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Fill Your Pantry Saturday

REDMOND, OR -- The seventh annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry event is Saturday, November 12th at the OSU-Extension parking lot at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Fill Your Pantry is a community bulk buying event for Central Oregonians to fill up pantries, freezers, root cellars, and garages full of nutritious local products for the long high desert winter. Farmers, ranchers, orchardists, and producers will sell large quantities of items: 10 lb bags of onions, 20 lb boxes of apples, mixed boxes of grass fed beef, gallon jars of kraut, etc. All items will be at discount bulk prices. This is a great opportunity for farmers to sell food before the harsh Central Oregon winter and for Central Oregonians to save money and eat well all winter long. This event operates like a Farmers Market, except in bulk quantities. 

“With the volatile economy, ever-changing food prices, and transportation issues, now feels like the time to secure our food for the winter,” says Megan Kellner-Rode, event coordinator. “It is wonderful to know that we can rely on our local farmers to feed us all winter long.” 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/EBT) and Farm Direct Nutrition Program (FDNP) vouchers are accepted at this event. Bend Farmers Market will be present to exchange SNAP/EBT for tokens that can be used at most vendor booths, and will be offering up to $20 matching funds with the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program. This means that if $20 of SNAP funds are exchanged, $40 in SNAP tokens will be received! 

Visitors are encouraged to dress for the weather, and bring a cart, wheelbarrow or wagon to help haul bulk vegetables, meats, and more.

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