CCCNews Podcast: Gorge Farmer Collective Puts Food Power Back in Growers’ Hands

CCCNews Pod - Honest Local News for the Mid Columbia, Listeners Edition

CCCNews Pod - Honest Local News for the Mid Columbia, Listeners Edition
CCCNews Podcast: Gorge Farmer Collective Puts Food Power Back in Growers’ Hands
Oct 03, 2025
CCCNews

On the latest CCCNews Podcast, Executive Director and co-founder Kiara Kashubs described how the Gorge Farmer Collective started in March 2020, when farmers suddenly lost access to restaurants and markets. What began with five farms experimenting with an online marketplace has since expanded to more than 35 producers serving families, schools, food banks, and restaurants across Hood River, White Salmon, The Dalles, Mosier, and Lyle.