About the Convening:
On November 5-7, 2025 the Oregon Community Food System Network (OCFSN) is hosting a Full Network Convening to bring over 150+ food systems leaders together to deepen their collaboration for a just farm and food future for Oregon.
Convening webpage
Convening Details:
- November 5-7, 2025 ~ two half days and one full day of convening (two nights stay at the Salishan Coastal Lodge)
- Basic Convening Agenda (specific session details and timing will be shared in October):
- delicious meals and snacks sourced (mostly) locally
- participatory art project: grief, gripe, and glory
- working group specific sessions for farming for the future, food hubs, veggie rx, hrsn nutrition learning collaborative, and policy
- panel on the current state of the food system - grounding
- setting network priorities for the next 5 years
- workshops on climate grief, equity centered conflict exploration, and more!
- (the above is not a comprehensive list)
Registration Form and OCFSN Membership Details:
- Convening Registration Timeline:
- Member org renewals, and registration for attendees/contractors, September 17 - Oct 10th (can support registrations after, but this is the resort's priority deadline)
- Nonmember registration review starts September 26
- We are expecting significant interest in this event and limited space (150-180 attendees).
- There is no convening registration fee, but if you would like to donate to OCFSN to support the Convening that is appreciated. Contributions can be made here.
- OCFSN will cover food and lodging for up to two individuals from each member organization (travel to and from the event will NOT be covered).
- Non-member organizations/individuals will have food paid for, but will need to cover their own lodging and travel (Lodging is between $240-$298 total for the two nights).
- Current and past OCFSN member organizations will need to renew their membership, using this form, see below.
- This form is not to be used for new member applications. If you would like to apply to be a new member you can use this form, but your application will not be processed until after the convening.
- Current and past OCFSN member organizations will have priority registration before we review registration for other organizational allies and partners.
- Nonmember organizations and other partners can use this form to register at any time. We will start reviewing nonmember registrations starting September 26th, and will process registrations until we reach our attendee limit.
- Each organization will register their two attendees on one form, so please coordinate with your team before completing this form (one person from an organization is totally fine!).
- If a member organization only has one person attending the convening they can bring a person from a partner organization (room and food covered)
- We have many two queen bed rooms available and are encouraging room sharing, so we can host as many attendees as possible. Details on room sharing below.
- At the end of the form you will be provided the details for room booking. For non OCFSN members, once your registration has been approved we will followup with a room booking link.
- We are strongly encouraging attendees to join for the full convening. If you are unable to attend the full convening, please contact OCFSN to discuss your availability.
- This is a mask optional event, please stay home if you are sick or have symptoms.
Please prioritize this registration, the resort has an early deadline of October 6th for room booking. We can work with you with booking after that date, but we cannot guarantee lodging space.
If you have any questions with the registration process please contact Andrew, andrew@ocfsn.org, and we will be happy to assist you.