OSU Dry Farming Field Day
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
OSU Vegetable Research Farm
34306 Northeast Electric Road
Corvallis, OR 97333 (map)
Join our colleagues at the OSU Dry Farming Project for a field day exploring the future of dry farming.
Walk through dry-farmed crop trials and learn how researchers are evaluating crop performance under little to no irrigation — including tomato variety trials, drought-stress research, and a broader look at crop adaptation across sorghum, cowpeas, melons, okra, corn, cut flowers, and seed-production plots.
Taste dry-farmed tomatoes and other varieties from the trials and experience firsthand how genetics and growing conditions shape flavor, texture, and quality.
Free and open to the public.
Tomato Fest
Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Wellspent Market, Portland, OR
The 6th annual Tomato Fest, produced by the Culinary Breeding Network and Wellspent Market, celebrates the incredible diversity and deliciousness of tomatoes, and DFI will be there tabling!
Come find Gabrielle at the DFI table. Pick up a copy of the dry farming zine, learn about water-resilient growing practices, and connect with the people behind the work.
Free, outdoors, and open to the public.
United in Conservation Conference
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 9am-4pm
Lacey Community Center, Lacey, WA
Registration required
This day-long conference, United in Conservation: Local Agriculture in the Time of a Changing Climate, will explore how local agriculture can adapt and build resilience in the face of a changing climate. The conference will kick off with a keynote by Willie Frank III (Qua-Lash-Qud) of the Nisqually Tribe. Following this, the event combines classroom presentations with practical, field-based learning for farmers, ranchers, gardeners, local leaders, policymakers, and anyone interested in local food systems, conservation, and climate adaptation. We will be joining the event during the morning breakout sessions.
Tickets are on sale now!
DFI Fall Celebration & Fundraiser
Friday, October 16, 2026
More details coming soon!
This fall, we’re gathering to celebrate the milestones that your support made possible this year.
It’s been a full and meaningful year. We launched the Water Resilience Toolkit, growers across the Pacific Northwest experimented and shared what they learned, and our community has continued to grow. We want to celebrate that together and look ahead to what’s next for DFI in the coming year.
If you’re interested in joining us, we’d love to hear from you.
Field Notes Food Symposium
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 9:00 AM 8:00 PM
Produced by the Culinary Breeding Network
The Redd on Salmon | 831 Southeast Salmon Street, Portland, OR
This symposium exists to tell the stories that rarely make it onto menus or labels—the behind-the-scenes work of the people who grow, study, breed, process, and cook the food that feeds us. Farmers, plant breeders, food scientists, chefs, makers, and everyone in between carry an enormous amount of skill, risk, and care. Their ideas & work shape flavor long before a dish reaches a table.
Dry Farming & Creating Novel Markets
John Boyle (Market of Choice), Mike Neubeck (Organically Grown Co.), Joe Siri (Siri & Son Farms), & Gabrielle Roesch-McNally (Dry Farming Institute): How growers, retailers, and nonprofits team up to build new markets for the food system’s next crops — from dry-farmed produce to radicchio.
Event Details & Tickets Available HERE →
Sagra del Radicchio y Fagioli
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 3:00 PM 7:00 PM
Produced by the Culinary Breeding Network
The Redd on Salmon | 831 Southeast Salmon Street, Portland, OR
The Culinary Breeding Network’s annual celebration of radicchio and beans is a beloved gathering at the intersection of farming, flavor, and community.
Come find Gabrielle at the DFI table. She’d love to connect, share stories from our grower community, and talk about the work happening behind the scenes to support farmers bringing more dry-farmed vegetables to your table.
Event Details & Tickets Available HERE →
Tilth Conference
November 16–18, 2026
Four Points Sheraton
714 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham, 98229
The Tilth Conference brings together hundreds of farmers, organizations, food system activists, researchers, and educators to learn, work, and play in Bellingham — working toward a sustainable, healthy, and equitable food system.
The full DFI team will be there engaging with our community of growers, researchers, and partners. Come find us and continue the conversation.
