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On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Downtown Bend Farmers Market (BFM) kicks off its 2024 season in Brooks Street Alley between Franklin and Oregon Avenues. The much

A changing of the guard could be coming to Central Oregon Irrigation District as four out of five seats on its board of directors are up for election next month.

Shae Gascons family moved to Sisters when she was in the third grade. She remembers gardening with her grandparents and how much she loved planting

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the Bend Farmers Market ("Market") kicks off its season at a new time while continuing its participation in the Double Up Food Bucks

On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Bend Farmers Market ("Market") kicks off its season and with it, is continuing its participation in the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program for the third year in a row, as the Market saw its highest-ever EBT sales in 2021. "We are excited to announce that we're able to match up to $20 again this season," said Jesica Carleton, the Market's returning Manager. "Last year, we had our highest EBT/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr...

Bend Farmers Market returns with new online ordering, curbside pick-up options BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On Wednesday, May 5, the Bend Farmers Market kicks off another season, and for the first time is offering online ordering and curbside pick-up for community members.  “Last year, despite the challenges that came from managing the market amidst a pandemic, we experienced a surge in traffic,” said Marielle Slater, the Market’s chairperson of the board. “This was a welcome and wonderful sho...