program as I know many of you have expressed interest in Veggie Rx, working with institutionally owned land, and all the other intersections embodied by this program. Also, I only had the opportunity to spend time with a handful of you at the Portland Gathering and would love to share space, learn more about what you're working on, and gather outdoors for a couple of hours.