An Inspirational Visit from Jon Steinman, Author of Grocery Story

Food co-op evangelist and author, Jon Steinman shared tidbits of wisdom and encouragement to a packed audience of students and community members at Pacific University on October 19, 2022.  Hillsboro Food Co-op organized the event to spark encouragement…

Let’s Hear it from a Local Grower and HFC Owner

Recently, we caught up with HFC owner and Nutshell Forest Farm owner, Rose Potter. We wanted to know what it’s like to own and operate a small farm business in our region and how that relates to a food co-op. Rose was kind enough to help…

Food For Thought

  Food for thought while chewing on a tasty read HFC owner, Elise Fast, recently wrote a post in the HFC Slack workspace regarding an article from the publication "Civil Eats" titled, “Co-Op Grocery Stores Expand Their Mission to…

Imagine a World of Plenty

Young children can spend hours imagining worlds that are exactly the way they want them to be. They create entire realities in their minds and play them out in real life with toys, sticks, or whatever they can find. But somehow, we start losing…

Creating Access to Nutritious Food Is a Social Responsibility

Would it surprise you to learn that nearly 54 million US residents live in a desert? That number sounds too high if we’re discussing geographic deserts. But unfortunately, that number is accurate when we talk about “food deserts.” Food…

Food Co-ops as Good Neighbors

Just because our doors aren’t yet open doesn't mean that the Hillsboro Food Co-op isn’t busy in our community. While we are working to find a home for HFC, we are also growing our relationships with other businesses and with our Hillsboro…