The Ashland Growers & Crafters Market is set to open on March 7 back at the Ashland National Guard Armory for 2023. Located at 1420 E. Main St., the market will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays through November.
Oregon food banks are bracing for an uptick in demand in March when hundreds of thousands of state residents will face a drastic cut in their food budget. In March, federal monthly emergency funds will go away, reducing the average benefit from nearly $450 a month to nearly $270 a month for about 410,000 households.
Vendors who want to apply for a space at the 36th annual outdoor Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market have until Feb. 15 to enroll. The 36th outdoor market season kicks off in March.
The Brine, Brew & Barrel fermentation festival will be held Friday, Jan. 13, to Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 Ashland St., organizers have announced.
Chabad Jewish Center hosted a menorah lighting Sunday on Ashland Plaza, with additional lightings planned Monday in Grants Pass and Tuesday in Medford, plus a pop-up deli Wednesday and Thursday in Ashland.
The last Ashland Food Project Green Bag pick up of the year is estimated to have brought in 30,000 pounds of food for the Ashland Emergency Food Bank. It takes about 150 neighborhood coordinators wrangling donations from about 2,500 households, about a quarter of those in Ashland, to help keep families from going hungry.
The Rogue Valley Growers Market kicks off its fourth season of the Indoor Winter Market on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in a new setting at the Ashland National Guard Armory, 1420 E. Main St., Ashland.
Rogue Food Unites, a Rogue Valley-based nonprofit, has launched a three-days-a-week farmers market as a way to continue helping the community following the Almeda Fire, and in an effort to make more organic products accessible to all, no matter their income.
Empty Bowls is back as a community celebration as well as a fundraiser after two years of COVID-19 interruption. It will be held from Friday, Oct. 21, in Wesley Hall at First United Methodist Church, Ashland. Empty Bowls raises money for local nonprofit organizations that address food insecurity in Ashland.
Grace and Nat Borsi have been welcoming guests for dinner at Cocorico in the former Amuse location at 15 N. First St. in Ashland since August with a farm-to-table cuisine that features house-made pasta and sauces along with classics such as steak and potatoes, roasted chicken and braised lamb.
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This year’s Ashland Mystery Festival is scheduled to run Oct. 16 through 19, and will be headquartered at the Historic Ashland Armory.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a phishing scam involving fake emails that appear to come from the official Jackson Alerts system.
Throughout October, 12 female professionals from across the country and Australia — organized by Ashland-based nonprofit Keeping All Women Safe (KAWS) — will offer “valuable information” to help women and men cultivate safer, healthier and more empowering lives and relationships.
The Oregon Senate on Monday passed the long-awaited transportation bill to update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations. The bill would raise taxes and fees, including a gas tax increase from $0.40 to $0.46, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Once a vibrant hub for local produce and community gathering, the Ashland Growers Market is now, some say, struggling with shrinking sales and dwindling attendance. Longtime vendors report drops of up to two-thirds in revenue, while people voice frustrations over pricing, location and atmosphere.
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