07 Sep Fill Your Pantry Is Coming to the Hood River Farmers Market

Fill Your Pantry Is Coming to the Hood River Farmers Market

For more than a decade, Fill Your Pantry has brought our community together to stock up for the winter while supporting local farmers and producers. We are deeply grateful to the Rockford Grange for hosting and helping to build Fill Your Pantry into the beloved community tradition it has become.

This year, we’re taking a slightly different approach.

Rather than holding a separate, one-day event, we’re bringing the spirit of Fill Your Pantry to the Hood River Farmers Market on Saturday, November 7.

This special market will feature an expanded selection of bulk foods and storable items, giving shoppers an opportunity to stock up for the winter while supporting local farmers and producers. Expect locally grown and made foods well suited for your pantry, freezer, and winter meals, including produce, grains, beans, meat, eggs, preserves, and other pantry staples.

Why the change?

This year, limited funding and staff capacity require us to look carefully at how we can make the greatest impact with our resources. By incorporating Fill Your Pantry into the Hood River Farmers Market, we can build on our existing market infrastructure while creating more opportunities for local farmers and producers.

The location also gives us significantly more room to grow. In past years, Fill Your Pantry was limited by space and could accommodate approximately 20 vendors. Last year, several farmers and producers were unable to participate because the event had reached capacity. At the Hood River Farmers Market site, we have the potential to welcome dozens more additional vendors offering foods for bulk purchasing and winter storage.

Fill Your Pantry has always been about more than simply stocking up. It is an opportunity to celebrate local agriculture, support farmers and producers, and help our community prepare for the winter months. Those goals remain at the heart of this new format.

This is a pilot for 2026, and we’re excited to see how bringing Fill Your Pantry to the Hood River Farmers Market can create more opportunities for both shoppers and local producers.

We are grateful for the Rockford Grange’s many years of partnership and for the important role they have played in making Fill Your Pantry the community tradition it is today.

Save the date for Fill Your Pantry 2026:

Saturday, November 7 from 9am – 1pm at the Hood River Farmers Market, 501 Columbia Street in Hood River.

Stay tuned for more details about participating vendors and what you can expect to find at the market!