Healthy Food for All: Growing Stronger Together in Lane County

Trillium Community Health Plan Grant

In partnership with Trillium Community Health Plan

At Willamette Farm & Food Coalition, we’re rolling up our sleeves and working hard to bring new funding into our local food system. We know that a strong food community depends on making sure all the important work happening around here is well-supported and keeps growing.

Thanks to a generous $1 million, 2-year grant from Trillium Community Health Plan, we’re teaming up with farmers, food banks, and farmers markets to put healthy, local food into the hands (and bellies!) of thousands of our neighbors.

It’s a real win-win-win — helping farmers keep their boots on the ground, strengthening farmers markets across the region, and making sure fresh, delicious food reaches the tables of those who need it most.

Bucka Bucka Bucks

Protein shouldn’t break the bank! This program offers a $10 low-barrier token for folks’ to purchase protein and eggs at participating farmers markets. 

Little Lettuce Kids Market

Kids 12 and under get a $5 token to snag fresh fruits, veggies, and even edible plant starts at participating farmers markets. It’s our way of growing the next generation of food lovers—one bite (and plant!) at a time.

SNAP Match

Got a SNAP/EBT card? Participating partners across Lane County can match your SNAP dollars, helping you get more fresh, local food for your table. You can find SNAP Match at Lane County Bounty and OG Market. 

Double Up Food Bucks

Got a SNAP/EBT card? Thanks to our collaboration with Farmer's Market Fund, farmers markets across Lane County match your SNAP dollars up to $20, making it easier to bring home fresh, local produce.

Market Buyout Program

Through our Farmers Market Buy-Out Program, farmers have the opportunity at the end of market day to sell their unsold produce directly to local food pantries. This simple yet powerful exchange reduces food waste, supports farmers with additional income, and ensures fresh, seasonal food makes its way to neighbors who need it most.

Bounty Boxes

In collaboration with Lane County Bounty, we provide culturally relevant Bounty Boxes to Elders from the Siletz and Coquille Tribes, as well as to food-insecure community members. Each person can choose the foods that are most meaningful and nourishing to them, creating custom boxes that honor tradition, support well-being, and celebrate the flavors of the season. Every box is delivered with care, ensuring fresh, local food reaches those who need it most.

Farm to Food Bank

When markets close, the good stuff doesn’t stop! This pilot program lets Food For Lane County buy fresh food straight from farmers at the end of the day, delivering it to rural food pantries and helping farmers sell more of their bounty.

Locally Sourced Meals

With dedicated funding, Burrito Brigade and Positive Community Kitchen are able to prepare nourishing community meals using fresh, locally grown and purchased produce and ingredients. This support not only fills plates with healthy, seasonal food, it also strengthens our local food system by investing in area farmers and producers.

Healthy Food for All Key Impacts To Date

Healthy Food for All – 2024 Key Impacts

• 33,236 youth and 51,142 adults accessed regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, increasing their awareness, knowledge, and consumption of fresh produce.

• 6 farmers received additional income through a farmers market buy-out program that purchased 2,587 pounds of food, which was provided to 7 food pantries instead of being wasted.

• 10,439 youth received nutrition education to increase their knowledge about and consumption of regionally produced fresh foods.

• 14,436 Lane County households increased their consumption and knowledge of regionally grown protein by purchasing from regional farmers.

• 64,135 residents at 33 regional food pantries increased their knowledge, awareness, and consumption of regionally grown fruits and vegetables by accessing 222,824 pounds of food.

• 15,000 additional meals were provided and consumed by residents.

• 75 households improved their knowledge, awareness, and consumption of regionally grown fruits and vegetables by participating in a 30-week CSA program.

• $104,107 was invested in the regional food economy by doubling SNAP at farmers markets.

• 18 Confederated Tribes of Siletz members improved awareness, knowledge, and consumption of regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables and chose additional and preferred food items.