“Our is not the task of reaching out to fix the entire world at once, but of reaching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estes Dear Amigas y Amigos, Your support has helped us create spaces where immigrant families can thrive. The gardens are […]
El Comité de los Líderes The Líderes are a diverse group of Huerto de la Familia program members. They include members of our garden and business program. Many have been members for over a decade while others are joining Huerto for the first year. The diversity of experiences is critical in creating services that are […]
Ma Fernandez Ochoa, a graduate of the 2016 business program, has been a busy bee all summer long. She is a most inspirational human! She has had a rough life, is disabled in one hand, has a medical condition, but she persists! She is an unstoppable super human who refuels her soul through growing food. […]
We are excited to announce that our July participant of the Cambios Food Booth Incubator program will be open for business this Friday, July 1st!!! Please visit the Huerto de la Familia food booth at Sprout, where Annie Alvarez and Edgar Sincuir will be showcasing their delicious Guatemalan cuisine. Who: Tikal Latin Cuisine What: Guatemalan Tapas When: […]
The Small Farmer’s Project was a micro-enterprise project of Huerto de la Familia. They have graduated from the program and are now their own independent business entity. To contact Small Farmer’s Project for berry-picking hours and location, please call (541) 517-9730.
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Check the website for the weekly menu under “Our Work-Food Booth/Menu” or subscribe to our email list to receive alerts! [email protected]. Huerto participants will be selling their own delicious dishes EVERY FRIDAY 3pm-7pm during the regular Sprout! Farmer’s Market at 418 A. Street in Springfield. How it works: Huerto de la Familia now owns a […]
Huerto de la Familia is thrilled to announce that our organization is the recipient of Food for Lane County’s Justice of Eating Award for 2014 in the organization category. The award honors those impacting hunger here in Lane County. There are four categories: individual, organization or group, business and partner agency.
AGRICULTURE By Christian Hill The Register-Guard PUBLISHED: 12:00 A.M., MAY 12 Growing together Huerto de la Familia tends Willamalane community garden SPRINGFIELD — Roberto Peralta last week looked at his half-planted garden plot with its leafy starts of lettuce and kale. Not long ago, Peralta observed, he would have thought the plot was small. But […]