Agriculture Calendar of Events

Agri-Business Council of Oregon - Growing Oregon Agriculture through Education and Promotion

Ag Events and Activities

Oregon State Fair, August 27 - September 6
See the bounty of Oregon's best! Better yet, participate. Click here to see this year's Oregon's Best Contests.

Canned Food Drive at the Oregon State Fair, Labor Day Weekend
Bring a canned food donation on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sept 4 - Sunday, Sept. 5, to benefit the Oregon Food Bank, which feeds more than 240,000 Oregonians per month. The food drive is sponsored by Flav-R-Pac and the Agri-Business Council of Oregon.

Donation bins will be posted at the fair’s main entrances – gates F and J – and those who donate will receive a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for any of Flav-R-Pac’s Oregon-grown frozen vegetables. More Info

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Oregon County Fairs, various dates
Oregon fairs have been an important expression of our culture and heritage even before statehood in the mid-1800s. Witness the achievements of Oregon's outstanding youth as they show their animals, display their craft, and provide presentations and demonstrations. Learn from industry experts on everything from photography to gardening. Share your mutual enthusiasm for a hobby or craft with a fellow Oregonian. And, while browsing the exhibits you may find a family member or neighbor proudly displaying a blue ribbon entry. If you have the stomach for it, there are thrills and screams in the carnival. But everyone has a favorite fair-food and there is a mouth-watering treat to meet the needs of every palette.
So visit YOUR Oregon fair this year. Better yet, participate in the fair. It could be a talent or skill you find rewarding or maybe it's a group activity the whole family can get involved in. Experience the BEST OF OREGON this summer at an Oregon fair. Check out this year's Oregon's Best Contests!

Upcoming Fairs
Gilliam Co, Sept 2 - 5 Grant Co., Aug 25 - 28 Harney Co., Sept 7 - 12	Lake Co., Sept 2 - 6 Sherman Co., Aug 24 - 29

Farwest Show, August 25 - 27
12 noon to 6 pm, Thursday and Friday
12 noon - 4 pm, Saturday
At the Oregon Convention Center
Join the plant people and though leaders of the nursery industry in beautiful Portland, Oregon. The 2010 show will be better than ever. Hundreds of exhibitors and dozens of mind-expanding seminars will send you home with profitable ideas and renewed inspiration.

Food, Culture, & Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All, October 16-19, 2010

Register by August 13 for the Early Registration discount

In New Orleans, food is used to make a cultural connection uniting urban farmers, food banks, fishers, faith-based organizations, and others as they work towards social justice. At Food, Culture, & Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All, you will have the opportunity to see first-hand the unique regional and multi-cultural approach to food organizing taking place in New Orleans.

This is not a conference to just stay in the hotel and never go outside. We’re offering many opportunities for you to explore the area through long lunch breaks, an off-site reception, cooking classes, walking tours, and numerous pre-conference field trips to destinations in New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast Region.

But don’t worry–we’ll still have insightful plenaries and workshops to inspire and educate you about the best of the food security movement. Session topics will include rebuilding local food economies, ending poverty and increasing food access, outcomes of the US Social Forum, environmental justice, public health links, food policy councils, urban agriculture, and more. We’re also providing ample opportunities for networking through topic-specific networking sessions, forums and CFSC committee meetings.

For details, visit the conference website, www.communityfoodconference.org/14.
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Food Justice Photo Contest
How are food justice efforts empowering communities? Show us! We want to see photos of projects, collaborations and effects of food justice efforts on communities across the country. Winners will receive a cash prize plus a free conference registration.