Business Membership
Calling all local food and beverage businesses!
RVFSN BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE:
Rogue Valley businesses may apply for a Business Membership to be considered for inclusion in the Rogue Flavor Guide, our annual print publication highlighting local food, farms, beverages, and community efforts. If your membership application is approved, your business will be listed in the guide with your logo and details.
Membership is $125 ($100 for nonprofits) and includes:
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A listing and logo in the Rogue Flavor Guide
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The opportunity to purchase additional listings or ad space
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Access to all the benefits of being part of the Rogue Valley Food System Network (listed below)
About the Guide:
The Rogue Flavor Guide is a full-color, 68-page annual publication that helps community members source fresh, sustainable, and locally produced food. 8,000 copies are printed and distributed each spring to over 300 locations across the Rogue, Illinois, and Applegate Valleys.
CLICK THE "MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION" LINK TO APPLY!
THE ROGUE FLAVOR GUIDE:
- Our team distributes 8,000 FREE full-color print copies across Jackson and Josephine Counties for upwards of 15K views, see RFG 2024 here!
- An online version of the RFG is available online for easy access at any time beginning in March
- Coupon offers are available again this year at no added cost
- Contact info@rvfoodsystem.org with any questions
- Nonprofit organizations receive a $25 discount off membership or one free additional listing.
ALL entities listed or advertised in the Rogue Flavor Guide must:
- Be located and/or produced in Jackson or Josephine County
- Not be owned by a company outside of Oregon
- Be specifically related to some aspect of the food system: Production, Processing, Distribution, Consumption or Nutrient Cycling of food
- Follow other specific eligibility requirements depending on the type of food business
2025 Membership and Rogue Flavor Guide Application Information
WHO WE ARE
An expanding network of food and farming businesses and organizations in Southern Oregon, the Rogue Valley Food System Network fosters connections to promote equitable food access, ecologically sound agricultural practices and economic vitality.
NETWORK MEMBERSHIP
Join our network of local food and farming businesses and organizations. Please read through our eligibility requirements before filling out an application.*
Network membership benefits include:
- Members are invited to share news and updates from your business to include in our monthly newsletter (over 3,000 recipients).
- Inclusion in our NEW searchable online food and farm directory
- The option to include a coupon in the Rogue Flavor Guide, free of charge. You tell us the offer, we do the design work and add your logo.
- Engagement through social media: posts, tags, and stories to improve your business’s reach.
- Free or discounted admission to paid convenings, conferences and networking opportunities hosted by RVFSN.
- First chance opportunity to vend at Rogue Valley Food System Network events
- If applicable, your farm or food business will be included in our weekly wholesale list for restaurants and other food retail businesses.
- Restaurants and food retail businesses will get weekly access to our wholesale list of available food and farm products.
- Opportunity to connect to state-wide directories (e.g. Oregon Harvest for Schools).
QUESTIONS
Contact Abigail with any questions at 717-398-5907 or abigail@rvfoodsystem.org.
