Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm

Mission

At Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm, we aim to co-create a more sustainable, equitable, efficient, and healthy food system. Our mission is to advance individual, community, and environmental health in East Multnomah and Clackamas Counties by providing healthy, locally grown produce; access to land; educational programs; and community-led events.

Bottom Line for Portland

Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm (TCF) grows produce for low-income families and offers educational programs, including school field trips and workshops focused on sustainable agriculture methods, cooking with seasonal produce, and food systems issues. These programs are designed to address food insecurity, which affects folks in East Multnomah County at a disproportional rate. In 2023, we provided over 10,000 lbs of produce to the community at no cost to recipients, and we engaged about 700 community members in our field trips, workshops, and educational farmers market activities.

Quote

“My stomach, my heart, and my soul feel so full.” - a community workshop participant

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm strives to create a sense of belonging and a welcoming, respectful, inclusive and safe environment for everyone at the farm. We serve East Multnomah County, an area disproportionately affected by poverty and food insecurity, especially for communities of color. We recognize the historical harm done to these communities and work to improve food security through education and food access via direct distribution and food pantry donations. 

Partner(s)

Thimbleberry partners with p:ear to provide monthly farm visits for youth experiencing houselessness, during which participants learn about gardening and cook a farm-fresh meal together.

We partner with Wallace and Milk Crate Kitchen to provide farm-fresh produce and ready-to-heat meals to patients experiencing food insecurity and/or chronic illness.

We partner with Birch Community Services by donating produce to their facility weekly during the growing season.

We partner with Rising Tide Wellness in Gresham to co-host an annual yoga-on-the-farm event, and Rising Tide will help promote our Give!Guide campaign this season.

Sosta House, a beautiful bed and breakfast in Willamette Valley wine country, has been a consistent supporter of Thimbleberry's work and, for Give!Guide season, they are donating 10% of the profit from every stay between Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 to support our work!

Finally, O the Bake Shop, who we first partnered with at our Harvest Celebration this year, will be selling squash pastries using our kabocha squash during the Give!Guide campaign, and a portion of proceeds will go to Thimbleberry.