Farmworker Awareness Week (March 24-31)

Got food? Thank a farmworker! To put a face to the people who help bring food to our tables, we’ll be sharing portraits from the field in the café throughout the week to highlight farmworkers’ struggles and dreams.

Earth Day!

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Join us in Commons during lunch on Tuesday, April 18th to celebrate Earth Week! To help get you ready for Earth Day on April 22nd we will be featuring activities such as: “Find the Flaw” in our imperfectly delicious produce — it’ll shock you to see the fruits and vegetables that traditionally go to waste […]

Summer Stock Up!

Commons

Join us in Commons from April 19th-May 16th to stock up on your favorite drinks and snacks to fill your kitchen cabinets for summer! everything for summer purchase cases of beverages, bars, candies, chocolates and pounds of coffee to keep you going through summer right from the display. stock your pantry order items now through […]

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Mamma Chia Sampling

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Join us in Commons this Thursday, during lunch to try the delicious and refreshing Mamma Chia products. Our Mamma Chia representative, Josh, will be here to answer all your Mamma Chia questions and let you try a few samples to find your new favorite flavor!

Portland Roasting Coffee Sampling

Commons

Do you know where your coffee is sourced?? Join us in Commons Thursday during lunch and talk to our Portland Roasting Coffee representatives to learn more about their sustainable practices and connections to their coffee communities. Don't forget to try a few samples!!

Eat a Rainbow of Colorful Plants

Commons

Join us in Commons September 14th during lunch, 11:30am-1:30pm to learn about getting your nutrients from nature!   Research suggests that the best way to ensure you're getting a variety of phytonutrients is to "eat a rainbow" of deeply colored plant-based foods.  The color of a fruit or vegetable is usually an indication of the […]

Eat Local Challenge 2017: That’s Local?!?

Each year during the Eat Local Challenge, we serve a meal made entirely of foods grown within 150 miles of this café. This year you’re going to eat something you had no idea was grown right around here. Join us for the big reveal at our all-local meal!

Columbia Gorge Sampling

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Columbia Gorge Organic is an honest-to-goodness family farm in Hood River, Oregon. They grow over 60 varieties of fruit, including stone fruit, pears, and apples, and make pure squeezed and pressed juices right on their farm. Join us in Commons for lunch on Tuesday October 3rd and try some of the delicious Columbia Gorge Organic […]

Guayaki Sampling

Commons

What's better than enjoying a cold guayaki?!? It's knowing you're supporting a company with a mission to steward and restore 200,000 acres of South American Atlantic rainforest and create over 1,000 living wage jobs by 2020 by leveraging their Market Driven Restoration business model. Come by Commons for lunch on Tuesday, October 3rd and talk […]

Runa Sampling

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The making of Runa helps reforest the rainforest. Runa is made from the guayusa leaf which grows in the Amazonian rainforest. Incredibly, the cultivation of guayusa doesn’t destroy the rainforest, […]

Let the Gourd Times Roll!!

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Can you guess the combined weight of ALL the pumpkins in Commons? Like our Facebook or Instagram and post your guess in the comments section to win the grand prize. […]

APPLEFEST 2017

Fall is in full swing and apples are in season!  Join us in welcoming Sam Asai from A & J Orchards and try some of his rare varieties such as […]