ABOUT THE CHAPTER

The Snake River Chapter formed in 2003. Members in Malheur County have centered their work around social justice and sustainable agriculture issues. Beginning with fair water billing and moving on to language access for Spanish speakers, increasing the donated food supply to area food banks, and improving the participation rates of those low-income individuals who are eligible for food stamps. The chapter is currently working on the Four Rivers Community Garden in partnership with Oregon Food Bank and other local organizations.

Contact nancy@oregonrural.org for the time and place of Snake River Chapter meetings.

CHAPTER NEWS

Four Rivers Community Garden

A year after its initial kick-off, the Four Rivers Community Garden is operating successfully as a place for community members to come together, to provide families with a place to grow their own food and learn how to garden, and for addressing local hunger through donations of produce from the garden to the local food bank. Help celebrate Earth Day and the first anniversary of the Four Rivers Community Garden on April 22 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm by joining the Snake River Chapter at the garden.

Read more about the first anniversary festivities.

Read more about the Four Rivers Community Garden.

Past Campaigns

Working with the Heinz Corporation and the Southeast Oregon Food Bank, members of the Snake River Chapter of Oregon Rural Action have significantly increased the availability of food at all the Malheur County area food pantries.

Several years ago, Snake River Chapter members uncovered significant racial and personal bias within their local Malheur County Food Stamp Program and successfully implemented policy and procedure changes to insure fair and equitable treatment of all.

Snake River Chapter members also were successful in their efforts to reform the local water shutoff policy in Ontario in order to ensure that low income residents did not lose their access to water for missing a payment.