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  • On becoming a nonprofit organization

    Audry Tehan|Updated Aug 14, 2018

    After five years, thousands of shovels full of soil, 50,000 tons of produce, 100 pages of documentation, countless hours of reading legal documents and answering too many questions about noodles growing on trees, Seed to Table officially became a federally tax-exempt nonprofit attaining IRS 501(c)(3) status as of July 28, 2018. We are officially known as Seed to Table Oregon! The small envelope announcing Seed to Table Oregon's acceptance as a 501(c)(3) organization contained just two pieces of paper. What a small reward for... Full story

  • Seed to Table's farm-based education blooms

    Audry Tehan|Updated Jun 19, 2018

    "What does a noodle tree look like?" As they meandered through towering sugar snap peas and knee-high carrot tops at the Seed to Table education farm, one third-grader asked me this question, in all seriousness, about noodle trees. Tilting my head and smiling, I replied, "What a great question. I am so glad you are here!" Quickly, I change courses with my group, marching them out of the greenhouse to a patch of wheatgrass. I exclaim, "This is what a noodle tree looks like!"... Full story