Lauren Gwin

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Community Food Systems Specialist

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541-737-1569
[email protected]

Expertise: Local, regional and community food systems , Commercial food processing , Farm food safety

Programs: OSU Small Farms , Farm to School

Links: Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems , Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Department/Unit: Crop and Soil Science - Crops Unit

Biography

Lauren is OSU's Extension Community Food Systems Specialist and Associate Director of the Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems. Her extension, outreach, and applied research focus on public policy and regulations, small-scale processing and value chains, and markets within local and regional food systems; small farm profitability and long-term viability; and sustainable community-based food system development. She also directs the national Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network.

Content by Lauren Gwin

OSU collaboration leads to investment in resilient food systems in Oregon

Food hubs emphasize sustainable practices, fair prices and community food security.

Lauren Gwin | May 2025 | Impact story

OSU builds home for organic agriculture research and outreach

A six-member faculty team supports organic and ecological farming statewide.

Chris Branam | Apr 10, 2025 | News story

OSU Extension Small Farms Program among nation’s best

The program works toward improving small-farm horticultural production and small-scale livestock, poultry and forage production.

Nathan Stacey, Lauren Gwin | Feb 2025 | Impact story

Meat and poultry processing regulations in Oregon: A short guide

Farmers and ranchers around Oregon raise and sell livestock and poultry for a variety of local and regional markets. Processing is a necessary but often complex link in the chain connecting farms to end consumers. Here are ...

Lauren Gwin, Rebecca Thistlethwaite | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

Through unique collaboration, Extension helps Oregon nonprofit guide grants to hard-hit Oregon farmers

Disaster relief and resilience grants help Oregon farmers recover and prepare for extremes.

Henry Carnell | Sep 12, 2024 | News story

La Ley de Oregon Sobre la Venta Directa de la Granja: Productos de Valor Agregado Procesados por Productores

Learn the ins and outs of the Farm Direct Marketing Law, which allows farmers to turn what they grow into value-added products and sell directly to consumers without being licensed food processors.

Lauren Gwin, Kelly Streit, Sara Runkel | Feb 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

What Can I Do with My Small Farm? Selecting an Enterprise for Small Acreages

Covers the many factors involved in making decisions related to the use of small-farm property. Discusses the small farm as a hobby, an agricultural tax deferral, and a family income. Explains how to match crop...

Amy Garrett, Chip Bubl, Garry Stephenson, Maud Powell, Lauren Gwin, Melissa Fery, Heather Stoven | Jun 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog

La guía de buenas prácticas para el sacrificio al aire libre de aves de corral

Los productores de aves de corral en Oregón que cumplen con ciertas condiciones pueden sacrificar sus pollos, pavos y otras aves de corral al aire libre. Sin embargo, deben cumplir con los requisitos para la ...

Rebecca Thistlethwaite, Lauren Gwin | Aug 2020 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Oregon Community Food Systems by the Numbers: Oregon's Farmers Markets

Examines the impact of farmers markets in low-income areas of Oregon with low access to supermarkets. One in a series of fact sheets that monitors trends and changes in various dimensions of the food system. ...

Mallory Rahe, Lauren Gwin, Benjamin S. Antolin | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog

Economic impact of local food producers in central Oregon

Locally produced food has a big impact on the central Oregon economy. For every dollar spent on local food, 76 cents stays locally vs. 28 cents for imports. And there's room for more growth, according to 2016 study.

Lauren Gwin, Mallory Rahe, Katrina Van Dis, Jess Weiland | Dec 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Breaking new ground: Farmer perspectives on organic transition (in English)

This publication explains the positive affects of organic farming, while also presenting farmer perspectives about the transition as well.

Lauren Gwin, Garry Stephenson, Chris Schreiner, Sarah Brown | Apr 2024 | Online resource

Enhancing organic agriculture in Oregon: Research, education and policy

Farmers, researchers and food system stakeholders shed light on what is needed to enhance organic agriculture in Oregon in this report.

Garry Stephenson, Lauren Gwin, Maud Powell, Amy Garrett | Nov 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

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