NorthWest Crossing Summer Guide 2017 / 7
This year the information booth at the market expands to become the “Community Hub” which will house Central Oregon Locavore offering local food products for sale, a weekly spotlight area showcasing Master Gardeners and Master Local Chefs and the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance Grow and Give Donation Station. Every week there is something to learn, pick up and drop off at the Community Hub!
As you wander our NorthWest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market you will bump into the vibrance of our three resident busking performers. The first station features Lino and his world guitar fusion blend, the second station features Miguel De Alonso, and his authentic Latin flamenco sounds, and the third station features youth musicians from Joe Schulte's String Theory class. The market is proud to support these young musicians! Please support all of our buskers by making donations to them if you enjoy their market sounds.
In addition to the marketplace, Locavore also operates a number of programs including Farm Kids!, Willing Workers on Local Farms, Edible Adventure Crew, Small Farmer Support Program, and farm-to-table dinners such as Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series and Community Supper quarterly celebrations. These programs serve to connect and educate community members to the local foodscape of Central Oregon and
Miguel de Alonso plays instrumental Latin Jazz on Guitar and Violin. Utilizing the popular music style known as: “Nouveau Flamenco”. The music he plays is characterized by extensive use of Latin percussion, lively rumba flamenco rhythms, and his own brilliant soloing techniques.
Gerardo Davila Lino Lino’s incredibly unique and versatile layering of guitars in combination with acoustic and classical instruments and his bold blending of musical styles is what makes his music so distinctive as well as enjoyable.
CENTRAL OREGON LOCAVORE MARKET CENTER SPOTLIGHT Central Oregon Locavore is a local, community based non-profit established in 2009, located near downtown Bend, serving both food producers and consumers throughout Central Oregon. Locavore operates a year-round indoor farmers marketplace which features freshly harvested produce, organic grassfed meats, free-range eggs, local honey, locally made value added products such as salsa, sauces, and many environmentally-conscious products for sustainable living.
Miguel de Alonso
provide a platform for support and celebration. The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is dedicated to supporting a community based food system in Central Oregon. Again this year to the market, HDFFA will collect fresh food donations to help augment nonperishable food items in the pantry system. Currently, there is a push by the Oregon Food Bank to increase the number of fresh foods available at regional food banks and to partner pantries by 50% over the next five years. In Central Oregon, HDFFA is partnering with NeighborImpact, to help drive this change. Among their many programs, they operate the food distribution center for over thirty food pantries and shelves in the region. The collection point at the NorthWest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market will also serve as a location for backyard gardeners to bring their extra garden vegetables. Please join us in supporting this very worthy endeavor for our community!
Flamenco’s flare is only kept alive with the respect and truthful intentions of communicating musically. Gerardo Dávila, is a guitarist that incorporates Jazz and classical roots learned from his adventurous travels.