South Central Oregon Economic Development District

Medium Scale Producers in Klamath County Are Few in Number and Must Persist Against Increasing Environmental Pressures, Perpetual Socioeconomic Factors and Lack of Capacity to Increase Production and Sales. to Increase the Number of Klamath County (LOCAL) and Regional Producers (central Oregon, Rogue Valley), We Will Conduct a Series of Feasibility Studies With Producers, Regional Supply Chain Networks and Customers. to Increase Capacity of New and Existing Producers, We Will Implement Orientation and Standards Along With Regular Communication and on Farm Training Networking Events. to Increase the Direct Producer to Consumer Sales, We Will Create a Digital Directory of Local Producers, Facilitate School Bulk Sales and Initiate a Local Foods Marketing Campaign. a First of Its Kind Harvest Box Will Cap Our Efforts by Aggregating, Storing and Delivering a Value Added Product of Local and Regional Foods for Some of Our Most Underserved Residents. as a Result of Project Activities, 50 Local and Regional Farmers and Ranchers Will Produce More Products of Greater Variety and Quality. a Regional Supply Chain and Local Marketing Campaign Will Increase Consumer and Bulk Sales. Sales of Klamath Grown Online Marketplace Will Be Sufficient to Sustain the Networking Purpose of the Nonprofit, Klamath Grown, as Will the Rich Data Gleaned From Needs Assessments. the Successful Launch of a Local Value Added Product Will Spawn Other Similar Ventures. Advancements of Established Partnerships Will Ignite Other Food Markets and Opportunities Thus Increasing Access to and Availability of Locally and Regionally Produced Foods.