During the month of October, all new subscribers to Edible Portland will be entered to win a Heritage Turkey, generously provided by Deck Family Farm, and just in time for Thanksgiving!

Join us in selecting the 2010 Local Heroes of our regional food system. Click here to vote!

Stop by Coelho Winery for a $15 chocolate and wine flight.

The 6th Annual Hood River Hops Fest is one of three fresh hops festivals in Oregon.

Connect with our House Representative Mitch Greenlick to discuss how Portland citizens, both farmers and eaters, are stakeholders in agriculture policy.

The Northwest’s, and possibly the world’s, largest exhibit of fall fruit varieties.

Fun will include a salmon cook-off, vegetable preservation, cooking demos, a fall BBQ, a wine and beer garden, and plenty of kid-friendly entertainment.

There’s still time to squeeze a last round of greens into our gardens, and October is the month to plant garlic for harvest next summer!

Participants will delve into traditional foodways of Pacific Northwest Native Americans like food caches, berry collecting, pemmican, and fruit leathers.

The Greenhorns and Friends of Family Farmers are co-hosting an event for new and beginning farmers.

InFARMation (and Beer!) has a new home at Holocene. This month’s presentation: “My Bank Made Me Quit Farming.”

Savor the art, science and flavors of local mushrooms at Lake Quinault Lodge.

“Washing” the rind of a ripening cheese — often with flavorful liquids like wine or beer — encourages the growth of specific bacteria that help ripen and enhance the cheese’s flavor.

Have experience with fruit trees, but want to know more? Join Portland Parks and Recreation for a fun and relaxing field trip.

Join Farmington Gardens for this free class, where you’ll learn about fall garden chores that will make your garden healthier and more productive next season.

Mushroom preparation and preservation, toxic mushroom information, demonstrations of dyeing with mushrooms, a truffle exhibit, mushroom themed art, and much more!

Spread holiday cheer with homemade gifts from the kitchen.

Bring kraut, try kraut. Bring miso, try miso. Come out for Portland’s fermented food and drink skill sharing, recipe sharing, and tasting event of the year.

PROST! Raise your beer stein and celebrate Oktoberfest to help raise a roof for Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East.

Celebrate the year’s successes and help raise the funds vital to Zenger Farm’s work — educating youth and adults about where good food comes from!

Taste some of the country’s most interesting spirits, learn about everything from whiskey to gin and meet distillers one on one at the premier gathering of craft distillers in the country.

Farmington Gardens is hosting its annual Halloween Family Festival! Kids of all ages will enjoy lots of old-fashioned fun…